Stephen R. Lancaster

Stephen R. Lancaster

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011
Awarded Practice Areas
Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction Litigation - Real Estate Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Awarded Practice Areas
Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction Litigation - Real Estate Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Stephen R. Lancaster
Stephen R. Lancaster
Little Rock, AR
Works at
Wright Lindsey Jennings

48 Best Lawyers awards

Wright Lindsey Jennings logo

Biography

Steve Lancaster has a commercial litigation practice, primarily in the areas of breach of contract litigation, trust litigation, engineer and architect defense, gaming regulation, title insurance litigation and general commercial dispute resolution. Lancaster is the Chief Operating Officer for Wright Lindsey Jennings and has been with the firm his entire legal career.

Lancaster’s more recent experience includes:

  • Counsel for an international oil and gas company in litigation resulting from a release of oil from an interstate pipeline.
  • Lead counsel for a ballot question committee in successfully challenging the sufficiency of a petition for an initiated constitutional amendment.
  • Lead counsel for an international consumer products company in a franchise practices act dispute.
  • Trial counsel for a limited liability company member in a breach of loyalty claim by another member seeking an accounting.
  • Lead counsel in defending an architect against a breach of contract and negligence claim.
  • Counsel for a nation-wide trust client defending breach of fiduciary duty claims by trust beneficiaries.
  • Lead counsel in defending a national subcontractor in a claim brought by the owner of a commercial project.
  • Counsel for a national entity on Arkansas gaming issues.
    Works at
    Wright Lindsey Jennings

    48 Best Lawyers awards

    Wright Lindsey Jennings logo

    Locations

    Education

    • The University of Texas, MBA, graduated 1986
    • University of Arkansas, BSBA, graduated 1984

    Bar Admissions

    • Arkansas, 1993

    Affiliations

    • American Red Cross of Greater Arkansas - Board Member
    • Arkansas Hospice - Board Member

    Client Testimonials

    Awards & Focus

    Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Construction Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Litigation - Real Estate Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Construction Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
    Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Little Rock (2025)
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Little Rock (2023)
    • Litigation - Construction, Little Rock (2023)
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Little Rock (2023)
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Little Rock (2021)
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Little Rock (2020)
    • Litigation - Real Estate, Little Rock (2018)
    • Litigation - Construction, Little Rock (2017)
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Little Rock (2015)
    Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Litigation - Real Estate
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates

    Additional Information

    Your browser is not fully compatible with our automatic printer friendly formatting.

    Please use the print button to print this profile page.

    Spinning circle Big letter B