Robert Lawson, CF2

About Robert Lawson

Mr. Robert Lawson has 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.
  Bob is the former Chair of the Master Registered Financial Consultants (MRFC), former Practice Management Chair and Director of Securities Experts Roundtable (SER), former Membership Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Dispute Resolution Section, and is currently recognized by the Minnesota Supreme Court as a Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice as a Civil and Facilitative/Hybrid Mediator and Adjudicative /Evaluative.
  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.
 
Mr. Lawson serves as a Director, Board Member, or Member for the following organizations:
-Securities Experts Roundtable (SER) Former Practice Management Chair and Director – Current Member
-Minnesota State Bar Association – Former ADR Chair and Current Member
-Master Registered Financial Consultants (MRFC®) Former Chair and Current Member
-International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC)
-CFA Institute - Member
-CFA Society of Minnesota - Member
-National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP) – Member
-Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) – Member
-Twin Cities Chapter Certified Fraud Examiners (TCCFE) – Former Board Member
-Member Thomson Reuters Expert Witness