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Walter M. Bower

Walter M. Bower

Associate
Location:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Phone:
405-708-6927
877-691-7976 (Toll Free)
Fax:
405-528-0359
E-mail:
E-mail Me

Year Joined Firm

  • 1976

Areas of Practice

  • 30% Workers' Compensation - Defense
  • 5% Workers' Compensation - Plaintiff
  • 60% Social Security Disability - Claimant
  • 3% Bankruptcy
  • 2% Miscellaneous Practice (Personal injury / Probate)

Litigation Percentage

  • 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Oklahoma, 1961
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1963
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1991
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1993

Education

  • University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma
    • LL.B. - 1961
  • University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
    • B.S. - 1959
    • Major: History
    • Major: Government

Representative Clients

  • Valxiner Insurance Company
  • Protective Insurance Co.
  • The Hertz Co.
  • Cambridge Inc.
  • A.T.&T. Inc.
  • Crawford & Co.

References

  • Steve Brazzell, V.P. Protective Ins. Co., Indianapolis, IN
  • Ralph Frederickson, Gold Bank, Oklahoma City, OK

Classes/Seminars

  • Workers Compensation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., 1978 - 1985
  • CLE Course / Workers' Compensation, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1995 - Present
  • Update on Social Security, Garfield County Bar Association, 1996 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Oklahoma University College of Law Association, President, 1989
  • Oklahoma University College of Law Association, Vice President, 1988
  • Oklahoma County and Oklahoma State Worker's Comp. Sections, Member, Section Committee, 1989
  • Oklahoma Region, SCCA, Incorporated, Member, 1980 - 1989
  • Oklahoma University College of Law Association, Member, 1983 - 1989
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association, Member, 1978 - 1993

Past Employment Positions

  • Bower & Bower, Sr. Partner, 1995 - 2001
  • Bower, Beavin, Weeks & Bower, Sr. Partner, 1988 - 1995
  • Robinson and Bower, Inc., P.C., President/CEO, 1978 - 1988
  • Crowe, Robinson & Bower, Associate, 1977 - 1978

Pro Bono Activities

  • Legal Aide of Western Oklahoma, 1978 - Present

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • Phi Kappa Sigma