Atty. E.B. "Chip" Chiles IV
Chip Chiles is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and a Member of the American Law Institute. He litigates business-related disputes at trial and on appeal in Arkansas and in other states.
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E.B. "Chip" Chiles IV is a personal injury, employment, business, class action, and product liability attorney based in Little Rock, Arkansas, practicing at Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC. They have 30+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1996. Admitted to practice in Arkansas (1996) and Tennessee (1998). Educated at Harvard University (J.D., 1996) and Hendrix College (B.A., 1993). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Little Rock, AR and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Chip Chiles is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and a Member of the American Law Institute
- He litigates business-related disputes at trial and on appeal in Arkansas and in other states
- Chip has represented some of the world’s leading companies in the insurance, pharmaceutical, chemical, finance, communications, food and beverage, financial, and retail industries
- His business-litigation practice has included defending class actions on topics including consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices and advertising, wage-and-hour violations, the unauthorized practice of law, insurance claim-handling practices, race discrimination, and breach of contract
- He also regularly represents manufacturers and distributors in product-liability cases
- employers in employment-related cases
- and insurers in ERISA, coverage, and bad-faith litigation
- As lead counsel, Chip recently represented investors accused of breaching a multimillion-dollar contract to invest in a nutritional-supplement business in California, with a federal jury in Los Angeles rejecting the claim for over $21 million against the investors and awarding millions of dollars to the investors on their counterclaims
- The U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the judgment in his clients’ favor two weeks after his oral argument
- Chip also recently represented a group of online travel companies appealing from a $34 million judgment for state and local gross receipts and tourism taxes
- Two weeks after his oral argument, the Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously held that the taxes did not apply to the online travel companies and their services and reversed the judgment completely
- In another recent victory as lead trial and appellate counsel, Chip successfully challenged waste-management regulations that subjected his clients to competing demands by two solid waste management districts
- The trial court agreed with him that these regulations exceeded the enacting district’s statutory authority, and the Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed that decision three weeks after his oral argument
- A month before that decision, Chip presented oral argument in the Arkansas Court of Appeals on behalf of a bank for which he had secured dismissal of a complaint by former customers asserting numerous contract and tort claims
- Two weeks after his oral argument, the Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal in his client’s favor
- In addition to these recent appeals, Chip’s appellate successes include reversal of a multimillion-dollar judgment against an international product manufacturer due to lack of personal jurisdiction, reversal in two different cases due to the failure of the trial judge to recuse because of the appearance of bias, and affirmance of summary judgments in precedent-setting decisions about the requirements for a serious health condition under the FMLA and the fair-report privilege in Arkansas defamation law
- Chip’s other recent trial successes include defending a convenience-store owner/operator against a former employee’s allegations of malicious prosecution and winning a trial for a family-owned business against former employees and their new employer on contract and tort claims
- He has served on successful trial teams in numerous multi-week jury trials, including defending herbicide formulators against farmers’ product-liability claims and defending a publicly traded computer company against its competitor’s defamation and conspiracy claims
- Upon graduation from law school, Chip served as a law clerk for the Honorable G. Thomas Eisele of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- Recognition Chambers USA (2005-Present) The Best Lawyers in America® (2007-Present) Super Lawyers (2006-Present) Benchmark Litigation (2012-Present) Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Admissions State of Arkansas (highest score) State of Tennessee United States Supreme Court United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, Eastern District of Texas, and Eastern District of Missouri Education Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996) Hendrix College (B.A., summa cum laude and with distinction, 1993)
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E.B. "Chip" Chiles IV's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases E.B. "Chip" Chiles IV handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
E.B. "Chip" Chiles IV is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in Arkansas →
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
E.B. "Chip" Chiles IV is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Arkansas →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
E.B. "Chip" Chiles IV is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Arkansas →
E.B. "Chip" Chiles IV is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Arkansas →
E.B. "Chip" Chiles IV is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Arkansas →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Arkansas
Practicing law in Arkansas. Legal matters in Arkansas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Little Rock are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Arkansas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Arkansas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Arkansas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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