Robert M. Honea
Partner
5000 Rogers Avenue, Suite 500
Fort Smith, AR 72903
P: (479) 452-2200
F: (479) 452-9097
honea@hardinlaw.com
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Mr. Honea enjoys a diverse practice including commercial litigation, real estate transactions, debtor-creditor disputes, probate matters, oil and gas litigation, title, and regulatory matters, and general civil litigation. Representing clients for over three decades, he has gained the knowledge, experience, and ability to effectively handle an extensive range of cases. Mr. Honea has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers for his expertise in oil and gas matters.
Representative Experience
Mr. Honea has represented clients in a wide variety of matters in state and federal courts in Arkansas and Oklahoma over the course of a practice spanning 36 years. Representative samples of his experience include cases involving bankruptcy fraud, earthquakes allegedly caused by hydraulic fracturing, and garnishment of funds advanced under revolving lines of credit.
Education
- B.S.Ch.E., University of Arkansas, 1980
- J.D., cum laude, University of Arkansas, 1983
Honors
Articles Editor, Arkansas Law Review
Admitted to Practice
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- District of Columbia
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern and Western District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
Scholarship
Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Lakes, Streams, Rivers, Riparian Rights, Accretions & Avulsions, Annual of the Arkansas Natural Resources Law Institute (2000)
Surface Access Issues, Annual of the Arkansas Natural Resources Law Institute (2003)
Technical & Legal Considerations in Implementing an Exploration and Development Plan, or What do We do Now, Annual of the Arkansas Natural Resources Law Institute (2005)
Local Governments and State Agencies: When the Governments is the Lessor – County Ordinances and Use Fees, Annual of the Arkansas Natural Resources Law Institute (2008)
Landmen and the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Annual of the Arkansas Natural Resources Law Institute (2010)
Post Production Expenses- I Don’t Care What the Rules Are, Just Tell Me What They Are, Annual of the Arkansas Natural Resources Law Institute (2013)
The Demise of the Recording Act as a Rule of Property, Annual of the Arkansas Natural Resources Law Institute (2016)
Memberships
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Arkansas Bar Foundation
- Member and Officer, Natural Resources Law Section, Arkansas Bar Association
- Member, Real Estate Law Section, Arkansas Bar Association
- Sebastian County Bar Association
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