Background
Drum, Keith was born on January 1, 1916 in Beaver, Oklahoma, United States.
Drum, Keith was born on January 1, 1916 in Beaver, Oklahoma, United States.
University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts, 1938. Bachelor of Laws, 1940). County Attorney, Beaver County, Oklahoma, 1941-1942.
Worked at Drum & Venable (Beaver, Oklahoma) specializing in General Civil Practice, Probate and Estate Planning, Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Family Law, Trials and Appeals, Commercial and Business Law. Admitted to the bar, 1940, Oklahoma. 1953, United States. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma.
County Attorney, Beaver County, Oklahoma, 1941-1942.
Member: Beaver County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Military: First lieutenant, United States.
Army, Active Duty, 1942-1946. Reserve Duty, 1938-1949.
The Firm was founded in 1955 by Merle Lansden and Keith Drum, both having been in the Armed Services during World World War II, and in private practice in Beaver, Oklahoma, since 1945.
Merle Lansden left the firm in 1967 and served as presiding District Judge of the First Judicial District of Oklahoma until he retired in 1977. The Firm continued from 1967 with various associates until the present Firm of Drum & Venable was established in 1981.
Member: Beaver County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Military: First lieutenant, United States. Army, Active Duty, 1942-1946.
Reserve Duty, 1938-1949.