Matt Crook is an experienced commercial litigator, specializing in creditors' rights and bankruptcy. He also has significant experience in construction litigation, as well as probate and trust litigation.

  • Represented high net worth individual debtor in involuntary Chapter 7 case, in which creditor filed adversary action alleging debtor acted to hinder or defraud creditors.
  • Represented major creditor in Chapter 11 case, including securing critical vendor status for client.
  • Successfully helped client resist bankruptcy trustee’s preference action against client in Chapter 11 case.
  • Obtained numerous collection judgments on behalf of clients against commercial debtors and assisted clients in post-judgment collection efforts.
  • Successfully represented clients in trust litigation over control of family trust and closely held corporation owned by trust, securing for clients control over corporation.
  • Represented royalty interest owners in and oil and gas quiet title action by another royalty interest owner, obtained agreed judgment on behalf of clients securing their various royalty interests.
  • Successfully defended commercial and residential clients in construction defect cases.
  • Represented mortgagee in mortgage foreclosure case and obtained an agreed judgment pursuant to which client was awarded all damages sought, as well as attorneys’ fees and costs.
  • Represented homeowner in restrictive covenant dispute, obtained summary judgment and attorneys’ fee award on behalf of client.

  • Best Lawyers®: Ones To Watch, Tulsa, Litigation – Construction, 2023-2024
  • Passed the Oklahoma Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam, 2003

  • Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, Appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma, 2020-2025
  • Oklahoma Bar Association, Member
  • Tulsa County Bar Association, Member
  • Board of Directors, Crime Prevention Network, 2016 – Present
  • Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Tulsa Metro Chapter, 2004 – 2009
  • Board of Directors, Big Brothers and Sisters of Green Country, 1998 – 1999
  • Secretary, OU Club of Tulsa, 2010

Education

  • J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2002
  • B.B.A., with distinction, Accounting and Finance, University of Oklahoma, 1997

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Oklahoma, 2002
  • United States District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
  • United States District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma

Languages

  • English