by - March 15, 2004 12:00 am
Clients Must Trust Lawyers? Ethics With Accounts
Only ethics keep lawyers from stealing from client trust accounts.
Tag: Legal
by - March 15, 2004 12:00 am
Lawyers Dwindle in Senate
The number of lawyers in the state Senate is down because fewer are running for office.
by - February 16, 2004 12:00 am
Bolt Appears in Bombing Hearing
Jim Bolt of Rogers repeated two things on Feb. 10 that he?s done a lot of in the last couple of years ? appear in court and complain of chest pains.
by - February 16, 2004 12:00 am
Morning News Sued for Libel
Bruce Mulkey of Rogers filed a libel suit on Jan. 16 against Stephens Media Group ?of Little Rock? on behalf of his client, Jodi Gilpatrick, 26, of Rogers.
by - February 16, 2004 12:00 am
Section 179 Offers Small Business Big Break
Business owners preparing for the March 15 tax-filing deadline may do well to look over some of the finer points of the 2003 Tax Act.
by - December 22, 2003 12:00 am
Cross Gunther Witherspoon & Galchus PC Expands to Fayetteville
Little Rock-based Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus P.C. recently expanded its offices to Fayetteville?s downtown square.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Consumer Group Fights Nursing Home Tort Reform
A new consumer advocacy group, Arkansas Consumer Advocates, has formed to fight lobbying efforts by the nursing home industry and insurance groups supporting tort reform for nursing homes.
by - November 24, 2003 12:00 am
State Takes Hard Line On Mortgage Lending
Two new laws are affecting the mortgage business. The Fair Mortgage Lending Act of 2003, which goes into affect Jan. 1, will require all mortgage loan officers be licensed by July 1.
by - November 10, 2003 12:00 am
Shaffer Wins Judgement
Although a $199,979 judgment was ordered against former Rose Law Firm lawyer Allen W. Bird III on Aug. 29 for fraudulent billing in a bankruptcy case, he has yet to pay it.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Garrison Rakes in $11.7 Million, But Might Be Underpaid by Comparison
While most people?s salaries are confidential, the compensation for top executives of publicly traded companies must be reported in the annual proxy statement for all shareholders to see.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
?Any Willing Provider? Law Needed (Randy Cason Commentary)
Randy Cason, CEO of Southwest Regional Medical Center in Little Rock, says Arkansas? ?any willing provider? law is needed.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
Beery Interesting
Fayetteville?s 1998 regulation banning the sale of beer and wine in grocery and convenience stores should be removed from the books by the end of the year, said Kit Williams, the city attorney.
by - September 15, 2003 12:00 am
Gearhart Leaves Kutak Rock
Jeffrey J. Gearhart, a partner at Kutak Rock LLP in Little Rock, is the latest in a series of Kutak Rockers to jump ship for corporate America.
by - September 15, 2003 12:00 am
40 Under 40: The Class of 2003
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal presents its 2003 40 Under 40 class of local business and political leaders.
by - August 18, 2003 12:00 am
Suit Sees Suicide Clause
There?s a lawsuit in Little Rock?s U.S. District Court seeking $500,000 in insurance benefits on the life of M. David Howell Jr.
by - August 18, 2003 12:00 am
Howell Had Big Insurance Policy
Former Little Rock, Fayetteville and Springdale banker David Howell had $17 million in life insurance.
by - July 21, 2003 12:00 am
Lawsuit Will Cost Taxpayers, More Or Less
A lawsuit was filed July 10 by The Northwest Arkansas Homebuilders Association and others against the city of Bentonville over its impact fee ordinances.
by - July 21, 2003 12:00 am
Police Find Ointment For Rash of Robberies
During an 11-day stretch in July, two Northwest Arkansas banks were robbed, and a third robbery attempt ended when a customer disarmed and wrestled a suspect to the ground.
by - July 21, 2003 12:00 am
The Duell Law Firm Opens in Fayetteville
Graduates of the University of Arkansas law school, Charles and Diana Duell believe that experience in both life and law has made them successful.
by - July 8, 2003 8:40 am
Apparent Robbery Attempt Sees No One Injured at Bank of America
A man on foot pulled a knife on a clerk at Bank of America?s Dickson Street branch in Fayetteville late Monday afternoon in what was an apparent attempted bank robbery.