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Secrest, Hill, Butler & Secrest, P.C.

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

7134 South Yale, Suite 900, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

Established: 1984

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Dental Malpractice
  • Professional Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Environmental Law
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Bad Faith
  • Extra-Contractual Litigation
  • Trucking Law
  • Aviation
  • Medical Devices
  • Nursing Home Liability
  • Accountant Malpractice
  • Employment Law
  • Construction Defect
  • Architects and Engineers Malpractice

About Us

Since its formation, the philosophy of Secrest, Hill, Butler & Secrest has been to provide exceptional, aggressive and ethical legal representation to its clients in the civil judicial system. There are three principles underlying our philosophy.

First, the firm is committed to providing personalized service to our clients, always keeping them informed as to the status of their cases. Dialogue is constantly promoted between the firm and our clients, focusing upon their personal involvement in the legal process.

Second, we endeavor to perform only truly productive and meaningful discovery. Through such discovery, we seek to bring legal matters to an early resolution if possible, and if not, thoroughly and aggressively prepare them for successful resolution at trial.

Third, in representing our clients, we are committed to maintaining the ethical standards of our profession, as officers of the court. This includes providing exceptional legal services at fair and reasonable rates.

Although Secrest, Hill, Butler & Secrest has historically provided legal counsel to named defendants through assignments from insurance carriers, and continues to do so, the changing insurance climate has resulted in many corporations and companies becoming self-insured. As a result, a growing percentage of our legal services are provided directly to named defendants. Additionally, we have extensive experience in representing insurers directly in coverage and extra-contractual disputes with their policyholders.

Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

  • Alexsis, Inc.
  • AutoZone, Inc.
  • Avis Rent-A-Car System, LLC
  • Cessna Aircraft Company
  • Community Health Systems, Inc.
  • Contract Freighters, Inc.
  • Flying J, Inc.
  • Freightliner, LLC
  • HoganTaylor, LLP
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation
  • Koch Industries, Inc.
  • Parke-Davis
  • Pepsi-Cola Company
  • Raytheon Company
  • SAIA Motor Freight Line, Inc.
  • Sears, Roebuck and Co.
  • Warner-Lambert Company

Personnel Information

Partners/Shareholders


James K. Secrest, II

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 1972
  • Supreme Court of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 1979
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
  • Federal and Tulsa County Bar Associations
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1986; President Elect, 1985; Secretary-Treasure, 1982-1985; Board of Directors, 1980-1982)
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • The American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member; Past President, Oklahoma Chapter)
  • American Arbitration Association (Commercial Panel)
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • American Inns of Court
  • Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Education:
  • The University of Tulsa, B.S.B.A., 1969
  • The University of Tulsa, J.D., 1972

Born: 1947

W. Michael Hill

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 1974
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 1976
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Memberships:
  • American, Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 1985-1988; Vice President, 1989)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member)
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
  • American Inns of Court
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Baylor University, B.A., 1969
  • The University of Tulsa, J.D., 1973

Born: 1947

Roger N. Butler, Jr.

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 1989
  • Arkansas, 1993
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1990
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 1992
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 1993
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1995
Memberships:
  • Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 2006-2009; Vice-President, 2006; President Elect, 2007; President, 2008; Past President, 2009)
  • Defense Research Institute (Professionalism Committee, 2007-2009)
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
Publications:
  • "Piercing Workers' Compensation Exclusivity Through the Independent Legal Relationship Doctrine", 61 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3436, 12-29-90
Education:
  • The University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1986
  • The University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1989

Born: 1964

James Keith Secrest, III

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
Memberships:
  • American and Oklahoma Bar Associations
  • Trial Lawyers Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
  • Oklahoma State University, B.S., 1996
  • The University of Tulsa, J.D., 2000

Born: 1972

Partners


Edward J. Main

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 1986
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
  • American, Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
Publications:
  • "Bad Faith After Badillo", 77 Oklahoma Bar Journal 149 (January 14, 2006)
  • "The Perfect(ed) Appeal", 75 Oklahoma Bar Journal 749 (March 13, 2004)
  • "Who Owns a Nursing Facility?", 75 Oklahoma Bar Journal 111 (January 17, 2004)
  • "The Current State of Landowner Liability in Oklahoma", 63 Oklahoma Bar Journal 2723, (September 30, 1992)
  • "Bad Faith in the Workers' Compensation Context: A Cause in Search of an Action", 30 Tulsa Law Journal 507 (1995)
  • "The Relevance of a Biological Definition of Life to Fundamental Rights", 6 Medicine and Law 189 (1987)
  • "The Neglected Prong of the Miller Test for Obscenity: Serious Literary, Artistic, Political or Scientific Value", 11 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 1159 (1987)
  • "Removal, Remand and Review of `Bad Faith' Workers' Compensation Claims", 13 Thomas M. Cooley Law Review 121 (1996)
Education:
  • The University of Tulsa, B.A., 1969
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale, M.A., 1974
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Ph.D., 1982
  • The University of Tulsa, J.D. (with honors), 1986

Born: 1947

Tara Perkinson

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 2005
Memberships:
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
  • University of Arkansas, B.A., 1998
  • University of Arkansas, J.D., 2001

Born: 1975

Associates


Jennifer L. Struble

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2012
Memberships:
  • Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
Reported Cases:
Southern Hospitality, Inc. v. Zurich, 393 F.3d 1137 (10th Circuit 2004); Larry Snyder and Company v. Miller, 648 F.3d 1156 (10th Cir. 2011).
Education:
  • Oklahoma State University, B.S., 1993
  • The University of Oklahoma, M.P.A., 1995
  • The University of Tulsa, J.D. (with honors), 2003

Born: 1971

Jeffrey Fields

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
Education:
  • Eastern Kentucky University, B.S. (Dean's List), 1992
  • The University of Tulsa, J.D., 1999

Born: 1971

Diane M. Black

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 2001
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2006
Memberships:
  • Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
  • The University of Tulsa, B.A./B.A., 1994
  • The University of Tulsa, J.D., 1999

Born: 1968

Eddie L. Carr

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
Education:
  • Central State University, B.S.P.S., 1984
  • Oklahoma City University, J.D., 1988

Born: 1961

Ryan Scott Childress

Tulsa, OK

Admitted
  • Oklahoma, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 2013
Memberships:
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
Education:
  • Missouri State University, B.S. (summa cum laude), 2009
  • The University of Tulsa, J.D., 2012
Honors:
Order of Barristers; CALI - Legal Writing

Born: 1987

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