Admitted
1976, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
Law School
Oklahoma City University, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
East Central Oklahoma State University, B.A., 1972
Memberships
Oklahoma County (Co-Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1990-1991; Member, Community Services Committee, 2001—), Oklahoma (Chairman, 1999-2001 and Vice Chair, 2001-2002, Insurance Committee; Chairman, 2002—) and American (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel.
Biographical
Recipient, Distinguished Alumnus Award, East Central University 1983. Assistant Attorney General, Oklahoma, 1976-1978. Deputy Insurance Commissioner, Oklahoma, 1980-1985. Member, Director, 1987-1999 and Chairman of the Board, 1999, Federation of Regulatory Counsel, 1987—. Vice-Chairman, State of Oklahoma Election Board, 1985-1989. Arbitrator, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Early Neutral Evaluator, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. General Counsel and Executive Vice-President, Association of Oklahoma Life Insurance Companies, 2001—. Board of Directors, Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Company. President Elect ECU Foundation.