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Timothy D. Kline

Of Counsel

Location:
Oklahoma City

Email:
tdkline@phillipsmurrah.com

Call:
405.235.4100 Main
405.552.2435 Direct

Fax:
405.235.4133

Biography

Timothy D. Kline is a litigation attorney who represents individuals and both privately-held and public companies in litigation matters, with an emphasis on bankruptcy and creditor rights.

Former president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, Tim taught bankruptcy at Oklahoma City University School of Law and frequently lectures to national audiences on bankruptcy-related topics.

Additional professional posts include past chairperson and current director of the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association as well as past chairperson of O.B.A.’s International Law Section; former president and former director of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, as well as former director of the Oklahoma County Bar Foundation. He is also a former director of the Oklahoma City International Trade Association.

Tim is a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and is certified in both Business Bankruptcy Law and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification.

He was born and raised in Oklahoma City, where he now resides with his wife and two beautiful daughters.

Education

  • University of Oklahoma (B.S., 1971; J.D. 1976)

Admissions

  • 1976, Oklahoma
  • 1976, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
  • 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma

Professional Organizations

  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Phi Delta Phi

Experience

  • Specialized in federal civil litigation, commercial law and bankruptcy law
  • Certified in both business bankruptcy law and consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification
  • Specializes in federal civil litigation, commercial law and bankruptcy law

Recognition

  • Listed in Who’s Who in American Law
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™
  • Best Lawyers®: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (1987-present)
  • Best Lawyers®: Litigation – Bankruptcy (2016-present)
  • Best Lawyers®: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (2018-present)
  • Best Lawyers®: Commercial Litigation (2019-present)
  • Best Lawyers®: Lawyer of the Year in OKC: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2011)
  • Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters: Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights (2006-2020)

Publications

Timothy D. Kline is a litigation attorney who represents individuals and both privately-held and public companies in litigation matters, with an emphasis on bankruptcy and creditor rights.

Former president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, Tim taught bankruptcy at Oklahoma City University School of Law and frequently lectures to national audiences on bankruptcy-related topics.

Additional professional posts include past chairperson and current director of the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association as well as past chairperson of O.B.A.’s International Law Section; former president and former director of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, as well as former director of the Oklahoma County Bar Foundation. He is also a former director of the Oklahoma City International Trade Association.

Tim is a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and is certified in both Business Bankruptcy Law and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification.

He was born and raised in Oklahoma City, where he now resides with his wife and two beautiful daughters.

  • University of Oklahoma (B.S., 1971; J.D. 1976)
  • 1976, Oklahoma
  • 1976, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
  • 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Specialized in federal civil litigation, commercial law and bankruptcy law
  • Certified in both business bankruptcy law and consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification
  • Specializes in federal civil litigation, commercial law and bankruptcy law
  • Listed in Who’s Who in American Law
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™
  • Best Lawyers®: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (1987-present)
  • Best Lawyers®: Litigation – Bankruptcy (2016-present)
  • Best Lawyers®: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (2018-present)
  • Best Lawyers®: Commercial Litigation (2019-present)
  • Best Lawyers®: Lawyer of the Year in OKC: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2011)
  • Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters: Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights (2006-2020)

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