Little Rock, Arkansas - Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners, Legal Publishers recently released its Chambers USA 2009 edition, an annual listing of America's Leading Lawyers for Business, ranking the firm in either the Number 1 or 2 band for all four areas in which ratings are given.

The 2009 guide lists the firm with a Number 1 ranking for Corporate/Commercial; Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate matters and a Number 2 ranking for Labor and Employment matters for the State of Arkansas.

In addition to the firm's listings, 17 individual attorneys are given special recognition in the 2009 guide. The named attorneys by practice area are:

Corporate/Commercial:

Byron M. Eiseman, Jr. (Senior Statesman)
Walter (Skip) M. Ebel III
J. Shepherd Russell III
Paul B. Benham III
Price C. Gardner
James A. Buttry
Robert B. Beach
James W. Smith

Litigation: General Commercial:

Kevin A. Crass
William A. Waddell, Jr.
Laura Hensley Smith

Real Estate:

James M. Saxton
Price C. Gardner
Jay T. Taylor

Labor & Employment:

Michael S. Moore
A. Wyckliff Nisbet, Jr.
Daniel L. Herrington
Joseph B. Hurst, Jr.

For twenty years, Chambers has published the leading directories of the legal profession. Chambers' reputation is based on the independence and objectivity of their research. They have 100 full-time researchers who interview thousands of lawyers and their clients around the world. Their intensive, continuous research identifies the world's leading lawyers and law firms - those which perform best according to the criteria most valued by clients.