Brooks A. Richardson, Shareholder/Director

Mr. Richardson concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation, including insurance bad faith, oil and gas, class actions and large public contract protests. He has significant experience managing discovery, factual analysis and trial preparation in complex, document intensive cases involving large amounts of electronically stored information. Mr. Richardson works extensively with document retention, management, and retrieval systems and databases. He regularly advises clients on implementation of electronic records management policies before and during litigation.

Mr. Richardson frequently defends insurers against allegations of insurance bad faith, most often when the allegations involve more complex issues regarding institutional processes and the use of technology in claims evaluation. In this capacity, he has represented United Services Automobile Association, Farmers Insurance, Republic Group of Insurance Companies, United American, Globe Life, The Hartford, Liberty Life Assurance, and Government Personnel Mutual Life Insurance Company. Mr. Richardson has class action experience in both federal and state court involving insurance bad faith, securities fraud, and violation of employment anti-discrimination statutes. He also has represented land developers in surface disputes with oil and gas operators, oil and gas operators in drilling, royalty and working interest disputes, and transportation companies in public procurement disputes.

Practices

• Administrative and Regulatory Practice
• Class Actions
• Electronic Technology & Information Management
• Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources
• Insurance
• Litigation and Trial Practice

Education

• University of Oklahoma (J.D., with honors, 1998) Order of the Coif; Oklahoma Law Review 1996-1998; Chief Articles Editor 1997-1998
• Duke University (B.A., 1993)

Related News & Events

• Effective Tort Reform by Brooks Richardson
• WORKERS COMPENSATION BAD FAITH LITIGATION IN THE WAKE OF SUMMERS v. ZURICH AMERICAN - Power Point Presentation
• Workers' Compensation Bad Faith in the Wake of Summers v. Zurich American - OBA/ CLE Webinar
• A NEW BREACH IN THE WALLS: The Oklahoma Supreme Court Opens The Flood Gates For Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuits Based On Failure To Pre-Authorize Medical Treatment in Summers v. Zurich American Ins. Co.
• Fellers Snider Attorneys Recognized In the 2008 Edition of Oklahoma Super Lawyers
• E-Discovery Hurricanes: How to Weather The Storms, Harness Their Power, and Stay on Course During Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma, Western District of Missouri, and District Court of Kansas
• Admitted to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Kansas bar, 1999
• Missouri bar, 1998
• Oklahoma bar, 1998

Prior Legal Experience

• Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable H. Dean Whipple, Chief District Court Judge, Western District of Missouri (1998-2000)

Articles & Publications

•  A NEW BREACH IN THE WALLS: The Oklahoma Supreme Court Opens The Flood Gates For Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuits Based On Failure To  Pre-Authorize Medical Treatment in Summers v. Zurich American Ins. Co.
• E-Discovery Hurricanes: How to Weather the Storms, Harness Their Power, and Stay on Course During Litigation (Okla. Bar Assoc., June, 2006)
• ERISA Preemption and HMO Liability: A Fresh Look at ERISA Preemption in the Context of Subscriber Claims Against HMOs, 49 Okla. L. Rev. 677 (Winter 1996)

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Oklahoma County Bar Association

Community Leadership & Activities

• Board Member, Central Oklahoma Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Foundation (2009)
• Class Agent, Casady School Annual Fund (2008-2009)
• Board Member, Youth Leadership Exchange of Oklahoma City (2006-2007)
• Oklahoma City Arts Festival (Annual CommitteeVolunteer)

Awards & Honors

• Super Lawyers® , Rising Star 2008 and 2009

Speaking Engagements

• Workers' Compensation Bad Faith in the Wake of Summers v. Zurich American - OBA/ CLE Webinar
• Litigation and Trials in the Digital Age, Presenter - Ediscovery, December 2007
• OBA Solo and Small firm Conference, Presenter – Ediscovery, June 2007