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 R. Christopher Lawson
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Partner, since
January 1, 1999
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(479) 695-1888
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(479) 695-2147
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lawson@fec.net
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R. Christopher Lawson is a partner at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP, where he is a member of the firm's Class Action practice group. His practice focuses primarily on business litigation and appellate procedure in the defense of, among other things, class actions, toxic tort litigation, commercial disputes, and illegal exactions. In addition to his litigation practice in federal and state courts, Mr. Lawson represents clients before various regulatory bodies, including the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.
- Arkansas, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1993
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA ,
May, 1993
J.D.
- Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas,
May, 1989
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude; President, Student Senate
- Seeing the Appellate Horizon: Civil Trial Strategy and Standards of Review in the Eighth Circuit, The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, Volume 4, Number 2, 2002
- Great Lakes Chemical Corporation v. Bruner, 368 Ark. 74
( 2006)
- Harris v. City of Fort Smith, 359 Ark. 355, 197 S.W.3d 461
( 2004)
- City of Maumelle v. Jeffrey Sand Company, 353 Ark. 686, 120 S.W.3d 55
( 2003)
- Alltel Arkansas, Inc. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission, 76 Ark.App. 547, 69 S.W.3d 889
( 2002)
- Holytrent Properties, Inc. v. Valley Park Limited Partnership, 71 Ark.App. 336, 32 S.W.3d 27
( 2000)
- Stilley v. Henson, 342 Ark. 346, 28 S.W.3d 274
( 2000)
- Looper v. Thrash, 334 Ark. 212, 972 S.W.2d 250
( 1998)
- Chemtura Corporation
- Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
- Cargill, Incorporated
- The 2000 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence, Arkansas Bar Association,
June 15, 2002
- The Best Lawyers in America (Appellate Law)
- Pulaski County Bar Association,
September 1, 1993
- Present
- Member
- Arkansas Bar Association,
August 23, 1993
- Present
- Member
- American Bar Association,
September 1, 1993
- Present
- Member
- Steering Committee, Vision 2000, Little Rock
- Washington County Bar Association,
August 1, 2004
- Present
- Member
- November 25, 1966, Milledgeville, Georgia
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