Arkansas jury trials delayed until January 15
The state Supreme Court, on Friday, announced that Arkansas jury trials will be delayed until January15, 2021, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. Keep in mind that the delay…
Read moreRutledge weighs in on medical marijuana and probationers
Medical marijuana may be legal in Arkansas, but can probationers use it? At long last, we can answer that question with a resounding … maybe. In Arkansas, legislators are often…
Read moreMore eviction moratorium musings
As luck would have it, a post I made about the national eviction moratorium generated more questions for my office to answer. Specifically, what happens if a lease expires while…
Read moreYes, there is an eviction moratorium … sort of
Quite a few landlords have called my office lately with one question — is there an eviction moratorium and what does that mean for me? The answer to that question…
Read moreCan Arkansas probationers use medical marijuana?
One question that’s come up recently around my office is whether probationers in Arkansas will be able to use medical marijuana. The answer to that question is not as simple…
Read moreNo, not all evictions go quickly
Typically, it takes a landlord less than a month to evict a tenant for violating his or her lease but that is not always the case. In Arkansas, the eviction…
Read moreMedical marijuana in the Arkansas workplace
Ever since Arkansas voters passed the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, more than one employer has wondered what impact the law will have on the workplace. Fortunately, the Arkansas…
Read moreThe ‘sue my wife’s brother’ scam
It seems that yet another alleged scam targeting attorneys is going around — one perpetrated by an non-existing person named Andy Liu and asking for help collecting a $555,000 debt…
Read moreStandard language in a commercial lease?
Not long ago, a corporate client of mine asked me to review the terms of a commercial lease that her company was considering signing. The lease offered a great location…
Read moreTerminating consensual guardianships
For some reason, I’ve gotten a few calls lately about terminating guardianships. What some people don’t realize is that it is quite common for parents to terminate consensual guardianships over…
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