Robert S. Shafer concentrates his practice on appellate advocacy in state and federal court, representing clients in industries such as banking and financial services, transportation, and energy. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Law.  Mr. Shafer also has broad experience in initiative and referendum law.

• University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1981
• University of North Carolina, M.A., 1977
• Miami University, B.M., summa cum laude, 1975

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Law
• Arkansas Bar Association; Chairman of the Drafting Committee, Handling Appeals in Arkansas

• Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Vickers, No. 08-934, 2009 Ark. LEXIS 204 (Ark. May 7, 2009)
• Centerpoint Energy, Inc. v. Miller County Circuit Court, 372 Ark. 343, No. 07-924, 2008 Ark. LEXIS 101 (Ark. 2008)
• Bullock v. Barnes, No. 06-97, 2006 Ark. LEXIS 320 (Ark. 2006)
• Morris v. Union Pacific Railroad, 373 F.3d 896 (8th Cir. 2004) 
• Sparr v. Ward, 306 F.3d 589 (8th Cir. 2002)
• Roberts v. Priest, 341 Ark. 813, 20 S.W. 3d 376 (2000)

• National Lawyers Association
• Pulaski County Bar Association

• Arkansas, 1981
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eighth Circuits
• United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas