David Barnard Whitehill

Background

Whitehill, David Barnard was born on June 3, 1945 in Tulsa. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Ann (Barnard) Whitehill.

Education

Diplome Francaise, University Lyon, France, 1967. Bachelor, University North Carolina, 1967. Postgraduate, Georgetown University, 1969.

Postgraduate, University San Diego, 1973. Juris Doctor, University Tulsa, 1974.

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1974, Oklahoma and United States. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. 1975, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

1977, United States.

Supreme Court. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member, University of Tulsa Law Journal, 1973-1974.

Honor Law Clerk, United States. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1974.

Author: "11 Amendment and Sovereign Immunity," 10 Tulsa Law Journal, 436-444, 1974.

Adjunct Professor of Law, Oil and Gas Practice, University of Tulsa, 1979-1982. Member: Tulsa County (Chairman, Mineral Law Section, 1980-1981. Member, Corporate Law Section), Oklahoma (Member, Section on Mineral, Real Estate and Probate Law) and American (Member, Energy Law Committee, 1981.

Member, Real Estate Section) Bar Associations.

American Judicature Society. Osage Cattleman"s Association (Member, Oil and Gas Committee, 1980-1981).

Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (Member, Legal Committee, 1980-1985). Tulsa Title and Probate Lawyers Association.

Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Association.

(General Counsel).

Achievements

• David Barnard Whitehill has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of committee Tulsa United Way, 1977-1980. Volunteer attorney Rainbow House Inc., Tulsa, 1976-1979, Tulsa Mental Health Center, Inc., Star Community Mental Health Center, Owasso, Oklahoma, 1979-1985. Board directors Operation Aware, Tulsa, 1992-1995.

Fellow Oklahoma Bar Foundation (recipient certificate of merit 1991). Member American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, American Academy Hospital Attorneys, A. Corporation Council Association, Oklahoma Bar Association (delegate 1978, 81), Oklahoma Health Lawyers Association, International Society Energy Advocates, Tulsa County Bar Association(chairman mineral law section 1982-1983, drug awareness committee 1992, community outreach committee 1994-1995), Tulsa Bar Association, Tulsa Title and Probate Lawyers, Oklahoma Indiana Petroleum Association (legal committee 1979-1988), Tulsa Healthcare Lawyers, Osage County Cattleman's Association (legal committee 1975-1979), Committee of 100 of Tulsa.

Interests

• Avocations: running, golf, hiking, motorcycle trips, camping.

Connections

Married Christiane Seger, June 18, 1970 (divorced August 1988). Children: Nora Ruth, Ann Francis, Daniel Barnard, Howard Christian, Jessica Peters. Married Susan Riggs, January 1989 (divorced June 1992).

Married Barbara Hess, 1994.

Father:

Benjamin Franklin Whitehill

Mother:

Ann (Barnard) Whitehill

Spouse:

Susan Riggs

Spouse:

Barbara Hess

Spouse:

Christiane Seger

child:

Ann Francis Whitehill

child:

Howard Christian Whitehill

child:

Jessica Peters Whitehill

child:

Nora Ruth Whitehill

child:

Daniel Barnard Whitehill