Terry L. Hawkins

Director

Terry L. Hawkins is a Director of the Firm and is Chair of the Public Finance Practice Group where he has more than 40 years experience in municipal finance projects.

Contact

Terry L. Hawkins
Director

tlhawkins@phillipsmurrah.com

Oklahoma City
405.235.4100 Main
405.552.2416 Direct
405.235.4133 Fax

Practice Areas

Healthcare Law
Public Finance

Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Terry L. Hawkins is a Director and Chair of the Firm’s Public Finance Practice Group. He represents state and local political subdivisions in a wide range of finance matters, where in the capacity of bond counsel, he assists counties, municipalities, school districts, and rural water districts finance their capital improvement projects.

Since 1981, Terry has participated in more than 3,500 municipal finance projects across Oklahoma, with financings completed in all 77 counties of the state. He co-authored “Oklahoma Municipal Bonds” (3RD ED. 1987; 4TH ED. 1993; 5TH ED. 1995; 6TH ED. 1999).

Terry is a board member of Heritage Hills Historical Preservation, Inc. He is a past board member of Mountain View Public Schools, a past board of investors member of the Oklahoma EDGE fund and was a member of Class XI of the Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program. He is also on the Board of Governors for the Oklahoma State University Foundation.

Born in Hobart, Oklahoma, he and his wife, Brenda, have a cow-calf operation on 3,600 acres near Mountain View, Oklahoma.

EDUCATION

Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1978)
University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1981)

ADMISSIONS

1981, Oklahoma

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma County Bar Association
American Bar Association
National Association of Bond Lawyers
American College of Bond Counsel

Experience

EXPERIENCE

Representative bond counsel experience in municipal financings includes:
General Obligation Bonds
Revenue Bonds/Notes
Private Placement
Lease/Purchase Financings
Conduit Financings
Rural Development Loans
Various types of municipal finance projects include:
Utilities (water, sewer, electrical)
Education (public schools, technology center districts, 501(c)(3) organizations and colleges and universities)
Healthcare (Governmental hospitals, Continuing Care Retirement Facilities and Healthcare 501(c)(3) organizations)
Economic Development (Industrial Development Bonds and Governmental Incentive Financings)
Cultural/Public Facilities (Museums, Parks and Recreational Facilities)

EXPERTISE

Worked exclusively in the area of public finance law for political subdivisions of the state, including counties, municipalities, public trusts, school districts and rural water districts since 1981

Recognition

RECOGNITION

Fellow, American College of Bond Counsel
Super Lawyers (2014-present)
Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters: Public Finance Law (2013-present)
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™
Best Lawyers®: Lawyer of the Year in OKC: Public Finance Law (2019)
Best Lawyers®: Public Finance Law (2013-present)

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Terry L. Hawkins

Director

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