John M. Thetford is a former managing partner for the Stipe Law Firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has tried over 30 Jury Trials and has received Three Multi-Million Dollar verdicts for wrongful death, defective products and nursing home neglect. He is a former Board Member of Oklahoma Association for Justice.

Practice Areas
Nursing Home Neglect
Insurance Bad Faith
Oil and Gas Transactions and Litigation
Trucking Litigation
Medical Malpractice

Professional Associations
Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma Association for Justice
The American Association for Justice
Missouri Bar Association

Education
Oklahoma State University (BS in Econometrics)
Oklahoma City University (Juris Doctorate – member of Law Review and Mock Court Team)

Bar Admissions
State of Oklahoma Bar
State of Missouri Bar
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court of Western District of Missouri
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
U.S. Tax Court

Judgments and Settlements
$4.5 Million Settlement in nursing home neglect
$2.5 million settlement on a oil well spill case
$1.12 million verdict for defective electric blanket
$900,000 verdict for defective medical device
$1.3 million settlement for trucking accident
$1 million medical malpractice
$1.3 million medical malpractice
$4. 1 million insurance bad faith
$1.5 million for wrongful death claim
$1.170 million trucking accident
$2.5 million for product liability
$4 million for personal injury claim
$5.25 million for failed medical devices