University Attended:
Amarillo College, Emergency Medical Technician Certificate; Peace Officer Certificate; Oklahoma City University School of Law, M.B.A., with honors, 2001; West Texas A & M University, B.S., 1993
Law School Attended:
Oklahoma City University School of Law, J.D., 2001
Year of First Admission:
2001
Admission:
2001, Oklahoma; 2003, U.S. District Court: Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
State Bar of Oklahoma; Oklahoma County Bar Association; Canadian County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; American Bar Association; Oklahoma Association of Municipal Attorneys; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel,
Special Agencies:
Deputy Sheriff and Dispatcher, Randall County, Texas, Sheriff's Office, 1993-1998;
Firefighter, Canyon, Texas, Fire Department, 1990-1998;
Assistant District Attorney, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, District Attorney's Office, 2001-2002;
School Board, Yukon Public Schools, 2005-2011
Reported Cases:
Norton v. City of Marietta, OK, 432 F.3d 1145 (10th Cir. 2005); Price v. Philpot, 420 F.3d 1158 (10th Cir. 2005); Gilmore v. Board of County Commissioners of Logan County, 147 P.3d 29b (OK. Civ. App. 2006); Eidson v. Owens, 515 F.3d 1139 (10th Cir. 2008); Bosh v. Cherokee County Governmental Building Authority, 305 P.3d 994, (Okla. 2013); Smith v. City of Stillwater, 328 P.3d 1192 (Okla. 2014); Howard v. Grady County Criminal Justice Authority, --P.3d--, 2017 OK CIV APP 7; Rife v. Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, 846 F.3d 1119, (10th Cir. 2017); Rife v. Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, 854 F.3d 637, (10th Cir. 2017)
Hobbies & interests:
Music, reading, outdoor activities, fishing, hunting, golf.
