Attorney Bios -- Kirk and Chaney

Partners

Allen Campbell, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Oklahoma; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Claims Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1979); Oklahoma City University (J.D., with honors, 1983); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1984). Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations.

PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas; Family Law; and Commercial Transactions.

James M. Chaney, born Elk City, Oklahoma, May 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Oklahoma; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma City University (B.A., 1977); Cornell University; University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1980). Assistant District Attorney, Oklahoma County, 1980. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations.

PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Law; Oil and Gas Law; Complex Litigation.

Thomas J. Daniel IV, born Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., with distinction, 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Oklahoma County (Member, Young Lawyers Division, Board of Directors, 1988-1990; Chairperson, Ask a Lawyer Committee, 1989-1991; Speakers Bureau/Media Relations Committee, 1989-1990), Oklahoma and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association.

PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation; Oil and Gas; Family Law.

Cheryl P. Hunter, born Stillwater, Oklahoma, June 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma; 1991, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1979); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1982). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Governors Commission on Government Performance, Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board (Chairman, 1997-00), Regent, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (2000 -). Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Inns of Court XXII Master, Luther Bohanon Inn.

PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate law; Employment law, Commercial Transactions Insurance Receivership; Litigation in State and Federal Courts

Jake Jones, III, born Cincinnati, Ohio, June 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Central State University (B.B.A., 1979); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1982). Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; Oklahoma County Bar Association (Past Board Member, 1993-1995). Elected Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission, 1991-1997 (Chairman, 1995-1996). Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 2005-2007); Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board, 2001- (Vice Chairman, 2007-); Approved Mediator and Arbitrator by Oklahoma County District Court and Western District of Oklahoma.

PRACTICE AREAS: Health Care, Civil Rights, Municipal, School, Bad Faith, Employment Litigation, Mediation.

James A. Kirk, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Oklahoma; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth, Fifth and Fourth Circuits. Education: Central State College; University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1964; J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1977-1984 and President, 1980-1982, Oklahoma Board of Corrections. Member, Governor's Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, 1981-1984 and Chairman, Corrections Subcommittee, 1981-1984. Member, 1985-1991 and President, 1988-1989, Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission; Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Commission, 1992-. Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court XXII, 1987-. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Litigation; Family Law) Bar Associations; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association.

PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Law; Complex Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Employment Law; Family Law.

Matthew L. Standard, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Certified Public Accountant, Oklahoma, 1984. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants.

PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Law.

Associates

Anne Moore, born Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1984, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: New York University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); College of William & Mary (M.A, 1971); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Oklahoma Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association.

PRACTICE AREAS: Family Law, Commercial Litigation.

David Sturdivant, born Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 29, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Oklahoma. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 2002); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 2005). Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association.

PRACTICE AREAS: Family Law, Civil Litigation.

Srin Surapanani, born May 25, 1971; admitted to bar; 1996, Texas; 2006, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1993); University of Texas (J.D., 1996). Member: Texas Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association.

PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation

Of Counsel

Jack G. Bush, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June 26, 1934; admitted to bar, 1959, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th, 5th and 10th Circuits. Education: University of Central Oklahoma (B.A. 1956); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

PRACTICE AREAS: Business Law; Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Probate; Real Estate; Wills.



Attorney Bios Partners Allen Campbell, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Oklahoma; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Claims Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1979); Oklahoma City University (J.D., with honors, 1983); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1984). Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas; Family Law; and Commercial Transactions. James M. Chaney, born Elk City, Oklahoma, May 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Oklahoma; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma City University (B.A., 1977); Cornell University; University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1980). Assistant District Attorney, Oklahoma County, 1980. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Law; Oil and Gas Law; Complex Litigation. Thomas J. Daniel IV, born Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., with distinction, 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Oklahoma County (Member, Young Lawyers Division, Board of Directors, 1988-1990; Chairperson, Ask a Lawyer Committee, 1989-1991; Speakers Bureau/Media Relations Committee, 1989-1990), Oklahoma and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation; Oil and Gas; Family Law. Cheryl P. Hunter, born Stillwater, Oklahoma, June 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma; 1991, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1979); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1982). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Governors Commission on Government Performance, Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board (Chairman, 1997-00), Regent, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (2000 -). Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Inns of Court XXII Master, Luther Bohanon Inn. PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate law; Employment law, Commercial Transactions Insurance Receivership; Litigation in State and Federal Courts Jake Jones, III, born Cincinnati, Ohio, June 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Central State University (B.B.A., 1979); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1982). Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; Oklahoma County Bar Association (Past Board Member, 1993-1995). Elected Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission, 1991-1997 (Chairman, 1995-1996). Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 2005-2007); Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board, 2001- (Vice Chairman, 2007-); Approved Mediator and Arbitrator by Oklahoma County District Court and Western District of Oklahoma. PRACTICE AREAS: Health Care, Civil Rights, Municipal, School, Bad Faith, Employment Litigation, Mediation. James A. Kirk, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Oklahoma; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth, Fifth and Fourth Circuits. Education: Central State College; University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1964; J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1977-1984 and President, 1980-1982, Oklahoma Board of Corrections. Member, Governor's Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, 1981-1984 and Chairman, Corrections Subcommittee, 1981-1984. Member, 1985-1991 and President, 1988-1989, Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission; Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Commission, 1992-. Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court XXII, 1987-. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Litigation; Family Law) Bar Associations; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Law; Complex Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Employment Law; Family Law. Matthew L. Standard, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Certified Public Accountant, Oklahoma, 1984. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Law. Associates Anne Moore, born Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1984, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: New York University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); College of William & Mary (M.A, 1971); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Oklahoma Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Family Law, Commercial Litigation. David Sturdivant, born Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 29, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Oklahoma. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 2002); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 2005). Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Family Law, Civil Litigation. Srin Surapanani, born May 25, 1971; admitted to bar; 1996, Texas; 2006, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1993); University of Texas (J.D., 1996). Member: Texas Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation Of Counsel Jack G. Bush, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June 26, 1934; admitted to bar, 1959, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th, 5th and 10th Circuits. Education: University of Central Oklahoma (B.A. 1956); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. PRACTICE AREAS: Business Law; Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Probate; Real Estate; Wills. · Home · About Our Firm · Attorney Bios · Areas of Practice · Contact Us · Disclaimer ·