Admitted: 1977, Oklahoma, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Oklahoma City University, J.D.
Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association.
Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Use of Revocable Trusts in Business and Estate Planning," Oklahoma Home Builder and Builder Review, 1978; "Oil and Gas Drilling Programs: Preparing the Documentation," Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., 1984. Co-Author: "Tax Aspects of Oil and Gas Programs," The Institute for Energy Development, 1979; "Investor Oriented Lease Acquisition Funds," The Institute for Energy Development, 1980. Contributing Author: "Securities and Partnership Law for MLP's & Other Investment Limited Partnerships," Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., 1989.
Born: Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1950
MilitaryService: U.S. Army, 1968-1970
Cases: Tenneco Oil Company v. Richard D. Bogert, et al., 630 F.Supp. 961 (W.D. Oklahoma, 1986); Peabody Coal Company v. State of Oklahoma ex rel Commissioners of the Land Office, 1992 OkCiv App 83, 884 P.2d 857; Texaco, Inc. V. Berry Petroleum Corporation et al, 869 F.Supp. 1523, 131 Oil & Gas Rep. 81 (W.D. Oklahoma, December 5, 1994); Oklahoma Employers Safety Group, SIA v. Colbert Nursing Home, Inc., 1997 OK 94, 954 P.2d 120; In re Magnolia Gas Company, LLC et al v. Compression Solutions Co., LLC, 255 B.R. 900 (United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma, November 21, 2000); Rose Group, LLC v. Brian R. Miller, et al 2003 OK CIV APP 18 64 P.3d 573; State of Oklahoma, ex rel. State Insurance Fund v. Great Plains Care Center, Inc., 2003 OK 79, 78 P.3d 83; Chesapeake Exploration Limited Partnership v. Chesapeake Exploration Limited Partnership, Chespeake Operating, Inc. and Evok, Inc., 2004 Ok. Civ.App. 94, 103 P.3d 621.