MEMBER OF FIRM
Rex Travis (Member) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 4, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Oklahoma, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1962). Delta Theta Phi. Editor, Travis Oklahoma Law Summary, 1981-1983. Teacher, Legal Assistant Program, Insurance Law, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1986-1992. Adjunct Professor: Insurance Law, Oklahoma City University Law School, 1993; University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1994. Columnist, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Advocate, Insurance Law Column, 1984. Contributing Author, Long, Law of Liability Insurance, Matthew Bender Co., 1988. Lecturer and Author: "Oklahoma Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage, Cases and Tactics," Oklahoma County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, December 13, 1979; "Proving Liability in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases," The Oklahoma Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Fall, 1983; "Use of Structured Settlement Annuities in Personal Injury and Death Case Settlements," 54 Oklahoma Bar Journal 2463, September 30, 1983; "The Concept and Mechanics of Uninsured Motorist Coverage," Woodward Oklahoma County Bar Association, Boiling Springs Institute, September 25, 1984; "Commonly Overlooked Insurance Coverages," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education, October 24, 1984; "Settlement: Factors Affecting Evaluation, Approaches, The Offer to Settle, Special Considerations," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education, October 25, 1985; "Insurance Law Unfair Claim Practices Act," Oklahoma City University Continuing Legal Education, September 5, 1986; "The Unfair Claim Practices Act and the Claim Procedures Act," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education, November 20, 1986; "Unfair Claim Practices Act and Claim Procedures Act," Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel Continuing Legal Education, January 23, 1987; "Uninsured Motorist Coverage," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education, November 12, 1987; "Uninsured Motorist and Bad Faith Seminar," University of Oklahoma Legal Assistant Course CLE Seminar, November 21, 1987; "Update of UM Insurance," Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants, February 12, 1988; "Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses," Oklahoma City University School of Law CLE, April 15, 1988; "Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Coverage," Oklahoma County Bar Association, April 20, 1988; "Advanced Personal Injury Law How to Recover Money and Stay Out of Trouble in Uninsured Motorist Cases," University of Oklahoma CLE and Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE, August 18, 1988; "The Ins & Outs of Insurance Law," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, December 8, 1988; "Insurance Law Update," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE, December 9, 1988; "How to Evaluate & Settle Personal Injury Claims in Oklahoma Settlement from the Plaintiff's Perspective," Professional Education Systems, Inc., January 26 and January 27, 1989; "How To Try Hard To Win Cases Trying Slip & Fall Cases," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, March 17, 1989; "Uninsured Motorist Law Update," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Tulsa, April 19, 1989; "Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist, Bad Faith and the Unfair Claim Settlement Practice Act," Oklahoma Claim Association, April 28, 1989; "Advanced Personal Injury; Uninsured Motorist, Underinsured Motorist Coverage and Cases," University of Oklahoma, College of Law CLE and Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE, June 1, 1989; "Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Coverage," University of Oklahoma College of Law CLE, July 14, 1989; "Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Law," Woodward County Bar Association CLE, Boiling Springs Institute, September 26, 1989; "The Current State of Uninsured Motorist Law," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Oklahoma City, November 16, 1989; "Recent Developments in Oklahoma Law-Insurance Law," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE, Oklahoma City, November 17, 1989, Tulsa, December 15, 1989; "Insurance Law in the 80's-Handling the UM Case," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE, December 