John Michael Imel

Background

Imel, John Michael was born on August 4, 1932 in Cushing, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Arthur Blaine and Hazel Monnet (Kelly) Imel.

Education

University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Science 1954. Juris Doctor, Omicron Delta Kappa. Municipal Judge, City of Tulsa, 1960-1961.

United States Attorney, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1961-1967.

Member, Board of Regents, University of Oklahoma, 1981-1988.

Career

Worked at Moyers, Martin, Santee, Imel & Tetrick (Tulsa, Oklahoma) specializing in General Civil Practice. Oil and Gas, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Taxation, Corporation, Commercial, Employment, Securities and Banking Law and Environmental Law Litigation. Trials before all State and Federal Courts.

Admitted to the bar, 1959, Oklahoma.

Omicron Delta Kappa. Municipal Judge, City of Tulsa, 1960-1961. United States Attorney, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1961-1967.

Member, Board of Regents, University of Oklahoma, 1981-1988. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations.

Master, American Inns of Court.

Fellow: American Bar Foundation. American College of Trial Lawyers. Military: Captain, United States Naval Reserve, retired.

The firm was founded in Muskogee in 1910 and moved to Tulsa in 1920 and is one of the oldest firms in Oklahoma.

The firm over the years has been strong in its service to clients in the fields of litigation, oil and gas, probate, real estate, tax, wills and estate planning, and other related specialty areas. In the last few years it has substantially enlarged its practice to include areas of service to clients to include environmental law litigation, bankruptcy related litigation, employment law and other general areas while continuing to maintain its earlier fields of practice.

Achievements

• JOHN IMEL has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Regent University Oklahoma, Norman, 1981-1988, chairman, 1987-1988. Trustee Children's Medical Center, Tulsa, 1979-1984. Captain United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1977.

Fellow American Bar Foundation, American College Trial Lawyers (state chairman 1987-1988). Member American Inns of Court (program chairman 1989-1990, Exemplary Leadership award 1996), Southern Hills Country Club (board governors 1993-1999), Tulsa Club (president 1990), Rotary (president 1968-1969).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, swimming, tennis, reading.

Connections

Married Patricia Ann Carney, July 31, 1954. Children: Blythe Michele, Kathryn Ann, Dixie Lynn, Sally Louise.

Father:

Arthur Blaine Imel

Mother:

Hazel Monnet (Kelly) Imel

Spouse:

Patricia Ann Carney

child:

Sally Louise Imel

child:

Kathryn Ann Imel

child:

Dixie Lynn Imel

child:

Blythe Michele Imel