J. Derrick Teague, a director and shareholder of the firm, focuses his practice in the defense of manufacturers of products, insurance companies and their insureds, and other corporate clients. In his practice, Derrick represents clients in a wide range of complex litigation matters, including the defense of vehicle manufacturers and manufacturers of industrial and consumer products. Derrick has represented several companies in asbestos litigation, numerous trucking companies, and a variety of national retailers and restaurants. In addition, Derrick has an extensive insurance defense practice, where he has successfully defended cases involving insurance bad faith and personal injury.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Product Liability Defense
- Transportation Law
Insurance Defense- Bad Faith Insurance Defense
- Asbestos Defense
- Construction Litigation
BAR ADMISSIONS
- State Bar of Oklahoma – 1993
- U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
- U. S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
- U. S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
- U. S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
EDUCATION
- Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, J.D. 1993
- Oklahoma State University, B.S. in Accounting 1990
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate)
- AV Preeminent, Judicial Edition, rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Oklahoma Super Lawyers
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
- Fellow, Product Liability Advisory Council
- DRI
FRATERNITIES/SORORITIES
- Sigma Nu
ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
- American Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association
- Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (OADC)
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Oklahoma County Bar Association
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
- CLM, Council on Litigation Management
