As lead counsel, J.R. has tried numerous matters successfully receiving both defense and plaintiff verdicts for his clients. He serves as an engagement partner in the Fayetteville office focused on representing companies in all sizes from publicly traded Fortune 500 companies to small privately held companies in two main areas: products liability and complex commercial litigation. J.R., as lead counsel, has tried to verdict numerous different areas of litigation. 

J.R has been named to The Best Lawyers in America© list by US News with regard to defense of manufacturers in product liability cases for the years 2017 through 2020. In December of 2017, J.R. received a defense verdict on behalf of a product manufacturer in a multi-million dollar wrongful death suit. Hill v. Kubota Corporation and Kubota Tractor Corporation, CV-2012-5795, Pulaski County Circuit Court. 

J.R.’s background in accounting along with his legal background has allowed him to focus on all different forms of complex business litigation for his clients. Since 2013, he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law, and he is a registered NFL contract advisor representing players and coaches in a variety of matters including employment and endorsement contracts. In 2018, J.R. represented a player who was drafted in the first round. J.R. has negotiated contracts with almost all of the teams in the NFL.