Margo Shipley concentrates her practice in litigation, assisting clients in the areas of Complex Business, Insurance, Torts, and General Litigation. Margo earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law, where she graduated as class valedictorian. While in law school, Margo served as Notes & Comments Editor for the Tulsa Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Curule Chair. She earned the Oklahoma Bar Association's Outstanding Family Law Student Award, the University of Tulsa College of Law's Colonel Graham Kirkpatrick Award for Family Law, and the Judge W. Lee Johnson Award for highest grade point average.
Margo represents corporate clients and individuals at all stages of litigation in Oklahoma federal and state courts. She has taught continuing education courses in the area of insurance law.
In addition, Margo has provided outstanding representation to myriad clients, including:
- Nhut Hong Nguyen v. LM General Insurance Compnay, et. al. - the case was dismissed by the Oklahoma County District Court.
- James Perry v. Safeco Insurance Company of America—summary judgment was granted by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
- David Edens et al. v. Netherlands Ins. Co.—summary judgment was granted by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and upheld by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari.
- Rhoda McHenry v. CoxCom, LLC d/b/a Cox Communications Tulsa—summary judgment was granted by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
- Carissa Nealis v. CoxCom, LLC—summary judgment was granted by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and upheld by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Kutrell Barnes v. CoxCom, LLC d/b/a Cox Communications—summary judgment was granted by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
- Mark Palzer v. Cox Oklahoma Telcom, LLC et al. - summary judgment was granted by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and upheld by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Margo is a member of the firm's Recruitment and Diversity Committee.