Admitted
1982, Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma, U.D. District Court Eastern District of Texas and U.D. District Court Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
Law School
University of Tulsa, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Southeastern Oklahoma State University, B.S., cum laude, 1979
Memberships
Tulsa County and Oklahoma (Board, 1985-1996; Chairman, 1986-1987 Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section; Public Information Committee, 1986-1988) Bar Associations; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (Membership Committee, Chairman, 1994-1998; National Membership Network Sub-Committee, Chairman, 1992-1993); American Bankruptcy Institute (Rules Committee, Technology Sub-Committee, 1992-1993); American Board of Certification (President-Elect, 1999; Vice-President, 1996-1998; Board of Directors, 1994-1999, Marketing Committee Chair, 1995-1997; Standard Committee, 1994-1998).
Biographical
Assistant District Attorney, Bryan county, 1983. Editor, Banca Rotta, Oklahoma Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Newsletter, 1989-1990. Professional Awards: Earl Sneed Award for Outstanding contribution to continuing legal education, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1998; Meritorious Service Award, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1995; Distinguished Service Award, Tulsa County Bar Association. Author: The New Family Farms Bankruptcy Act, 58 Oklahoma Bar Journal 1505; Pension Plans Are Not Property of Bankruptcy Estate, 63 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3341. Contributing Author, Small Business Bankruptcy Reorganizations, Wylie Publishing Company, 1994. Lecturer: Representation of Debtors in Bankruptcy, Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, 1990; Representation of Debtors Criminal Considerations, Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, 1990; Criminal Considerations in Bankruptcy, Oklahoma Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, 1990; Financing a Debtor in Chapter 12 including Use, Sale or Lease of Collateral, West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association, Texas Tech University School of Law, 1991; Basic Chapter 7, Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, 1991; Chapter 12 Farm Reorganization, Farm Crisis Task Force, 1991; Representation of Creditors in Bankruptcy, Oklahoma Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, 1992; Recent Developments in Bankruptcy, Oklahoma City University, 1992, 1993, 1994; Representing Debtors in Consumers Bankruptcy, Oklahoma Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, 1993; Effect of Bankruptcy on Receiverships and Partnership Bankruptcy Issues, National Business Institute, 1994; Small Business Chapter 11, University of Tulsa, 1994; Recent Developments in Bankruptcy, Annual Bankruptcy Retreat, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section, Oklahoma Bar Association; The Impact of the 1994 Bankruptcy Reform Act, Oklahoma City University, 1995; Cash Collateral and Adequate Protection, Oklahoma City University, 1995; Discharge Issues unde