Michael Dee Gilliard Legal Arts Building 1515 South Boulder P.O. Box 2619 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119-2619 | ![]() |
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Michael D. Gilliard graduated from the Tulsa University Law School in 1978 and has been with the firm since that time. His practice is now limited to Workers' Compensation. He has developed an expertise in hearing loss, lung and catastrophic injuries and is also responsible for deposing adverse medical expert witnesses.
- Current Employment Position(s):
- Senior Partner
- Attorney
- Areas of Practice:
- Workers' Compensation Appeals
- Workers' Compensation Defense
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Litigation Percentage:
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Oklahoma, 1978
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1978
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1984
- Education:
- University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
1978
J.D. - University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
1973
B.S.
Major: History
Major: Political Science
- Representative Cases:
- Pitchford v. Jim Powell Dozer, Inc., 996 P.2d 935 (Supreme Court of Oklahoma 2000)
- Dugan v. Sabre International, (Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma 2001)
- Representative Clients:
- Hanover Ins.
- Liberty Mutual
- AIG
- Bank of Oklahoma
- City of Okmulgee
- Decision One
- Jane Phillips Medical Center- Bartlesville, OK
- Jenks Public Schools
- City of Muskogee
- References:
- Muskogee Regional Medical Center
- Colonial Manor Nursing Home
- Tulsa World Publishing Co.
- Owen-Illinois Inc.
- Crane Carrier Corporation
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Workers Comp, Oklahoma Bar Assoc., 1988 - 1995
- Workers Comp., Lorman Business Institute, 1990 - 1996
- Workers Comp, University of Tulsa, 1985 - Present
- Workers Comp, Trial Lawyer Assoc., 1987 - Present
- Workers Comp, National Business Institute, 1992 - 1995
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Oklahoma Bar, Workers Comp. Section, 1993 - 1994
- President
- Birth Information:
- 1951, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America


