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| | Address | | 7134 South Yale, Suite 900 | | Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136-6342 | | (Osage & Tulsa Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 918-494-5905 | | Fax: 918-494-2847 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.secresthill.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Secrest, Hill & Butler practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trials. Insurance, Negligence, Corporation, Aviation, Medical/Dental Malpractice, Architectural/Engineer Malpractice, Products Liability Law, Accounting Malpractice, Construction Defect, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Bad Faith, Nursing Home/Long Term Care Malpractice, Employment Practice, Appellate Practice, Nursing Malpractice, Environmental Law, Mass Tort Litigation. | | Year Established: 1984 | Firm Profile:
Since its formation, the philosophy of Secrest, Hill & Butler has been to provide exceptional, aggressive and ethical legal representation to its clients in the civil judicial system. There are three principles underlying our philosophy. First, the firm is committed to providing personalized service to our clients, always keeping them informed as to the status of their cases. Dialogue is constantly promoted between the firm and our clients, focusing upon their personal involvement in the legal process. Second, we endeavor to perform only truly productive and meaningful discovery. Through such discovery, we seek to bring legal matters to an early resolution if possible, and if not, thoroughly and aggressively prepare them for successful resolution at trial or on appeal. Third, in representing our clients, we are committed to maintaining the ethical standards of our profession, as officers of the court. This includes providing exceptional legal services at fair and reasonable rates. Although Secrest, Hill & Butler has historically provided legal counsel to named defendants through assignments from insurance carriers, and continues to do so, the changing insurance climate has resulted in many corporations and companies becoming self-insured. As a result, a growing percentage of our legal services are provided directly to named defendants. | | Firm Size: 13 | Representative Clients:
Alexsis Insurance Co.; Allied Fidelity Insurance Co.; Allstate Insurance Co.; American Airlines; Associated Aviation Underwriters; AutoZone; Avis Rent-A-Car; Best Buy; Burlington Insurance Group; Canal Insurance Co.; Capital Indemnity; Cessna Aircraft Company; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Cigna Insurance Co.; Columbia Casualty; Contract Freighters, Inc.; Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.; CNA Insurance Cos.; Crawford & Co.; First National Insurance Co.; Fortress Insurance Co. Freightliner Corp.; GEICO; Guide One Insurance; The Hanover Insurance Company; Hartford Insurance Group; Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania; Jacobsen/Textron, a division of Textron, Inc.; Kemper Group; Kentucky Fried Chicken; Lawyer's Surety Corp.; McDonald's Corporation; Mid-Continent Casualty Group; National American Insurance Co.; National RV; National Tank Co.; North American Physicians Insurance Risk Retention Group; Northbrook Property and Casualty Insurance Company; OMS Mutual Insurance Co.; Park, Davis & Company; Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co.; Pepsi-Cola Co.; Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co.; Physicians Liability Insurance Co.; Podiatry Insurance Company of America; Prudential; Raytheon Company, Inc.; Reliance National Insurance Co.; Safeco; Sears, Roebuck and Company; Shand Morahan & Company, Inc.; Speed Queen Co.; State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company; Transcontinental Insurance Co.; Tupperware Services; United Services Automobile Assn.; Unitrin Specialty Insurance; Warner Lambert Co.; Western Heritage; Zurich U.S. | | —————————— | | James K. Secrest, II (Member) born Pana, Illinois, March 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Oklahoma; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Member of Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member: Tulsa County, Federal and Oklahoma (Chairman-Elect, Insurance Section, 1985) Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1980-1982; Secretary-Treasurer, 1983-1985; President, 1986); American Inns of Court (Barrister); International Association of Defense Counsel; American Society of Law and Medicine; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Oklahoma Chapter). Fellow: The American College of Trial Lawyers. [Capt., Judge Advocate, U.S. Air Force, 1972-1976]. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Medical and Dental Liability; Nursing Liability; Architectural Law; Accounting; Engineering Professional Liability; Bad Faith; Employment Law; Directors and Officers Liability; General Liability Defense; Environmental Law; Nursing Home Negligence. Email: James K. Secrest, II | | W. Michael Hill (Member) born Norman, Oklahoma, July 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Oklahoma; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1969); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1973). Delta Theta Phi. Law Clerk for Chief U.S. District Judge Allen E. Barrow, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1974-1975. Counsel, Federation of Insurance & Corporation Counsel. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1988; Vice President, 1989); American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member); Defense Research Institute (Member, Medical Professional Liability Committee); American Inns of Court (Barrister). Practice Areas: Medical and Dental Malpractice; Products Liability; Negligence; Architectural Liability; Engineering Liability; Professional Liability; Nursing Home Negligence; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Employment Law; Directors and Officers Liability; General Liability Defense; Environmental Law. Email: W. Michael Hill | | Roger N. Butler, Jr. (Member) born Idabel, Oklahoma, February 15, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1993, Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Arkansas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., Journalism, 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Author, "Piercing Worker's Compensation Exclusivity Through the Independent Legal Relationship Doctrine," 61 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3436, (12-29-90). