Mike E. Smith practices in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental, Class Action Litigation and Oil & Gas. In addition, he has experience as a mediator and arbitrator. He previously served on the firm’s Executive Committee and is a Senior Member of the firm's Board of Directors.
Mike has had an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell for over 30 years and previously served on the Oklahoma Hall of Fame board of directors.
Highlights of Mike's legal career include:
- Lead counsel in many multi-million dollar oil and gas related cases
- Lead counsel representing many oil and gas clients in oil field pollution cases
- Lead counsel in natural gas storage condemnation case and other matters for interstate pipeline company
In addition, Mike has served as Counsel of record in the following reported cases:
- Blair v. Natural Gas Anadarko Co., 406 P.3d 580 (Okla. Civ. App., 2016)
- Natural Gas Anadarko Co. v. Venable, 368 P.3d 3 (Okla. Civ. App., 2015)
- Chaparral Energy, LLC v. Samson Resources Company, 2015 OK CIV APP 44, ___ P.3d ___
- Kimzey v. Flamingo Seismic Solutions Inc. 696 F.3d 1045 (10th Cir. 2012)
- Samson Resources Co. v. Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent, Inc., 2012 OK 68. 281 P.3d 1278
- JMA Energy Company, LLC v. State ex rel. Dept. of Transportation, 2012 OK CIV APP; 278 P.3d 1053
- Plano Petroleum, LLC v. GHK Exploration, L.P., 2011 OK 18, 250 P.3d 328
- Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. v. Pioneer Exploration, LTD, 2010 OK CIV APP 126, 241 P.3d 126
- EOG Resources Marketing, Inc. v. Oklahoma State Board of Equalization and Oklahoma Tax Commission, 2008 OK 95, 196 P.3d 511
- Conoco, Inc. v. Agrico Chemical Company, 2004 OK 83, 115 P.3d 829
- Ward Petroleum Corporation v. Stewart, 2003 OK 11, 64 P.3d 1113
- Major v. Microsoft Corporation, 2002 OK CIV APP 120, 60 P.3d 511
- OXY USA v. Babbitt, 268 F.3d 1001 (10th Cir. 2001)
- Samson Resources Co. v. Amerada Hess Corp., 2002 OK CIV APP 32, 41 P.3d 1055
- In re Oneok Field Services Gathering LLC, 2001 OK 116, 38 P.3d 900
- Okland Oil Co. v. Conoco Inc., 149 F.3d 1191 (10th Cir. 1998)
- Okland Oil Co. v. Conoco Inc., 144 F.3d 1308 (10th Cir. 1998)
- Bethesda Boys Ranch v. Atlantic Richfield Company, 208 B.R.980
(N.D. Okla. 1997)
- Lockhart v. Loosen, 1997 OK 103, 943 P.2d 1074
- Mustang Fuel Corp. v. Hatch, 890 F.Supp. 995 (W.D. Okla. 1995)
- Wagner & Brown v. Ward Petroleum Corp., 876 F.Supp. 255 (W.D. Okla. 1994)
- N.C. Corff Partnership, Ltd. V. OXY USA, Inc., 1996 OK CIV APP 92, 929 P.2d 288
- Saner v. Healthcare Computer Corp., 879 F.Supp. 1116 (W.D. Okla. 1994)
- Texaco, Inc. v. Berry Petroleum Corp., et al., 869 F.Supp. 1523 (W. D. Okla. 1994)
- Eastwood v. National Bank of Commerce, Altus, Okl., 673 F.Supp. 1068 (W.D. Okla. 1987)
- Wever v. State ex rel. Dept. of Human Services, Enid State School, 839 P.2d (Okla. App. 1990)
- Mullins v. Ward, 712 P.2d 55 (Okla. 1985)