Chip Welch has been chosen to appear in the 2005-2006 Edition of Best Lawyers in America in the category of "First Amendment Litigation". Welch, 54, has participated in numerous Constitutional cases involving employment and free speech issues. 

Best Lawyers is described in its website [ http://www.bestlawyers.com/ ] as:

"Published biennially since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. The Best Lawyers lists, representing 30 specialties in all 50 states and Washington, DC, are compiled through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 10th edition of Best Lawyers (2003-2004), is based on more than 350,000 detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers." 

Welch and Kitchens congratulates our senior partner on this accomplishment!

November 20, 2004
Report: Tort reform has little affect on malpractice insurance

• Arkansas' market for medical malpractice insurance has not significantly
  changed since the passage of a tort reform law in 2003, according to a
  report issued by the Arkansas Insurance Department to state lawmakers
  on November 19, 2004.
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October 21, 2004
Reform This: Editorial

• An editorial from the Arkansas Times takes aim at the issue of Tort Reform in the State of Arkansas and around the United States.
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September 3, 2004
Suit Against Lawmaker Set for Trial

• A federal jury will hear a lawsuit accusing a term-limited state lawmaker of trying to steal Cathryn Hinshaw’s nearly $85,000-a-year job.
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August 19, 2004
Attorneys Debate Tort Reform: Editorial

• An editorial from the Arkansas Times recaps the recent debate at the W.H. Bowen School of Law.
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July 29, 2004
Morgan 'Chip' Welch set to debate NY Author

• Lawyers from Little Rock and New York will debate the need for tort reform Aug. 11 at the W.H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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June 18, 2004
Justices Fail to Rule on Tort Reform

• The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a legal challenge to the state tort reform law, ruling it couldn’t settle the dispute yet.  The court, without elaborating, cited a "lack of jurisdiction" in dismissing the case.
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April 21, 2004
Groups Join Forces to Bar New Tort Law

• Arkansas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents and others filed a complaint to strike down as unconstitutional the state’s new tort reform law.
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November 18, 2003
Groups Join Forces to Bar New Tort Law

• Arkansas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents and others filed a complaint to strike down as unconstitutional the state’s new tort reform law.
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May 2, 2003
Tré Kitchens Named Outstanding Member New Lawyers Division

• Tré was recognized by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association for 2003

• This award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the legal field with emphasis on the contributions made in the immediate past year.

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May 4, 2001
Mary Kitchen Named Outstanding Paralegal/Legal Assistant

• Mary was recognized by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association for 2001

• This award is given in recognition of outstanding service to and support of the legal profession with and emphasis on contributions made in the year prior to receiving this award.

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October 5, 2000
Arkansas Teen Challenges Expulsion

• Calling it "the educational equivalent of the death penalty," an attorney representing an Arkansas teen-ager has filed a federal lawsuit against a school district for the boy's yearlong expulsion for writing an offensive letter never meant for distribution.
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January 3, 2000
Doctor with HIV Files Suit Over Job

• He was a wealthy, popular "pediatrician of the year," who loved to throw parties, wear expensive clothes and travel in elite social circles.  Today, Dr. Thomas "Terry" Jefferson, 53, is broke, divorced, shunned by family and friends and unable to work as a pediatrician. He is HIV-positive.
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May 2, 1997
Chip Welch Named Roxanne Wilson Advocacy Award

• Chip was recognized by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association for 1997

• The Roxanne Wilson Advocacy Award is given to those members whose love of the law, the legal profession and advancement of advocacy is reflective of  those same qualities displayed by the lat Roxanne Wilson, for whom the award is named.

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• Chip was recognized by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association for 1990

• This award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the legal field with emphasis on the contributions made in the immediate past year.

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