Fletcher D. Handley, Jr.

Special Honors & Awards of Fletcher Handley

• Partner of The Handley Law Center Wins the International Society of Primerus Law Firms Lifetime Achievement Award
• Oklahoma Super Lawyer in the areas of plaintiff's personal injury and family law, 2009-2010
• Elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2008
• Testified before US Senate Commerce Committee on proposed National No-fault Insurance Bill, 1999
• Appointed to temporary division of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1991
• Coach — 1990 Oklahoma High School Mock Trial State Champion
• Selected as Oklahoma's Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Oklahoma Bar Association, 1983
• Twice awarded the Lamplighter Award by the El Reno Education Association
• Top 100 Trial Lawyer of the American Trial Lawyers Association

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

• Canadian County Bar Association — Member; President, 1983
• Oklahoma Bar Association — Bar Media Relations Committee, 1983-1986; Legal Specialization Committee, 1990-1993
• American Bar Association — Tort & Insurance Practice Section; Scholarship Fund Board, 2002-present; Auto Choice Task Force, 1998; Plaintiff's Involvement Task Force - Member, 1997-present, Chair, 1998-99; ABA Working Group on Protection of Rights of Service Members, 2003; Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law, 2001-2004; Member, TIPS Council, 1998-2003; Auto Law Committee, Chair, 1996-97
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms — Charter Member; Board of Directors, 2000 - 2005
• Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association — Member; Board of Directors, 1982-1984
• Oklahoma Association for Justice, - Member; Board of Directors, 2010 - present
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Sustaining Lifetime Fellow of Oklahoma Bar Foundation
• Nine-time delegate to Oklahoma Bar Association House of Delegates

Military Experience

• Air crewman - United States Navy Patrol Squadron 11, 1969-1972
• Assistant State Judge Advocate, Military Judge - Oklahoma Army National Guard, Judge Advocate General's Corp, 1981-2008

Publications, Seminars & Lectures

• Oklahoma Dram Shop Law: A Primer
• Speaker — Motor Vehicle Collision Seminar, Hawaii Bar Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1999
• Speaker — "Trial of a Serious Auto-Truck Accident Case," TIPS-YLD Spring Meeting, La Jolla, CA, 1998
• Speaker — "Class Certification of an Insurance Coverage Issue," American Bar Association Convention, San Francisco, 1997
• Program Chair and Speaker — "Mediation of an Auto Wreck Case - What to Know Before You Mediate," American Bar Association Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994
• Panelist — "Consumer Choice in Auto Insurance," American Bar Association
• Convention, New York City, New York, 1993
• How to Handle Small Personal Injury Cases, Oklahoma County Bar Association Seminar, Aspen, Colorado, February, 1993
• Program Chair — "Hedonic Damages," American Bar Association Convention, San Francisco, California, 1992
• A Guide to Administrative Board Proceedings in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, Virginia, July, 1991