David H. Herrold is a shareholder and director of the firm. He is a 1996 graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law and maintains a diverse practice emphasizing commercial litigation, banking, lender liability and commercial law, creditor’s rights and bankruptcy, as well as business organizations and transactions and estate planning. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992, and he is a member of the Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations and admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in and governing Oklahoma.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial and banking law and litigation
• Bankruptcy law and litigation
  - Creditor representation (all Chapters)
  - Chapter 11 debtor representation
  - Chapter 11 unsecured creditors’ committee representation
  - Dischargeability proceedings
• General civil and appellate litigation
• Business organization/transactions
• Commercial contracts
• Admiralty & maritime Issues

Undergraduate and Law School Degrees

• University of Tulsa College of Law – J.D., 1996
• University of Texas at Austin – B.A. Liberal Arts, 1992

Bar and Court Admissions

• Oklahoma – 1996
• U.S. District Court, Northern District Oklahoma – 1996
• U.S. District Court, Western District Oklahoma – 1996
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District Oklahoma – 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit – 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit – 1999
• U.S. Supreme Court – 2000

Professional Organizations

• Oklahoma Bar Association (1996 – Present)
• Tulsa County Bar Association (1996 – Present)
• American Bar Association (1996 – Present)
• American Inns of Court – Hudson-Hall-Wheaton Chapter (1999 – Present)
• Member, Federal Bar Association (2008)

Honors and Achievements

• American Jurisprudence Award – Contracts I
• Staff Member, Tulsa Law Journal
• Articles Editor, Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law
• Academic Achievement Scholarship to TU College of Law
• Member, Phi Delta Phi Honorary Legal Fraternity
• Strathmore’s Who’s Who In American Law (1999-2002)
• International Directory of Distinguished Leadership (2000-2001)
• Marquis’ Who’s Who In America (2000)
• American Biographical Inst., Int’l Directory of Distinguished Leadership (2001-02)
• Selected to 2009 Super Lawyers Rising Star by Key Professional Media, as published in the 2009 Super Lawyers Edition.

Reported Cases

• State Bank & Trust, N.A. vs. First State Bank of Texas, 39 UCC.Rep.Serv.2d 170 (N.D. Okla. 1998)
• State Bank & Trust, N.A. vs. First State Bank of Texas, 39 UCC.Rep.Serv.2d 179 (N.D. Okla. 1998), aff’d, 242 F.3d 390, 2000 WL 1862690 (10th Cir. 2000)
• State Bank & Trust, N.A. vs. First State Bank of Texas, 39
• UCC.Rep.Serv.2d 191 (N.D. Okla. 1998), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 242 F.3d 390, 2000 WL 1862690 (10th Cir. 2000)
• Miller v. Bd. of County Comm’rs of Rogers County, 46 F.Supp.2d 1210 (N.D. Okla. 1999)
• Western Star Finance, Inc. vs. White, 7 P.3d 502 (Okla. Civ. App. 2000) In Re M.J. and J.J., 8 P.3d 936 (Okla. Civ. App. 2000)
• Bourke v. Western Business Products, Inc., 2005 OK CIV APP 48, 120 P.3d 876
• Malloy v. Hawk (In re 4 Front Petroleum, Inc.; In re Git-n-Go, Inc.), 345 B.R. 744 (Bankr. N.D. Okla. 2006)
• Boyles v. Visteon Corp., 2007 WL 781335 (N.D. Okla.)
• Williams v. Lakin et al., 2007 WL 1170597 (N.D. Okla.)
• Williams v. Lakin, 2007 WL 2703098 (N.D. Okla.)
• Wliliams v. Lakin, 2007 WL 2114649 (N.D.Okla.)
• Boyles v. Visteon, 2007 WL 1723491 (N.D.Okla.)
• Williams v. Lakin, 2008 WL 1990473 (N.D.Okla.)
• Bank of Oklahoma v. Red Arrow Marina Sales & Service, 2009 OK 77, 224 P.3d 685
• Willco Enterprises, LLC v. Woodruff, 2010 OK CIV APP 18, —P.3d—

Publications and Seminars Taught

• 2 TULSA J. COMP. & INTL L. 143, A New Emerging World Order (1994)
• Asbestos Chapter (co-author), OKLA. ENVIRONMENTAL HANDBOOK (1997-2000)
• Cite-Checking & Tables of Contents/Indices of Authorities, Continuing Education
• Seminar – Tulsa Association of Legal Assistants (Summer 2002)
• Automatic Stays for the Non-Debtor, Vol. 12, No. 2 Bankruptcy Litigation (Newsletter of the ABA Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee) 4-11 (Summer 2005)
• Tulsa Association of Legal Assistants (Apr., 2006) “Cite Checking”
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Collection Law from Start to Finish (Nat’l Bus. Inst. – Tulsa – Dec.2009)

Other Activities/Community Involvement

• Pro bono representation, deprived/neglected children in Juv. Ct. (1996-2000, 2002, 2006, 2008)
• Participant, Tulsa Reinvestment Council Small Business Forum (1996-97)
• President and Secretary, Tulsa Texas Exes (1996-98)
• Member and officer, The Nicholas Club (1997-2000)
• Tulsa County Bar Ass’n Ct. Operations Committee (1997-98, 1999-2000, 2002, 2008)
• Oklahoma Bar Association – Bankruptcy Section (1997-98, 2007-2009)
• Oklahoma Bar Association – Civil Procedure Section (1999-2009)
• Oklahoma Bar Association Mentor (2000 OBA Mentoring Cmte.)
• University of Tulsa College of Law Pro Bono Task Force (2000)
• Oklahoma Bar Association – Litigation Section (2001)
• First United Methodist Church – Tulsa
• Vice-Chairman, OBA Civil Procedure Committee (2008)