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Charles D. "Buddy" Neal, Jr.
Senior Partner | McAlester
Contact: Jane Redman

EDUCATION
1972 Oklahoma State University, B.S.
1975 Oklahoma City University, J.D.

BAR ADMISSIONS
1975 Oklahoma

COURT ADMISSIONS
All Oklahoma District Courts
Oklahoma Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth, Eighth, and Fifth Circuits
U.S. District Court for the Eastern Districts of Oklahoma & Arkansas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma & Arkansas
U.S. Supreme Court

TEACHING AND LECTURING
Instructor and/or Panel Member, Oklahoma Bar Association Seminars

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
American Bar Association
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
   -Member Statewide Committee

Defense Research Institute, Member
Eastern District of Oklahoma Adjunct Settlement Judge
Journal Record Leadership in Law Award
Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, Member
Oklahoma Bar Association
   -President, 2001; Board of Governors (two terms)

   -Various committees and Task Forces

Oklahoma Bar Foundation, Fellow
Oklahoma Super Lawyer
Neil E. Bogan Oklahoma Bar Association Professionalism Award
Pittsburg County and Tulsa County Bar Associations
Southern Council of Bar Presidents

AREAS OF PRACTICE
Bad Faith Litigation | Business Litigation | Civil Rights Litigation
Class Action Litigation | Employment Litigation | Insurance Defense
Nursing Home Litigation | Oil & Gas Litigation | Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation