Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Insurance Receiverships & Liquidation*, Personal Injury, Property Loss, General Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Business/Corporate Law, Real Estate Transactions (* - Currently serving as outside counsel to the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner). Have directed and/or assisted with the receivership, liquidation or rehabilitation of the following insolvent insurance companies: AmCare Health Plans of Oklahoma, Inc.; American Standard Life & Accident Insurance Company; Eagle Life Insurance Company; Frontier Insurance Company; Heritage National Insurance Company; Hospital Casualty Company; MCA Insurance Company; Mid-Continent Life Insurance Company; Provider Medical Trust; and Security General Life Insurance Company.
Education: Juris Doctor, with Honor, 1999 - University of Tulsa (Public Policy and Regulation Certificate); Master of Business Administration, 1996 - University of Oklahoma; Bachelor of Science (Business Admin.), 1994 - Oklahoma State University.
Court Admissions: United States Court of Federal Claims (2008); Muscogee (Creek) Nation (2007); United States Supreme Court (2002); U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2001); Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (1999); U.S. District Court for the Northern & Eastern Districts of Oklahoma (1999); Oklahoma Supreme Court & all Oklahoma State Courts (1999).
Reported Cases: Graves v. Mazda Motor Corp., --- F.Supp.2d --- (W.D. Okla. 2009); Graves v. Mazda Motor Corp., 598 F.Supp.2d 1216 (W.D. Okla. 2009); C-P Integrated Services, Inc. v. Muskogee City-County Port Authority, 215 P.3d 835 (Okla. App. 2009); U.S. v. Redcorn & Frost, 528 F.3d 727 (10th Cir. 2008); State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Holland v. Heritage National Insurance Company,184 P.3d 1093 (Okla. App. 2008); International Asset Management, Inc. v. Holt, 487 F. Supp.2d 1274 (N.D. Okla. 2007); Eakle v. Grinnell Corp., 272 F. Supp.2d 1304 (E.D. Okla. 2003); Clark v. Mazda Motor Corp., 68 P.3d 207 (Okla. 2003); Hanover Insurance Company, et al. v. Honeywell, Inc., et al., 200 F. Supp.2d 1305 (N.D. Okla. 2002).
Bar/Professional Activity: Super Lawyers Magazine - Oklahoma Rising Stars; Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Rated - BV (4.4 of 5.0); American Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association (Civil Procedure Committee 2003 - 2009; Young Lawyers Division Liaison to OBA 2003 - 2005); Tulsa County Bar Association (Community Outreach Committee 2003); Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Oklahoma Bar Association Committee 2003; Amicus Committee 2003; Legislative Committee 2003); Defense Research Institute; Supreme Court Historical Society; International Association of Insurance Receivers
Community Activities/Service: Asbury United Methodist Church; Owasso Community Resources - Board of Directors (2006); Rotary International; City of Owasso Planning Commission (2005 - 2008); City of Owasso Annexation Committee (2005 - 2008); City of Owasso Board of Adjustment (2003 - 2005); Owasso Professional Resources Group (2005 - 2006); Tulsa Lawyers for Children, Inc. (2000 - 2004); Special Olympics of Oklahoma; Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
Representative Clients: Centurion Communications, LLC; Centurion Health Systems, Inc.; Cleveland & Associates, Inc.; DSE-Coffee Creek, LLC; DSE Properties, LLC; DSE-OSS, LLC; Excel Title & Closings, LLC; Frontier Insurance Company, in Rehabilitation; Heritage National Insurance Company, in Receivership; International Asset Management, Inc.; Isuzu Motors America, Inc.; Marianna Homes, Inc.; Mazda Motor Corporation; MCA Insurance Company, in Receivership; MurrCompanies, LLC; Muskogee City-County Port Authority; Providence Homes, LLC; Security General Life Insurance Company, in Receivership; The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company