1, 1989, Tulsa, December 8, 1989; "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law," Oklahoma City Legal Secretaries Association, Oklahoma City, March 27, 1990; "Oklahoma UM Coverage-The First 30 Years," University of Oklahoma College of Law CLE, Oklahoma City, April 26, 1990; "Altering the Burden of Proving Notice in Slip & Fall Cases," Association of Trial Lawyers of America CLE, New Orleans, May 3, 1990; "Insurance Law-Automobile Insurance, Uninsured Motorist and Bad Faith Law" University of Oklahoma Law Center, Legal Assistant Program CLE, September 22, 1990; "Uninsured Motorist Update," University of Oklahoma College of Law CLE/Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE, Tulsa, November 15, 1990; "Avoiding Alligators-Malpractice Avoidance in Tort and Insurance Cases," University of Oklahoma College of Law CLE/Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE, November 15, 1990; "Recent Developments in Oklahoma Law-Insurance Law," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE, Tulsa, November 16, 1990; "How to Evaluate & Settle Personal Injury Claims in Oklahoma-Settlement from the Plaintiff's Perspective," Professional Education Systems, Inc., Tulsa, November 29, 1990, Oklahoma City, November 30, 1990; "Insurance Law in OklahomaUninsured/Underinsured Motorist and Bad Faith Litigation Update," Oklahoma Bar Association, Tulsa, May 12, 1995, Oklahoma City, May 19, 1995; "Effective Legal Writing Workshop," Oklahoma Bar Association Appellate Practice Section, September 8, 1995; "UM & Bad Faith Update," Garfield County Bar Association, Enid, September 13, 1995; "1995 Insurance, Tort & Workers' Compensation Update," (Program Moderator-Presenter of "Insurance Law Update," "Uninsured Motorist Coverage 1995," and "Malpractice Avoidance," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Tulsa, November 9, 1995, Oklahoma City, December 14, 1994; "Auto Insurance and Accident Litigation," Lorman Education Services, October 26, 1995, Tulsa; "Uninsured Motorist Law Issues," Lorman Education Services, October 26, 1995, Tulsa; "Masters of the Courtroom," Moderator, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE and Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE, October 27, 1995, Oklahoma City; "Insurance, Tort & Workers' Compensation Update," (Program Moderator of Multi-speaker Program, presenter of "Insurance Law Update," "Uninsured Motorist Coverage 1994," and "Malpractice Avoidance," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Tulsa, November 17, 1994, Oklahoma City, December 8, 1994; "Avoiding Hostile FireSubrogation and Medical Claims Against Bodily Injury Recoveries," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Oklahoma City, January 19, 1995; "Changes in Insurance Law and Uninsured Motorist Coverage," Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, January 27, 1995; "Subrogation and Medical Claims Against Bodily Injury Recoveries," Muskogee County Bar, Muskogee, Oklahoma, March 1, 1995; "Liability Insurance Discovery and Trial Issues," (chapter), Long, Law of Liability Insurance, Matthew-Bender Co., December, 1990; "Subrogation," (chapter), Long, Law of Liability Insurance, Matthew-Bender Co., February, 1991; "Avoiding AlligatorsMalpractice Avoidance in Tort and Insurance Cases," Tulsa Trial Lawyers Association, Tulsa, March 17, 1993; "Insurance Law in OklahomaDevelopments in Insurance Coverage," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE, Tulsa, April 30, 1993, Oklahoma City, May 7, 1993; "Oklahoma Insurance Law: First Party Bad Faith ClaimsThe Law Relating to Bad Faith," Lorman Education Services, Tulsa, September 9, 1993; "Insurance LawRecent Developments and Uninsured Motorist Law," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Tulsa, November 14, 1993, Oklahoma City, November 11, 1993; "Recent Developments in Insurance Law1993," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE, Tulsa, November 5, 1993; "Beware the New Summary Judgment Appeal Rules," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Advocate, January-February, 1994; "Recent Developments in Insurance LawUninsured/Underinsured Motorist Update," Lorman Education Services, April 22, 1994; "A Short But Thoughtful Discussion of Recent Cases Involving UM and Bad Faith," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE, April 28, 1994; "Insurance Law In OklahomaUninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage," Oklahoma Bar Association, Tulsa, May 13, 1994, Oklahoma City, May 