Employment Law Attorney for Employers in Arkansas, Texas & Missouri

Counsel From Someone Who Has Sat in the HR Chair

Legal services provided by John Jacob Lively, PLLC d/b/a The Lively Firm. Based in Fayetteville, serving clients across Arkansas, Texas, and Missouri.

Most employment problems start as ordinary management decisions: a hire, a raise, a warning, a termination. Jacob Lively has made those decisions himself. Before opening his own practice, he served as general counsel and director of human resources for a healthcare employer of more than 1,000 people, and he studied labor and employment law as a research assistant in law school.

That experience shapes the advice. The goal is a decision you can explain, document, and stand behind, made before a problem becomes a claim.

Call (479) 679-7002 or contact us online to schedule a complimentary consultation.

How We Help Employers

• Handbooks and policies. Clear written policies that fit how your business actually runs.
• Employment agreements. Offer letters, employment contracts, confidentiality terms, and noncompetition and nonsolicitation provisions.
• Hiring, discipline, and termination. A second set of eyes before a hard personnel decision, including what to document and how to deliver it.
• Severance agreements. Releases drafted with the required notice and consideration periods in mind.
• Key-employee retention. Compensation and incentive arrangements that keep the people your business depends on.
• Workplace conflicts. Assessing a complaint or a demand letter and working toward a resolution.