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The lawyers at Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote, Maxcey & Thetford all have knowledge that spans a variety of legal areas, offering you legal guidance regardless of your needs.
Over the course of 60 years, we’ve developed experience across a wide range of areas of practice, helping clients like you receive full and fair compensation.
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Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote, Maxcey & Thetford strives to assist you in any way possible, and is eager to meet you and help resolve your case. If you would like more information about any of our firm’s attorneys, feel free to call our McAlester, Oklahoma City and Tulsa offices at 888.247.0902 or contact us online.
Eddie Harper
McAlester Office
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Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1963
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern/Eastern/Western Districts of Oklahoma
Awards
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Education
- LL.B., University of Oklahoma, 1963
- B.S., University of Oklahoma, 1960
Professional associations
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Co-Chairman, Workers' Compensation Section,1975
- Pittsburgh County Bar Association
Russell Uselton
McAlester Office
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Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1983
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
Awards
- BV® Distinguished™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Education
- J.D., University of Arkansas, 1982
- Moot Court
- Law Review
- B.S., Southern Oklahoma State University, 1979
Professional associations
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Pittsburgh County Bar Association
- Oklahoma Association for Justice (formerly Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association)
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Tim Maxcey
McAlester Office
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Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1989
- U. S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
- U. S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
- U. S. Court of Appeals, D. C. Circuit
- Choctaw Nation Tribal Court
Awards
- BV® Distinguished™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Education
- J.D., Texas Technical University, 1989
- B.S., Oklahoma Christian College, 1986
Professional associations
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Pittsburgh County Bar Association
James Belote
Oklahoma City Office
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Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1988
- Texas, 1990
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
Awards
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Education
- J.D., University of Oklahoma Law School, 1988
- B.B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1985
Professional associations
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Oklahoma County Bar Association
- Oklahoma Association for Justice (formerly Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association)
- Board of Directors, 2003–2008
- Executive Committee, 2004–2008
- Oklahoma Association of Justice
- President, 2009
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Jack Stipe
Oklahoma City Office
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Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1999
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
Education
- J.D., University of Oklahoma Law School, 1999
- B.A., Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, 1994
Professional associations
- American Bar Association
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Oklahoma County Bar Association
- Oklahoma Association for Justice (formerly Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association), Advisory Committee
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Tony Laizure
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Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
Education
- J.D., University of Oklahoma Law School, 1980
- B.B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1977
Professional associations
- Oklahoma Association for Justice (formerly Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association)
- President, 2004
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Tulsa County Bar Association
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
John Thetford
Tulsa Office
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Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1988
- Missouri, 1988
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Awards
- BV® Distinguished™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Education
- J.D., University of Oklahoma Law School, 1980
- B.S., Economics, Oklahoma State University, 1984
Professional associations
- American Bar Association
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Tulsa County Bar Association
- Oklahoma Association for Justice (formerly Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association)
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Eric Grantham
McAlester Office
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Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
- Choctaw Tribal Court
Awards
- University of Tulsa Law Review
- Graduated top ten percent of law school class
Education
- J.D., cum laude, University of Tulsa, 2008
- B.S., Occupational Safety and Health, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 2005
Professional associations
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Oklahoma Association for Justice (formerly Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association)
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Eddie Foraker
McAlester Office
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Admitted
- Oklahoma, 2009
- U.S.
- District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Education
- J.D., University of Tulsa, 2009
- B.S., Political science and speech communications, University of Utah, 2005
Professional associations
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Oklahoma Association for Justice (formerly Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association)
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Steve Rouse
Tulsa Office
Practice areas
- Workers' compensation
- Social Security
Admitted
- Oklahoma, 1984
Education
- J.D., University of Tulsa
- B.S., Oklahoma State University