A. Wyckliff Nisbet Jr.

A. Wyckliff Nisbet Jr. is a Partner in the Employee Benefits Practice Group at Friday, Eldredge & Clark in Little Rock, Arkansas. His practice focuses on Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Planning and taxation. He represents employers in the design, implementation, and administration of retirement and compensation arrangements. He also works with business owners, professionals, and high-net-worth individuals on estate planning and wealth transfer planning.

Wyck earned a B.S.B.A. from the University of Arkansas in 1970 and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1973. He served as Associate Editor of the Arkansas Law Review during 1972-1973. He then received an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center in 1974. This business and tax-law education underpins his work with employer benefit programs and compensation structures.

Wyck has practiced at the firm since 1974. His experience includes tax-qualified retirement plans, non-qualified deferred compensation, and executive compensation programs. He also counsels employers on employee welfare benefits. Within that practice, legal work involves considering plan design alongside implementation and continuing administration. His firm’s Health & Welfare Plans team provides support with plan documents, participant communications, compliance, and fiduciary responsibilities for employers of varied sizes and organizational types.

A. Wyckliff Nisbet Jr. is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. His official profile lists recognition in The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and Mid-South Super Lawyers. He has served as chairman of the Arkansas Bar Association Tax Section and participated in the American Bar Association’s Employee Benefits Committee. His professional involvement reflects a long-standing concentration on the tax and legal responsibilities associated with employer benefit arrangements.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Former Chairman of Section, Arkansas Bar Association, Tax Section
• Former Board Member, Pulaski County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association, Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee
• Member, Arkansas Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program Foundation
• Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
• Former Chairman, American Heart Association, Arkansas Affiliate
• Former Chairman, Arkansas Repertory Theatre
• Chairman, Arkansas Repertory Theatre Foundation
• Board Member and Former Board Chair, Easter Seals Arkansas
• Board Member, Economics Arkansas
• Board Member and Former President, Little Rock Downtown Partnership
• Former Chairman, SCAT, Inc.
• Member, Phi Alpha Delta
• Member, Kappa Sigma

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
• University of Arkansas School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Arkansas
  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)

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