Daily & Woods Named a First Tier Law Firm By US News And World Report

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Happy New Year!  And what a great way to start off the year with recognition!  Once again Daily & Woods received a distinction from U.S. News and World Report as one of the top law firms in the State of Arkansas.  Our firm was also specifically recognized in the areas of real estate litigation and oil and gas law.  I'm proud to be a part of a firm with such distinguished members and I'm looking forward to another great year of providing quality legal service to our Arkansas clients.



C. Michael Daily is an oil, gas and mineral law attorney with the long-established law firm of Daily & Woods, P.L.L.C. and is licensed to practice oil, gas, and mineral law in Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Wyoming. Oil, gas and mineral law attorney C. Michael Daily can be contacted by telephone at 479-242-3953, by email at mdaily@dailywoods.com, or by regular post at 58 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72902.  

C. Michael Daily accepts oil, gas, and mineral law cases in Columbia County, Union County, Pope County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Faulkner County, Van Buren County, Conway County, Johnson County, Pulaski County, White County, Searcy County, Scott County, and Cleburne County, Arkansas. C. Michael Daily represents mineral producers at all stages of production, assists mineral owners with ownership disputes, and represents his clients in state, federal court and before the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission. You can follow Oil, gas, and mineral lawyer C. Michael Daily via social network using any of the social network links in the right hand column of the page.  Disclaimer:  This blog is for informational purposes, is certainly not to be considered legal advice and is absolutely not a substitute for any of the benefits that are associated with the attorney-client relationship. Your case is unique--if you have an Arkansas oil, gas, or mineral law question, you can contact C. Michael Daily. 

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