Securities Expert Witness | FINRA Arbitration | Options Expert Witness

Mr. Robert Lawson has nearly 40 years of experience in the financial services industry with securities, investments, retirement plans, and insurance and in a professional capacity as a registered representative, financial advisor, investment fiduciary, branch manager, securities, and options principal. He is the President and Chief Compliance Officer of Barrington Capital Management, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm he established in 1988. He also serves as the President and Managing Principal of Barrington Financial Consulting Group, Inc., a securities and insurance litigation consulting firm with experienced testifying and consulting experts.

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Mr. Lawson proudly serves as a FINRA and NFA Arbitrator (FINRA Chair-Qualified) and a FINRA Mediator where he presides over industry and public disputes pertaining to breach of fiduciary duties, negligence, failure to supervise, misrepresentation, breach of contract, monetary damages, and employment issues. As an unbiased Arbitrator, he renders final and binding decisions after carefully weighing the facts of each case. As a skilled mediator, Mr. Lawson remains impartial and motivated to assist the parties in resolving their dispute from multiple perspectives. He promotes a productive and respectful environment to aid in the resolution of their dispute.

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As a Securities & Insurance Expert Witness and Litigation Support Consultant, Mr. Lawson is retained by both claimants and respondents for FINRA arbitrations, mediations, and court settings. He speaks with clarity and precision and his expert opinions are founded upon his years of experience and thorough understanding of industry rules, standards of professional conduct, and the codes of ethics for the brokerage, investment management, and insurance industries. Retaining counsel is supported by extensive research, expert witness reports, persuasive testimony, and decades of industry, brokerage, supervisory and fiduciary experience. 

 

Mr. Lawson is knowledgeable in the financial services industry with numerous nationally recognized certifications and has conducted over 500 presentations, CLE’s, and workshops for attorneys, financial services professionals, and individual investors.

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Mr. Lawson serves as a Director, Board Member, or Member for the following organizations:

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• CFA Institute - Member

• CFA Society of Minnesota - Member​

• National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP) – Member

• American Bar Association (ABA) – Securities in ADR Committee; Mediation Committee; ADR Practice Management, Business and Skills Development Committee

• Master Registered Financial Consultants (MRFC®) - Chair of the MRFC® Certification Program

• International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC)

• Securities Experts Roundtable (SER) – Practice Management Chair - Board Member

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) – Member

• Twin Cities Chapter Certified Fraud Examiners (TCCFE) – Member

• Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) ADR Section – Membership Chair

• Member Thomson Reuters Expert Witness

• ​Rubin Anders Expert Witness

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