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Dan A. Rogers is retired and was a life-long member of the Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bars, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1950, thereafter concentrating his practice in the area of defense litigation. In his practice he was extremely involved in litigation defense associations, serving on numerous of these national associations’ boards and as their president. Dan is a seasoned veteran not only of litigation but also of World War II and the Korean Conflict, having been honored in the Air Force in between those wars.
He and his wife, Eloise, are long-time members of Boston Avenue Methodist Church, with Dan having served on numerous church committees throughout the years. Dan was admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in and governing Oklahoma.
Areas of Practice: Retired
Undergraduate and Law School Degrees
- University of Oklahoma – J.D., 1950
- University of Tulsa
Bar and Court Admissions
- Oklahoma – 1950
- U.S. District Court, Northern District Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court, Western District Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District Oklahoma
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court – 1954
Professional Organizations and teaching positions
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Tulsa County Bar Association
- Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Charter Member and past President)
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys of the United States and Canada (past President)
- Defense Research Institute (former director)
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- University of Colorado, trial academy faculty (1991)
Honors and Achievements
- Most Outstanding Jr. Air Force Cadet (1948)
- Most Outstanding Sr. Air Force Cadet (1949)
- Cadet Colonel, University of Oklahoma (1949)
- Cadet Wing Commander, Summer Camp, Denver, CO (1950)
Reported Cases:
Wilson v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 160 F.3d 625 (10th Cir. 1998); Dominion Bank of Middle Tennessee v. Masterson, 1996 OK 99, 928 P.2d 291; Abercrombie v. Osteopathic Hosp. Founders Ass’n, 950 F.2d 676, (10th Cir. 1991); Wilson By and Through Wilson v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., 893 F.2d 1149, (10th Cir. 1990); Everaard v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co., 842 F.2d 1186 (10th Cir. 1988); Manis v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 1984 OK 25, 681 P.2d 760; Sinclair v. Automobile Club of Oklahoma, Inc., 733 F.2d 726 (10th Cir. 1984); Smith v. U.S. Gypsum Co., 1980 OK 33, 612 P.2d 251; Mayberry v. Akron Rubber Machinery Corp., 483 F.Supp. 407 (N.D. Okla., 1979); Collins v. N-Ren Corp., 604 F.2d 659 (10th Cir. 1979); World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, 1978 OK 131, 585 P.2d 351, rev’d, 444 U.S. 286, 100 S.Ct. 559, 62 L.Ed.2d 490 (1980); Bowman v. Iowa State Travelers Mut. Assur. Co., 449 F.Supp. 60 (E.D. Okla. 1978); Cartwright v. Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc., 1978 OK CIV APP 23, 593 P.2d 104; Armstrong v. Maple Leaf Apartments, Ltd., 436 F.Supp. 1125 (N.D. Okla. 1977); Smith v. Gizzi, 1977 OK 91, 564 P.2d 1009; Sloan v. Peabody Coal Co., 547 F.2d 115 (10th Cir. 1977); Birmingham v. Berryhill, 1976 OK 179, 557 P.2d 910; Harman v. Diversified Medical Investments Corp., 524 F.2d 361 (10th Cir. 1975); Wolf v. Jane Phillips Episcopal-Memorial Medical Center, 513 F.2d 684 (10th Cir. 1975); Wagnon v. Gaines, 1974 OK CIV APP 36, 526 P.2d 500; Murray v. Vandevander, 1974 OK CIV APP 18, 522 P.2d 302; Harman v. Diversified Medical Investments Corp., 488 F.2d 111 (10th Cir. 1973); Continental Ins. Co. v. Thompson, 356 F.Supp. 560 (N.D. Okla. 1972); Baker v. Sherwood Const. Co., 409 F.2d 194 (10th Cir. 1969); Lewis v. Owen, 395 F.2d 537 (10th Cir. 1968); Giffin v. Smith, 256 F.Supp. 746 (N.D. Okla. 1966); Grand River Dam Authority v. National Gypsum Co., 383 U.S. 907, 86 S.Ct. 888 (Mem), 15 L.Ed.2d 663 (1966); Price v. Smith, 1962 OK 173, 373 P.2d 242; Duff v. Alliance Mut. Cas. Co., 296 F.2d 506 (10th Cir. 1961); Michel v. Branham, 1958 OK 159, 327 P.2d 440.
Military Service
- World War II: Sgt., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, England (1943-45).
- Korean Conflict: Captain, U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General Dept. (1951-52).
Other Activities/Community Involvement
- Rotary Club of Tulsa, Paul Harris and Community Fellow
- Member, Committee Member, Boston Avenue Methodist Church, Tulsa, OK
- Oklahoma Educational Foundation of Osteopathic Medicine (past Chairman)
- AAA Auto Club of Oklahoma (former director)
- Tulsa Cerebral Palsy Association (former Advisory Board)
- Petroleum Club of Tulsa (past President)
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