Atkinson, Haskins, Nellis, Brittingham, Gladd & Carwile is one of Oklahoma's premier litigation law firms. In individual and collective experience, organizational structure, facilities, and its record of successful performance, the firm offers a unique resource of capabilities and services to its clients.

Atkinson Haskins historically has centered its litigation practice in the areas of insurance defense, corporate defense, and the defense of those in professional services. Within these areas, the firm has specialized in the defense of clients involved in medical and legal malpractice, insurance, civil rights, general negligence, and manufacturers' products liability issues. In addition to these areas of concentration, the firm offers expertise in many other litigation matters, including general civil actions, commercial litigation, creditors' rights, employment, aviation, workers' compensation, and securities law.

To maximize the efficiency of its practice, Atkinson Haskins has a legal research and appellate department whose depth and capability provide a unique resource for the firm's clients.

Atkinson Haskins has built its practice and its reputation by diligent advocacy and service to its clients. The firm is proud to present its people, its reputation, and its capabilities for your consideration.

The law firm of Atkinson, Haskins, Nellis, Brittingham, Gladd & Carwile is committed to excellence. The firm recognizes that it is comprised of individuals, who share common values and who are devoted to providing the highest quality of legal services to its clients. The firm constantly strives for the prompt, efficient, fair and just disposition of litigation and disputes entrusted to the firm. The firm acknowledges that it owes each of its clients individual allegiance and zealous representation, employing all appropriate legal means within the law to protect and enforce legitimate interests. The firm will never act out of self interest, but instead will persevere to protect and defend its clients regardless of the difficulty of the case. The firm is committed to a scheme of equitable compensation, driven by considerations of personal achievement, productivity and faithful adherence to ethical behavior.

Atkinson Haskins has organized itself into litigation and legal services teams comprised of carefully selected, well qualified professionals and support staff.

The firm has built its successful team of lawyers by carefully recruiting talented individuals who have outstanding academic credentials and work histories.

Atkinson Haskins has recruited and hired a number of lawyers who have worked in other professions before and during law school. This unique breadth of experience is an important advantage in bringing an understanding of our clients' business and personal perspectives to our work as lawyers.

The support systems and personnel at Atkinson Haskins are organized to maximize client service and efficiency. The staff includes paralegals and specialists such as certified medical technicians who offer technical expertise that is invaluable in preparing witnesses and clients for trial.

In-house facilities include an integrated computer system and a complete library to support our research and appellate department.

The firm recognizes that success in the trial court can be short lived if the client does not also prevail on appeal. Atkinson Haskins has an entire department staffed by attorneys who specialize in legal research, legal writing, and appellate advocacy.

The firm's research and appellate attorneys work closely with the trial attorneys throughout the litigation process. This allows the trial attorneys to concentrate on discovery and trial issues while the research and appellate specialists focus on complex legal issues, legal writing, and motion practice. As an end result of this coordinated effort, clients of Atkinson Haskins receive outstanding representation in the trial court and a superior record which will be instrumental in prevailing on appeal, if the need arises.

The firm's research and appellate attorneys are licensed to practice before the Oklahoma appellate courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Atkinson Haskins is one of the premier litigation firms in Oklahoma. The work of the Firm is concentrated primarily on civil litigation, which varies from simple personal injury litigation to litigation concerning complex business transactions and class action manufacturers’ products liability suits. The Firm takes pride in its ability to provide a full range of legal advice and litigation services to its clients, from the initial trial preparation through the full appellate process. For over twenty years, the Atkinson Haskins law firm has successfully represented Oklahoma physicians against allegations of medical negligence. The firm's success in this area is the result of combining years of litigation experience, legal research, and a team of medically trained professionals, including an M.D. pathologist and an attorney who is a medical technologist and a physician's assistant. This unique depth of medical expertise represents the firm's ongoing commitment to provide its health care clients with quick accessible knowledge regarding the issues that concern them. This law firm is well equipped to define and defend the complex issues of standard of care, causation, and damages. The medical staff is invaluable in other areas of the firm's practice, including products liability and serious personal injury litigation.

Atkinson Haskins is one of the few defense firms in the state of Oklahoma approved by Physicians Liability Insurance Company (PLICO), Medical Assurance, Inc., and the Medical Protective Company to represent their insureds.

