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Employment Law Firm of the Year in Oklahoma
Franden | Farris | Quillin | Goodnight + Roberts has been chosen as the Industry Choice winner of the 2014 Corporate INTL Magazine Global Award for ‘Employment Law Firm of the Year in Oklahoma’. Corporate INTL celebrates those that have been successful over the past...
Differences between an S Corp. and LLC
Both an S Corporation and Limited Liability Company provide owners personal asset protection and pass thru tax treatment, but there are differences between the entity types to consider before making your decision. S Corporation Rigid structure Bylaws Shareholder...
Joe Farris & Sarah Buchan Jury Trial Victory
Unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice case tried to a jury in Bryan County District Court. Joe Farris and Sarah Buchan represented an E.R. physician that saw the patient on the initial E.R. presentation. Based on the presentation, evaluation, lab results,...
Joseph Farris inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Joseph Farris was recently inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. The Academy is a group of truly elite trial lawyers representing both sides of the Bar: prosecutors and defense lawyers in criminal cases, and plaintiffs' and defense counsel in...
Oklahoma Bar Association House of Delegates
Recently, Franden Farris lawyers were elected as delegates and alternate delegates for the Oklahoma Bar Association House of Delegates. Congratulations to Steve Balman for being elected delegates and Michael O'Malley, Alex Sisemore, and Jeremy Ward for being elected...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Revives Deep Pocket Rule for Many Negligence Cases that Accrued Between November 1, 2009 and November 1, 2011
When joint-and-several liability applies, each defendant is liable for the full amount of a plaintiff’s damages. By contrast, when liability is several only (and not joint), each defendant’s liability is limited to his or her percentage of fault. The distinction can...
Jason Goodnight Earns Defense Verdict In Trucking Case
Jason Goodnight successfully defended a trucking company and its driver in a recent case tried to a jury in Arkansas. The company driver was traveling down the highway in heavy rain on a flooded portion of the road. Another tractor-trailer suddenly stopped and...
“Closing” Versus “Vacating” Public Ways and Easements
I. Definition of a Public Way and Easement Perhaps the first order of business is to define a “public way” and an “easement.” A public way is defined as “a street, avenue, boulevard, alley, lane or thoroughfare open for public use.”[i] Note that the definition of a...
Franden Farris Included in 2012 List of Super Lawyers
Eight Franden Farris lawyers are among Oklahoma’s Super Lawyers for 2012. “Super Lawyers” in Oklahoma are nominated by their peers, evaluated by researchers who review online databases and legal publications, and information supplied by lawyers. Candidates are...