James J. Proszek

Mr. Proszek is a 25-year attorney who practices primarily in the Corporate/Commercial Litigation and Telecommunications Law areas. He also has expertise in the following: Landlord/Tenant Law; Condemnation/Eminent Domain; Right-of-Way Acquisition & Disputes; Mortgage Foreclosure; Representation of Tribal Housing Authorities; Litigation involving Indian Law issues; and Appellate Advocacy. He is an AV-rated attorney through Martindale-Hubbell and was selected a Best Lawyer in America in Communications Law. In addition, he is a recipient of the 2010 Oklahoma Bar Association Pro Bono Award.

Mr. Proszek is a frequent speaker on Telecommunications Law issues, including presentations to the National Telecommunications Damage Prevention Council and the National Telecommunications Claims Managers Association on investigation and pursuit of claims for damage to underground utility facilities. Highlights of his legal career include:

• Won $375,000 jury verdict for a telecommunications company in underground utility damage case.
• Won $109,000 court judgment for a telecommunications company in underground utility damages case.
• Negotiated settlements in excess of one-half million dollars in underground utility damage cases.
• Represented oil and gas pipeline companies and telecommunications companies in eminent domain proceedings and right-of-way disputes in a number of different states.
• Has argued cases before the Oklahoma and Florida and Virginia Supreme Courts, and the D.C., Fourth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal

In addition, Mr. Proszek is the author or co-author of numerous publications, including:

• Author, “The Internet and Personal Jurisdiction,” Facts & Findings: The Journal for Legal Assistants, Vol. XXVI, Issue 4 (2000)
• Co-Author, “Telecommunications Carriers Seek to Reduce Damages by Changing the Fundamental Economics of Dig-Ups,” Underground Focus Magazine (1999)
• Co-Author and Lecturer, “Reducing Third-Party Damages by Changing the Fundamental Economics of Dig-ups,” Second Annual Damage Prevention Convention and Excavation Solutions Expo, Long Beach, California (1999)
• Co-Author and Lecturer, “What’s My Cable Worth? Recovering Damages for Loss of Use,” Third Annual Damage Prevention Convention and Excavation Solutions Expo (2000), Fourth Annual Damage Prevention Convention and Excavation Solutions Expo (2001)
• Co-Author and Lecturer, “Effective Discovery Strategies for the Litigation Paralegal in Oklahoma.”
• Co-Author and Lecturer, “Evidence for the Litigation Paralegal in Oklahoma.”
• Co-Author, "Legal Consequences of Damages to Underground Facilities by Horizontal Directional Drilling," Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practices, Vol. 132, No. 4 (Oct. 2006)

• Shareholder

• Appellate
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Corporate Services
• Indian Law
• Insurance
• Litigation
• Telecommunications

• "What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate"
• "Unfolding the Story: Developing Effective Interviewing Techniques, Part One"
• "Unfolding the Story: Developing Effective Interviewing Techniques, Part Two"

• University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1983)
• University of Tulsa (B.S. in Sociology, 1975)

• Bars of the Cherokee Nation and the Pawneee Nation
• Oklahoma, 1983
• Oklahoma Supreme Court
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois; and the Northern District of Florida
• United States Courts of Appeals for the D.C., Second, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits

• Member, American Heart Association Board of Directors

• 1998 - Present Hall Estill
• 1996 - 1998 Gourley & Proszek, PLLC
• 1983 - 1995 Hall Estill

• American Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Tulsa County Bar Association, Pro Bono Commitee Member 
• American Inns of Court, Johnson-Sontag Chapter - Barrister
• Ad Hoc Member of Board of Directors for Oklahoma One Call System, Inc.

• Condemnation/Eminent Domain
• Landlord/Tenant
• Mortgage Foreclosure
• Representation of Tribal Housing Authorities
• Litigation involving Indian Law issues
• Appellate Advocacy
• Right-of-Way Acquisition & Disputes

• Author, "The Internet and Personal Jurisdiction," Facts & Findings: The Journal for Legal Assistants, Vol. XXVI, Issue 4 (2000)
• Co-Author, "Telecommunications Carriers Seek to Reduce Damages by Changing the Fundamental Economics of Dig-Ups," Underground Focus Magazine (1999)
• Co-Author and Lecturer, "Reducing Third-Party Damages by Changing the Fundamental Economics of Dig-ups," Second Annual Damage Prevention Convention and Excavation Solutions Expo, Long Beach, California (1999)
• Co-Author and Lecturer, "What's My Cable Worth? Recovering Damages for Loss of Use," Third Annual Damage Prevention Convention and Excavation Solutions Expo (2000), Fourth Annual Damage Prevention Convention and Excavation Solutions Expo (2001)
• Co-Author and Lecturer, "Effective Discovery Strategies for the Litigation Paralegal in Oklahoma."
• Co-Author and Lecturer, "Evidence for the Litigation Paralegal in Oklahoma."
• Presentations to the National Telecommunications Damage Prevention Council and the National Telecommunications Claims Managers Association on investigation and pursuit of claims for damage to underground utility facilities
• Co-Author, "Legal Consequences of Damages to Underground Facilities by Horizontal Directional Drilling," Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practices, Vol. 132, No. 4 (Oct. 2006)