Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation in Federal and State Courts
- Commercial litigation
- Collections
- Judgment Domestication & Collection
- General corporate work
- White collar criminal law
- General practice
- Appellate practice
- Grand jury practice
- Insurance defense
- Insurance coverage
- Distribution agreements
- Distributor termination
- Risk management
Admitted
- Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Federal District Courts, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 1989
Education
- University of Utah, B.S. (Political Science) (1985) J.D. (1989)
Associations and Memberships
- Tulsa County Bar Association: Professional Responsibility Committee, 1998-present; Fee Arbitration Committee, 1996-present; Pictorial Directory Committee, 1991-1993; Law Day Committee, 1991-1993; Public Relations Committee, 1994-1996;
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- American Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division, Litigation Committee, 1989-1999; Planning Board Committee on Ethics and Professionalism, 1995-1998
- American Inns of Court
Publications / Teaching
Author: "How to Spot a Conflict of Interest," Barrister Magazine, Winter, 1996.
CLE Seminar Presenter: Paralegal Ethics in Oklahoma, 2002; Debt Collection from Start to Finish in Oklahoma, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021; Advanced Trial Tactics, 2017; FDCPA and Collection Law, 2014, 2016, 2018; Collection Law: The Ultimate Guide, 2020.
Reported Cases
- A-Plus Janitorial & Carpet Cleaning v. The Employers' Workers Compensation Association, 936 P.2d 916 (Okla. 1997)
- Calvert v. Tulsa Public Schools, 932 P.2d 1087 (Okla. 1996)
Contact info:
(918) 747-0060
jwajrpc@aol.com