First Admitted: 1989, Oklahoma

Professional Webpage: https://oklahomainjurylaw.com/attorneys/glendell-d-nix/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Since 1989 Oklahoma Bar Association
American Association for Justice, Leaders Forum, Member, 2021
American Association for Justice, Professional Liability Section, Member
American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group Member
American Association for Justice Member
Oklahoma Association for Justice Member
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Medical Malpractice for a botched surgery resulting in a $5.75 jury verdict, 2020
Jury Verdict: $1,175,000 Wrongful Death, medical malpractice, Eastern District of Oklahoma
Settlement: $2,100,000 medical malpractice, failure to treat resulting in wrongful death
Settlement: $4,000,000 medical malpractice, failure to treat resulting in wrongful death
Jury Verdict: $4,500,000 Medical malpractice, negligently administered chemotherapy resulting in catastrophic, permanent injuries
Jury Verdict: $5,750,000 Medical Malpractice: Surgical Error resulting in leg Amputation, Tulsa County, 2020
Settlement: $4,700,000 Permanent hypoxic brain injury caused during labor and delivery leading to cerebral palsy
Jury Verdict: $6,190,000 Medical Malpractice, failure to diagnose blood clot resulting in wrongful death, 2019
Settlement: $6,500,000 Medical malpractice, failure to diagnose causing catastrophic injury
Settlement: $7,500,00 Medical Malpractice, failure to diagnose causing catastrophic injury
Settlement of birth injury case in the amount of $3.925 million, 2020

Pro bono/Community Service:

MND Backpack drive providing backpacks to students who attend Title 1 schools

Honors/Awards:

Best Attorney for Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice, 405 Magazine, 2020
Selected as a Top Medical Malpractice Attorney in 405, Top Medical Malpractice Attorney in the 405, 405 Magazine, 2025
Glendell was selected as the Top Medical malpractice attorney in the 405, Top Medical Malpractice Attorney in the 405, 405 Magazine, 2024
Top 25 Medical Malpractice Lawyer, The National Association of Trial Lawyers, 2020
Outstanding Trial Lawyer, Oklahoma Association for Justice, 2017

Educational Background:

Graduated summa cum laude (with Highest Distinction) from Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma), 1986
Glendell received his juris doctorate and graduated with Highest Honors (top 5%) from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. During Law school he won Freshman Competition and was voted Top Speaker by the judges. Glendell was a member of the Oklahoma Law Review, a Note Editor for the Oklahoma Law Review and recipient of the Outstanding Note Editor . Glendell was also inducted as a member of the Order of the Coif (top 10%). , 1989

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

CLE program wherein Glendell was teaching other attorneys about the ethics involved in litigating nursing home negligence cases, Keynote Speaker, Ethics in Litigating Nursing Home Negligence Cases, Oklahoma Bar Association, Attorneys
Represented our clients on both the local level and on appeal, Trial Attorney, Liddington v. Burns, 916 F. Supp 1127 (W.D. Okla. 1995)
Trial Lawyer representing our clients on the local level as well as on appeal, Trial Attorney, Rogers v. Mercy Health Center Inc, 2014 OK CIV APP 69, 334 P.3d 426
Trial lawyer representing our clients on the local level and on appeal, Trial Attorney, Chandler v. Valentine, 2014 OK 61, 330 P 2d 1209
Trial Lawyer representing our clients on the local level and on appeal, Trial Attorney, Monfore V Phillips, 778 F 3d 849 (10th Cir) 2015
Trial attorney representing our clients on both the local level, and on appeal, Trial Attorney, Maree V Neawirth, 2016 OK 62, 374 P3d 750
Trial lawyer presenting our clients case before the local court and on appeal. This is the published opinion, Trial Attorney, Andrew V Depani-Sparkes, 2017 OK 42, 396 P 3d 210
An article written explaining how to obtain jurisdiction based upon the minimum contact rule, writer, Jurisdiction: Missouri ex rel Wichita Falls General Hospital v Adolf: Clarifying the minimum contacts standard, 41 Oklahoma Law Review 565
Glendell was the Keynote speaker at a CLE program, Keynote Speaker, Adhering to Procedural Guidelines in Filing the Suit and Conducting Discovery, National Business Institute, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Attorneys
This was a CLE program wherein Glendell was teaching other attorneys how to identify hospital corporate liability and negligence, Keynote Speaker, Identifying Hospital Corporate Liability and Institutional Negligence, National Business Institute, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Attorneys

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Top 100 Verdicts in Medical Malpractice in the United States, 2020
Top 100 Trial Lawyers of America
Oklahoma Association for Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2017
Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum
Million Dollar Advocate Forum

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