Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

S. Douglas Dodd, who spent 14 years in radio and television journalism prior to his graduation from law school, specializes in media and communications law, with an emphasis on First Amendment and defamation issues. In addition, Mr. Dodd is engaged in civil trial practice in commercial litigation, tort and personal injury defense.

Mr. Dodd graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1971 with a Bachelor's degree in Speech: Radio & Television, and subsequently obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1981. He served as a Missile Launch Control officer in the United States Air Force, Strategic Air Command.

Following graduation from law school, Mr. Dodd served as a law clerk to the Honorable James O. Ellison, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

He has lectured to both attorneys and journalists on open meetings and open records issues and is actively involved in the Media Law Resource Center's Defense Counsel Section. He is past Chairman of the Oklahoma Bar Association Bar-Media Relations Committee and a member of the American Bar Association's Forum on Communications Law and Media, Privacy and Defamation Law Committee. He is listed in the First Amendment Practice area. He is a contributing author of the Media Law Resource Center's Annual Survey of Oklahoma Media Privacy and Related Law.

Mr. Dodd is actively engaged in several national and community organizations. He is a past Chairman of the Board of the American Diabetes Association, Inc., and served on the Tulsa School Board from 1990-2001. He serves on the Boards of the Foundation for Tulsa Schools, The University of Tulsa College of Law Alumni Association, Citizen CPR, The Critical Link, and the Tulsa Central High School Foundation.

Mr. Dodd is an ordained Elder at Southminster Presbyterian Church. He has been a candidate for Oklahoma's First District Congressional seat.

Areas of Practice

• Media and First Amendment Law
• Civil Trial Practice
• University Counsel
• Personal Injury Defense
• Copyright Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Tort Defense

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Communications & Media Law, Freedom of Speech, Colleges & Universities, Copyrights, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense

Bar Admissions

• Oklahoma, 1982
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Media Law Resource Center, Defense Counsel Section (Member)
• Oklahoma Bar Association (Chairman, Communications Committee)
• American Bar Association (Member, Forum on Communications Law)
• American Bar Association (Member, Media, Privacy and Defamation Law Committee)
• American Diabetes Association, Inc., 1988 - 1989 (Chairman of the Board)
• Tulsa School Board, 1990 - 2001 (Elected Representative from District 7)
• Tulsa School Board, 1994 - 1996 (President)

Honors and Awards

• The Tulsa County Bar Association "Neil E. Bogan Award for Professionalism", 2009
• Oklahoma Bar Association "Outstanding Service to the Public Award", 2008
• "W. Thomas Coffman Community Service Award", University of Tulsa College of Law Alumni Association, 2008
• "Best Lawyers in America" First Amendment Law, 1995 - 2009
• Martindale Hubble "AV" Rating
• Tulsa County Bar Association, "Golden Rule Award", 2004
• Pi Kappa Alpha Alumni of the Year, 2004
• Oklahoma State School Boards Association, Distinguished Service Award, 2001
• "Dr. Charles H. Best Medal" for Distinguished Service, American Diabetes Association, Inc., 1988
• Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association "Broadcaster of the Year", 1974 - 1975
• "Outstanding Young Men of America", 1975
• "Marshall Gregory Award", Oklahoma Education Association, 1975 - 1976
• "Tuskahoma Brown Miller Citizen Award", Oklahoma Education Association Human Relations Commission, 1977
• "Marshall Gregory Award", Oklahoma Education Association, 1978
• "Marshall Gregory Award", Oklahoma Education Association, 1978

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Open Meetings and Open Records Issues
• Adjunct Instructor, Media Law, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK, 1988 - 2001

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. James O. Ellison, United States District Judge, Northern District of Oklahoma, Law Clerk
• KOTV, Tulsa, OK. Corinthian Broadcasting Corporation, News Director, Reporter, Anchor, Documentary and Public Affairs Producer
• KTUL-TV, Tulsa, OK. Leake Television, Inc., Associate Producer for Documentaries, Reporter
• United State Air Force., Strategic Air Command, Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander

Education

• University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1981
  Juris Doctor
• University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1971
  B.S.
  Major: Speech: Radio & Television

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Annual Survey of Oklahoma Media Privacy and Related Law (Contributing Author), Media Law Resource Center

Address

320 South Boston Avenue
Suite 500
Tulsa, OK 74103-3725

Phones

(918) 591-5316

Faxes

(918) 925-5316

Emails

sddodd@dsda.com

Websites

http://www.dsda.com