Background
LESTER, ANDREW was born on February 17, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, admitted to bar, 1981, Oklahoma, United States.
LESTER, ANDREW was born on February 17, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, admitted to bar, 1981, Oklahoma, United States.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet, Munich, West. Germany. Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1977). Georgetown University (M.S.F.S., 1981).
Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Phi Delta Phi.; spoken languages: German.
Worked at Lester, Loving & Davies, Professional Corporation (Edmond, Oklahoma) specializing in Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Civil Rights, Employment, Labor, Personal Injury, Environmental, Energy, Local Government, Land Use, Corporate, Banking, Commercial, Sports, Labor, Administrative, Mediation, State Government, Equine, Immigration, Non-Profit Association and Government, Insurance and Criminal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Oklahoma.
1985, District of Columbia.
1990, Texas; 1992, United States. Supreme Court; 1995, Colorado.
Phi Delta Phi. Author: " Constitutional Law and Democracy," Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1994.
"Fighting City Hall," 18 Litigation, Spring, 1992, at 37. "Is Federalism Dead?" 48 Human Events, December 10, 1988 at 12.
"The Liability Insurance Crisis-Myth and Reality," 7 The Lincoln Review 43, Fall, 1986. "Voting Rights & Voting Power," 6 The Lincoln Review 57, Fall, 1985 "Municipal Antitrust Liability after Boulder," 36 Oklahoma Law Review 827, 1983.
"The Future of Federalism," 53 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3079, December, 1982.
"Decisions and Actions of 1983 Affecting Federalism," 54 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3282, December, 1983. Adjunct Professor, Employment Law, The Law of State and Local Government, Criminal Law, International Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law, 1988. Participant-Time United States Magistrate Judge, Western District of Oklahoma, 1988-1996.
Constitutional Law Specialist, Central & East European Law Initiative, American Bar Association, Kiev, Ukraine and Chisinau, Moldova, 1993.
Assistant City Attorney, City of Enid, Oklahoma, 1982-1984. Office of the President-Elect, Transition Team, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1980-1981.
Member: Oklahoma Association of Municipal Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1991, 1994. General Counsel, 1987-1988.
President, 1988-1990).
The Federalist Society (Vice-President, Civil Rights Section). Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation.
Lester, Loving & Davies, Professional Corporation was founded in 1996 by lawyers who had previously worked in larger firms.
The firm believes that its size allows its clients to receive all of the full-service benefits that large firms are known for without sacrificing the quality of the legal work. Lester, Loving & Davies, Professional Corporation practices in a diverse number of areas of law throughout the state of Oklahoma.
Intern Office of Senator Bob Dole, Washington, 1977-1978. Member transition team Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office President-Elect Reagan, Washington, 1980-1981. Chairman Enid Police Civil Service Commission, 1985-1987.
Board directors Enid Habitat for Humanity, 1986-1988, Booker T. Washington Community Center, Enid, 1987-1990;member Martin Luther King, Junior Holiday communications of Enid, 1988-1991. DeaconFirst Baptist Church of Oklahoma City. Fellow Oklahoma Bar Foundation.
Member Oklahoma Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, Oklahoma Association Municipal Attorneys (board directors 1987-1991, 94-, general counsel 1987-1988, president 1988-1990, 94-), Oklahoma County Bar Association, Defense Research Institute (government liability committee), Federalist Society (vice chairman civil rights practice group since 1996, president Control Oklahoma chapter since 1996).
Married Barbara Regina Schmitt, November 22, 1978. 1 child, Susan Erika.