Anita K. Anthony

A fifth-generation Oklahoman, Anita K. Anthony brings over thirty years of legal experience to her practice.

Anita Anthony’s expertise spans multiple areas, including real property law, energy law, personal injury defense, premises liability defense, municipal law, banking, and transportation. Her extensive knowledge of these fields, combined with her ability to navigate complex legal landscapes, has earned her a reputation as a trusted advisor and litigator. With a deep-rooted connection to Oklahoma, Anita has dedicated her career to representing and advising corporations, municipalities, and individuals in an array of legal matters across state, tribal, and federal courts.

Anita began her legal career as an assistant city attorney for the City of Norman, Oklahoma, focusing on land use and property law. She also served as a judge for the former municipality of Hall Park, Oklahoma. Prior to returning to the Oklahoma City area, Anita worked in Tulsa as assistant general counsel for a mid-sized oil company and then continued to represent oil and gas companies and other commercial clients privately in Tulsa. Anita is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma and Texas, as well as before all federal courts in Oklahoma and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma.

EDUCATION

• University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1989)
• University of Oklahoma, B.A. in Letters (1986)

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Oklahoma
• Texas
• U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern, and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
• Muscogee (Creek) Nation District Court
• Licensed in good standing (but inactive) in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Illinois

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Oklahoma County Bar Association
• Member, Energy Section of Oklahoma and Texas Bar Associations
• Former Chair, Energy and Mineral Law Section, Tulsa County Bar Association
• Former Board Member, OBA Energy & Mineral Law Section
• Former Member, Oklahoma Title Examination Standards Committee

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
(current and/or former)

• Member, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Fundraising Committee
• Mentor, University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences
• Executive Board Member, Tulsa Edison Preparatory School Foundation
• Parent Volunteer, Tulsa Debate League
• Graduate, Leadership Norman