Admitted
1947, Kansas; 1949, Oklahoma; 1978, Texas
Law School
Washburn University, J.D., 1947; University of Michigan, LL.M., 1948; University of Michigan, S.J.D., 1955
Law School Graduation Year
1955
College
Washburn University, A.B., 1943
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor, University of Tulsa College of Law, 1950-1972. Legal Department, Shell Oil Co., 1948-1960. Associate General Counsel and General Counsel, Amerada Hess Petroleum Corporation, 1960-1969. Vice-President and General Counsel of Amerada Division, Amerada Hess Corporation, 1969-1971. Vice-President and Associate General Counsel, Amerada Hess Corporation, 1971-1972. Dean, University of Tulsa College of Law, 1972-1974. U.S. District Judge, 1974-1978 and Chief Judge, 1975-1978, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Vice President and General Counsel, Shell Oil Company, 1978-1983. Joined Gable & Gotwals, 1984. Chairman, Section of Natural Resources Law, American Bar Association, 1983-1984. President, Tulsa County Bar Association, 1971. Member, National Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, American Arbitration Association. Member at Large, Complex Case Panel of Arbitrators. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.