Arthur W. Schmidt - Oklahoma City, OK

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, 1979
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, 1976
    B.S.
    Honors: cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Watson, McKenzie & Moricoli, Associate Attorney, 1979 - 1981

References

• Kevin Dunnington, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• Gregg Byram, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• Mike Oxley, Houston, Texas

• Ron Irvine, Norman, Oklahoma

Classes and Seminars

• Pipeline Statutes and Gathering Fees, Oklahoma City COPAS Committee, 2003
  
• Gas Balancing, A Primer, Oklahoma City COPAS Committee, 2001
  
• Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Oil & Gas Pollution Cases, Oklahoma College of Law - Kuntz Seminar, 2005

Representative Clients

• Antioch Energy

• SandStone Energy Acquisitions, Inc.

• Oxley Energy, LLC

• Arvine Pipe and Supply Co.

Representative Cases

• Fisher versus Grace Petroleum Corp.
  • Citation: 830 P.2d 1380
  • Court: Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
  • Year: 1991
• LPCX Corp. versus Faulkner
  • Citation: 818 P.2d 431
  • Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court
  • Year: 1991
• Twyman versus GHK Corp.
  • Citation: 93 P.3d 51
  • Court: Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
  • Year: 2004

Bar Admissions

• Oklahoma, 1979
• U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1987
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1982
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1998
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

Other Affiliations

• Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member)
• Oklahoma Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Oklahoma City Association of Petroleum Landmen, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Norman Youth Soccer Association, 1988 - 2002 (Past Coach & Board Member)
• Boy Scouts of America, 1988 - Present (Scout Master, Silver Beaver, District Committee, Council Committee)
• St. Mark Catholic Church, 1995 - 2015 (Council Member, Finance Board, Legal Counsel)
• Varsity Club/Phillips University