Position: Member

TEL: 918-742-2021

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Admitted: 1981, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Law School: The University of Tulsa, J.D., with honor, 1980

College:  Central Michigan University, B.S., cum laude, 1977

Birth Date and Place:  Marlette, Michigan, November 5, 1956

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice

Additional Information: See: Sean Douglas Birnie v. Richard S. Ganzer, Service Steel Warehouse Co., LP, Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. and The Travelers Insurance Company; Christopher McLaughlin and Sara McLaughlin v. Ford Motor Company and FRN of Tulsa, LLC

Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member); Oklahoma Association for Justice (Past President, 1998); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Phi Delta Phi. Member: Order of Barristers; Order of the Curule Chair. Member: Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, 2005—; Tulsa County Public Facilities Authority, 2005-2007.

Calvert v. Tulsa Public Schools, 932 P.2d 108 116 Ed. Law Rep. 815 (Okla App 1996); U.S.A. v. Staples, 971 F.2d 608 (10th Cir. 1992), 114 S. Ct. 1793 (1994); Tarabishi v. McAlester Regional Hospital, 951 F.2d 1558 (10th Cir. 1991); U.S.A. v. Songer, 655 F. Supp 861 and 842 F.2d 240 (10th Cir. 1988); Trinity Broadcasting Corporation v Eller, 827 F.2d 673 (10th Cir. 1987) and 835 F.2d 245 (10th Cir. 1987). U.S.A. v. Wood, 207 F.3d 1222 (10th Cir.2000).

Firm Members: Guy Fortney

Firm Members: Montgomery Lair

Firm Members: Mark Jennings

Firm Members: Corbin Brewster

Firm Members: Mbilike Mwafulirwa

Firm Members: Katie Arnold Wassam