Khayyam M. Eddings

Khayyam M. Eddings focuses his law practice on labor and employment litigation, with steady guidance for employers facing workplace law concerns. He counsels on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, National Labor Relations Act, and OSHA issues.

Khayyam earned his Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics from Morehouse College in 1996. He then earned his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 2001. His admissions include Arkansas, 2002, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and federal courts in Arkansas.

Khayyam also represents school districts across Arkansas in education-related legal matters. His work includes constitutional law matters, employment law matters, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). He helps education clients respond to complex duties while keeping legal risks clear.

Khayyam handles matters in state and federal courts, before administrative bodies, and before arbitrators. His experience also includes proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Through this work, he supports clients in disputes that may involve workplace policies, employment claims, school operations, and business-related litigation concerns.

Khayyam has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2014, and was named “Lawyer of the Year,” Education Law, 2017. He was also named “Lawyer of the Year,” Employment Law – Individuals, Little Rock, 2017, and ranked in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor and Employment.

Khayyam has received several recognitions for his work in law. These include Lawyers Of Color’s 2014 Hot List, Arkansas Money and Politics as Legal Elite, 2021, AY Magazine‘s Best Lawyers list, 2018 & 2021, Rated AV Distinguished by Martindale-Hubbell, and Arkansas 250: Most Influential Leaders, Arkansas Business, 2018, 2019, 2020.

Khayyam M. Eddings stays involved in both legal and community organizations. He is a member of groups such as the American, National, Arkansas, and Pulaski County Bar Associations, International Association of Defense Counsel, National Employment Law Counsel, W. Harold Flowers Law Society, and William R. Overton American Inn of Court.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Member, Pulaski County Bar Associations
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, National Employment Law Counsel
• Member, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Morehouse College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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