Background
Champlin, Blake K. was born on April 3, 1959 in Penn Yan, New York, United States. Son of Keith L. Champlin and Connie M. (Blakesley) Cator.
Champlin, Blake K. was born on April 3, 1959 in Penn Yan, New York, United States. Son of Keith L. Champlin and Connie M. (Blakesley) Cator.
University of Hawaii (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1981). University of Tulsa (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1986). Order of the Curule Chair.
Staff Member, Tulsa Law Journal, 1985-1986.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Administrative Law.
Worked at Shipley, Jennings & Champlin, Professional Corporation (Tulsa, Oklahoma) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts, with emphasis in Environmental Law, Business and Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Oklahoma. United States. Supreme Court and United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Order of the Curule Chair. Tulsa Law Journal, 1985-1986.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Administrative Law. Author: "Due Process and Psychiatric Assistance: Ake v.
Oklahoma," 21 Tulsa Law Journal 121, 1985.
Solid and Hazardous Waste, Oklahoma Environmental Law Handbook (1992). Adjunct Professor: University of Tulsa College of Law, 1996. Environmental Law, University of Tulsa, 1996.
Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations.
Military: United States. Air Force, 1977-1981.
Since its formation in 1983, Shipley, Jennings & Champlin has represented small business, government agencies and entities, and Fortune 500 companies in project planning and permitting, regulatory compliance, property acquisition and remediation, and complex environmental litigation in federal court. The Firm"s trial lawyers also have a wide range of expertise in complex commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including antitrust, securities, employment, product liability, contract, white-collar criminal defense and oil and gas litigation.
The Firm"s mission is to bring to its clients large-firm quality and experience with the responsiveness and cost-effectiveness of a small and aggressive firm.
Board of directors The Astronomy Club of Tulsa, since 1986, Oklahoma Society of Environmental Professionals, since 1994. Member American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma Society Environmental Professionals.
Married; children: Tabitha, Joshua.