 Christopher Richard Heil
Little Rock, Arkansas
Associate
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(800) 603-5100 (Toll Free)
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Chris Heil was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey just outside of Philadelphia. He moved to Little Rock when he was 17. He feels that living in such different places has given him an appreciation for the interesting and different cultures in our country. Chris is a sports nut, especially NASCAR and Football.
Chris has practiced since 1992 and concentrates his practice in Personal Injury litigation, Employment Discrimination, and Medical and Nursing Home negligence.
- Personal Injury
- Arkansas, 1992
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1993
- U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2004
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas,
1992
J.D.
- Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee,
1987
B.A.
Major: Psychology
- "Employment Discrimination: The Americans with Disabilities Act - A Blessing or Window", Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Docket Magazine, 1997
- "Sexual Harassment Update", Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Docket Magazine, 1998
- "The Family and Medical Leave Act", Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Docket Magazine, 2002
- Matthews v. Jefferson, 29 F.Supp.2d 525
(W.D. Ark 1998)
- Ayers v. Norris, 43 F.Supp.2d 1039
(E.D. Ark 1999)
- Doe v. Wright, 82 F.3rd 265
(8th Cir. 1996)
- Berry v. Oswalt, 143 F.3rd 1127
(8th Cir. 1998)
- Roe v. Humke, 128 F.3rd 1213
(8th Cir. 1997)
- George v. Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc., 337 Ark. 206, 987 S.W.2d 710
(Ark. 1999)
- Aka v. Jefferson Hospital Association (Amicus), 42 S.W.3rd 508
(2001)
- Nichols v. Farmers Insurance Company, 83 Ark.App. 324,128 S.W.3rd. 1
(2003)
- State Farm Mutual Ins. Co. v. Henderson (Amicus), 356 Ark. 335,150 S.W.3rd 276
(2004)
- Johnson v. Green Acres Nursing Home, 364 Ark. 306, 219 S.W.3rd
(2005)
- "Practical Legal Research and Analysis for the Paralegal in Arkansas",
1999
- "Employee Handbooks", Arkansas,
2000
- "The Personal Injury Paralegal", Arkansas,
2001
- "Advanced Civil Discovery for the Litigation Paralegal",
2001
- "Personal Injury Settlements", Arkansas,
2003
- "How to Win Your Next Soft Tissue Injury Trial", Arkansas,
2005
- "Scared to Death of Wrongful Death?", ATLA Personal Injury Seminar,
2005
- "Practice Tips & Techniques Panel", ATLA 43rd Annual Convention,
2006
- "Insurance Issues in Auto Personal Injury Cases" (How to Handle Auto Accident Cases Seminar), ATLA,
2006
- "Ethics of Attorney Advertising" (Personal Injury Law Seminar), ATLA,
June 19, 2008
- Outstanding Board Member, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association,
2004
-
2005
- ATLA President's Award,
1998
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association,
2009
- Present
- President
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association,
1997
-
2006
- Board of Governor's
- ATLA,
2004
-
2005
- Outstanding Board Member
- Public Relations Committee,
1998
- Chair
- Listserv Committee,
2004
-
2005
- Chair
- Publications, Public Relations, Leglislation, Program and Amicus Committees
- Member
- Welch & Kitchens (Currently Kahunas), Attorney (Assoc.),
1992
-
1999
- Pi Kappa Alpha
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