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Michael P. Whaley

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EDUCATION

  • Oklahoma State University (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 2015)
    • Magna Cum Laude, Honors College Degree, Top 5 Senior in Economics and Legal Studies
  • University of Oklahoma College of Law (Juris Doctor, 2018, with honors)
    • Order of the Coif, Assistant Managing Editor of Oklahoma Law Review, American Jurisprudence award winner, William T. and James T. Comfort Scholar, Board of Advocates, Phi Delta Phi, Dean’s Leadership Fellows, Dean’s List Honoree (all semesters)

ADMISSIONS

  • State Bar of Oklahoma
  • United States District Courts for the Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented clients in a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts, including business litigation, oil and gas litigation, and commercial real estate litigation
  • Representation of clients includes responsibility for all phases of litigation, including written discovery, depositions, trial submissions, and post-verdict practice, and associated motion practice throughout
  • Obtained favorable dispositions of lawsuits, including dismissal or summary judgment in numerous lawsuits, and successfully tried lawsuits to verdict
  • Successfully handled state and federal appellate matters
  • Judicial Extern for the Honorable Robert E. Bacharach, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (fall 2017)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court XXIII, barrister
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Foundation
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association

HONORS, AWARDS & RANKINGS

  • 2024 and 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America – Commercial Litigation and Oil and Gas Law

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Crossings Community Church, member