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Adam R. Banner
also known as The Law Offices of Adam R. Banner, P.C., Oklahoma Legal Group
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Recognized for his relentless advocacy, Mr. Adam Banner has made significant strides in defending clients' constitutional rights, establishing himself as a leading figure in criminal law. His noteworthy success in litigation has led to his recognition as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma. He is proudly "Lead Counsel" rated and ranks among the top echelon of criminal defense attorneys with a "Superb" Avvo rating. His inclusion in the esteemed "Super Lawyers" list underscores his exemplary legal skills and dedication to his clients. Additionally, he is one of the few attorneys in the nation to earn the coveted Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating. Furthermore, he is one of only seven criminal defense attorneys in the United States selected to Forbes inaugural Best-In-State Lawyers list.
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Banner is committed to legal education and sharing his expertise. He instructs fellow attorneys through continuing legal education classes, covering crucial topics like the integration of technology in legal practice and the nuances of sex and drug crime defense. Moreover, as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City University School of Law, he plays a vital role in mentoring future legal professionals. Through these endeavors, Mr. Banner combines practical expertise with educational contributions, reinforcing his dedication to both client advocacy and the broader legal community.
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Our mission is simple: We want to reclaim your good-name and keep you out of harm’s way. Call today.
Our mission is simple: We want to reclaim your good-name and keep you out of harm’s way. Call today.
Our mission is simple: We want to reclaim your good-name and keep you out of harm’s way. Call today.
Our mission is simple: We want to reclaim your good-name and keep you out of harm’s way. Call today.
Our mission is simple: We want to reclaim your good-name and keep you out of harm’s way. Call today.
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Criminal Defense
40%
Sex Crime
20%
Child Abuse
12%
Violent Crime
12%
Fees and Rates
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Payment Methods
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Awards
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Licenses
Licensed in Oklahoma for 14 years
State: Oklahoma
Acquired: 2011
No misconduct found
Location
The Law Offices of Adam R. Banner, P.C.
(888) 269-0602
Fax
1900 Northwest Expy, #603, Oklahoma City, OK, 73118
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Posted by Ronny | March 25, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Best Criminal Attorney in OKC
I tried to save myself some money going with a cheaper attorney, but the money I saved wasn’t worth the hassle I had to deal with. Adam took my case after I fired my other attorney, and it was amazing how much different everything was working with him. Adam actually responded to my emails and answere...
Posted by anonymous | March 12, 2026
Excellent!
Mr. Banner is an amazing attorney. I highly recommend him to all of my family and friends!
Posted by anonymous | March 05, 2026 | Hired Attorney
5 star trial attorney
Adam is someone who you can truly trust to fight for you. I would recommend him and his team to anybody who is need of a criminal defense attorney.
Posted by Kelli | February 17, 2026 | Criminal Defense
Highly recommend
Adam is truly dedicated to his clients. He has excellent communication skills & it’s always willing to explain something in more than one way until it makes sense. He is throughly prepared for each and every case & always professional. I have had the pleasure of learning many things from Adam, and he...
Posted by Ethan | February 17, 2026 | Hired Attorney
Saved my family
Mr. Banner really helped my family out when we were in a tight spot. He worked really hard and got us a great result.
Adam R. Banner's Lawyer Endorsements
"Outstanding criminal defense attorney!"
"Adam is an excellent trial attorney and dedicated to every single client he represents. His character and intellect are an asset in any case. I fully endorse this lawyer."
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"Adam's excellent reputation is well-deserved. I endorse this lawyer."
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"Counselor Banner is an effective advocate for his clients."
Alexandra Gonzalez-Waddington
Criminal defense lawyer | Oct 13
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"Adam is a zealous advocate for his clients. He is a skilled trial lawyer, and his clients are always taken care of. I endorse wholeheartedly this lawyer."
"I have known Adam for a number of years and I am consistently impressed with the level of criminal defense representation he delivers for his clients. Mr. Banner's tenacity and drive to advocate for his clients' best interests makes him a formidable opponent for even the most senior prosecutor. His track record is truly astonishing. When it comes to criminal defense and appeals attorneys in Oklahoma, I only refer my clients to Adam because there is no better such representation that money can buy."
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"I endorse this lawyer. Adam is an extremely intelligent, sharp, respected, aggressive and dedicated criminal defense attorney."
"I endorse Adam. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have personally worked alongside Mr. Banner on cases, and he is a well-qualified attorney, a dedicated advocate, and is fiercely devoted to his client's best interests."
