Glendell D. Nix

A dexterous Oklahoma personal injury attorney, Glendell D. Nix is the managing partner of the law firm Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst. Serving clients in Edmond and across Oklahoma City for more than three decades, his contributions to the practice have revolved around fighting for the rights of victims of medical malpractice, auto accidents, truck accidents, birth injuries, brain and spine injuries, and nursing home abuse.A summa cum laude graduate of Central State University, Mr. Nix completed his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1986. He then attended the University of Oklahoma College of Law and received his Juris Doctor with highest honors in 1989. While there, he served as the note editor of Oklahoma Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He was licensed in Oklahoma the same year and later in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.Mr. Nix is considerate of the emotional and psychological effects a personal injury has on an individual and leaves no stone unturned to help them secure their rightful compensation. Over his career, he has been successful in recovering settlements and awards numbering millions of dollars. Some of his representative results include:·       A $7.5 million settlement in a medical malpractice case·       A $4 million compensation for a wrongful death·       A $5.7 million settlement for a surgical error·       A $4.5 million verdict for a victim of negligently administered chemotherapyHonored in many ways for his contributions to the legal profession, Mr. Nix was named an “Outstanding Trial Lawyer” in 2017 by the Oklahoma Association for Justice and listed among the Top 25 Medical Malpractice Lawyers as well as the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. Furthermore, he was offered membership in the prestigious Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and named the Best Attorney for Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice by 405 Magazine.Many of Mr. Nix’s cases have resulted in published opinions. He has also penned numerous articles and lectured on various medical malpractice law topics at conferences and continuing legal education seminars. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Oklahoma Association for Justice and several sections of the American Association for Justice, including its Professional Liability Section and Birth Trauma Litigation Group.