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Michael Dee Gilliard 
Legal Arts Building
1515 South Boulder
P.O. Box 2619
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119-2619
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (918) 584-3391
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (918) 592-2416
Web site: http://www.mcgivernlaw.com


PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
AffiliationsReferencesRepresentative Clients
Representative Cases


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
Practice Areas
Workers' Compensation DefenseEmployment LawProducts Liability DefensePremises LiabilityMotor Vehicle NegligenceLitigation And AppealsInsurance DefenseBad Faith Defense
TULSA OFFICE
Legal Arts Building
1515 South Boulder Ave.,
P.O. Box 2619,
Tulsa, OK 74119-2619
Office: 918-584-3391
fax: 918-592-2416

OKLAHOMA CITY OFFICE
4101 Perimeter Center Drive
Suite 350
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Office: 405-942-7800
Fax: 405-942-7805
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Since 1963, the workers’ compensation and insurance defense lawyers of McGivern, Gilliard & Curthoys have been providing quality legal representation from our offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City to clients throughout the state of Oklahoma, in communities such as Edmond, Norman, Ardmore, Elk City, and Muskogee, and in all of Creek County, Okmulgee County, Wagoner County, Mayes County, Rogers County, Payne County, Oklahoma County, Cleveland County, and Tulsa County.