First Admitted: 1974

Bar/Professional Activity:

United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President, 2011 – Present
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Member
Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Legislative Coordinator
Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors, 1996 – 1997
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Advisory Board, 1998 – 2002
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors, 1991 & 1993
Oklahoma Bar Association, Member
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1974
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Oklahoma Bar Association (Chairman, Criminal Law Committee), 1999-2000
First Amendment Lawyers’ Association
United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers’ Association, Advisory Board, 1998 - 2002
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Legislative Coordinator)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
United States District Court for the Southern District of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers’ Association (Member: Board of Directors), 1991, 1993
Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, (Board of Directors 2009-Present, President 2011)
Master, William J. Holloway American Inn of Court, 1997 - 2018

Honors/Awards:

Barry Albert Award from the Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for Excellence in Advocacy, 2005
Legal Analyst, ABC Television News and Local Affiliates
Best Lawyers in America, 1999 - 2012
Clarence Darrow Award as Oklahoma’s Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer, 1995
Criminal Trial Practice, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

John W. Coyle, III