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Hilary Hudson Clifton

Director

Location:
Oklahoma City

Email:
hhclifton@phillipsmurrah.com

Call:
405.235.4100 Main
405.606.4730 Direct

Fax:
405.235.4133

Biography

Hilary Hudson Clifton is a Director and a litigation attorney who represents individuals and both privately held and public companies in a wide range of civil litigation matters.

In her practice, Hilary has had success in both state and federal courts, obtaining summary judgment victories for clients and having significant district court victories affirmed at the appellate level. While at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Hilary earned the American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law, Legal Research and Writing I & II, Criminal Law, and The First Amendment. She also served as an Associate Articles Editor for the Oklahoma Law Review. During her second and third years of law school, Hilary worked as a Teaching Assistant for the first-year Legal Research and Writing courses. Hilary is a member of The Phi Beta Kappa Society and Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society.

Born and raised in Norman, Oklahoma, Hilary currently lives there with her husband, son, and several four-legged family members.

Education

  • University of Oklahoma (B.A., with Special Distinction, 2011)
  • University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., with Highest Honors, Order of the Coif, 2016)

Admissions

  • 2016, Oklahoma
  • 2016, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
  • 2017, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Professional Organizations

  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • William J. Holloway Inn of Court
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers® in America: Ones to Watch (2021-present)
  • Order of the Coif – University of Oklahoma College of Law
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
  • Associate Articles Editor for the Oklahoma Law Review
  • 405 Magazine Top Attorney in Appellate Law (2023)
  • Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters – Rising Star (2023)

Publications

Hilary Hudson Clifton is a Director and a litigation attorney who represents individuals and both privately held and public companies in a wide range of civil litigation matters.

In her practice, Hilary has had success in both state and federal courts, obtaining summary judgment victories for clients and having significant district court victories affirmed at the appellate level. While at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Hilary earned the American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law, Legal Research and Writing I & II, Criminal Law, and The First Amendment. She also served as an Associate Articles Editor for the Oklahoma Law Review. During her second and third years of law school, Hilary worked as a Teaching Assistant for the first-year Legal Research and Writing courses. Hilary is a member of The Phi Beta Kappa Society and Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society.

Born and raised in Norman, Oklahoma, Hilary currently lives there with her husband, son, and several four-legged family members.

  • University of Oklahoma (B.A., with Special Distinction, 2011)
  • University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., with Highest Honors, Order of the Coif, 2016)
  • 2016, Oklahoma
  • 2016, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
  • 2017, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Best Lawyers® in America: Ones to Watch (2021-present)
  • Order of the Coif – University of Oklahoma College of Law
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
  • Associate Articles Editor for the Oklahoma Law Review
  • 405 Magazine Top Attorney in Appellate Law (2023)
  • Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters – Rising Star (2023)
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • William J. Holloway Inn of Court
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel

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