Charles R. Willing
Director
Location: Tulsa Office
Phone:
(918) 599-0621
Email: cwilling@fellerssnider.com
Charles Willing focuses his practice on energy-related matters, including environmental and oil and gas litigation, as well as oil and gas conservation and environmental-related regulatory matters. He also represents clients involved in commercial litigation, including telecommunications. Before joining the Firm, Mr. Willing served five years as a Senior Administrative Law Judge with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Within this capacity, he presided over complex trials related to oil and gas conservation, reimbursement under the Petroleum Storage Tank Release Environmental Cleanup Indemnity Fund, and remediation of oil-field pollution. Prior to law school, Mr. Willing served as a Production Engineer for seven years with Conoco, Inc. in its Oklahoma City Exploration and Production Division, where he worked on oil and gas fields in Oklahoma, Texas, and California.
EDUCATION:
J.D., cum laude , Oklahoma City University (1993)
B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, University of Oklahoma (1985)
Speeches:
Instructor, Oklahoma Corporation Commission Oil and Gas Workshop: Tools, Techniques, and Trials (2001)
Instructor, John Shipp Memorial Symposium on Professionalism and Ethics (1999 & 2000)
Instructor, Administrative and Hearing Processes at Work at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (1999)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
Admitted to practice before:
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Member, Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court (1998-2002)
- Social Chair (2002)
- Outstanding Associate (2001)
- Program Award (1998-99)
Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
Honors and Awards:
Governor's Commendation (2002)
