Background
Ashton, Mark Alfred was born on July 18, 1944 in Tulsa. Son of Alfred Jackson and Margarette Carolyn Ashton.
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Mark Alfred ASHTON
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University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1966. Juris Doctor, 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Outstanding Young Lawyer, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1974.
Distinguished Service as a Lawyer, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1988.
President, Southwestern Oklahoma Legal Institute, 1976. Member, Committee Appointed by Oklahoma Supreme Court to Write Civil Instructions Manual for all Trial Judges, 1978 1988, 4th Congressional District, Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission.
Career
Worked at Ashton, Ashton, Wisener and Munkacsy, Incorporated. (Lawton, Oklahoma) specializing in Personal Injury. Trial Practice including, Real Estate, Probate, Commercial, Workers Compensation, Corporate, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1969, Oklahoma.
1973, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Delta Phi. Outstanding Young Lawyer, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1974.
Distinguished Service as a Lawyer, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1988. President, Southwestern Oklahoma Legal Institute, 1976.
Member, Committee Appointed by Oklahoma Supreme Court to Write Civil Instructions Manual for all Trial Judges, 1978.
Member, Oklahoma Supreme Court Committee on Media in the Courtroom, 1978-1981. Lawyer Representative, 1983-1989 and Chairman, 1986-1988, 4th Congressional District, Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission. Member: Comanche County, Oklahoma (Company-Editor, Oklahoma Bar Association Desk Manual, 1976-1977.
Member, Office Management Assistance Committee, 1997.
Associate Editor, 1979-1987 and Editor, 1988, Oklahoma Bar Journal. Member, Lawyers Insurance Committee, 1979.
Director, Oklahoma Bar Corporation, 1979-1996 and Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Company, 1980-1985. Vice President, 1979-1984 and Chairman, 1985-1987, The Oklahoma Bar Professional Liability Insurance Committee) and American Bar Associations.
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Advisory Board, 1974.
Director, 1975-1977. Board of Directors, 1975-1995, 1997, Area Counsel for Southwestern Oklahoma, 1974-1976, 1981-1982. Education Chairman, 1976.
Committee Chairman, Legal Economics, 1978-1982.
Editor, Advocate Magazine, 1997. Member, Executive Committee, 1976-1982, 1986-1995, 1997. President, 1978 and 1987).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Military: Captain, J.A.G. Department, United States. Air Force, 1969-1972.
Established in 1972, the firm is a mainstay in Lawton. The members are very involved in the community.
The firm has successful experience in many complex trials representing individuals and large, commercial and financial businesses.
They are admitted to practice before all State Courts in Oklahoma and the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and the Northern and Western Districts of Texas.
Achievements
Membership
Member Comanche County Democratic party. 4th congressional district Oklahoma delegate Democratic National Convention, 1984, 2000. Member Centenary United MEth.
Church, Lawton; chairman City of Lawton Personnel Board, 1975-1980. Past. chairman Oklahoma chapter Common Cause. Served to captain Judge advisory General United States Air Force, 1969-1972.
Member Oklahoma Bar Association (lawyers insurance committee 1979, delegate to house of deals 1974, chairman public information committee 1982, 83, associate editor journal. 1983-1987, editor, 1988-1989. Named Outstanding performance 1976, Golden Gavel award 1982, distinguished service award 1988), Southwest Oklahoma Legal Institute (president 1976), Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (president 1978, 87, board directors 1975-1982, education chairman 1976, president, 1978, 87), American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Oklahoma Bar Professor Liability Company (liability insurance committee since 1979, board directors since 1979, c.p.
1979-1985, chairman board 1985-1987), Phi Delta Phi.
Interests
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Married Linda Diane Stroud, May 15, 1971. Children: Kathryn, Hillary, Courtney.
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American