Martha Phillips joined the firm in 1986 after receiving her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law. The first woman partner in the firm, she has concentrated her practice in medical malpractice defense issues and in personal injury and products liability litigation. Prior to law school, Ms. Phillips obtained her B.S. degree from Oklahoma State University and earned her certification as a Medical Technologist from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. For several years she was involved in clinical cancer research and served as supervisor of the pediatric hematology/oncology laboratory at Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. In 1978, she graduated with honors as a Physician Assistant from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. That same year she received her license and certification as a Physician Assistant.

Areas of Practice:

• Medical Malpractice
• Negligence
• Insurance

Bar Admissions & Professional Licenses:

• Oklahoma, 1986
• U. S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
• U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
• U. S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Education:

• University of Tulsa College of Law
  J. D., 1986
• University of Oklahoma
  B.S., 1978
• Oklahoma State University
  B. S., 1971

Honors and Awards:

• Delta Theta Phi

Professional Experience:

• Medical Technologist (A.S.C.P.)
• Physician Assistant – Certified

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Tulsa County Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel