Tulsa Attorney Blog
Workers Compensation Insurance, Personal Injury Claims Compared
When you’re injured on the job, an employer is usually required to provide compensation for medical costs, lost wages and other costs associated with the injury. The same thing applies to work-related illnesses. In most cases, employers carry workers compensation insurance to underwrite their liability for injuries or illnesses workers incur on the job. Those […] Read more »
Felony Child Abuse by Injury Dismissed at Preliminary Hearing
Today I can announce a tremendous victory achieved for a Wirth Law Office client last Thursday. Our client was facing the possibility of life behind bars after being charged with felony child abuse by injury. He had been held in jail unable to make a six figure bond since June. Then last Wednesday (September 5, […] Read more »
Attorney-Client Privilege Violated by District Attorney?
The Attorney-Client Privilege The attorney-client privilege allows people to disclose sensitive matters with their attorney without fear of the information being used against them. As it is imperative that clients be truthful and forthright with their lawyer, the attorney-client privilege is a necessary tradition in the legal world. Lawyers can be punished for violating their […] Read more »
How is Child Support Calculated in Oklahoma?
How to Determine Oklahoma Child Support Payment Unlike alimony and other decisions made by Oklahoma judges, parties can generally have a pretty good idea what the judge is going to order for child support. This is because there is a statutory presumption to go by the Oklahoma Child Support Guidelines. Only rarely will an Oklahoma […] Read more »Four Unemployment Appeal Wins
Tulsa unemployment attorney James M. Wirth hit a milestone today of four (4) consecutive unemployment appeal victories. In each of the four cases, the Wirth Law Office was hired by clients who had been denied unemployment compensation by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The employer in each case claimed that the Wirth Law Office client […] Read more »$5 Million Judgment in Wrongful Death Claim
The Wirth Law Office has obtained a $5,000,000.00 judgment for a wrongful death claim. Wirth Law Office’s Bartlesville attorney won the settlement after a man was acquitted at trail where he was accused of shooting another man. Read more »Judge Gambill Reversed
The Wirth Law Office has just received the Opinion from the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals granting our appeal and reversing the decision of the Honorable Judge Bruce David Gambill of Osage County, Oklahoma. This is the third consecutive successful civil appeal filed by James M. Wirth. The two previous winning appeals overturned rulings by […] Read more »Felony Charge Dismissed
Wirth Law Office’s client was charged with six (6) counts of Obtaining Money by False Pretense in October of 1996. A warrant was issued for his arrest, but the warrant was never executed. Fourteen years later, the client finds out about the case for the first time and retains the Wirth Law Office. Normally the […] Read more »Motion to Suppress Granted
Today Tulsa attorney James M. Wirth was successful in getting all incriminating evidence suppressed in a criminal case in Tulsa County District Court. Wirth Law Office’s client was charged with Endeavoring to Manufacture Methamphetamine. However, the police obtained incriminating evidence by entering a Tulsa home without a warrant. At the preliminary hearing, Mr. Wirth and […] Read more »Malpractice Settlement
Today the Wirth Law Office successfully settled a medical malpractice claim for a client injured by the negligence of a medical professional. Although we cannot specify the exact amount obtained, we are very proud of the settlement as we received more than the amount we demanded prior to filing suit against the medical practitioner. Read more »Remarkable Settlement
Today’s settlement is not the largest one for the firm, or even close to it, but it is remarkable in another respect. The amount of the settlement is over 3 times (300%) more than the client’s previous attorney told her was the best offer she would get. This client retained the Wirth Law Office in […] Read more »Two Dismissed Cases this Week
The Wirth Law Office successfully argued for dismissals in two unrelated criminal cases this week. First, on Wednesday, Mr. Wirth convinced the prosecutor to dismiss a Malicious Injury to Property case, without the client ever having to be arrested or processed on the then active warrant. Then on Friday, Mr. Wirth obtained a dismissal in […] Read more »Wagoner Office Awning Up
After months of planning the sign company has finally completed and installed the awning at our Wagoner Office. Read more »Wagoner Phone Directory
The 2011 Windstream phone book for Wagoner / Coweta is distributing with the Wirth Law Office – Wagoner featured on the front cover and with a full page advertisement and two quarter page advertisements in the yellow pages under the Attorney listing. Read more »Wirth Makes Law
The appellate victory announced yesterday has been released for publication, which means it will become precedent and common law, that can be cited as authority in other cases. The Dilbeck case, which can be seen here, will stand for the point that a Parenting Coordinator cannot make recommendations regarding custody. Read more »Judge Reversed on Appeal
Wirth Law Office attorney, James M. Wirth, received a huge victory today from the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. Back in February of 2009, while Mr. Wirth was working at the Kania Law Office, he drafted and filed an appeal for a mother who lost custody of her son due to the recommendations of a […] Read more »New Attorney Hire
The Wirth Law Office’s legal intern received his Oklahoma Bar Examination results today. The firm is proud to announce that Chuck M. Parrish, J.D., will be a new attorney for the firm after he is sworn in by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on September 23, 2010. Read more »