The firm is proud of its reputation for aggressive, yet fair and professional, advocacy for its clients. Because of its litigation success and professional reputation, Atkinson Haskins is often called upon to represent attorneys. The firm represents attorneys in legal malpractice actions, bar complaints, and other civil matters.

In defending those engaged in the legal profession, the firm is especially mindful of confidentiality issues and the privacy of work product which is essential to clients. The firm's experience and successful performance has made Atkinson Haskins one of the few firms in the region approved by Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual, the primary legal insurance firm in the state.

The firm has formed and developed a department and practice committed to the representation of both tribes and tribal entities in tribal, state and federal courts. We are experienced in providing counsel to tribal governments and tribal officials on myriad issues involving the application and intersection of tribal statutes and ordinances, Federal Indian law and the law of the State of Oklahoma. These areas include employment litigation, tort and contracts defense, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act/Oklahoma Tribal-State Gaming Compact, tribal governmental development, real property disputes and general civil litigation. We have extensive experience representing clients from several Federally-recognized tribes within Oklahoma and are prepared to deliver high quality legal services to tribal clients throughout Indian Country.

Atkinson Haskins represents both businesses and individuals in a variety of litigation within the securities and financial services industries. The firm’s clients include banks, insurance companies, broker-dealers, financial/investor advisers as well as individual and institutional investors. This area of the firm’s practice spans contract disputes, securities fraud litigation, employment suits, shareholder right issues, class action lawsuits, and officer/director liability.

Atkinson Haskins has formed and developed a department and practice to represent both institutions and individuals in all aspects of commercial and business litigation and trial. These areas include contract disputes, banking and lending disputes, anti-trust, construction disputes, business torts, unfair competition, fiduciary and trust litigation, closely held business association disputes and shareholder derivative lawsuits. This commercial litigation practice also includes bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, focusing primarily on representation of creditors and lenders.

The firm has extensive experience in civil rights litigation with cases ranging from First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment employment issues to Fourth Amendment excessive force and police misconduct claims. Atkinson Haskins has represented numerous public employers, their employees, and elected officials in state and federal courts in Oklahoma, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. This representation has included the defense of municipalities, counties, school districts, and various public trusts in a wide variety of cases involving federal and state civil rights and constitutional claims.

The firm offers experience in all areas of employment related litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of employers and management, advice on compliance with existing law, and employment matters. This includes the defense of claims involving racial discrimination, gender discrimination and sexual harassment under state and federal law.

The firm is well versed in the area of individual employment rights and the concomitant duties placed upon employers. The firm also offers expertise in the areas of express and implied employment contracts, wrongful discharge, covenants not to compete, and notification requirements for mass layoffs and plant closings.

The best way to prevent litigation is to act before a claim arises. To this end, Atkinson Haskins consults with employers and management personnel in the development of policies and programs to prevent misunderstandings between management and employees.

Although the scope of the firm's practice has greatly expanded since its inception, the firm was originally established as an insurance defense law firm. Currently recognized as one of Oklahoma's premier insurance litigation firms, Atkinson Haskins offers experience and expertise in all phases of bad faith actions against insurers, and the defense of insureds in personal injury actions. The firm's insurance company clients include some of the nation's largest insurance companies.

The firm has represented a broad range of manufacturing companies. From small single product manufacturers to multinational corporations, the firm has defended producers of consumer products and pharmaceuticals and manufacturers of heavy equipment and industrial machines. The firm's attorneys recognize the unique character of products liability claims and the special concerns that companies have in regard to defending their products.

The firm has represented numerous well known retail stores, restaurants, and other businesses in the defense of claims, accidents, and deaths which have occurred on the premises.

Atkinson Haskins has represented thousands of parties in jury trials throughout the state of Oklahoma in various types of tort litigation.

The firm has represented a broad range of clients involved in aviation, including major airline companies, aircraft manufacturers, individual aircraft owners, municipalities, and aviation authorities. The firm has specialized in the defense of claims arising from accidents, negligence, premises liability, maintenance, safety, and purchase or lease contracts.

Partner Walt Haskins is an instrument-rated pilot and a member of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. Atkinson Haskins is one of the few firms in the region that is approved by the U.S. Aviation Underwriters and the Aviation Insurance Group (AIG).