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Jon Starr has practiced law in Oklahoma for 25 years. He is the Head of the District Court Department for McGivern & Gilliard. He is 1 of only 4 attorneys currently practicing in Oklahoma that hold the highest designation of "Diplomate" in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) recognizing he has tried more than 100 jury trials to verdict in courts of unlimited jurisdiction. He has served as Chairperson of the OBA Insurance Law Section for 10 years. He has helped organize and spoke at numerous CLE programs. He has made oral arguments before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and also does work as a mediator and arbitrator with Mediators and Arbitrators of Oklahoma. He has been selected as an Oklahoma Super Lawyer for the last 11 years by other Oklahoma attorneys.

He completed his undergraduate education at Oklahoma State University, where he was President of the Student Government Association. He then graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1991 with distinction, and serve as class president. He has served as a board member and President of the Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, as the Oklahoma Representative to the Defense Research Institute for 3 years, and as a Faculty Member for the 2012 International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy at Stanford University. He has authored three scholarly articles that have been published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal, including, Attorney Lien Claimed: Is it Worth Paper It is Written on?, Some Major Points about Minor’s Claims, and Overview of Oklahoma Automobile Insurance Law.

Jon also serves on the board of Plumbline Ministries Inc., a Christian counseling ministry, and is an active member on Church On The Move in Tulsa. Jon volunteers as a life coach with "Your One Degree".

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