Ray E. Zschiesche

Director

Ray E. Zschiesche’s practice is focused on complex state and federal litigation with extensive experience defending insurance companies, class actions, mass tort and lender liability.

Contact

Ray E. Zschiesche
Director

rezschiesche@phillipsmurrah.com

Oklahoma City
405.235.4100 Main
405.552.2406 Direct
405.235.4133 Fax

Practice Areas

Product Liability Litigation
Class Actions and Collective Actions
Commercial Litigation
Complex Torts
Insurance Defense and Coverage
Financial Institutions Litigation

Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Ray Zschiesche is a trial attorney whose commercial law practice is focused on complex state and federal litigation and appeals. He represents individuals and companies in a wide range of complex litigation matters.

In addition to extensive insurance defense experience, he has successfully defended cases involving class actions, mass tort liability, lender liability, fraud and bad faith. Ray also represents clients in pre-suit negotiations, mediation and arbitration.

Author of The Business Record Exception to the Hearsay Rule: An Overview, 61 OKLA. B.J. 2047 (1990), Ray’s legal accomplishments were recognized with the George J. Fagin Municipal Law Endowment Award.

Ray was born, raised and now lives in Oklahoma City with his family.

EDUCATION

Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1982)
University of Oklahoma (J.D., with Distinction, 1985)

ADMISSIONS

1985, Oklahoma
1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Oklahoma County Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court (Master)

Experience

EXPERIENCE

Led Oklahoma defense counsel in pharmaceutical mass tort product liability cases
Successfully litigated and tried numerous insurance defense matters, with a concentration in defense of errors and omissions claims against insurance agents and real estate agents and brokers
Successfully represented clients in Oklahoma Real Estate Commission matters, covenants not to compete, commercial litigation, lender liability and product liability actions

EXPERTISE

Complex state and federal litigation and appeals

Recognition

RECOGNITION

Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™
Best Lawyers®: Lawyer of the Year in OKC: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants (2022)
Best Lawyers®: Commercial Litigation (2017-present)
Best Lawyers®: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2013-present)
Best Lawyers®: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (2013-present)
Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters: (2016-2018)
Journal Record Leadership in Law Award (2010)
George J. Fagin Municipal Law Endowment Award (1985)

Community

Jim Thorpe Association (Executive Council)
Oklahoma Lawyers for Children (Attorney Volunteer)
Oklahoma County Bar Association Community Service Committee (Vice-chair 2011-2013; Chair 2013-2015)
Oklahoma County Bar Association Voices for Children Committee
Master - Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court XXIII (2005-2008)
Oklahoma County Bar Association Board of Directors (2015-2018)

Publications

Ray E. Zschiesche

Director

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EDUCATION

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