Education and
Background

Juris Doctorate (J.D.)
Oral Roberts University, 1982

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Purdue University, 1978

In law school, Ted was a member of the Academic Affairs Committee 1980-1981 and the recipient of the Hal P. Dekle Trial Advocacy Award.

Tulsa County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee 1995-1998.

Practice Areas

Litigation; Real Estate; Tax Exempt Organizations; Business Law; Religious Ministries; Church Law

Legal Experience

Ted has over 22 years of experience in general civil and corporate practice with emphasis on business litigation, commercial lending transactions, real estate and landlord/tenant matters, loan work-out agreements, contract litigation, foreclosures and collections.

His experience also includes representing corporations and individuals in litigation occurring in state and federal courts in Oklahoma, as well as representation in arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

He has experience representing clients in real estate matters, business and corporate law and probate.

He also has experience with the incorporation of churches and religious ministries as well as successfully obtaining federal tax-exempt status for those clients.

Representative Matters

- The foreclosure defense of four low-income tax credit apartment projects in the Tulsa area, which resulted in the restructuring of underlying indebtedness.

- The negotiation and drafting of loan documents on behalf of the project developer relating to the financing of a fixed-income retirement community in Pima County, Arizona, through the issuance of $17,500,000 in multi-family mortgage revenue bonds.

Bar and Professional Associations

Ted is a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court and the state courts of Oklahoma and Texas.