Donald E. Herrold is a shareholder of the firm and co-founder of one of the firm’s merger predecessors, one of the two firms that recently merged together to establish Sneed Lang Herrold. He is a second generation Oklahoman, a 55-year Tulsa resident, a graduate of Tulsa Central High School class of l958, the husband of one wife of 48 years duration (who were high school sweethearts), the father of three sons: the eldest, who practices law with him; the middle, who is involved in commercial real estate in Houston; and the youngest, a mechanical engineer that designs deep sea valves and manifolds for a major oil company, who are each successes in their own rights. His life experiences include the delight and joys of being the grandfather of eight (8) beautiful grandchildren; teaching about Jesus at Asbury UMC, the family’s church for the past 32 years, serving his country as a naval line officer in naval gunfire support and interdiction of enemy water/landborne logistical support of NVA forces in South Vietnam during two (2) combat cruises to Vietnam from 1966-1968, serving as an Assistant Attorney General of Oklahoma, cattle ranching, compiling a family genealogy book, four family trips to Europe, and gradually learning how to practice law over the last 43 years from associations with great lawyers, partners, associates, colleagues and salty opponents at court houses all over the state. His present interests in the law practice are focused on estate planning, trusts, estates, probate, transactional work in both individual and business applications, business organizations, civil litigation, trials and appeals.

Areas of Practice

• Wills, trusts, estate planning and probate
• Real estate transactions and finance
• Commercial contracts
• Insurance law

Undergraduate and Law School Degrees

• University of Oklahoma – B.A. History/Government, 1962
• University of Tulsa College of Law – J.D., 1966
• United States Naval Justice School – 1966

Bar and Court Admissions

• Oklahoma – 1966
• U.S. District Court, Northern District Oklahoma – 1968
• U.S. District Court, Western District Oklahoma – 1971
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District Oklahoma – 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit – 1981
• U.S. Tax Court – 1977
• U.S. Supreme Court – 1971

Professional Organizations

• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Tulsa County Bar Association
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating

United States Naval Service

Ordered to U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School, Newport, RI – 5/1966; Commissioned Ensign, USNR 9/1966; ordered to U.S. Naval Justice School, graduated – 12/1966; ordered to USS Canberra (CAG-2) Subic Bay, P.I. 12/1966 – 8/1968 as legal officer, cicwo, tactical operations intelligence officer, X division officer, in service two combat cruises to Vietnam 12/25/1966 – 6/1/1967 & 10/11/1967-5/1/1968, raised in grade to Lieutenant (junior grade) 3/1968; ordered to Training Squadron 28 as legal officer, NAS, Corpus Christi 8/1968, raised in grade to Lieutenant 8/1969; Released from Active Duty 2/1970; raised in grade to Lieutenant Commander, JAG Corps 5/1971, resigned 7/1988.

Reported Cases

In Re Collyar, 1970 OK CR 48, 476 P.2d 354; Hulick v. State, 1971 OK CR 81, 481 P.2d 791; Hill v. State, 1971 OK CR 86, 481 P.2d 797; Dutton v. State, 1971 OK CR 297, 488 P.2d 586; Plumlee v. State, 1971 OK CR 309, 488 P.2d 939; Dunn v. State of Oklahoma, 343 F.Supp. 320 (W.D. Okla. 1972); Oklahomans For Mod. Alco. Bev. Con. v. Shelton, 1972 OK 133, 501 P.2d 1089; Bridges v. Bridges, 1975 OK 170, 544 P.2d 493; Williams v. C. I. R., 627 F.2d 1032 (10th Cir. 1980); Price v. Mize, 1981 OK 49, 628 P.2d 705; Republic Financial Corp. v. Mize, 1983 OK 107, 682 P.2d 207; Reid v. Auxier, 1984 OK CIV APP 33, 690 P.2d 1057, Horizons, Inc. v. Keo Leasing Co., 1984 OK 24, 681 P.2d 757; Trinity Broadcasting Corp. v. Leeco Oil Co., 1984 OK 80, 692 P.2d 1364; Middlebrook v. Imler, Tenny & Kugler M.D.‘s, Inc., 1985 OK 66, 713 P.2d 572; Woods Development Co. v. Meurer Abstract & Title Co., 1985 OK 106, 712 P.2d 30; Matter of Reinstatement of Essman, 1987 OK 102, 749 P.2d 103; Weyher/Livsey Constructors, Inc. v. International Chemical Co., 864 F.2d 130 (11th Cir. 1989); Builders Steel Co., Inc. v. Hycore, Inc., 1994 OK CIV APP 44, 877 P.2d 1168; Gilliland v. Chronic Pain Associates, Inc., 1995 OK 94, 904 P.2d 73, Chronic Pain Associates, Inc. v. Bubenik, 1994 OK 127, 885 P.2d 1358; Bourke v. Western Business Products, Inc., 2005 OK CIV APP 48, 120 P.3d 876.

Other Activities/Community Involvement

• St. James Club, Grand Lake of the Cherokees, Oklahoma.
• Compiled The Herrolds, a family survey from Hundred Years War to Present.

Member and Teacher

• Asbury United Methodist Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma.