Laura Eakens, a partner of the firm, focuses her practice in the areas of transportation law, products liability, employment law, insurance defense and general civil litigation. Ms. Eakens’ work has included the defense of wrongful death/catastrophic injury claims, employment discrimination and wrongful termination claims, civil rights claims, construction defect matters, general negligence claims, and various other insurance matters.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Transportation Law
  • Product Liability
  • Insurance Defense
  • Bad Faith Cases
  • Employment Law
  • Commercial Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • State Bar of Oklahoma – 2004
  • United States District Court for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
  • United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

EDUCATION

  • University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D. 2004
  • Oklahoma Baptist University, B.A. English 2001

REPORTED CASES

  • Port City Properties v. Union Pacific R. Co., 518 F.3d 1186 (10th Cir. 2008); Sexton v. Kipp Reach Academy Charter School, Inc., 260 P.3d 435 (Okla.Civ.App. 2011); Janzen v. Watonga Hosp. Trust Authority, 2011 WL 5415329 (W.D. Okla. 2011); Beck v. Mays Home Health, Inc., 2012 WL 1066151 (W.D. Okla. 2012)

ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

  • Tulsa County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel