Attorneys
Sam G. Bratton II Tulsa, Oklahoma
| Partner | |
| phone | (918) 582-1211 |
| fax | (918) 925-5215 |
| sbratton@dsda.com | |
Sam G. Bratton II received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Mexico in 1969 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of New Mexico in 1974.
Mr. Bratton is one of the Firm's principal bankruptcy attorneys with substantial experience in all phases of creditors' rights, workouts, financial restructuring and bankruptcy, including representation of debtors, trustees, committees, and secured and unsecured creditors.
He is listed in Who's Who in American Law, and The Best Lawyers in America , and is a frequent seminar lecturer on the subject of bankruptcy. Mr. Bratton is a director and past chair of the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association, and chaired the Advisory Committee on Local Rules of procedure for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Mr. Bratton is also an Adjunct Settlement Judge for the Bankruptcy Court and previously served as a Special Judge of the Oklahoma Court of Appeals, Temporary Division.
- Bar Admissions:
- Oklahoma
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Education:
- University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
1974
Juris Doctor - University of New Mexico,, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
1969
Bachelor of Business Administration
- Published Works:
- Basic Bankruptcy in Oklahoma,, National Business Institute, 1987
- Oklahoma Collection Law for Creditors, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1988
- Protection of Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in Oklahoma, National Business Institute, 1991
- Aligning Your Practice With The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, National Business Institute, 2005
- Principal Changes To The Bankruptcy Code Enacted by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, National Business Institute, 2005
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Frequent Seminar Lecturer on Bankruptcy
- Honors and Awards:
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Listed as one of Tulsa's best lawyers in Tulsa People magazine
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Oklahoma Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section
- Director and past chair
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Chair, Advisory Committee on Local Rules of Procedure
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Adjunct Settlement Judge
- Oklahoma Court of Appeals
- Special Judge, Temporary Division
- Member American Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Commercial Law League of America
