Larry Vernon Simmons

Larry Vernon Simmons

5.0
Rating: 8.4

Licensed for 41 years

Civil rights Lawyer at Cleveland, OK
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, State, Local And Municipal Law

602 North Broadway, Cleveland, OK

About Larry

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Civil Rights 45%

§1983 and Title VII, constitutional violations, excessive force, wrongful arrest, equal protection

38 years

45%
Criminal Defense 45%

DUI, assault and battery, possession, bogus check,

43 years

45%
State, Local, and Municipal Law 10%

tort claims, code enforcement, land use, zoning, municipal finance, taxes

37 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in Oklahoma for 41 years

State: Oklahoma

Acquired: 1984

Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Larry Vernon Simmons

602 North Broadway, Cleveland, OK, 74020

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Posted by Steve | August 21, 2024 | Lawsuits & Disputes

My first trial lawyer mentor

Larry Simmons was my first trial lawyer mentor during my short 7 year period with the Tulsa City Attorney’s Office! In April of 1996, I left the Tulsa City Attorney’s Office and returned to my home State, Missouri, where I have enjoyed a successful trial lawyer career! Larry Simmons is one of the bes...t trial lawyers I have ever known and worked with!

Posted by Cody | October 28, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Highly recommend

I highly recommend him. I could have had worse punishment for my case but I got off so easy and it was inexpensive. He did an amazing job.

Posted by don | October 28, 2013 | Family

complete satisfaction

larry represented me once in a family matter. he worked for the goverment at the time and didn't really handle those kind of cases, but he did it for me because we grew up in the same neighborhoodand we had been friends for a long time. i thought i knew everything about him, but i had no idea. once w...e got inside the courtroom he was a million dollar professional and way better than any other lawyer i've seen in person or on tv. he took my ex's testimony apart step by step and piece by piece until she literally exploded into a screaming temper tantrum on the witness stand. we walked out of that courthouse with a complete victory that day and i will never forget it. yes he is good friend of mine but he is really a five star lawyer.

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Experience

Rating:  8.4 (Excellent)

Honors

2017

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2015

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2014

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2013

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2012

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2011

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2010

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2009

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2008

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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Tulsa's Top Lawyers, Tulsa People Magazine

Work Experience

2013 - Present

Principal, Larry V. Simmons, Attorney at Law

2007 - 2013

Deputy City Attorney, City of Stillwater, Oklahoma

1983 - 2007

Deputy City Attorney (5 promotions), City of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Associations

1984 - Present

Oklahoma Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

City of Tulsa v. Clifford, 787 P.2d 1285 (Okla. Crim. App. 1990)

WIN

Vaughn v. City of Tulsa, 974 P.2d 188 (Okla. Civ. App. 1998)

WIN

Spradling v. City of Tulsa, 198 F.3d 1219 (10th Cir. 2000)

WIN

City of Tulsa v. State of Oklahoma, 20 P.3d 144 (Okla. 2001)

WIN

Christiansen v. City of Tulsa, 332 F.3d 1270 (10th Cir. 2003)

WIN

Alexander v. Oklahoma, 382 F.3d 1206 (10th Cir. 2004)

WIN

Johnson v. Lodge #93 of Fraternal Order of Police, 393 F.3d 1096 (10th Cir. 2004)

WIN

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Education

1984

University of Tulsa College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1981

Oklahoma State University

MA - Masters

1979

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2014

Attorney's Guide to Local Government Law

Personal Liability and Immunity of Local Government Officials

Publications

2009

Municipal Lawyer (IMLA) Co-author: Qualified Immunity after Pearson v. Callahan: New Hope for Expeditious Dispositions? Municipal Lawyer, Vol. 50, No. 6 (2009)

Languages

English

Activity

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