Trial Lawyer
For more than three decades, I have represented individuals and businesses in complex and consequential matters with a focus on independent judgment, disciplined advocacy, and meaningful results. My professional roots trace to the firm my father founded in 1961, where I learned that a lawyer must stand confidently on his own while recognizing that the strongest representation often emerges from thoughtful collaboration.
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Martindale-Hubbell rated and trusted by clients, colleagues, and courts alike, I have handled significant matters throughout Arkansas, across the United States, and internationally, including federal and state class actions, multidistrict litigation, high-stakes pharmaceutical cases, and death-penalty defense. Regardless of a matter’s size or profile, my approach remains constant: provide clear counsel, act with precision, and assemble the right team when doing so strengthens the client’s position.
Practice Areas
Candor. Preparation. Decisive action. Integrity above all.
Professional Biography
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Raymond L. Niblock has practiced law for more than three decades, building a career defined by disciplined preparation, intellectual rigor, and courtroom credibility. Raised in a legal environment shaped by the firm his father founded in 1961, he developed an early appreciation for independent judgment coupled with thoughtful collaboration.
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His practice has included complex civil litigation, multidistrict proceedings, capital defense, and fiduciary matters in state, federal, and tribal courts. Licensed for over three decades in two states and before the courts of the Cherokee Nation, and admitted in multiple federal jurisdictions, Mr. Niblock’s experience reflects both jurisdictional breadth and procedural depth.
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A former commissioned officer in the United States Army Reserve, he brings to his work a steady sense of responsibility and disciplined decision-making. He is a co-author of Federal Courts, Tribal Courts and Comity: Developing Tribal Judiciaries and Forum Selection (1997), reflecting a longstanding interest in federal–tribal jurisdictional issues.
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Niblock is the author of The Last Independence Day: Secession (2023), a political–legal novel exploring constitutional tensions and institutional conflict—themes not unfamiliar to the courtroom.
