Mr. McKenna was born in New York, N.Y., on September 14, 1955. Mr. McKenna's practice is primarily devoted to insurance defense in the context of fiduciary duty claims, professional errors and omissions, general liability claims, employment discrimination and commercial litigation. Mr. McKenna has tried cases in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings under collective bargaining agreements, and before agency licensure and disciplinary boards. During his career, Mr. McKenna has been involved in more than 100 appeals in state and federal courts across the country. He also practices in the areas of complex commercial litigation, including class action defense. Mr. McKenna's practice also involves the preparation of coverage opinions and representing borrowers in private bond placements for construction and public work projects. Mr. McKenna has participated in presenting continuing education seminars for claims handlers and counsel in the areas of health law and catastrophic litigation defense. Mr. McKenna has been included in the Oklahoma "SuperLawyers" magazine in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, an award given only to the state's top 5% attorneys. He is also included in Best Lawyers in America. He has also been named as one of America's Best Lawyers, a peer review rating system considered by may to be the most reliable system that bestows the highest honor on those selected. He is included in Strathmore's "Who's Who-Worldwide" and is a 2009 Strathmore "Executive of the Year." He currently serves on the editorial boards of The Federal Lawyer, the magazine of the Federal Bar Association, and the University of Tulsa Alumni Association Magazine, and is a member of the American Bar Association Advisory Committee. He is also a Lifetime Honorary Member of "Scribes," the American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects, for his outstanding editorial contributions to the University of Tulsa Law Journal. He is "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell.
American Jurisprudence Awards: Labor Law and Conflicts of Laws. Mediator Certificate, Program on Negotiation, Harvard University Law School. Editor, Tulsa Law Journal Vol. 15. Author: "False Light Invasion of Privacy?", 15 T.L.J. 113 (1980); "A Jury of One's Peers," The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 57, p. 4; "Breed Discrimination Laws; So Wrong in So Many Ways," The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 58, p. 4; "Biodiversity: It is the Law of Nature and We'd Better Take Heed," The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 59, p.4. Teaching Assistant, College of Law Moot Court Board. University of Tulsa College of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law. Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, Temporary Division, 1993. Adjunct Settlement Judge, USDC, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Member, Board of Directors, University of Tulsa College of Law, Alumni Association. Certified Mediator, Harvard University Program on Negotiation.
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