Publications

• Dirt Law at Ground Level – A FEARFUL FAMILY FEUD MAKES A POINT
  

  A FEARFUL FAMILY FEUD MAKES A POINT
  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  All of us can remember parent-imparted maxims (more often from Dad) from our youth, some of which were enigmatic then and remain so—for example, do you know how to …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level – HEDGING YOUR BETS DOES NOT ALWAYS MAKE YOU A WINNER
  

  HEDGING YOUR BETS DOES NOT ALWAYS MAKE YOU A WINNER
  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  I vividly remember the first baptism by immersion I witnessed. I was in grade school and we had no doubt spent a Sunday visiting my mother’s …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level – GIMMEE GIMMEE SOME LOVIN’ (EVERY DAY)
  

  GIMMEE GIMMEE SOME LOVIN’ (EVERY DAY)
  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  Friday afternoons when her docket cleared a little early, it was not unusual to find Caddo County Circuit Judge Opal Sage in chambers with her boots up on her desk, …

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• FORECLOSURES AND STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
  

  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  Arkansas lenders have, in the last few years, learned more about the law related to foreclosure than they really wanted to.  We have in fact visited most of the critical issues in past e-briefs.  However, …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level – TOO CLEVER BY HALF (OR EVEN MORE)
  

  TOO CLEVER BY HALF (OR EVEN MORE)
  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  The situation most often precipitating a partition action is a devise or gift of real estate to multiple heirs as tenants in common, wherein all of the heirs are …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level
  

  THE GHOSTS OF CLOSINGS PAST
  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  In the last month of 2011, I finished a book by Michael Lewis on the financial upheavals of 2008, entitled The Big Short.  About the same time, I noticed a news …

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• Mitchell Williams 2011 Annual Review
  

  We are pleased to share with you Mitchell Williams’ 2011 Annual Review. This past year, we lost a cherished friend, distinguished attorney, counselor and mentor in Mr. H. Maurice Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell left us a legacy of philanthropy and civic …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level
  

  LANDLORDS, TENANTS AND A FEW TOTAL STRANGERS (3)
  Author: W. Christopher Barrier
   
  Almost all landlords, property managers and contractors are familiar with the basic federal statutes and regulations impacting what they do, as regards primarily (but not exclusively) residential properties.   …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level
  

  LIEN ON ME, WHEN YOU ARE WEARY
  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  It was a gray and blustery day but Dr. Shade N. Froyd had a tight smile on his face as he came into Jack’s Rainbow Tavern and sidled up …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level
  

  LANDLORDS, TENANTS AND A FEW TOTAL STRANGERS (2)
  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  Years ago, I had a client who was buying real estate notes and mortgages at a discount from various extenders of credit. Almost all represented home improvement loans, …

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