<p>PRACTICE AREAS: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Health Care. Mr. Shipley’s practice includes work before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Arkansas Employment Security Division, as well as related federal and state court litigation. Experience includes labor and employment related arbitrations, union elections, contract negotiations, strikes, corporate law, including preparation of buy/sell agreements, establishing corporations and LLCs, contracts, contracts, construction and business disputes, covenants not to compete, as well as supervisory training, development and review of personnel systems and preparation of company policies and procedures

<p>CGWG attorneys practice from three offices in Arkansas: Little Rock, Fort Smith and Fayetteville. From trucking to banking, manufacturing to health care, retailing to hospitality, and many others, with 200 plus years of cumulative experience, our lawyers intertwine legal expertise with practical hands-on knowledge of business operations to provide our clients with successful and economical strategies and solutions. We provide extensive training on a variety of topics to our clients as requested. 
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We think it is of the utmost importance for you to know who we are, both internally and externally. Our entire staff knows that the client is our main concern, whether it is in answering the phones personally, returning phone calls promptly, communicating with the client with candor or thinking creatively (we call it thinking outside the box) about a plan of action. Our fields of emphasis are limited enough for us to truly become the best there is. In fact, we’ve been voted one of the top three overall law firms in Arkansas by the state’s business journal, Arkansas Business, and are the largest labor and employment firm in Arkansas, as ranked by Chambers USA. 
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We practice a team approach to meet client needs. We hope all of our clients truly feel like they are getting our undivided attention when we work for them. 
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We truly believe that the Firm should practice good stewardship and give back to the community by promoting civic and charitable donations of time, talent and money. We try hard to practice what we preach and encourage these efforts from each and every staff member. 
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We also think it is very important for our entire staff to maintain a balance in their personal lives among work, play and rest. Happy staff members work better together and work better for our clients. 
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We are all about thinking “outside the box”. The Firm was one of the first businesses to take a leap of faith in downtown Little Rock and committed to making a giant move into an old, historic building - right in the middle of an area that had certainly seen better days. Now, almost ten years later, we have seen this area grow and revive itself into a vibrant, busy commercial and consumer-friendly place.