Melinda L. Kirk

Melinda L. Kirk

Partner

Melinda Kirk primarily practices in the area of labor and employment law assisting local and national employers, including those in the transportation, energy, manufacturing, retail, and health care industries, in navigating through all facets of employment law.  Her expertise encompasses defense of harassment, discrimination and retaliation claims in federal and state courts, as well as administrative proceedi...

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4000 One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
Tel: (918) 586-8557
Fax: (918) 586-8657
Email: mkirk@cwlaw.com

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Education: 
  • University of Tulsa (J.D., with highest honors, 2001; B.S., 1986) 
Bar Admissions & Years:
  • Oklahoma
  • Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
Memberships & Affiliations: 
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Tulsa County Bar Association
  • University of Tulsa Law Alumni Association Board of Directors
  • Propane Gas Defense Association
  • Tulsa Women Lawyers
  • National Association of Employee Concerns Professionals
  • Tulsa Area Human Resources Association
Other Distinctions:
  • Author of "The Insurer's Right to Seek Reimbursement: Will the Bus Stop in Oklahoma?," 35 Tulsa Law Journal 599 (2000)
  • Tulsa Law Review Editor-in-Chief 2000 - 2001
  • International Trial Association Trial Advocacy Award 2000, 2001
  • Martin Fellows Smith Outstanding Law Student Award Class of 2001
  • National Deans' List
  • Order of the Barristers
  • Order of the Curule Chair
  • Scribes Honorary Member
  • University of Tulsa College of Law Outstanding Junior Alumna, 2004
  • Co-Author "Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Risks: Still Real, Still hazy"; Washington Legal Foundation Legal Backgrounder, Vol. 22, No. 5, Jan. 26, 2007
  • Co-Author "Employee-Protected Activity Under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 806: Is Fraud Against Shareholders Essential?", Washington Legal Foundation Legal Backgrounder, Vol. 22, No. 48, Nov. 16, 2007
  • Co-Author "Sarbanes-Oxley Section 806 Update: A Little More Definition, A Little Less Satisfaction For Sox Whistleblowers", Washington Legal Foundation Legal Backgrounder, Vol. __, No. __, 2008
  • Co-Author Conner & Winters Bi-Monthly Whistleblower News