Current Employment Position(s)

Director

Lawyer Overview

With more than 25 years of experience in civil litigation, Pat Ryan is best known for successful high-profile cases including his work as U.S. Attorney in the prosecution and conviction of Oklahoma City Bombing defendants Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols in Denver, and just recently securing the acquittal of a founder/CEO in one of the largest corporate fraud cases prosecuted by the U. S. Dept. of Justice After serving four years in the United States Air Force including two years as the Chief Military Justice for Southeast Asia, Ryan practiced at a local Oklahoma City law firm before establishing his own civil litigation firm in Oklahoma City in 1981. Ryan is former president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association and the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and former member of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma State Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Oklahoma, 1969
• U.S. Federal Court, 1969
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1969 - Present (Member (President, 1987-1989))
• Oklahoma Bar Foundation, 1978 - 1984 (Trustee, Vice-President)
• American Bar Association, 1974 - Present (Member)
• Phi Delta Phi, 1969 - Present (Magistrar)
• Oklahoma County Bar Association (Former President)
• Oklahoma State Bar Association (Former Governor)
• Oklahoma Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Former President)
• American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
• International College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)

Honors and Awards

• Attorney General of the United States Gold Medallion
• President's Victim Rights Award
• Oklahoma County Bar Association's Leadership Award
• Excellence Awards from the City of Oklahoma City, the FBI and Multiple Federal and State Agencies

Past Employment Positions

• United States Air Force, Chief of Military Justice for Southeast Asia, 1972 - 1974

Education

• University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, 1969
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Order of the Coif; Editor, Oklahoma Law Review
• University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1966
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Address

900 Robinson Renaissance
119 North Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Phones

(405) 239-6040

Faxes

(405) 239-6766

Emails

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Websites

http://www.ryanwhaley.com