Richards & Connor, PLLP
Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 918-585-2394
- Fax: 918-585-1449
- E-Mail: info@richardsconnor.com
- Website: www.richardsconnor.com
Established: 1997
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Law
- Coverage Issues
- Extra-Contractual Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Defense Litigation
- Errors and Omissions
- General Liability
- Bad Faith
- Automobile
- Casualty
- Professional Liability
- Premises Liability
- Commercial Litigation
- Business Law
- Employment Law
- Construction Law
- Liquor Liability
- Directors and Officers Liability
About Us
Richards & Connor is devoted to providing the highest quality legal services to its clients in the insurance industry and the business community. The attorneys of Richards & Connor have broad experience in the representation of local businesses to multinationals. Its highly experienced and respected trial lawyers are supported by associates skilled in litigation support, and its trial resume of jury trials to verdict includes a multitude of cases involving commercial, insurance, medical, and personal injury matters.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- AIG
- Allied Professionals' Insurance Services, Inc.
- American Farmers & Ranchers Insurance Company
- American National Property and Casualty Company
- API ProAssurance
- Arch Insurance Company
- Atain Insurance Companies
- Berkley Oil & Gas
- BITCO General Insurance Corporation
- Capitol Indemnity Corporation
- CNA
- Constellation Mutual
- Copic Insurance Company
- Curi Insurance
- The Doctors Company
- EMC Insurance Company
- Emergency Physicians Insurance Exchange RRG
- Farmers Insurance Group
- GEICO
- Great American Insurance Company
- Hanover Insurance Group
- ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company
- Liberty Mutual Insurance
- Lloyd's Underwriters
- Markel American Insurance Company
- Meadowbrook Insurance Company
- The Medical Protective Company
- NCMIC Insurance Company
- Philadelphia Insurance Companies
- Physicians Liability Insurance Company
- Professional Solutions Insurance Company
- Pure Insurance
- RSUI Group, Inc.
- Specialty Risk Services, Inc. (SRS)
- Zurich American Insurance Company
Non-Insurance Clients
- City of Tulsa
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Mazzio's Corporation
- Name Brands, Inc.
- Oklahoma Spine & Brain Institute
- Saint Francis Health System
- St. John Medical Center, Inc.
- Select Medical Corporation
Personnel Information
Firm Members
Phil R. Richards
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: prichards@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance Law
- Civil Litigation
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1983
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 1985
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
Additional Biographical Details:
District Attorneys Office, Stephens and Grady Counties (1982-1984); Top 10/Top 50 Oklahoma Super Lawyer
Memberships:
- Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
- Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (President, 2004)
- American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Defense Research Institute
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- American Inns of Court
Education:
- The University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1980
- The University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1983
Honors:
Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel Distinguished Service Award; Oklahoma Bar Association Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award
Born: 1958
James W. Connor, Jr.
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: jconnor@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Civil Litigation
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1987
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1988
Memberships:
- Tulsa County Bar Association
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Education:
- The University of Tulsa, B.S.B.A., 1984
- The University of Tulsa, J.D., 1987
Fraternity Information:
Delta Theta Phi
Clerkship:
Law Clerk to Honorable Layn R. Phillips, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Oklahoma (1987-1988)
Born: 1961
Sidney D. Smith Jr.
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: ssmith@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Personal Injury Defense
- Civil Litigation
Admitted
- Hawaii, 2005
- Oklahoma, 2006
- U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 2005
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2017
Memberships:
- Oklahoma and Hawaii State Bar Associations
Education:
- The University of Oklahoma, B.A., History, 2000
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., 2004
Born: 1974
Kelsie M. Sullivan
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: ksullivan@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance
- Employment
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2004
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 2005
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2009
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2013
Additional Biographical Details:
"Ethics: Electronic Communications and Social Media in Your Law Practice," OBA CLE; Tulsa County Bar Association CLE: Panel on Social Media, 2012; Law Firm Alliance Labor & Employment Group: "Social Media Pitfalls that Lawyer Face," March 2013; Ruth Bader Ginsburg Inn of Court Outstanding Barrister, 2013; Oklahoma Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2012-2014; Rue Ratings Best Attorneys of America Invite, 2014
Memberships:
- Okahoma (Secretary, Labor & Employment Section, 2015; Section Chair, 2016) and Oklahoma County Bar Associations
- American Inns of Court
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Education:
- The University of Oklahoma, B.S., Mass Communication (with honors), 2001
- The University of Oklahoma, J.D. (with distinction), 2004
Born: 1979
Mary Elizabeth Nesser
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: mnesser@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Civil Litigation
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 2009
Additional Biographical Details:
Oklahoma Super Lawyers Rising Star
Memberships:
- Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
- Defense Research Institute
- Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
- American Inns of Court
Education:
- The University of Oklahoma, B.A./B.A. (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), 2005
- The University of Oklahoma, J.D., 2008
Law Review:
Managing Editor, American Indian Law Review
Honors:
The Order of the Barristers; University of Oklahoma Letzeiser Award
Language:
- Spanish
Born: 1981
Grant A. Fitz
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: gfitz@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2003
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2006
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2016
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2022
Memberships:
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Indiana University, B.A., 2000
- The University of Oklahoma, J.D., 2003
Language:
- Spanish
Born: 1978
Jessica N. Battson
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: jbattson@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Bad Faith
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2010
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
- Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Additional Biographical Details:
Oklahoma Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2015-2017; Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2015-2022
Memberships:
- Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
- American Inns of Court, Hudson Hall Wheaton Chapter
Education:
- California State University, Dominguez Hills, B.A. (with honors), 2007
- The University of Tulsa, J.D. (with honors), 2009
Born: 1985
Michael L. Carr
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: mcarr@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Employment
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1999
- Arkansas, 2009
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 1999
Education:
- The University of Oklahoma, B.A. Political Science (with honors), 1996
- The University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D. (with distinction), 1999
Born: 1972
Associates
Donald P. Stephens
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: dstephens@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2016
Memberships:
- Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
Education:
- Harding University, B.A. Accounting, 2010
- Harding University, M.B.A., 2011
- The University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 2015
Born: 1987
Ethan M. Sneed
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: esneed@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Bad Faith
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Product Liability Defense
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2016
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 2019
Education:
- Indiana University-Bloomington, B.A., 2013
- The University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 2016
Born: 1990
Emilie L. Cain
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: ecain@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith Litigation
- General Insurance Defense Litigation
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2022
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma
Education:
- The University of Oklahoma, B.A. Political Science, 2019
- The University of Oklahoma, J.D. (with distinction), 2022
Born: 1998
Hunter K. Bailey
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: hbailey@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Bad Faith
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2020
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma
Memberships:
- Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
- American Inns of Court
Education:
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University (with highest honors), 2016
- The University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2019
Honors:
CALI Award: Law & Literature
Born: 1994
Alison E. Connor
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: aconnor@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Commercial Litigation
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2018
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 2023
Memberships:
- Oklahoma Bar Association
Education:
- The University of Oklahoma, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2015
- The University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 2018
Born: 1993
Of Counsel
Bradford J. Williams
Tulsa, OK
- E-Mail: bwilliams@richardsconnor.com
Practice Areas
- Real Estate
- Franchise Law
- Contracts
- Employment Law
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1970
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
Memberships:
- American, Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
Education:
- The University of Oklahoma, B.A. Economics, 1966
- The University of Tulsa, J.D., 1969
Military:
Air National Guard, 6 years
Born: 1944
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