Andrew W. Lester

Government, Mediation
1701 South Kelly Avenue
Edmond, Oklahoma 73013


Government

Admitted

1981, Oklahoma; 1985, District of Columbia; 1990, Texas; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, Colorado

Law School

Georgetown University, J.D., 1981

Law School Graduation Year

1981

College

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet, Munich, Germany; Duke University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; Geor

Memberships

Oklahoma Association of Municipal Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1991, 1994-1998, 2000—; General Counsel, 1987-1988; President, 1988-1990); The Federalist Society (Vice-President, Civil Rights Practice Group, 1995—; President, Oklahoma City Chapter, 1995-1999)

Biographical

Phi Delta Phi. Author: Constitutional Law and Democracy, Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1994; Fighting City Hall, 18 Litigation, Spring, 1992, at 37; Is Federalism Dead? 48 Human Events, December 10, 1988 at 12; The Liability Insurance Crisis-Myth and Reality, 7 The Lincoln Review 43, Fall, 1986; Voting Rights & Voting Power, 6 The Lincoln Review 57, Fall, 1985 Municipal Antitrust Liability after Boulder, 36 Oklahoma Law Review 827, 1983; The Future of Federalism, 53 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3079, December, 1982. Adjunct Professor, Employment Law, The Law of State and Local Government, Criminal Law, International Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law, 1988—. Adjunct Scholar, Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs. United States Magistrate Judge, Western District of Oklahoma, 1988-1996. Office of Governor-Elect Brad Henry, Transition Team, Law Enforcement/Corrections, Member, Budget/Finance, 2002-2003. Member, Tenth Circuit Merit Selection Panel, United States Bankruptcy Judge, 2001. Constitutional Law Specialist, Central & East European Law Initiative, American Bar Association, Kiev, Ukraine and Chisinau, Moldova, 1993. Assistant City Attorney, City of Enid, Oklahoma, 1982-1984. Office of the President-Elect Ronald Reagan, Transition Team, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1980-1981. Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

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