News from 2016

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2016 News

Steven W. Quattlebaum Selected to Lawdragon 500

Steven W. Quattlebaum was recently selected as a member of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America for the fifth time. Selection to this elite group comes through…
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Defense Verdict in Breach-of-Contract Case

Steven W. Quattlebaum, Chad W. Pekron, and R. Ryan Younger, along with attorneys from PPGMR Law, achieved a defense verdict in favor of BHP Billiton in a case…
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J. Cliff McKinney II appointed to Old State House Commission

J. Cliff McKinney II was recently appointed to the Old State House Commission by Governor Asa Hutchinson. The Old State House Commission sets policy for the Old State…
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Publications

Justice in the Hinterlands: Arkansas as a Case Study of the Rural Lawyer Shortage and Evidence-Based Solutions to Alleviate It

Published April 2016 by J. Cliff McKinney II | “In recent years, state high courts, legislatures, bar associations, and other justice system stakeholders have become aware that a…
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A Checklist for Buying Real Property

March 2016 by J. Cliff McKinney II | “No one buys a car without researching it — looking up facts from the maker, reading reviews, test driving, etc.…
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Meredith M. Causey elected to Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Advisory Board

Meredith M. Causey was elected to the Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Advisory Board during the Board of Directors Annual Meeting on March 21, 2016.  The purpose…
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A Quick Review of the 2016 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys

March 2016 by Grant M. Cox | On February 23, 2016, the revised Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys (the “2016 Standards”) issued by the…
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Expanding Qualified Mortgages

Winter 2016 by Daniel J. Beck | “On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act or “FAST Act” was signed into law.  The FAST Act provides…
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Firm Welcomes Scott M. Lar to NWA Office

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC is pleased to welcome Scott M. Lar to the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office.  Mr. Lar is an associate with the firm and concentrates…
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Financing Arkansas’s Agricultural Producers – A Brief Primer on Proper Collateral Securitization and Alternative Financing That Every Agricultural Lender Should Know

February 2016 by R. Seth Hampton | Agricultural lenders now face significant competition in the agricultural credit market from not only banking institutions, but also many nonbank lenders,…