For a quarter century, Mr. Stiner has centered his practice around two tenets. First, despite lawyers' willingness to credit themselves for victories, the truth is that most cases are won based upon the facts. He has prided himself on his ability to uncover, understand and demonstrate the importance of facts others may overlook. This includes seeing connections between those facts that others often miss. Second, litigants have a right to expect a correct and fair application of the law to those facts. He is willing to go the extra mile to ensure that the law is applied correctly, fairly, predictably and that arbitrary results are avoided.
Applying these principles, Mr. Stiner has represented successfully some of the nation's largest companies as well as small businesses and individuals in a wide array of commercial disputes. Mr. Stiner concentrates his practice in high-value litigation, including the defense of so-called “bad faith” lawsuits against some of the nation’s largest insurance carriers. He also advises insurers with respect to coverage issues under Oklahoma law. In addition to his insurance practice, Mr. Stiner also devotes a substantial amount of his time to the prosecution and defense of commercial real estate disputes and other high-stakes business litigation. He maintains an active practice that runs the gamut of business disagreements, including oil and gas litigation, franchise disputes, and a host of other commercial matters. Mr. Stiner also represents individual and corporate litigants in select high-stakes matters requiring skilled and experienced trial counsel, including federal pipeline condemnations under the Natural Gas Act.
Mr. Stiner is particularly proud of his role in defending the Chief Executive Officer of a publicly-traded company in a federal white-collar criminal prosecution, the trial of which resulted in not guilty verdicts on all counts. He was also lead trial counsel for the plaintiff in the litigation that led to the receivership, sale and redevelopment of Oklahoma City’s most iconic downtown skyscraper — the First National Center, lead counsel for the state’s medical and dental associations in what was the first successful attempt in the nation to block the implementation of a managed care model for the state’s Medicaid program, and was lead counsel for the plaintiff in litigation relating to the termination of its right to present Broadway shows at Oklahoma City’s historic downtown Civic Center.
Stiner Law Firm is proud to serve in a reciprocal of-counsel arrangement with Bocock Law, PLLC, an independent law firm. The two firms strategically affiliate as co-counsel on select matters in order to bring to bear the combined experience of John Stiner and Joe Bocock in high-value litigation. For more information on Bocock Law, PLLC please visit www.bococklawpllc.com
In his spare time, Mr. Stiner is an avid astrophotographer. A small sampling of his work may be viewed at John Stiner 's gallery - AstroBin. He also serves as an alumni admissions ambassador for Georgetown University.
Education: Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S. 1993; University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D. 1998
Admissions: Oklahoma 1998; United States District Courts for the Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma; United States Courts of Appeal for the Third and Tenth Circuits
Honors: Oklahoma Law Review, Note Editor; Order of the Coif; Harry Alley-Leroy Allen Prize for Best Case Note; Kerr-McGee Scholar; Frank J. Love Memorial Scholarship. Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell after only 5 years of practice.
Publications: Shaffer v. Jeffery, The Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects the Separability Doctrine and Takes a Step Back in the Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses Under Oklahoma Law, 50 OKLA. L. REV. 243 (1997); Concurrent "Alter-Ego" Claims: Oklahoma Leads the Nation in Extending Protection to Shareholders, Officers and Directors, 85 OKLA. B.J. 519 (Mar. 15, 2014); Undersecured Loans: Protecting Your Rights in Chapter 11 Bankruptcies, OKLA. BANKER (July 2011)