Lawrence E. Chisenhall
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Attorney Bio
Education:
University of Arkansas School of Law ( J.D. 1974)
University of Arkansas ( B.S.B.A. Banking and Finance 1971)
Biography:
Larry Chisenhall has been engaged in the practice of regulatory and public utility law since 1976. His area of concentration has primarily been the representation of electric, natural gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications clients, both regulated and non-regulated, in all aspects of their regulatory and legal needs, including business transactions, financing, rate proceedings, compliance with regulations and rulings, certification proceedings, fuel and transportation contracts, right-of-way easements and eminent domain proceedings. He is a member of the firm’s Regulated Utilities Practice Group, Business and Corporate Practice Group, and Administrative Law Practice Group.
Recognition:
- Former Chief Counsel-Arkansas Public Service Commission
- Best Lawyers in America® – 2003 to present
- Best Lawyers in America® – Lawyer of the Year – 2024 (Energy Law)
- Best Lawyers’ Arkansas Lawyer of the Year – 2016, 2018 (Energy Law)
- Arkansas Times- Best Lawyers in Arkansas – 2006-present
- Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Chisenhall, Nestrud & Julian, P.A. – Founding Member and President 1989-2016
Practice Areas:
Regulatory and Public Utilities Law
Corporate and Business Law
Accreditations & Awards
News & Alerts
Our offices will be closed Monday, March 23, at 1 pm
Our offices will be closed today, March 23, 2026, at 1 pm for the funeral of our founder, John Gill. We will resume operations on Tuesday, March 24, at 8:30 am.
John P. Gill (1936 – 2026)
We are grieved to share that John Purifoy Gill, founder of Gill Ragon Owen, P.A., passed away on March 7, 2026 at the age of 89. John joined the United States Marine Corps and became a member of the Naval Judge Advocate General’s Corps when the Marine Corps learned he held a Juris Doctor. John […]
Jenny Teeter Assisted with Desert Storm Memorial Set to Open October 2026
Jenny Teeter, director and shareholder at Gill Ragon Owen, P.A., played a part seven years ago in a memorial that comes to fruition in October 2026. The Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial opens in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. later this year. The installation honors the 1991 Persian Gulf War, featuring Marine veteran […]
