R. Christopher Lawson 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 class actions, toxic tort litigation, commercial disputes, and illegal exactions, among other things. In addition to his litigation practice in federal and state courts, Christopher represents clients before various regulatory bodies, including the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Law.

• Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1993
• Ouachita Baptist University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1989; President, Student Senate

• "Seeing the Appellate Horizon: Civil Trial Strategy and Standards of Review in the Eighth CircuitThe Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, Volume 4, Number 2, 2002

• The 2000 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence, Arkansas Bar Association, June 15, 2002
• Successfully Navigating the Appeals Process, National Business Institute, June 19, 2008 and 2009

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Law since 2007

• Benton County, Arkansas
• Cargill, Incorporated
• Chemtura Corporation
• City of Benton, Arkansas
• Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
• Tyson Foods, Inc.

• 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)

• Pulaski County Bar Association, September 1, 1993 - Present
• Arkansas Bar Association, August 23, 1993 - Present
• American Bar Association, September 1, 1993 - Present
• Washington County Bar Association, September 1, 2004 - Present
• Steering Committee, Vision 2000, Little Rock

• Arkansas, 1993
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• United States District Courts for the  Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas