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Address
4800 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 (Canadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma & Pottawatomie Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) The Firm was Established in 1979 by Larry Derryberry, following his service as Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma from 1971 to 1979. The firm provides representation in both private and public sectors. Statement of PracticeCivil Trial Practice, Administrative and Governmental, Commercial, Insurance Regulatory and Defense. Workers' Compensation, Construction, Probate, Estates and Trusts, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Public Utility, Personal Injury, Corporation, Taxation, Banking, Health and Hospital, Professional Licensing, Oil and Gas, Municipal and Public Authority Finance, Transportation, Common Carrier, Educational Law, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Arbitration and Mediation. Year Established: 1979
Firm Size: 13
Representative Clients:American International Group (AIG) American Honda Finance Co. American Insurance Association (AIA) American Premium Brands, Ltd. American Resource Mortgage, Inc. Aramark Corporation, Inc. Association of County Commissioners BancFirst Corporation Bank One Credit Company Bituminous Insurance Companies Blackledge & Associates Caterpillar Financial Services CompSource Oklahoma Continental Casualty Company (CNA) Dodge Town, U.S.A. DRC, Inc. Fairmont Specialty Group First National Center, L.L.C. Home Creations Hooters of America, Inc. Humana, Inc. Hyundai Motor Finance, Co. Hyatt Legal Plan Ideal Homes International Fidelity Insurance Company Interstate Hotels J.C. Potter Company Lake Region Electric Cooperative National Association of Sonic Drive-Inn's National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. Northfork Electric Cooperative Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Oklahoma Employers Safety Group Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Oklahoma Management Group Oklahoma Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board Oklahoma R.E.&T. Credit Union Oklahoma State Bank ONYX Acceptance Corp. Pharmcare OK, Inc. Plantation Village Assisted Living Center Plantation Village Nursing Center Progressive Insurance Company Ranger Insurance Rexair, Inc. Rural Electric Cooperative SMC Consulting Engineers Southwest Health Care State of Oklahoma Insurance Department Summit Life Corporation Sunray Oil Company Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association (TIAA-CREF) The Oklahoma Petroleum Workers Compensation Association (TOPWCA) The Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce UMB Bank Vantage Open MRI, L.L.C. Walgreen Drug Stores Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates Fixed Fees Available Accepts Major Credit Cards
Address4800 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105, (Canadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma & Pottawatomie Cos.)
PhonePhone: 405-528-6569 Fax: 405-528-6462 URL: http://www.derryberrylaw.com URL: http://www.lawyers.com/derryberrylaw

Website http://www.statecapitallaw.org
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Saturday: By Appointment Only Sunday: By Appointment Only
Larry Derryberry (Partner) born Altus, Oklahoma, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Oklahoma; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma University (B.A., 1961; LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1962-1963. Member Oklahoma House of Representatives, 1963-1971, Speaker Pro Tempore, 1969-1971, Attorney General, State of Oklahoma, 1971-1979. Member: Jackson County (President, 1964), Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Oklahoma Insurance Department; Oklahoma Corporation Commission; Oklahoma Tax Commission; Oklahoma Department of Health; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; Department of Human Services and Department of Central Services. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Government; Insurance; Utility Law; Health Care; Professional Licensing Regulation.Email: Larry Derryberry
Robert N. Naifeh, Jr. (Partner) born Norman, Oklahoma, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1979); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Phi Delta Phi Graduate of the Year, Hand Inn, 1983. Recipient, Outstanding Achievement Award, Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, 1995. President, Oklahoma City University School of Law Alumni Association, 1988. Member: Oklahoma County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Vice-President, 2005, Board of Directors 2006-2009); Defense Research Institute, Inc. Special Agencies: Oklahoma Insurance Department. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Regulation; Commercial Insurance; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists.Email: Robert N. Naifeh, Jr.
Donald B. Nevard (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Oklahoma; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., 1969); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1973). Member, Blue Key. Assistant Attorney General, State of Oklahoma, 1973-1975. General Counsel, Oklahoma Tax Commission, 1975-1976. Member: Oklahoma County (Chairman, Public Service Committee, 1976-1977) and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Oklahoma Tax Commission. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Probate; Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Wills.Email: Donald B. Nevard
George W. Velotta II (Partner) born Evansville, Indiana, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Oklahoma; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S. Political Science, 1975); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1978). Member, Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. Member: Oklahoma (Member, Law Related Education Committee) and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Oklahoma Insurance Department; Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Insurance Regulation; Oil and Gas Law.Email: George W. Velotta II
Douglas A. Rice (Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1991); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law. Member, National Trial Team, 1994. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Government and Administrative Law; Insurance) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Civil Rights; Administrative Law; Personal Injury; Business Law; Business Litigation; Civil Practice; Government Agency Practice; Insurance Defense.Email: Douglas A. Rice
Darren B. Derryberry (Partner) born Altus, Oklahoma, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1992). Member, Oklahoma Public Employees Relations Board, 1993. Member, Fallin Commission to Reform Workers' Compensation, 1997. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; Workers' Compensation Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Administrative Law; Administrative Agency Practice; Health Care.Email: Darren B. Derryberry
ATTORNEYSJerome S. Sepkowitz (Attorney) born Amarillo, Texas, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973). Member, Mediation Panel, Oklahoma County and Western District of Oklahoma. Member: Oklahoma County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor; Civil Litigation; Collections; Mediation.Email: Jerome S. Sepkowitz
Janis Hubbard (Associate) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1956; admitted to bar, 1993, Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., Business Administration, 1978); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1992). Dean's Honor Roll. Member, Moot Court Board, 1990-1992. Recipient, Oklahoma Bar Association President's Award, 2002. Certified Mediator, Oklahoma City University Early Settlement Mediation Program, 1997. Author: "Should a Lawyer Criticize a Judicial Candidate?" Oklahoma Bar Journal, 1998; "History of the Court of Criminal Appeals," Oklahoma Bar Journal, 2004. Member: Oklahoma County (Board of Directors, 2004-2007) and Oklahoma (Chairman, Bench and Bar Committee, 2000-2002) Bar Associations. Fellow: Oklahoma Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Criminal Law; Labor and Employment; Probate; White Collar Crime; Civil Litigation.Email: Janis Hubbard
Stephen L. McCaleb (Attorney) born Arlington, Texas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Member, National Trial Team, 1994. Lecturer, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE: "How Workers' Compensation Insurance Rates Are Calculated," Workers Compensation Law Update, April 1997; "How to Deal Effectively with the Oklahoma Insurance Department," Insurance Law Update, April 1999; "The Duties of the Oklahoma Insurance Department," Administrative Law, May 1999; "Insolvent Insurers," Insurance Law Update, 2002. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Special Agencies: Oklahoma Insurance Department, Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverages Licensing Enforcement Commission, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Professional Licensing Regulation; Liquor Licensing; Civil Practice; Government Agency Practice; Insurance Regulation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Stephen L. McCaleb
J. Eric Turner (Attorney) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1980); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1983). Pi Gamma Mu. Municipal Judge, City of McLoud 1987-1989. Member: Oklahoma (Member, Insurance Section) Bar Association; Defense Research Institute.Email: J. Eric Turner
Victor F. Trautmann (Attorney) born Toledo, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1995, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court and Western District of Oklahoma. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.S., 1981); Rochester Institute of Technology (M.B.A., 1982); Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Workers Compensation.Email: Victor F. Trautmann
Pete G. Serrata, III (Attorney) born Houston, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Oklahoma. Education: University of North Texas (B.A., 2001); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 2006). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Member, U.S. Military Intelligence Corps, 1998-2005. [Sergeant, U.S. Army Reserve, 1997-2005]. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Civil Practice.Email: Pete G. Serrata, III
Rachel R. Shephard (Attorney) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2008, Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.A., 2004); Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, CALI Award Evidence, 2007. Member, American Inns of Court, William J. Holloway, Jr., 2007-2008. Member: Oklahoma and American (Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Transactions; Wills; Trusts and Estates.Email: Rachel R. Shephard
OF COUNSELSarah Lee Gossett Parrish (Of Counsel) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2006, Texas and U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Finalist, Rhodes Scholarship, 1982-1983; Silver Letzeiser Medal, Outstanding Senior, University of Oklahoma Class of 1983; Cortez M. Ewing Fellowship in U.S. Senate David L. Boren's office, 1982;. Chairman, Governor's Committee on the Status of Women, 1984-1985; Law Clerk, Honorable Lee R. West, United States District Judge, Western District of Oklahoma, 1986-1989; Law Clerk, Honorable William J. Holloway, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1986; Preparatory education, University of Oklahoma (B.A., Letters, Summa Cum Laude, 1982); Legal Education, University of Oklahoma School of Law (J.D., 1986); Author, Judicial Profile of Honorable Lee R. West, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Oklahoma, September 2006, The Federal Lawyer. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Federal Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association Legal Education Committee and Women in Law Committee; University of Oklahoma College of Law Curriculum Review Committee, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Administrative Law; Oil and Gas Law; Civil Litigation.
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