Richard C. Downing


Partner

rcdowning@jamesandhouse.com

(501) 372–6555 (Main)

(501) 372–6333 (Facsimile)

(501) 231–2489 (Cell)

  • Civil Litigation

    • Commercial Litigation

    • Construction Law

    • Real Estate

    • Bankruptcy

    • Securities

    • Corporate/Business

    • Estate Litigation

    • University of Arkansas Fayetteville, B.A. 1971

    • University of Arkansas Fayetteville, J.D. 1974

    • United States Supreme Court

    • State of Arkansas

    • United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

    • American Bar Association

    • Arkansas Bar Association; Past Member of The Board of Governors (since 2007–2013) (Tenured delegate to the House of Delegates)

    • Pulaski County Bar Association (past president 1999–2000)

    • Member, Arbitration Panel, National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”), 1986–1990

    • Current Member, Arbitration Panel, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”)

    • President, Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Lawyers' Trust Account

    • Member of the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct

    • VOCALS Lawyer of the Year, 1990; Recipient: Arkansas Bar Association Golden Gavel Award 2002

    • Instructor, Arkansas Practicum; NASD/FINRA arbitrator—1986-present

    • Martindale-Hubbell’s Pre-Eminent Lawyer List under Business Law, Real Estate and Securities

    • Past Chairman and Member of the Little Rock Planning Commission

    • Arbitration of a Securities Dispute - An Overview for the Practitioner, 11 UALR Law Journal 1991

    • Little Rock Wastewater Utilities v. Larry Moyer Trucking, 321 Ark. 303, 902 S.W.2d 760 (1995)

    • Fox Smith, Inc. v. Coca Cola Bottling, 323 Ark. 13, 912 S.W.2d 923 (1996)

    • Grand Slam Stores v. L & P Builders, Inc., 92 Ark. App. 210, 212 S.W.3d 6 (2005)

    • Regions Bank v. JR Oil Company, 387 F.3d 721 (8th Cir. 2004)

  • Dick enjoys most sports, particularly basketball, baseball, snow skiing, hiking, and golf, which  he claims to not play well. You'll usually find him reading when not engaging in sporting activities.  He prefers non-fiction.  Dick is married (Tracy), has three children (Whitney, Craig, and Blake), one grandson (Heath), and three cats.