David A. Elder

Education

• Rhodes College (Bachelor of Arts in political science, 1999, magna cum laude)
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Abe Fortas Award for Excellence in Legal Studies, Captain of the National Runner-Up Rhodes College Mock Trial Team
• Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 2002)

Admissions

• State Bar of Oklahoma
• State Bar of Texas
• District of Columbia Bar
• United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
• United States District Court for the District of Colorado
• United States District Court for the Central District of California
• United States Supreme Court
  
• Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Experience

• Associate with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field in the Washington, D.C., office (2002-2005)
• Significant experience before state and federal administrative bodies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Successfully tried numerous lawsuits to verdict in both state and federal courts
• Successfully argued before state and federal appellate courts
• Successfully litigated complex arbitration matters under the rules of the American Arbitration Association

Professional Organizations & Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Luther L. Bohanon American Inn of Court XXIII – former barrister
• Oklahoma Bar Foundation – fellow

Honors, Awards & Rankings

• Best Lawyers in America – Litigation-Environmental and Oil & Gas Law (2012-2024)
• Super Lawyers Magazine – “Super Lawyer” in Business Litigation (2013-2023) and “Rising Star” in Business Litigation (2008-2012)
• Achievers Under 40, The Journal Record (2009)
• Leadership in Law Award, The Journal Record (2009)

News, Articles & Publications

• As a research assistant for Professor Arthur R. Miller at Harvard Law, he reorganized, edited and drafted new sections for the revised Federal Practice and Procedure treatise, volumes 4 and 4a, covering Rules 1-6 of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Updated and revised the chapter on personal jurisdiction and drafted a new section on Internet and personal jurisdiction for Cound, Friedenthal, Miller, and Sexton Civil Procedure Casebook

Community Involvement

• Oklahoma Children's Hospital Foundation, Board of Advocates - current member
  
• Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation, Board of Directors - past member
  
• Casady School Alumni Board – Former member and past president
• Oklahoma City Downtown Club – former member
• Oklahoma Lawyers for Children – volunteer attorney