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Attorney John Andrew Chaffin was admitted to practice law in Oklahoma in 2003 and is the founder and principal of the Law Office of John Andrew Chaffin. He received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas and law degree from Oklahoma City University. Attorney Chaffin provides legal representation encompassing a variety of practice areas but focuses primarily on criminal defense, DUI/DWI, post-conviction, and family/domestic law. Prior to starting his own firm, Mr. Chaffin was an associate attorney for Litigation Consortium, LLC in Oklahoma City where he practiced in the area of securities litigation and arbitration. He later served in an executive capactiy as In House Counsel for a prominent medical center in Oklahoma City where he was responsible for providing legal representation on a variety of corporate matters. Attorney Chaffin is licensed to practice law in all state courts within the State of Oklahoma as well as the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He currently serves on the Law Related Education Committee for the Oklahoma Bar Association and the Sentencing and Criminal Justice Committees for the American Bar Association.

Steven Langer began his career in immigration law before he even graduated law school. Starting in 1991, Mr. Langer assisted aliens held in detention by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. Mr. Langer graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1992. He received the American Jurisprudence Award for Advanced Legal Research. Mr. Langer was also a member of the American Indian Law Review.

For his first five years as a licensed attorney, Mr. Langer spent significant time helping aliens subject to the Cuban Review Plan. He appeared before Cuban Review Panels. He also assisted an alien with the filing of a habeas corpus complaint challenging the legality of the alien's indefinite detention. Just prior to Mr. Langer arguing the case before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States Attorney General agreed to release the alien from detention giving Mr. Langer his first victory in a habeas corpus case. Since that time, Mr. Langer has obtained the release of three other aliens through the habeas corpus litigation.

Mr. Langer became defense counsel for a number of large corporations in 1997. From 1998 to 2007, Mr. Langer represented individuals in their claims against insurance carriers and corporations. During this time, Mr. Langer appeared as lead counsel in several jury trials and innumerable bench trials. In 2006, Mr. Langer joined a firm which practiced in the area of immigration law. Mr. Langer saw a need in the Oklahoma City legal community for a lawyer practicing in immigration who possessed substantial trial experience as well as trial and appellate experience in federal court.

Mr. Langer opened his own firm in 2007. He currently focuses his practice on immigration, legal matters of concern to immigrants and litigation.

Mr. Langer is a past president of the McClain County Bar Association. During his tenure, two members received Oklahoma Bar Association Awards. Mr. Langer regularly teaches continuing legal education to other attorneys. He is an Eagle Scout and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He was nominated to be an Associate District Judge in 2003 by the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission. He is currently a member of the American Immigration Lawyer Association, the Federal Bar Association. the Oklahoma County Bar Association and the Oklahoma Bar Association. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Oklahoma as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.