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Experience
Honors
2026
Client's Choice Award, Avvo
2026
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2026
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2026
Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Oklahoma, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2026
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2026
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2026
“Superb” Rated Criminal Defense Attorney, Avvo
2026
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
2025
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
2025
“Superb” Rated Criminal Defense Attorney, Avvo
2025
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2025
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2025
Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Oklahoma, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2025
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2025
Top Attorneys 2025 - Criminal Defense, 405 Magazine
2025
"America's Best-In-State Lawyers" - Oklahoma Criminal Defense, Forbes
2025
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2025
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2024
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2024
“Superb” Rated Criminal Defense Attorney, Avvo
2024
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2024
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2024
Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Oklahoma, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2024
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2024
5 Best Criminal Attorneys in Oklahoma City, Kev's Best
2024
Top Attorneys 2024 - Criminal Defense, 405 Magazine
2024
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2024
10 Best Criminal Lawyers & Attorneys in Oklahoma City, TrustAnalytica
2024
Oklahoma City Best of 2024: Criminal Justice Attorney, BusinessRate
2023
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2023
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2023
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2023
Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Oklahoma, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2023
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2023
Client's Choice Award, Avvo
2023
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Clients' Choice Award, Avvo
2022
Top Attorneys 2022 - Criminal Defense, 405 Magazine
2022
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2022
Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Oklahoma, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2022
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2022
Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Expertise
2022
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2022
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2021
Clients' Choice Award, Avvo
2021
Top Attorneys 2021 - Criminal Defense, 405 Magazine
2021
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2021
Gold Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2021
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2021
Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Expertise
2021
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2021
Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Oklahoma, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2021
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2020
Top Attorneys 2020 - Appellate Law, 405 Magazine
2020
Gold Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2020
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2020
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2020
Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Oklahoma, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2020
Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Expertise
2020
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2020
Clients' Choice Award, Avvo
2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2019
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2019
Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Expertise
2019
Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Oklahoma, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2019
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2019
Gold Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2019
Clients' Choice Award, Avvo
2019
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2018
Silver Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2018
Clients' Choice Award, Avvo
2018
Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Expertise
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2018
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2018
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2017
Clients' Choice Award, Avvo
2017
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2017
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2017
Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Three Best Rated
2017
Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City, Expertise
2016
Clients' Choice Award, Avvo
2016
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2016
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2015
Clients' Choice Award, Avvo
2015
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2014
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2013
Lead Counsel Rated for Criminal Law - State Felony & Misdemeanor, Lead Counsel
2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma, The National Trial Lawyers
2010
Excellence for the Future Award in Corporations, CALI
2009
Excellence for the Future Award in Appellate Writing, CALI
2009
Excellence for the Future Award in Criminal Law, CALI
Work Experience
2022 - Present
Adjunct Professor of Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law
2011 - Present
Owner - Attorney, The Law Offices of Adam R. Banner, P.C.
2008 - 2011
Licensed Legel Intern, Oklahoma County Public Defender's Office
Associations
2011 - Present
Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
2011 - Present
Oklahoma Bar Association
2011 - Present
Oklahoma County Bar Association
2011 - Present
American Bar Association
2011 - Present
Federal Bar Association,
2011 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Sample of Legal Cases
Sexual Battery
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Lewd Acts to a Child Under 12 (2 Counts)
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Lewd Acts with a Child Under 12
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Murder in the First Degree
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Sexual Battery
Charges Dismissed During Jury Trial
Rape in the First Degree
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Sexual Battery
Acquitted at Jury Trial
First Degree Murder Appeal
Conviction Reversed and Remanded for Dismissal
Rape by Instrumentation
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Sexual Battery
Acquitted at Jury Trial
First Degree Rape
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Lewd or Indecent Proposals to Child Under 16
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Indecent or Lewd Acts with A Child Under 16
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Violation of Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Child Abuse by Injury
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Oklahoma Supreme Court Appeal
District Court decision affirmed by Oklahoma Supreme Court
First Degree Rape Appeal
Conviction Reversed and Remanded for New Trial
Aggravated Possession of Child Pornography
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Lewd or Indecent Acts in the Presence of a Child
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Indecent or Lewd Acts with A Child Under 16
Acquitted at Jury Trial
Education
2011
Oklahoma City University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude
2007
University of Oklahoma
BA - Bachelor of Arts, with Academic Distinction
Speaking Engagements
2019
Robert J. Turner American Inn of Court
False Confessions
2018
Cindy Foley Criminal Defense Basics Seminar
Sex, Violent, and Drug Crimes Registration
2017
Cindy Foley Criminal Defense Basics Seminar
Sex, Violent, and Drug Crimes Registration
2017
Chickasaw Nation Bar Association 2017 Winter Seminar
Use of Technology in Legal Practice
2015
Oklahoma City Business Network
"When Should I Hire a Criminal Defense Attorney?"
Publications
2025
ABA Journal
List of Most Recent Columns
2022
2022
ABA Journal
A dark—and potentially illegal—side of YouTube
2022
2022
2022
ABA Journal
A look back at Fox’s ‘Ally McBeal’
2022
ABA Journal
Are driverless car searches constitutional?
