Meet the great people that can help you get great settlements.

(918) 693-7850 (Tulsa)

(877) 229-8562 (Toll Free Statewide)

Who We Are

 Truman B. Rucker has tried in excess of one hundred jury trials in state and federal courts for both plaintiffs and defendants. He draws upon thirty years of civil trial and appellate practice in bringing his settlement skills and arbitration decision-making to the litigation setting. He has privately mediated a wide range of civil cases, including personal injury, insurance, contract, commercial, probate and construction litigation for almost fifteen years. He is also certified as a Mediator by the Oklahoma Supreme Court and serves as an Adjunct Settlement Judge for the Early Settlement Program supervised by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Mr. Rucker enjoys the reputation of being equally fair to all parties and diligently works to achieve settlement in every mediation.

A. Scott McDaniel has a broad range of experience in civil litigation, distinguishing himself as a first-chair trial lawyer, as well as an effective advocate in alternative forms of dispute resolution. Mr. McDaniel serves as a senior trial lawyer, who has developed an impressive track record of success in both state and federal courts. Mr. McDaniel has gained lead lawyer status in a number of complex cases involving joint defense groups by virtue of his analytical, advocacy and leadership skills. His maturity and prowess has been recognized by the judiciary by virtue of his appointment to the post of Adjunct Settlement Judge by the judges of the federal and state courts in Tulsa. As a Mediator Certified by the Institute for Conflict Management, Mr. McDaniel has successfully mediated many disputes within his areas of emphasis, which include construction, environmental, commercial, employment, and tort issues.

Joseph F. Clark, Jr.,  brings his unique experience of having spent several years working both on the Plaintiff's and Defendant's side of insurance and personal injury disputes.  Mr. Clark has tried approximately 100 jury trials as either sole attorney or lead attorney  to verdict and has been lead counsel in as many appeals both in Federal and State Court.  For his first 15 years of practice he was in insurance defense firms representing insureds in third party actions and insurers in first party actions.  The last nineteen years his practice has been representing insureds, beneficiaries or third party claimants in insurance matters, personal injury and wrongful death.  Mr. Clark was Certified under Texas law as a mediator 1991.

Jack D. Crews offers his more than 30 years of experience in personal injury, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, products liability, railroad accidents, and social security law to help you resolve your cases.  Mr. Crew has served as an adjunct settlement judge for the Tulsa Early Settlement Program and a Worker’s Compensation Court mediator.

Jon D. Starr 

Mr. Starr brings his experience of having tried over 100 cases to verdict to help you mediate your dispute.  Mr. Starr is an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocate (ABOTA) and is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.  He serves as the Chairperson of the Oklahoma Bar Association Insurance Section.  He has been recognized in Oklahoma's SuperLawyers magazine in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.  He has published articles on  Oklahoma automobile insurance, attorney liens, and minor's personal injury claims.  He is a noted speaker for continuing legal education seminars on insurance law and trial tactics.

A. Mark Smiling brings his 25 plus years as a trial lawyer practicing in Oklahoma to assist you in settling your disputes.  Mr. Smiling has tried, as the lead attorney, over 400 jury trials, cases involving motor vehicle accidents, trucks, products liability, commercial litigation, nursing home, healthcare, malpractice, white collar crimes, and general insurance law. Mr. Smiling is a Barrister in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

David D. Wilson has tried in excess of two hundred jury trials in state and federal courts. He draws upon thirty-eight years of civil trial and appellate practice. He has been certified as a mediator for three years, and serves as an Adjunct Settlement Judge for the Early Settlement Program supervised by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Mr. Wilson has tried jury trials involving veterinary malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, truck accidents, products liability, bad faith litigation and general insurance litigation. Mr. Wilson has also been actively involved in the resolution of insurance coverage issues.

Peter Erdoes

Mr. Erdoes is a veteran Oklahoma City trial attorney who handles both Plaintiff's and Defendant's civil cases. Mr. Erdoes offers his years of experience mediating and handling cases involving Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination, Insurance, Personal Injury, and Products Liability to mediate or arbitrate your disputes.

Jeff Curran 

Jeff is an experienced trial attorney practicing in Oklahoma City, focusing primarily in the areas of product liability, insurance matters and coverage, general litigation, commercial litigation, and complex litigation. Since being admitted to practice in 1987, Jeff has represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants in State Courts and all Federal Courts in Oklahoma. He has also represented artists, managers and record companies in various aspects of entertainment law, and maintains an intellectual property practice in the areas of trademark and copyright registration. In his product liability practice, he has served as local and regional counsel for several clients. He is the author of The Use of Expert Witnesses in Accident Cases (Thomson West Publishing, summer 2008), as well as Alter Ego: Tales From the Dark Side (Adkisson and Riser’s Developments in Asset Protection, April 2005). He offers this broad area of experience to help you resolve your disputes.

Scott Ryan is an experienced trial attorney. He has been actively involved in civil litigation as well as serving as an Army Reserve JAG officer.  In 2006, the OBA Board of Governors honored U.S. Army Capt. Scott Ryan with its first ever Medal of Valor. Capt. Ryan was awarded the  Bronze Star Medal for exceptionally meritorious service and dedication to duty during combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Mr. Ryan's practice areas include negligence, products liability, construction disputes and insurance disputes.  Recently, he has been heavily involved in defense of mold litigation.  He has also practiced in the area of professional malpractice defense, including defending optometrists and insurance agents.  He has completed approximately, 100 jury trials as lead counsel in state, federal and military courts.

Robert P. Coffey, Jr. brings his extensive background in handling and trying case in the area of Transportation, Insurance, Commercial/Business Litigation, Corporate Law, and General Civil Litigation to help you resolve your disputes.  He also brings his unique background of having served as a Department of Labor Administrative Judge and as the Supreme Court Justice for the Potawatomie Indian Nation to the table to help you find a solution outside of the courtroom either through mediation or arbitration.

Mark A. Warman bring his unique perspective of having worked both predominately as a Plaintiff’s attorney and Defense attorney at different times in his career to help you resolve your disputes.  He is a 1988 graduate of Oklahoma City University School of Law. His practice focuses on personal injury claims, bad faith claims and coverage issues.He is a partner in the firm of Wilkerson,Wassall and Warman.  He currently serves as an Adjunct Settlement Judge for Tulsa County and has participated in over 400 mediations and arbitrations as participant, mediator or judge.He also has tried over 120 jury trials in the state of Oklahoma and is also licensed in the State of Missouri.