Atkins & Markoff - Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys - Serving Oklahoma

Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse Attorney - Daniel P. Markoff

Mr. Markoff, a Houston, Texas native, completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he was the recipient of the Raymond D. Naifeh Judicial Fellowship and clerked for Oklahoma County District Judge Eugene H. Mathews. He also studied Comparative Law at Oxford University and Spanish at the Universidad de Valencia in Valencia, Spain.

Prior to his law career, Mr. Markoff worked on the 1988 Presidential Campaign as National Advance Staff and as the Immigration Coordinator for the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program.

Mr. Markoff has extensive experience in nursing home abuse and general negligence litigation, defective product claims, and in class action work, including silicone breast implants and Fen-Phen diet drug litigation. He is also experienced in auto accident litigation.

Affiliations include the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association; the Oklahoma Bar Association; the Oklahoma City University School of Law, Board of Directors, 1996-1998; the Oklahoma City University School of Law Dean's Circle, 2001 - present; and the Oklahoma County Bar Association.

Mr. Markoff is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer - Jeffrey R. Atkins

Mr. Atkins, a native Oklahoman, was born and raised in Sapulpa. He received his undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Central Oklahoma, where he was also a four-year member of the golf team. He obtained his law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. While there, he received the American Jurisprudence Award for his academic excellence in Conflicts of Laws and Professional Responsibility.

Mr. Atkins has extensive experience handling nursing home negligence and abuse litigation, medical malpractice litigation, product liability litigation, auto and trucking accidents, and most other areas of general negligence litigation. Prior to representing plaintiffs in personal injury matters, Mr. Atkins spent five years serving as defense counsel for hospitals and drug and medical equipment/device manufacturers in medical negligence actions. His experience includes class actions in drug and medical device claims.

Professional affiliations include the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Oklahoma Bar Association, and the William J. Holloway, Jr. American Inn of Court.

Mr. Atkins is admitted to practice in all State and Federal Court Districts in Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer - S. Thomas Adler II

Tommy Adler was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He graduated from Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. He received his undergraduate degree in Public Relations/Journalism from the University of Oklahoma. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law with a focus on Constitutional Law. During law school, Mr. Adler was a legal intern with the Oklahoma City criminal defense firm of J.W. Coyle.

After graduation, Mr. Adler worked as a Public Defender in Oklahoma County in the felony trial division. He represented clients in over 1000 cases ranging from misdemeanors to murders. Mr. Adler assisted in the training of new lawyers at the Public Defender's office and drafted the still-used protocol manual for the appropriate and professional representation of clients. During his tenure as a Public Defender, Mr. Adler was successful in either securing a dismissal or winning a verdict of not guilty for his clients in nearly 90% of his cases that were called for jury trial.

Mr. Adler is a graduate of the Western Trial Advocacy Institute located in Laramie, WY where he studied criminal defense litigation under a host of the nation's most respected criminal defense trial lawyers. He has also attended post-graduate training at the Absolute Criminal Defense Litigator's Conference in Las Vegas, NV and has twice attended the Pat Williams Criminal Defense Institute sponsored by the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association.

Mr. Adler is married and enjoys traveling with his wife, golf, running, and OU sports. He also enjoys cooking, fishing, and spending time outdoors with his dog.

Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer - Mark Kendall Bailey - Oklahoma

Mr. Bailey was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. He graduated with distinction from Louisiana College with his Undergraduate Degree in Criminal Justice. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree from Oklahoma City University School or Law. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Bailey worked as a licensed Firearm Instructor and Tactical Baton Trainer for law enforcement personnel.

Mr. Bailey began his legal career in the area of Corporate Litigation. After graduation, he accepted a position with the Oklahoma City law firm of Hiltgen & Brewer. Mr. Bailey successfully defended clients such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot in trials held across the state of Oklahoma. In 2003, he shifted his focus to Criminal Defense Litigation and began work for the Oklahoma County Public Defenders Office. Mr. Bailey was responsible for managing, negotiating and litigating thousands of felony cases ranging from D.U.I. to Murder I. Based on his extremely high success rate, Mr. Bailey attained the position of Supervising Attorney, responsible for training other attorneys in the professional and appropriate representation of their clients.

Mr. Bailey is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma and Texas as well as the United States Federal District Courts for the Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma.

Mr. Bailey currently teaches college classes on Jury Selection Techniques and Forensic Firearms Evidence. He is a member of the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Oklahoma Bar Association and Texas Bar Association. Mr. Bailey is also a licensed Certified Mediator. In 2001, he was honored with The Burbridge Foundation Award for Excellence in Mediation.

Mr. Bailey is an avid freshwater and saltwater fisherman; he has been married to his wife, Victoria, for eight years and they recently celebrated the birth of their first son.

Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer - Traci L. Rhone

Mrs. Rhone was born and raised in Oklahoma, where she graduated from Midwest City High School.  She then attended Oklahoma State University (OSU) where she obtained a Bachelors Degree in Finance.  Upon her graduation from OSU she was accepted into Washburn University School of Law and graduated in 1993 and passed the Kansas Bar. 

Mrs. Rhone began her legal career as a prosecutor in 1993.  As a prosecutor she worked in the Lyon County Attorney’s Office in Emporia, Kansas, Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office in Topeka, Kansas, and the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office in Wichita, Kansas.  In 1999, she returned to Oklahoma and continued her legal career after short interval.  In 2001, she became a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association.  She began her Oklahoma legal practice in civil law primarily in the areas of employment discrimination.  After a short period of private practice in her own firm she joined the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office in March 2003.  As an Assistant Public Defender, Mrs. Rhone’s primary area of law involves criminal defense litigation. In February 2006, Mrs. Rhone joined the Arnett Law Firm where she practiced in the areas of criminal defense and civil litigation.  In November 2006, Mrs. Rhone joined the Law Firm of Atkins & Markoff as a part of the Family Law Division.

In 2003, Mrs. Rhone was honored to be selected as the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Courageous Lawyer recipient.  Mrs. Rhone is a member of the Kansas Supreme Court, Oklahoma Bar Association, United States District Court of Kansas and Oklahoma for the Western and Eastern Districts.  She is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association Diversity Committee and the Professionalism Committee as well as a member of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg America Inn of Court.  In addition, Mrs. Rhone serves as the President for the Oklahoma City Association of Black Lawyers.

Mrs. Rhone’s other activities include serving as the First Vice-President and Treasurer of the Pleasant Hill Elementary PTA, Recording Secretary and Chairperson of the Legislative and Bylaws Committee of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. – Oklahoma City Chapter and Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 

Mrs. Rhone is a Member of Tabernacle Baptist Church were she serves as a Deaconess, 3rd and 4th Grade Sunday School Teacher and member of the Concord Choir.

Mrs. Rhone is married to Michael Rhone and they are the proud parents of three children.

Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer - Steve Griffis

Steve Griffis, a native of Oklahoma, graduated from Edmond Memorial High School.  He attended the University of Oklahoma and received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1987.  Mr. Griffis is a 1994 graduate of the Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he served as a member of the Moot Court Board and the Law School Board of Governors. 

During law school, Mr. Griffis worked for AT&T Wireless Services as a Contracts Administrator in their Technical Operations Group.  After law school, Mr. Griffis passed the Oklahoma and Texas bar exams, and spent the next five years serving as General Counsel as well as Project Director for various cellular network buildouts throughout the nation with the CLS Group.  In 1999, Mr. Griffis traveled to Australia managing cellular telephone network buildouts in Brisbane and Melbourne for Lucent Technologies until December of 2000.

In 2002, Mr. Griffis accepted a position with Sharp McQueen, P.A., in Liberal, Kansas, passed the Kansas bar exam, and was named as a partner in 2005.  He served as the Liberal City Attorney and Assistant City Prosecutor from 2002 to 2006 and has also served on the Board of Directors of the Liberal Area Chamber of Commerce since 2002. 

In 2002, Mr. Griffis shifted his focus from corporate law to the domestic arena and has represented clients in both Oklahoma and Kansas cases throughout his career in private practice.  He has been involved in more than 450 divorce, custody, paternity, child support, and deprived child/juvenile offender actions.  Mr. Griffis has argued before the Kansas Court of Appeals five times since 2002 (twice for domestic cases) and is a member of the American, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas Bar Associations.  He is also admitted to practice in U.S. Federal District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Mr. Griffis has been married to Angie since 1996 and they have three children, Riley, Megan, and Nathan.

Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer - Jerri Neighbors

Jerri Neighbors was raised in Texas and moved to Oklahoma in 1995 after graduating from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Communications and Human Relations. Ms. Neighbors attended law school at Oklahoma City University School of Law, graduating in 2001 cum laude. She received the CALI award foracademic excellence in Legal Research and Writing III and Criminal Procedure. She was honored on the faculty honor roll and a member of the Moot Court Honors Board. While in law school, Ms. Neighbors worked with the personal injury firm of Norman & Edem, where she continued to practice until 2008 when she began working as a consumer advocate lawyer and then expanded her expertise into family practice as a solo practitioner. She joined the firm of Atkins and Markoff in August, 2009 in the family law division.

Ms. Neighbors is a volunteer for Oklahoma Lawyers for Children, having received the 2005 Mona Lambird Service to Children Award. When volunteering, she represents children whose parents have been accused of abuse and neglect and providesa voice for the children. Ms. Neighbors’ professional affiliations include the Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma County Bar Association and the Oklahoma Association for Justice (formerly Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association). She is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma.

Ms. Neighbors is married to Larry and together they have one child. When not practicing law, she enjoys spending time with her family and watching her husband race sprint cars throughout the mid-west.

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