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Fletcher D. Handley, Jr.
Civil Justice Attorney
has been practicing law in Oklahoma for 30 years, primarily in the areas of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and Divorce and Custody. Much of his practice is focused on Auto Accidents and Insurance Law, including Dram Shop, or Tavern liability. His reputation in these areas led the American Bar Association to ask him to testify before the US Senate Commerce Committee in 1999 regarding a proposed National No-Fault Auto Insurance Bill. He is retired from the US Army Jag Corps and the Oklahoma Army National Guard, having served in the Armed Forces for almost 35 years, many as a Military Judge. He is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell and is a Charter Member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms.
Lectures / Publications

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS:

Canadian County Bar Association (President, 1983)
Oklahoma County Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association (Bar Media Relations Committee, 1983-1986) (Legal Specialization Committee, 1990-1993)
American Bar Association
(Tort & Insurance Practice Section; Auto Law Committee, Chair, 1996-97; Plaintiff's Involvement Task Force, Chair, 1998-99, Member, 1997-present ; Auto Choice Task Force; 1998-; Member, TIPS Council, 1998-2003; Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law, 2001-2004; ABA Working Group on Protection of Rights of Service Members, 2003; Scholarship Fund Board, 2002- present)
International Society of Primerus Law Firms
(Charter Member) Member, Board of Directors, 2000 - present
Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member Board of Directors, 1982-1984)
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Sustaining Lifetime Fellow of Oklahoma Bar Foundation
Nine time delegate to Oklahoma Bar Association House of Delegates

SPECIAL HONORS/AWARDS:

Selected as Oklahoma's Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Oklahoma Bar Association, 1983
Appointed to temporary division of the Oklahoma Court of Appeals by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1991
Coach - 1990 Oklahoma Highschool Mock Trial State Champion
Testified before US Senate Commerce Committee on proposed National No-fault Insurance Bill, 1999.

MILITARY:

Aircrewman, United States Navy Patrol Squadron 11, 1969-1972
Oklahoma Army National Guard, Judge Advocate General's
Corp, 1981-present (Current assignments - Assistant State Judge Advocate; Military Judge )

PUBLICATIONS/SEMINARS/LECTURES:

Speaker - Motor Vehicle Collision Seminar, Hawai’i Bar Association, Honolulu Hawaii, 1999.
Speaker - "Trial of a Serious Auto-Truck Accident Case"- TIPS-YLD Spring Meeting, La Jolla, CA, 1998.
Speaker - "Class Certification of an Insurance Coverage Issue"- American Bar Association Convention, San Francisco, 1997.
Program Chair and Speaker - "Mediation of an Auto Wreck Case - What to Know Before You Mediate"; American Bar Association Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994
Panelist - "Consumer Choice in Auto Insurance"; American Bar Association
Convention, New York City, New York, 1993
How to Handle Small Personal Injury Cases; Oklahoma County Bar Association Seminar, Aspen, Colorado, February, 1993
Program Chair - Hedonic Damages; American Bar Association Convention, San Francisco, California, 1992
A Guide to Administrative Board Proceedings in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, Virginia, July, 1991
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