Charles E. Geister III

Education

• University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts)
• University of Oklahoma College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1980, with honors) 
  • Order of the Coif, editor-in-chief of the Oklahoma Law Review

Admissions

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

Experience

• Represented clients in complex civil litigation matters for more than 35 years
• Tried numerous cases to verdict in federal and state court
• Among other matters, represented one of Enron Corporation's major lenders in Enron securities litigation in the Southern District of Texas
• Regularly asked to mediate and arbitrate lawsuits and other disputes
• Has lectured in the areas of trial practice, civil procedure and insurance law

Professional Organizations & Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association: Civil Procedure Committee (1995-2000)
• Oklahoma County Bar Association: Continuing Legal Education Committee – chair (2003-2005), president (2007-2008); Bench and Bar Committee
• Oklahoma County Bar Foundation: Board of Directors – chair

Honors, Awards & Rankings

• Best Lawyers in America – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation-Antitrust, Litigation-Labor & Employment, and Litigation-Securities
• Best Lawyers 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Insurance Law
• Best Lawyers 2016 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Litigation-Antitrust
• Best Lawyers 2014 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Litigation-Securities 
• Best Lawyers 2011 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Insurance Law
• Oklahoma Super Lawyers – Business Litigation
• Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers

News, Articles & Publications

• Green v. USA, 144 F.Supp.3d 1254 (W.D. Okla. 2015)
• Evans v. McDonald’s Corp., 936 F.2d 1087 (10th Cir. 1991)
• Wood v. Eli Lilly & Co., 38 F.3d 510 (10th Cir. 1994)
• Crabtree v. Muchmore, 904 F.2d 1475 (10th Cir. 1990)
• Woulfe v. Eli Lilly & Co., 965 F.2d 1478 (E.D. Okla. 1997)
• Craft v. Chopra, 907 P.2d 1109 (Okla. App. 1995)
• Wilkinson v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 933 P.2d 878 (Okla. 1997)
• Champagne Metals v. Ken-Mac Metals, Inc., 458 F.3d 1073 (10th Cir. 2006)
• BancFirst v. Cox, 2007 OK CIV APP 123, 175 P.3d 957