William Dixon "Bill" Haught

Walter Wright has more than 30 years of experience in environmental, energy (petroleum marketing), and water law. His expertise includes counseling clients on issues involving environmental permits, compliance strategies, enforcement defense, property redevelopment issues, environmental impact statements, and procurement/management of water rights. He routinely advises developers, lenders, petroleum marketers, and others about effective strategies for structuring real estate and corporate tra...

A. Wyckliff Nisbet Jr. is a partner in the Employee Benefits Practice Group of the firm and an honors graduate of both the University of Arkansas and Georgetown University. Wyck has practiced law at Friday, Eldredge & Clark since 1974. Specializing in employee benefits and taxation, he has more than 40 years of experience representing employers in the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans, non-qualified deferred compensation and executive compensation...

Jeb Joyce focuses his practice on a broad range of transactional matters, with a concentration in commercial real estate and commercial finance. He represents both lenders and borrowers in the negotiation and closing of commercial loans and also regularly provides transactional legal opinions. Mr. Joyce has extensive experience advising clients on commercial lease agreements for both landlords and tenants, real estate conveyances, and formation and governance of horizontal property regimes. I...

Alexandra Ifrah is a partner in the Employee Benefits Practice Group of Friday, Eldredge & Clark and serves on the firm’s Management Committee. Since joining the firm in 1999, Alexandra has concentrated her practice on the representation of employers from a myriad of industries in complex employee benefits, taxation and executive compensation matters. Alexandra has extensive experience in the design, implementation, compliance and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans (in...

Michael S. Moore is the head of the Labor and Employment Practice Group and a member of the firm’s management committee. He focuses on litigation of discrimination cases, wage-hour collective actions, sexual harassment, OSHA, non-compete, FMLA and employee and supervisor training. He is also a frequent speaker on a variety of employment law topics. Mike has extensive experience before the EEOC, OSHA and the Wage-Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor, as well as litigati...

Martin A. Kasten is a partner in the Litigation department of Friday, Eldredge & Clark, and focuses his practice on tort litigation and class actions in federal and state courts. His trial work includes the defense of claims involving business torts, Attorney General actions, Arkansas’ deceptive trade practices act, insurance coverage, products liability, including pharmaceuticals, automobile accidents, premises liability and breach of contracts. Martin also regularly handles appeal...

J. Lee Brown is the head of the firm’s Trust and Estate Planning Practice Group, serves on the Management Committee, and is a Fellow and former Arkansas State Chair of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Lee concentrates his practice on estate planning, tax, corporate, and nonprofit matters. He serves private clients in the areas of estate planning, wills and trusts (including multi-generational trusts), probate, small business planning, life insurance planning, asset prot...

Geoff Treece focuses his practice on representing financial institutions in bankruptcy, insolvency, and loan enforcement matters. He also has extensive experience in commercial and real estate litigation on behalf of lenders and business clients. In addition to his litigation work, Mr. Treece advises clients on a wide range of real estate matters. Mr. Treece is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, earning t...

Scott Richardson is a founding member of McDaniel Wolff . He primarily practices in the areas of commercial litigation , education law , and appellate law . He represents school districts throughout Arkansas and has litigated numerous cases in both state and federal courts both at the trial and appellate levels, handling appeals in the Arkansas Court of Appeals, the Arkansas Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to his private practice, Scott served for several years as...

Abbie Decker Rucker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Abbie practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized Abbie Decker Rucker since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Abbie Decker Rucker is held by other lawyers.