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and Arkansas Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Vice-President, 2006; President-elect, 2007; President, 2008); Defense Research Institute (Member, Professionalism Committee). Practice Areas: Insurance; Bad Faith Litigation; Insurance Coverages; Employment Law; Medical Malpractice; Appellate Practice; Environmental Law; General Liability Defense; Directors and Officers Liability. Email: Roger N. Butler, Jr. | | Richard C. Honn (Member) born Hutchinson, Kansas, December 20, 1934; admitted to bar, 1963, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Fort Hays Kansas State College (B.A., 1959); University of Tulsa (LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (Oklahoma Chairman, 1979-1992). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Negligence; Professional Malpractice; Premises Liability. Email: Richard C. Honn | | Edward John Main (Member) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., 1969; J.D., with honors, 1986); Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (M.A., 1974; Ph.D., 1982). Author: "The Neglected Prong of the Miller Test for Obscenity: Serious Literary, Artistic, Political, or Scientific Value," 11 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 1159, 1987; "The Relevance of a Biological Definition of Life to Fundamental Rights," 6 Medicine and Law 189, 1987; "The Current State of Landowner Liability in Oklahoma," 63 Oklahoma Bar Journal 2723 (9/30/92); "Bad Faith in the Workers' Compensation Context: A Cause in Search of an Action," 30 Tulsa Law Journal 507, 1995; "Removal, Remand & Review of 'Bad Faith' Workers' Compensation Claims," 13 Thomas M. Cooley Law Review 121, 1996; "Who Owns a Nursing Facility?", 75 Oklahoma Bar Journal 111 (1/17/04); "The Perfected Appeal," 75 Oklahoma Bar Journal 749 (3/13/04). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate. Email: Edward John Main | | James Keith Secrest, III (Member) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western District of Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (M.I.S., 1996); Tulsa University (J.D., 2000). Member: Tulsa and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Negligence; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Aircraft Defense; Aviation Law; Dental Malpractice; Construction Defect; Environmental Law; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Insurance Bad Faith; Premises Liability; Subrogation; Contract Law. Email: James Keith Secrest, III | | —————————— | | Timothy S. Harmon (Associate) born Meridian, Mississippi, August 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Oklahoma; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Education: Oral Roberts University (B.A., 1982); O.W. Coburn School of Law, Oral Roberts University (J.D., 1985). Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Nursing Home Negligence; General Liability; Construction Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Personal Injury; Subrogation. Email: Timothy S. Harmon | | Don W. Danz (Associate) born Bangkok, Thailand, March 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Oklahoma; 1993, Missouri, Kansas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1994, Minnesota; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1989); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1992); University of Missouri-Kansas City (LL.M., Taxation, 1993). Legal Research Teaching Assistant, Energy Law Journal, University of Tulsa. Member, Representative: Oklahoma IRS/Bar Liaison Conference, 1994-2000; National Association of State Bar Tax Sections, 1997. Former, Insurance Company In-House Counsel. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association (Chairperson, Taxation Section, 1997-1998; Founding Editor, OBA Taxation Journal, 1994-1997); Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Transactional; Contract Law; Taxation. Email: Don W. Danz | | Michael D. Goss (Associate) born St. Joseph, Missouri, August 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1996, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Northwest Missouri State University (B.S., Accounting, 1992); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1995). Blue Key National Honor Fraternity (President, 1991-1992). Member: Tulsa and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Negligence; Professional Negligence; Products Liability. Email: Michael D. Goss | | Eric A. Mareshie (Associate) born Belleville, Illinois, July 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1999, Oklahoma; U.S. District court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (B.S., 1996); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1998). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Advocates. Recipient: Merit Scholarship Award; Cali Award; Health Law Certificate; Honorable Discharge Achievement and Good Conduct Medals, U.S. Air Force, 1989. Winner, Client Counseling Competition. Former Associate: Joe L. White P.C.; Bridger-Riley, Stallard & Associates. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. [U.S. Air Force, 1985-1989]. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Negligence; Medical Negligence; Employment Discrimination; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Eric A. Mareshie | | W. Joseph Pickard (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 19, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Oklahoma; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2002). President, Board of Advocates, 2001-2002. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation. Email: W. Joseph Pickard | | Tara Goodnight (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2001, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Member: Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations; Tulsa County Bar Auxiliary. Practice Areas: Dental Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Hospital Liability Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: Tara Goodnight |
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