K. Ellis Ritchie - a Pryor, Oklahoma (OK) Eminent Domain/Condemnation Law Lawyer

Pryor Eminent Domain/Condemnation Law Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Eminent Domain/Condemnation Law 70%
Construction Litigation 5%
Real Estate Law 15%
Probate & Estate Administration 5%
Land Use & Zoning 5%

Litigation: 75%

Attorney Information

Overview

K. Ellis Ritchie is the founding and managing partner of the Ritchie, Rock & McBride Law Firm. Mr. Ritchie has served as lead attorney on 15 published appellate decisions to date along with numerous unpublished appellate decisions. He has served as lead attorney on over 75 jury trials to date all across the state of Oklahoma. He also serves as an instructor for other attorneys in continuing legal education seminars.

K. Ellis Ritchie earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University Of Tulsa College Of Law in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1992. In 1993 he founded his own law firm which has grown into the present firm of “Ritchie, Rock & McBride”.

Mr. Ritchie's work experience includes serving as a municipal court prosecutor, municipal court judge, city attorney and private attorney. He has served as President of the local Bar Association and is admitted to the United States Supreme Court Bar, all Oklahoma state courts and federal courts located in the state, Oklahoma Bar Association and the Mayes County Bar Association.

Awards and Honors

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Past Lists

2024 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
2023 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
2022 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1992
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Northeastern Oklahoma State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1986
  B.S.
  Major: Marketing

Current Employment Position(s)

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Senior Partner
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Past Positions

City of Pryor, Prosecutor, 1992
City of Pryor, Municipal Judge, 1993 - 1996

References

Mike McGehee - Williams Construction Company, Pryor, Oklahoma

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Kolker & Kolker, CPA, Pryor, Oklahoma
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Ron Reiser - RCB Bank, Pryor, Oklahoma
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Century Bank, Pryor, Oklahoma
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Matthew N Davis - Groendyke Transport Inc.

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Bill McAnally - A & M Concrete
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Languages

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English (Primary)
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Classes and Seminars

Eminent Domain in Oklahoma, Lorman Education Services, July 28, 2006
Legal Issues for Oklahoma Civil Engineers, Half Moon Seminars, October 14, 2005
Plat and Subdivision Law, Lorman Education Services, October 30, 2013
Legal and Practical Issues of Easements in Oklahoma, Lorman Education Services, April 9, 2014
Advanced Eminent Domain & Valuation, NBI Seminars, November 12, 2013

Representative Clients

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RCB Bank
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Century Bank
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Williams Construction Co.
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Pryor Stone
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El Chico Restaurants
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Trade Winds Hotels
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City of Pryor Creek, OK
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Groendyke Transport, Inc.
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Representative Cases

State ex rel Department of Transportation v. Perdue
- Citation: 204 P.3rd 1279
- Court: Supreme Court of OK
- Year: 1999
- Serial Number: 105297
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. Post
- Citation: 125 P.3d 1183
- Court: Supreme Court of OK
- Year: 2005
- Serial Number: 102,101
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. Kelly
- Citation: 156 P.3d 734
- Court: OK CIV APP
- Year: 2006
- Serial Number: 102,566
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. Minor
- Citation: 221 P.3d 141
- Court: OK CIV APP
- Year: 2009
- Serial Number: 106003
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. United Commercial Properties. Inc.
- Citation: 214 P.3d 810
- Court: Oklahoma
- Year: 2008
- Serial Number: 104720
Petty v. Petty
- Citation: 890 P.2d 1364
- Court: Okla. Civ. App. Div.I
- Year: 1995
- Serial Number: 82,801
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. Watkins
- Citation: 993 P.2d 144
- Court: Okla. Civ. App. Div. 2
- Year: 1999
- Serial Number: 91,443
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. Chelsea Butane
- Citation: 91 P.3d 656
- Court: Okla. Civ. App. Div. 2
- Year: 2004
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. Moore
- Citation: 217 P.3d 165
- Court: Okla. Civ. App. Div.I
- Year: 2009
- Serial Number: 105787
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. Evans
- Citation: 241 P.3d 273
- Court: Okla. Civ. App. Div. I
- Year: 2010
- Serial Number: 106733
Goss v. Mitchell
- Citation: 2011 OK CIV APP 74
- Court: OK Civ APP
- Year: 2011
- Serial Number: 106928
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. Teal
- Citation: 2010 OK CIV APP 64
- Court: OK CIV APP
- Year: 2010
- Serial Number: 106244
McGlothlin v. Livingston
- Citation: 2012 OK CIV APP 48
- Court: OK CIV APP
- Year: 2012
- Serial Number: 107144
Bates v. Copeland
- Citation: 2015 OK CIV APP 30
- Court: OK CIV APP
- Year: 2015
- Serial Number: 112506
State ex rel Department of Transportation v. K & L Leasing, Inc.
- Citation: 2012 OK CIV APP 71
- Court: OK CIV APP
- Year: 2012
- Serial Number: 108,784

Bar Admissions

Oklahoma, 1992
U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. Supreme Court, 2009

Other Affiliations

American Bar Association, 1992 - Present (Member)
Oklahoma Bar Association, 1992 - Present (Member)
Lions Club, 1986 - Present (Member)
Cherokee Nation Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Member)
Mayes County Bar Association, 1992 - Present (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

Phi Delta Phi

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Pryor, OK

21 North Vann Street
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