Crosthwait Law Firm located in Metro Oklahoma City provides an array of Legal services for our clients all over Oklahoma. We are a full-service firm handling a wide range of legal matters.
Our intent is to provide legal expertise through unsurpassed client service and experience.
M. Joe Crosthwait, Jr.
| Practice Areas | Estate Planning; Estate Litigation; Personal Injury; Probate Administration; Probate; Certified Financial Planner®; Family Law |
| Peer Review Rating | AV Rated. What's this? |
| Education | Oklahoma City University, J.D., 1974, University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1971 |
| Admitted | 1974, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit |
| Memberships | Oklahoma County (President, 1994-1995), Oklahoma (President, 2000; Fellow, Young Lawyers Division) and American (House of Delegates) Bar Associations; Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Sustaining Fellow: College of Law Practice Management. |
| Born | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 7, 1948 |
| Biography | Certified Financial Planner®; Assistant Municipal Judge, City of Midwest City, 1985-1996. Judge, Temporary Court of Appeals, State of Oklahoma, 1994-1995. Chair, ABA Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firms. ABA Committee on Research on the Future of the Profession, 1999-2003. Member, ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security. President, OCU School of Law Alumni Association, 2002-2004. Emeritus, Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court. President Elect, National Conference of Bar Presidents. |
| Reported Cases | Pulliam v. Pulliam, 796 P.2d 623, 59 USLW 2119, 1990 OK71; Kerby v. Kerby, 60 P.3d 1038, 2002 OK 91; Swick v. Swick, 864 P.2d 819, 1993 OK 151. |
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| American Bar Association | House of Delegates, 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2005- Present Chair, Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firms, 2003-2004 (member since 1999) Vice-Chair, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section MentoringCommittee, 1996-98 Vice-Chair, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Juvenile Law Committee, 1996-Present Member, Science and Technology Section Millennium Project Committee, 1997-2000 Founding Member, Computer Committee, 1980-83 Member, Task Force on Lawyers’ Center for Personal Legal Services and Client Development, 2002-2004 Member, Executive Council, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 2001-2004 President-Elect, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 2006 (President in 2008) Chair, Solo Advocacy Group, GPSolo Division (2005- present) Standing Committee on Law and National Security Law Advisory Committee, 2007- |
| Oklahoma Bar Association |
President, 2000 Member, Budget Committee, 1993-Present Chair, Solo and Small Firm Task Force, 1994-97 Fellow, Young Lawyer’s Division Chair, Law Day Committee, 1992-94 Sustaining Benefactor Fellow and Trustee, Oklahoma Bar Foundation, 1995-2000 |
| Oklahoma County Bar Association | President, 1994-95 Vice-President, 1992-93 Law Library Trustee, 1990-92 Chair, Law Day Committee, 1994 Member and/or Chair of numerous other committees including Fee Grievance and Ethics, Bench and Bar, and Judicial Screening |
| Awards | Recipient, ABA Small Firm Merit Award, 1999 Recipient, Edward R. Finch Law Day Speech Award, Third Place, 2001 Outstanding Chair Award, CLE Committee, 1978 Recipient, Diversity Award, Oklahoma Black Lawyers’ Association, 2000 Recipient, Distinguished Alumnus Award, Oklahoma City University School of Law, 2002 Recipient, Oklahoma County Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 2006 |
| Other | Certified Financial Planner — Certification received in 1993 First Director of the Legal Assistant Program at Rose State College (the First Junior College to receive Full ABA Accreditation) Sustaining Fellow, College of Law Practice Management since 1998 President, Oklahoma City Dinner Club, 1992-98 Member, Board of Directors, Oklahoma Congregate Housing for the Elderly and Disabled, 1982-2006 Member and Chair of Midwest City Economic Development Commission, 1986-94 Associate Municipal Judge, City of Midwest City, 1986-96 Member, Oklahoma Temporary Court of Civil Appeals, 1994-95 Member, Midwest City Memorial Hospital Ethics Committee, 1986-Present President, Board of Directors, OCU School of Law Alumni Association, 2002-2005 Master, Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court Member, Board of Directors, First National Bank of Midwest City, 1983-1996 Member, Oklahoma Adoption Law Reform Committee, 1995-1998 |
Aaron M. Arnall
| Practice Areas | Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody, Visitation and Support; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation; Probate Administration; Probate |
| Education | Oklahoma City University School of Law, J.D., 2007; Recipient of the C.A.L.I. Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research and Writing; Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma B.A. in Religion, Emphasis in Greek and Hebrew, Cum Laude, 2004; Member, Theta Alpha Kappa, Religious Studies Honor Society; Member, Phi Eta Sigma, College Honor Society; President’s Honor Roll, Six Semesters; Dean’s Honor Roll, Two Semesters Truman High School, Independence, Missouri, 2000 |
| Admitted | September 2007, Oklahoma Bar Association; November 2008, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma |
| Memberships | Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations |
| Born | Kansas City, Missouri, June 21, 1982 |
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| Commitees | Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Oklahoma County
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University of Oklahoma School of Law
Oklahoma County Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Foundation
College of Law Practice Management
City of Midwest City
Midwest City Regional Hospital
American Bar Association
Midwest City Economic Development Commission
Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court
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