Donald E. Smolen, II
Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation,
Insurance Coverage,
Civil Rights,
Personal Injury,
Bad Faith Insurance,
Birth Injury,
Brain Injury,
Medical Malpractice,
Premises Liability - Plaintiff,
Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff,
Trucking Accidents,
Wrongful Death
Education Qualification:
The University of Tulsa College of Law
Practice Areas:
Civil litigation,
Insurance coverage,
Civil rights,
Personal injury,
Bad faith insurance,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Medical malpractice,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
611 S Detroit AveTulsa, Oklahoma, 74120
First Admitted: 2003, Oklahoma
Professional Webpage: https://smolen.law/the-alpha-team/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Tulsa County Bar Association
- Member, American Trial Lawyers Association (2006-present)
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2004
- Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2014
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2005
- Member, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (2006-present)
- Oklahoma, 2003
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 2004
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $10,250,000 verdict in the Northern District of Oklahoma on behalf of the Estate of Elliot Williams against the Tulsa County Sheriff's Department and former Tulsa County Sheriff, Stanley Glanz, 2017
Pro bono/Community Service:
- San Miguel—a Catholic Lasallian Middle School that provides an education equivalent to that received in the top private schools in the country, to the poorest of the poor at no cost.
- Global Gardens—a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering students and communities through hands-on science education.
- Tulsa Lawyers for Children – Tulsa Lawyers for Children are the voices of children in court. The organization makes sure abused and neglected children are treated and represented just like any paying adult client.
- IronGate (Trinity Episcopal Homeless Ministry) – Iron Gate’s mission is to feed hungry people. The soup kitchen provides a hot and nutritious meal every day, the food pantry distributes grocery bags and the kid’s pantry distributes kid’s packs along with regular groceries to those families with children.
- Tulsa Girls Arts School (GAS) Project—a grassroots non-profit art studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma committed to empowering underserved girls through visual arts training.
- Tulsa Area United Way – The Tulsa Area United Way unites people and resources to improve lives and build a stronger community.
- Family & Children Services – Family & Children’s Services is a leading provider of behavioral health care and family services for people of all ages in Tulsa and surrounding communities.
- John 3:16 Mission—John 3:16 Mission is an interdenominational Christian Ministry that exists to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of Tulsa’s hungry, homeless and at-risk. Located in downtown Tulsa, OK, the Mission provides food, shelter, clothing and restorative programs to those in need. Since its founding in 1952, the Mission has served in excess of 4 million meals and provided over 1 million individual shelters to the homeless.
- Eastern Oklahoma American Red Cross – The Eastern Oklahoma Red Cross is responsible for the safety and preparedness of 1.5 million people spread across eastern Oklahoma.
- Riverfield Country Day School – Riverfield Country Day School provides excellent education in a family-oriented atmosphere for preschool through high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- Ronald McDonald House -Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tulsa is committed to providing a “home away from home” for families whose children are being treated in Tulsa hospitals for serious medical illness or injury.
Honors/Awards:
- Oklahoma Super Lawyers Super Lawyer Honoree 2018-2019
- Order of Barristers
- Oklahoma Super Lawyers Rising Star Honoree – 2011, 2013 – 2017
- The International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award
- ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law
- CALI Award, Comparative Bioethics and the Law
- Order of the Curule Chair
- Bioethics and the Law Book Award
Educational Background:
- University of Tulsa, B.A. in Political Science, 2000
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Editor, Tulsa Law Review, University of Tulsa College of law
Industry Groups:
- Catastrophic Tort Litigation
- Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
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