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Linda Crook Martin
Board of Regents |
Executive Committee |
Membership Committee Co-Chair |
Fellow since 2008
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
Region 6 AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX
ACOEL Committees
Environmental Law Topic
Linda Martin is an experienced environmental with over 40 years of experience in environmental litigation and regulatory matters, working with state and federal regulatory agencies. Her clients have included municipalities, private industry and public trusts and agencies. She works to provide environmentally sound, cost-effective remedies to alleged violations of environmental laws and regulations on behalf of her clients. In addition, Linda assists many firm business clients in corporate and real estate transactions, including asset acquisitions, advising on critical environmental matters and potential liabilities prior to and after acquisitions. Linda has expertise in Brownfields procedures and regularly advises clients on how to best protect themselves against environmental liabilities when purchasing potentially contaminated properties. Linda zealously represents clients in the most cost-effective manner possible while maintaining the high quality of legal representation that the firm clients have come to expect.
Degrees
- University of Tennessee, B.A. 1972
- University of Tennessee, J.D. 1980
Admissions
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
Court Admissions
US Supreme Court, US Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit and eights Circuit, US District Courts for the Districts of Northern Oklahoma, Eastern Oklahoma, Western Oklahoma, Eastern Arkansas, Western District of Arkansas, and the Oklahoma Supreme Court and all district and appellate courts in Oklahoma.Professional Societies and Organizations
- American College of Environmental Lawyers, 2008-Present, Chair, Membership Committee 2012-2014
- Oklahoma Bar Association, 1980-present, Vice Chair, Women in Law Conference 1996-1997, Environmental Law Section1992-present
- Oklahoma Bar Association, Women in Law-Mony Salyer Lambird Award, 2003
- Tulsa County Bar Association, 1980-present
- Tulsa County Bar Association, Trailblazer for Women in Law 2002
- Tulsa County Bar Association, Outstanding Senior Lawyer, 2007
- American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
- Oklahoma Mining Commission, Appointed by Governor Keating, 2000-2004
- Saint Simeon's Senior community, Board of Trustees, 2022-Present
Representative Publications (not including ACOEL Blogs)
"Phase I Environmental Site Assessments Are Not All Created Equal", Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 83, No.5, February 12, 2012.Citations of Major Published Cases
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company v. Charles B. Grant, 505 F.3rd 1013 (10th Cir. 2007)Insight from Linda Crook Martin
