- FraudThese days, it seems commonplace when a disappointed investor charges a corporation's officers and directors with securities fraud or related allegation following a significant drop in the company's stock.
- Workers Compensation
- Wrongful TerminationJeff Fields' practice is restricted to liability defense. Mr. Fields’ practice is varied and includes general insurance defense, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, workers’ compensation, Federal Employers’ Liability Act, railroad liability defense, wrongful termination and construction professional malpractice claims. His practice includes both state district and federal litigation.
- Employment DiscriminationEmployment practices: We provide clients with legal counseling and litigation services in employment discrimination cases, including charges of race, sex and disability discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. We also represent clients in disputes over employment agreements and employment-related torts.
- Employment Contract
- Employment LitigationWe proactively work with our clients to limit their exposure to litigation by providing advice on personnel issues, such as employment policies and procedures. When an issue arises in this always sensitive practice area, we provide our clients with creative solutions and resolutions to employment claims.
- Sexual HarassmentWhen negotiating a settlement is not in our client's best interest, we are able to draw on our substantial litigation experience to represent our clients in court in order to achieve a favorable result.
- Real Estate LitigationThe attorneys at Secrest Hill Butler & Secrest have the expertise, knowledge and resources to represent clients, including professionals, in such arbitrations in order to achieve favorable results.
- Premises LiabilityAny business open to the public needs quality liability defense for safety and security claims. At Secrest Hill Butler & Secrest, we handle claims that arise when someone is injured due to dangerous conditions on another person's property or on business property. Premises liability cases arise in a variety of locations and buildings, including...
- Construction LitigationOur success in defending engineers and architects in malpractice actions stems from our experience in construction law, as well as our ability to stay abreast of industry standards, insurance-related news and recent legal developments.
- Land Use and Zoning
- Property Damage
- Personal InjuryProducts liability: Product designers, manufacturers, retailers and their insurers face increasingly difficult challenges as engineering and technological advances collide with tort liability law. We handle catastrophic personal injury and strict liability cases.
- Medical MalpracticeTara Perkinson joined Secrest, Hill and Butler in 2005. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a felony prosecutor for the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office. As an Assistant District Attorney, she tried numerous felony cases and prosecuted hundreds of offenders. Her work focuses in the area of Medical Malpractice Defense. Tara is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Tara is a native of Dallas, Texas and attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism and earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas College of Law in 2001.
- Disability DiscriminationAt Secrest Hill Butler & Secrest, we provide our clients with legal counseling and litigation services including allegations of race, sex, gender and disability discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination and other issues that pertain to the employment relationship. Our attorneys understand that these legal matters are often challenging and emotionally-charged.