20, 1994. Program Chairman and Lecturer, "Uninsured-Underinsured Coverage and Bad Faith Cases Against Insurance Companies," Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, September 1983. Lecturer: "Pretrial Procedure in a Civil Case Discovery, Motions and Trial Preparation," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association College of Advocacy, 1986 and 1987; "Ethics and Malpractice Prevention," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association College of Advocacy, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Summer, 1995; "Medical Malpractice in the 1990's," Conference on Consumer Finance Law and Oklahoma City University School of Law, November 3, 1995, Oklahoma City; "Res Ipsa LoquiturThe Practitioner's View," Conference on Consumer Finance Law and Oklahoma City University School of Law, November 3, 1995, Oklahoma City; "Garvin County Bar Association Seventh Annual Bench & Bar CLE Seminar," Garvin County Bar Association, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, February 2, 1996; "1996 UM Update," Garvin County Bar Association, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, February 2, 1996; "UM Update, Ethics & Malpractice Avoidance," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (Interactive Video presentation), Oklahoma City, March 1, 1996; "Update on UM Coverage," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE, Tulsa, May 10, 1996, Oklahoma City, May 17; "Trial Masters," Moderator, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE and Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE, Oklahoma City, October 18, 1996, Tulsa, October 25, 1996; "1996 Insurance, Tort & Workers' Compensation Update," (Program Moderator, Presenter of "Insurance Law Update," Uninsured Motorist Coverage, 1995." and Malpractice Avoidance,", Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Oklahoma City, November 15, 1996; Tulsa, November 22, 1996; "1996 UM Update," Oklahoma County Bar Association, December 3, 1996; Insurance Law Seminar "UM Insurance and Life Insurance Law Update 1996," Conference on Consumer Finance Law, Oklahoma City, December 6, 1996; "Subrogation," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Presenter "Health Insurance/ERISA Subrogation," Oklahoma City February 14, 1997; "1997 Insurance Law Update," - Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Moderator and Presenter of Ethics and Malpractice Prevention Segment - Tulsa May 9, 1997 - Oklahoma City May 16, 1997; "The Future of Bad Faith in Oklahoma," Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel - Moderator - Shangri-La Resort October 17, 1997; "1997 UM Update" - Oklahoma County Bar Association - Oklahoma City October 21, 1997; "1998 Insurance, Tort & Workers' Compensation Update" Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Moderator and Presenter of segments on Insurance Law Update, UM Law Update and Malpractice Avoidance - Tulsa November 6, 1997, Oklahoma City December 12, 1997; "1998 Insurance Law Update," - Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education - Moderator and Presenter of "Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Tulsa - April 17, 1998 - Oklahoma City - April 24, 1998; "Malpractice Prevention," - Tulsa Trial Lawyers Breakfast Continuing Legal Education - Tulsa - May 21, 1998; "Insurance Law Update," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Las Vegas - June 12, 1998; "Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Law," - State Farm Automobile Insurance Company - Internal Training Program - Tulsa - August 12, 1998; "1998 Insurance, Tort & Workers' Compensation Update," - Program Moderator - Presenter of "Insurance Law Update," Uninsured Motorist Coverage 1998," and "Malpractice Avoidance," - Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Tulsa - November 12, 1998 - Oklahoma City - December 11, 1998; "Oklahoma Uninsured - Underinsured Motorists Coverage," - Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education - Tulsa - April 9, 1999 - Oklahoma City - April 16, 1999; "Trial Ethics and Malpractice Prevention", University of Oklahoma College of Advocacy, August 1,1999; "1999 Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Coverage", Avoiding Alligators-Malpractice Avoidance in a Tort and Insurance Practice", Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, November 11, 1999, Tulsa, December 10, 1999 Oklahoma City; "General Insurance Law Update", Oklahoma Bar Association, December 1, 1999; "Recent Developments in Oklahoma Insurance Law 1999", Oklahoma County Bar Association, December 14, 1999. Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, May 19, 2000, Oklahoma City, "Ethics Discussion", "Corporate Discovery" . Oklahoma County Bar Association, October 17, 2000 "Insurance Law Update 2000". Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, November 16, 2000, Oklahoma City, December 8, 2000, Tulsa "2000 Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Coverage"; "Avoiding Alligators-Malpractice Avoidance in a Tort and Insurance Practice"; "Insurance Law Update," Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City, April 13, 2001 and Tulsa, April 20, 2001; "Insurance, Tort and Workers Compensation Update," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Tulsa, November 15, 2001 and Oklahoma City, December 7, 2001; Oklahoma Bar Association, April 26, 2002, Tulsa, May 3, 2002, Oklahoma City, "Auto Insurance Developments,"; The Graduate School of Successful Trial Advocacy, August 4, 2002, Oklahoma City, "Ethics;" Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, November 21, 2002, Oklahoma City, December 13, 2002, Tulsa, "Insurance Law, General Tort Law, and Uninsured Motorist Coverage Update," "Avoiding Alligators-Malpractice Avoidance in a Tort and Insurance Practice;" Oklahoma Bar Association, April 25, 2003, Tulsa, May 2, 2003, Oklahoma City, "Recent Developments in Oklahoma Insurance Law-2003"; "The Best of the Best, Insurance, Tort and Workers Compensation Update," Oklahoma Trial Association, November 7, 2003, Oklahoma City, November 13, 2003, Tulsa. The University of Oklahoma Continuing Education, December 19, 2003, Oklahoma City, "Winning the Federal Case Before Trial." Oklahoma Bar Association, "2003 Insurance Case Law Update," April 30, 2004, Tulsa, and May 7, 2004, Oklahoma City. Woodward County Bar Association's 2004 Boiling Springs Institute Continuing Legal Education, "Insurance Law Update and a Discussion of Recent Changes in Bad Faith in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, "The Best of the Best, Insurance, Tort and Workers Compensation Update." November 11, 2004, Oklahoma City, November 19, 2004, Tulsa, Oklahoma Bar Association, "2005 Insurance Case Law Update, " May 25, 2005, Tulsa and May 13, 2005, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, "Insurance, Tort and Workers Compensation Update, " November 3, 2005, Oklahoma City and November 10, 2005, Tulsa, Oklahoma Bar Association, "Insurance Law Update-The Year in Review," April 6, 2006, Tulsa and April 7, 2006, Oklahoma City. Member: Oklahoma Legal Ethics Committee, 1985-1991; Oklahoma County Bar Association (Chairman: Bench and Bar Committee, 1976-1977; Prepaid Legal Services Committee, 1976-1977; Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1982 and 1983-1986; Vice-President, 1978-1979; General Counsel, 1979-1982; Vice President, 2001-2002; President-Elect, 2002-2003; President, 2004-2005), Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1987; Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1985-1987; 1989-2003); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court XXIII (Master, President 2006-2007). [Lieut. Col., USAFR-Ret.]. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Insurance Litigation; Uninsured Motorist; Products Liability; Appellate Practice.Email: Rex Travis
ASSOCIATES
Paul D. Kouri (Associate) born Lawton, Oklahoma, February 13, 1965; admitted to bar, 2005, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1993); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with honors, 2005). Member, American Indian Law Review. Author: In re M.M.M., J.P.L, and J.P.G: The "Qualified" Expert Witness requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 29 Am. Ind. L. Rev. 403, 2005. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Plaintiffs Personal Injury.Email: Paul D. Kouri
Minal Gahlot (Associate) born Anand, Gujarat, India, May 29, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., 2004); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with honors, 2008). Orders of the Coif; Order of Solicitors. Member, Luther L. Bohanon American Inn of Court, 2007-2008. Kappa Beta Phi Scholar; Natalie Pierrepont Comfort Scholar. Formerly with Smolen, Smolen & Roytman, PLLC. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; Oklahoma Association for Justice. Languages: English, Hindi and Gujarati. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Personal Injury.Email: Minal Gahlot