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M. Eileen Echols
Eileen Echols
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma (OK)
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For more than 30 years, M. Eileen Echols has been litigating family law issues, both as an Oklahoma lawyer and as a family law special judge. She was twice named as Outstanding Family Law Judge by the Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association. She also serves as part-time administrative law judge for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
Rated as an AV-Preeminent* attorney, Ms. Echols limits her practice strictly to contested law family cases, including those involving complex issues of property division, contested custody, spousal support and related matters.
Ms. Echols earned her J.D. from Oklahoma City University in 1979. Currently, she is the managing partner of Echols & Associates in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is also a frequent speaker, author, lecturer and teacher on family law issues to both bar associations and civil groups alike.
Ms. Echols is also the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a recognition of service to the judicial system of Oklahoma and a recognition for service to judicial education by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories — legal ability and general ethical standards.
About Eileen Echols
Law School: Oklahoma City University School of Law
Admitted: 1979, Oklahoma
Professional Webpage: www.echolslawfirm.com/attorneys/m-echols/
Honors and Awards:
- Recognition for Service to Judicial Education by Supreme Court of Oklahoma & Governor Frank Keating, 1996
- Recognition by the 2003 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 87th Edition, Martindale Hubbell for High Professional Legal Standards and Ethics, AV Practice
- Outstanding Young Women of America, 1979
- Who's Who in the Southwest
- Who's Who in American Law
- Member, Who's Who in Women Executives, 1989-1990
- Judge, Oklahoma High School Mock Trial Program Finals, 1990-1991
- Judge, Oklahoma High School Mock Trial Program Quarter Finals, 1999
- Named, Outstanding Family Law Judge, Family Law Section, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1991 and 1993
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Oklahoma County Bar Association, Special Appreciation from the Family Law Section, 1994
- Service to the Judicial System of Oklahoma by Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1994
- Fellow, American Federation of Medical Board Members
- Member, Adult Guardianship Mediation Committee, Supreme Court, State of Oklahoma
- Chair, Family Law Section, Judicial Sub-Committee, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1995
- Chair, Family Law Section, Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1993
- Member, Oklahoma Legislative Recodification Committee, 1995
- Chair, Family Law Section, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1996
- Board of Directors, Oklahoma Trial Lawyer's Association, 1998-1999
- Member, Oklahoma Trial Lawyer's Association, , Executive Committee, 1998-1999 (First Woman Member)
- Bar Committee Member, Annual Meeting, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2005
- Governor Appointee, Child Welfare System Reform Review Committee, 1999
- Chair, Judicial Process Sub-Committee
- Member, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, American Judges Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
- Member, Cleveland County Bar Association
- Member, Oklahoma County Bar Association
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 1979
- Oklahoma, 1979
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Licensed Contract Negotiator, National Football League
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Special Education Teacher Coordinator, Oklahoma City Public Schools, 1975-1980
- Special Education Teacher, Edmond Public Schools, 1974
- "Post Decree Proceedings in Domestic Relations Cases," September 6 & 13, 1996
- "The Ethics of Docketing," November 1996
- Speaker, "The Family Law Docket, Are you Running It, or is it Running You," Oklahoma Judicial Conference, July 1996
- Editor, Oklahoma Family Law Journal, 1993
- Editor, Oklahoma Family Law Journal, 1993
- Adjunct Family Law Professor, Oklahoma City University, 1998
- Guest Lecturer, OCU School of Law Summer ADR Seminar, "Shattering the Myth - Mediation in the Workplace," Summer 1999
- Guest Speaker, The Legal Affair, Oklahoma City University School of Law, 2007
- Lecturer and Presenter, Family Law and Criminal Law Conjoint Session, Oklahoma Bar Association Annual Meeting, November 2005
- Speaker, Annual Meeting, Young Lawyer Division, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2006
- Speaker, Annual Meeting, Family Law Section, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
Educational Background:
- Central State University, M.Ed., 1975
- University of Oklahoma, B.A., 2002
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