A University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law alumnus has been recognized with the Emerging Young Alumni Award from Arkansas State University.

Cale Block, a 2007 graduate of Bowen, is one of five recipients of the new award, which recognizes ASU’s young alumni and their professional accomplishments. He will be honored during a Sept. 20 award ceremony at ASU’s Cooper Alumni Center. 

Individuals designated as Emerging Young Alumni are those who have made significant contributions to ASU, their profession or their community. 

Block, a Poinsett County native, graduated summa cum laude from ASU in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and then earned his juris doctor degree at the Bowen law school. After joining Barber Law Firm in 2012, he became an owner in 2017 and was named to the firm’s three-person management committee in 2018.

Block concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation, construction law, and corporate and business law. As part of his practice, he assists many small and mid-sized businesses with their transactional and litigation needs. He is also a certified Arkansas mediator who focuses his mediation practice in the area of civil litigation.

Block continues to help young lawyers as a member of Bowen’s Professional Mentor Program. He has been involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas since 2008 and is a member of the Downtown Little Rock Kiwanis Club and First United Methodist Church. He regularly presents continuing education legal seminars and was named to Super Lawyers’ Mid-South Rising Stars list. Block continues his ASU support as a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet.