Don W. Danz
Don W. Danz became associated with Secrest, Hill & Butler at the beginning of 2002, after practicing with private law firms in Oklahoma City and Tulsa and as in-house counsel with an Oklahoma based insurance company. He is experienced in insurance defense as well as coverage and bad faith issues, and now concentrates on related legal research, motion/brief writing and appellate practice. He also handles a variety of transactional, contract and tax related matters.
Don was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1992. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, and the United States Tax Court. He was previously admitted to practice in the Sates of Kansas, Minnesota and Missouri.
Don received an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from the University of Illinois, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa, and a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Missouri-Kansas city. He was previously Chairperson of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Tax Section and founding editor of the section's Tax Journal.
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Nursing Home
- Products Liability Law
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Taxation Law
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Oklahoma, 1992
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1993
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1993
Education
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
- LL.M. - 1993
- University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- J.D. - 1992
- Honors: Legal Research Teaching Assistant
- Law Journal: Energy Law Journal
- University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
- B.A. - 1989
- Major: Philosophy
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Oklahoma Bar Association, Tax Section, Past Chairperson
- Oklahoma Bar Association, Tax Section, Founding Editor, Tax Journal
- Mid-States Region IRS/Bar Liaison Conference, Oklahoma Representative, 1994 - 2000
- National Association of State Bar Tax Sections, Oklahoma Representative, 1997
- Oklahoma Bar Association, Member
- Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Insurance Company, Former In-House Counsel





