Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Smiling, Smiling & Burgess

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


9175 South Yale Avenue, Suite 300, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137

Established: 2000

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • State and Federal Courts
  • First and Third Party Defense
  • Product Liability
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Hospitals
  • Nursing Home Liability
  • Health Care
  • Civil Rights
  • Employment Law
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Premises Liability
  • Subrogation
  • Environmental Law
  • Transportation
  • Common Carrier
  • Arson
  • Property and Casualty
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mediation
  • Arbitration
  • Construction Law
  • Adoption
  • Trucking
  • Criminal Law
  • Business Planning


Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

  • Covenant Transport, Inc.

    Personnel Information

    Firm Members


    A. Mark Smiling

    Tulsa, OK

    Years of Experience: 35

    Admitted
    • Oklahoma, 1984
    • North Carolina, 1998
    • Missouri, 2004
    Additional Biographical Details:

    Selected Best Lawyers in America; Super Lawyers, Oklahoma; Tulsa Top Lawyers

    Memberships:
    • Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
    • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Vice President, 1991; Board of Directors)
    • Diplomat, American Board of Trial Advocates
    • National Association of Subrogation Professionals
    • Defense Research Institute
    • International Association of Defense Counsel
    • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    Education:
    • Lee College, B.S., 1980
    • O.W. Coburn School of Law, Oral Roberts University, J.D., 1983

    Born: 1958


    Gentry M. Smiling

    Tulsa, OK

    Years of Experience: 7

    Admitted
    • Oklahoma, 2012
    • U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2013
    Memberships:
    • Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations
    Education:
    • Oklahoma State University, B.A., 2009
    • The University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 2012

    Born: 1986


    Shena E. Burgess

    Tulsa, OK

    Years of Experience: 19

    Admitted
    • Oklahoma, 2000
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
    Memberships:
    • Tulsa County Bar Association
    • Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
    • Tulsa County Defense Lawyers Association
    Education:
    • Catawba College, B.A., 1997
    • University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 2000

    Born: 1975


    Tim Crow

    Tulsa, OK

    Years of Experience: 29

    Admitted
    • Oklahoma, 1990
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 1994
    Education:
    • Oklahoma State University, B.A., 1984
    • The University of Tulsa, J.D., 1990

    Born: 1961


    Bryan L. Smith

    Tulsa, OK

    Years of Experience: 34

    Admitted
    • Oklahoma, 1985
    Education:
    • O.W. Coburn School of Law, Oral Roberts University, J.D., 1985

    Born: 1959

     Back To Top



    Contact Our Team | About Best's Insurance Professional Resources | FAQs | Qualification Guidelines | Important Notice