28 Apr Common Sense Is What Again?
COMMON SENSE IS WHAT AGAIN? The Story of the Trial Cody Franklin The Saga of The Friendly Market On the morning of the first day of a jury trial, you can’t help but...
07 Apr UPDATE…
You may recall that a few weeks ago I wrote a short article on HB 1452 that was proposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The principal authors of the...
03 Apr OUR STORY
Kate and I were so excited when we found out she was pregnant with Bryce. I was working for a law firm in Eufaula at the time, it seemed as...
02 Apr Mayor Signs Autism Proclamation as Advocates Seek Awareness
Thank you to the McAlester News Capital and James Beaty for writing a great piece on the Mayor's proclamation and spreading awareness. The article reads as follows: It may seem like a...
06 Mar AS AMERICAN AS BASEBALL, APPLE PIE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: How Curt Flood Gave Up His Career to Stand on His Principle
Take Me Out To The Ball Game...
28 Feb GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY: Statutory Law v. the Constitution
Charles Deal and Annette Deal vs. Sean Devon Brooks, Randy J. Lack, and Jennifer Shaw, and State of Oklahoma ex re. Oklahoma Department of Human Services, 2016 OK CIV APP...
25 Feb HB 1482: THE HOUSE MEMBERS THAT PROPOSED IT, AND WHY THEY THINK THE CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA ARE STUPID.
It’s true that if you want a good laugh then you should tell anyone that the “government is just looking out for you”. Go ahead turn to the person to...
22 Feb MAKING A TRIAL LAWYER: How the William Kennedy Smith Trial and Court TV Shaped my Future
Everybody has something that impacts them and guides them along their journey in life. When I talk to lawyers I know, and ask them what made them become what they...
30 Jan POLITICS ARE LOCAL
The young man pictured here is Cody Franklin. He’s a nice guy, smart, kind of funny in a dry way, and he likes to wear vests. He’s a bit of...
17 Jan FIVE MINUTE VERDICT The Story of the Trial of Reuben Gutierrez Jr. Part II
Mr. Merritt began his opening statement by reading the charging information in his soft and non-threatening style. He next began to lay out the events that occurred that night just...