Martin, Linda Crook

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Linda Crook Martin received her Bachelors and her Law Degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee in 1972 and 1980, respectively, and was admitted to practice in Oklahoma in 1980, and in Arkansas in 2005. Ms. Martin practices in the area of environmental law and water law with over 25 years experience in both litigation and regulatory matters. Ms. Martin is a fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers and was elected to its fifteen-member Board of Regents in 2009.  The American College of Environmental Lawyers is an invitation-only  professional association of preeminent environmental lawyers throughout the United States.  Ms. Martin has been listed in the Best Lawyers of America in the area of Environmental Law since 2005.  In Super Lawyers since 2006, she is designated one of the Top 25 Women Oklahoma Super Lawyers for 2010 and 2011. 

The Journal Record selected Ms. Martin as one of fifty women Making a Difference in the State of Oklahoma as a finalist in the Woman of the Year program. Ms. Martin is a frequent speaker for continuing legal education in Oklahoma, and is a long time member of the Oklahoma Bar Association Women in Law Committee. She was one of the founding members and treasurer of the Environmental Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association. In 2005, Urban Tulsa Weekly selected Ms. Martin as one of the Top 100 Tulsans based on her expertise in environmental law. Ms. Martin handles cases, both regulatory and litigation, in all areas of environmental law, including without limitation, hazardous waste, natural resources, Superfund, and water quality.  She is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment and the Litigation Section. She is licensed to practice in both Oklahoma and Arkansas, and is admitted to practice in all federal courts in Oklahoma, the Western District of Arkansas, and the United States Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice

• Environmental Law
• Environmental Litigation and Regulation
• Water Law

West Practice Categories

Environmental

Bar Admissions

• Oklahoma, 1980
• Arkansas, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Fellow, American College of Environmental Lawyers
• Oklahoma State Mining Commission, 2000 - 2004 (Appointed by Governor of Oklahoma)
• Tulsa County Bar Association, 1986 (Board of Directors)
• Oklahoma Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, 1992 - Present (Founding Member and Treasurer)
• American Bar Association, Section on Natural Resources, Energy & Environment (Member)
• American Inns of Court, Chapter XXXII (Past Member)
• Tulsa Women Lawyers Association, 1985 - Present (President, 1986 and Founding Member)
• Oklahoma Bar Association, 1996 - 1997 (Co-Chair, Women in Law Conference)
• The Oklahoma Conference for Community Justice, 2008 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Elected to the fifteen-member Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, 2009 - 2010
• The Best Lawyers in America - Environmental Law , 2005 - 2012
• "Golden Rule" Award for Professionalism, Tulsa County Bar Association, 1998
• AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
• Tulsa County Bar Association Trailblazer for Women in Law, 2002
• Oklahoma Bar Association Women in Law Mona Lambird Award, 2003
• Listed as One of the Top 25 Women Lawyers in Oklahoma by Super Lawyers, 2010 - 2011
• Chambers U.S.A. Ranked Attorney: Energy and Natural Resources - Environment (Band 1), 2011
• Listed in Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2011
• Outstanding Senior Lawyer, Tulsa County Bar Association, 2007 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Seminars for Continuing Legal Education, Environmental Law and Gender Bias

Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1980
  Juris Doctor
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1972
  B.S.
  Major: Sociology

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

Williams Center Tower II
Two West Second Street, Suite 700
Tulsa, OK 74103-3117

Phones

(918) 582-1211

Faxes

(918) 925-5307

Emails

lmartin@dsda.com

Websites

http://www.dsda.com