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Linda Crook Martin 
Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Partner
phone (918) 582-1211
fax (918) 925-5307
email lmartin@dsda.com

Linda Crook Martin received her Bachelors and her Law Degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee in 1972 and 1980, respectively, and was admitted to practice in Oklahoma in 1980, and in Arkansas in 2005. Ms. Martin practices in the area of environmental law and water law with over 25 years experience in both litigation and regulatory matters. Ms. Martin is a fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers and was elected to its fifteen-member Board of Regents in 2009.  The American College of Environmental Lawyers is an invitation-only  professional association of preeminent environmental lawyers throughout the United States.  Ms. Martin has been listed in the Best Lawyers of America in the area of Environmental Law since 2005.  In Super Lawyers since 2006, she is designated one of the Top 25 Women Oklahoma Super Lawyers for 2010 and 2011. 

The Journal Record selected Ms. Martin as one of fifty women Making a Difference in the State of Oklahoma as a finalist in the Woman of the Year program. Ms. Martin is a frequent speaker for continuing legal education in Oklahoma, and is a long time member of the Oklahoma Bar Association Women in Law Committee. She was one of the founding members and treasurer of the Environmental Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association. In 2005, Urban Tulsa Weekly selected Ms. Martin as one of the Top 100 Tulsans based on her expertise in environmental law. Ms. Martin handles cases, both regulatory and litigation, in all areas of environmental law, including without limitation, hazardous waste, natural resources, Superfund, and water quality.  She is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment and the Litigation Section. She is licensed to practice in both Oklahoma and Arkansas, and is admitted to practice in all federal courts in Oklahoma, the Western District of Arkansas, and the United States Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice:
Environmental Law
Environmental Litigation and Regulation
Water Law
Bar Admissions:
Oklahoma, 1980
Arkansas, 2005
Education:
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1980
Juris Doctor


University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1972
B.S.
Major:  Sociology


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Seminars for Continuing Legal Education, Environmental Law and Gender Bias


Honors and Awards:
Elected to the fifteen-member Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, 2009 - 2010


The Best Lawyers in America - Environmental Law , 2005 - 2012


"Golden Rule" Award for Professionalism, Tulsa County Bar Association, 1998


AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating


Tulsa County Bar Association Trailblazer for Women in Law, 2002


Oklahoma Bar Association Women in Law Mona Lambird Award, 2003


Listed as One of the Top 25 Women Lawyers in Oklahoma by Super Lawyers, 2010 - 2011


Chambers U.S.A. Ranked Attorney: Energy and Natural Resources - Environment (Band 1), 2011


Listed in Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2011


Outstanding Senior Lawyer, Tulsa County Bar Association, 2007 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Fellow, American College of Environmental Lawyers


Oklahoma State Mining Commission, 2000 - 2004
Appointed by Governor of Oklahoma


Tulsa County Bar Association, 1986
Board of Directors


Oklahoma Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, 1992 - Present
Founding Member and Treasurer


American Bar Association, Section on Natural Resources, Energy & Environment
Member


American Inns of Court, Chapter XXXII
Past Member


Tulsa Women Lawyers Association, 1985 - Present
President, 1986 and Founding Member


Oklahoma Bar Association, 1996 - 1997
Co-Chair, Women in Law Conference


The Oklahoma Conference for Community Justice, 2008 - Present
Member


We are an Oklahoma law firm, but our representation includes regional, national and international cases. We serve local and multinational clients wherever their legal needs take us.

Offices

Tulsa
Williams Center Tower II
Two West Second Street, Suite 700
Tulsa, OK 74103-3117
(918) 582-1211

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Oklahoma City
201 Robert S. Kerr
Avenue - Suite 700
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405) 319-3500

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Norman
1800 N. Interstate Dr., Suite 123
Norman, OK 73072
(405) 319-3501