2022
2022
2022
2022
2021
2021
ABA Journal
A look at HBO's 'The Undoing' and bail reform
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2018
The Huffington Post
What Happens When Sexual Harassment Cases Go to Court?
2017
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2017
2017
2017
2017
Oklahoma Gazette
Where's the Transparency?
2017
2017
2017
The Huffington Post
Trump’s Pick of Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court: Back to the Status Quo
2017
The Huffington Post
Self-Medication: Easy Access For Addicted Inmates With Mental Health Issues
2017
The Huffington Post
Cosby Mistrial Highlights Misunderstanding Of Sex Crime Defense Strategies
2016
The Huffington Post
Are Polygraph Exams Influencing Jury Trial Deliberations?
2016
The Huffington Post
The Economics of Incarceration: Overcrowded Prisons and Overcharged Prisoners
2016
The Huffington Post
Are Your iPhones Safe? FBI and Apple Wage War Over Encryption
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
The Huffington Post
What Is A Mistrial? Why Michael Slager Was Not Convicted of Killing Walter Scott
2015
The Huffington Post
Don't Rush the Marijuana Breathalyzer Into "Zero Tolerance" States
2015
The Huffington Post
What #TheDress Says About Eyewitness Misidentification
2015
The Huffington Post
Jameis Winston, the NFL Draft and Sexual Assault
2015
The Huffington Post
The James Holmes Trial and the Insanity Defense
2015
The Huffington Post
U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Stance on Death Penalty
2015
The Huffington Post
Subway, Jared Fogle, and the Face of Child Pornography
2015
The Huffington Post
New Funding to Combat Rape Kit Backlog Just a Stepping Stone, Not a Solution
2015
The Huffington Post
Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Public's Perception of Criminal Defense
2014
ABA Journal
And Justice for All (1979)
2014
Above the Law
The Bar Exam: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning
2014
LexisNexis publication
Four Favorite iPad Apps for Legal Road Warriors
2014
2014
The Huffington Post
When Hell Freezes Over
2014
The Huffington Post
The Super Bowl, Sex Trafficking, and Sensationalism
2014
The Huffington Post
Oscar, Esquire: Legal Films and the Academy Awards
2014
The Huffington Post
Death Penalty Unconstitutional in Oklahoma? What's Next?
2014
The Huffington Post
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
2014
The Huffington Post
Could Oklahoma's Death Penalty Become the Lethal-Injection Alpha and Omega?
2014
2014
The Huffington Post
College Football, Sexual Assaults, and University Accountability
2014
2014
The Huffington Post
You Can't Have a Mastermind Without First Having "The Brain"
2014
The Huffington Post
Advantage Players May Be at a Disadvantage
2014
The Huffington Post
'Failure to Protect' Laws Punish Victims of Domestic Violence
2014
Oklahoma County Bar Briefcase
Cell Phone Records - Searches
2013
Oklahoma Policy Institute
Department of Corrections Audit Won't Fix Oklahoma's Incarceration Woes
2013
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Luster v. State
2013
Oklahoma County Bar Briefcase
Oklahoma Sex Offender Registration Act Analyzed
2013
LexisNexis publication
SCOTUS Criminal Law Cases to Watch in 2013
2013
LexisNexis publication
Why Practice Criminal Law?
2013
LexisNexis publication
Adam Banner, J.D. Introducing Matters of Practice Contributor Adam Banner, J.D.
2013
LexisNexis publication
Two SCOTUS Decisions and Their Effects on Criminal Law
2013
LexisNexis publication
Is Every Man’s House His Castle?
2013
LexisNexis publication
Move Over, Mr. Briefcase
2013
2013
The Huffington Post
Oscar Pistorius Murder Case: After Bail, What Happens Next?
2013
The Huffington Post
Oklahoma, Human Trafficking and Facebook: How Not to Raise Funds for Bail
2013
The Huffington Post
Miranda, McVeigh, and the Boston Marathon Bombing: Where's the Distinction?
2013
The Huffington Post
In Oklahoma, Many Massacres Aren't Man-made
2013
The Huffington Post
The NSA and Verizon: Paranoid Delusions or an Assault on Your Rights?
2013
The Huffington Post
Operation Cross Country: Too Little, Too Late... Unless We Fix the Focus
2013
2013
The Huffington Post
Ariel Castro's 1,000 Year Sentence Isn't the Longest Sentence on Record
2013
The Huffington Post
Get Ready for the Invasion of the 'Civilian-Owned Drone"
2013
The Huffington Post
Why Sandusky Is Attempting an Appeal and an Oklahoma Professor Beat His Ordeal
2013
The Huffington Post
Let's Talk Turkey About Obama's Presidential Pardon Record
2012
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