Meet The Firm

Mac D. Finlayson:
Born Muskogee, Oklahoma, March 26, 1951. Admitted to bar, 1976, Oklahoma. Also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; and the U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Preparatory education: Drury College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); fraternity: Kappa Alpha Order. Legal education: University of Tulsa (J.D., 1976); fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Certified in: Business Bankruptcy, American Board of Certification; Consumer Bankruptcy, American Board of Certification; and Creditors’ Rights Law, American Board of Certification; Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Member: Tulsa County Bar (Member, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section, 1985/inception–present; Charter Fellow, Tulsa County Bar Foundation). Oklahoma Bar (Founding Member, Disaster Response and Relief Committee, 1989-99, and Chair, 1991-94, Vice Chair 1994-96, 1998; Member, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section, 1983/inception–present; Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation). American Bar (Member, Section of Business Law/formerly Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law, 1976–present; Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Committees). Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; Tulsa Area Chapter of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (Vice President, 2000-01; President 2001-2004; Director 2000-2004). American Bankruptcy Institute; member and Fellow; Commercial Law League of America (Member, Bankruptcy and Insolvency and Creditors’ Rights Sections); American Board of Certification (Director, 2004-2007. Lecturer/Panel Member: “The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act;” “Post-Judgment Possessory Actions;” and various creditors’ rights issues, forced judgment collections, consumer and business bankruptcy topics, issues and recent developments. Awards: Listed in Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2000 (compiled by and affiliated with the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory).


Reported Cases:
• Peoples State Bank and Trust Co. v. Brooks , 750 P.2d 479, 1988 OK 12 (Okla., Feb 09, 1988) (NO. 67,876).

• In re Andersen , 179 F.3d 1253, 42 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 161, 136 Ed. Law Rep. 135, Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,945, 1999 CJ C.A.R. 3284, 16 Colo. Bankr. Rep. 184 (10th Cir.(Kan.), Jun 07, 1999) (NO. 98-3049).

• Burns v. Great Lakes Higher Educ. Corp. , 246 B.R. 694, 44 CollierBankr.Cas.2d 9 (W.D.Okla., Dec 30, 1999) (NO. CIV-99-1174-C).

• In re Ray , 262 B.R. 544, 46 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 480, 37 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 230,Bankr. L. Rep. P 78,452 (Bankr.N.D.Okla., May 03, 2001) (NO. 98-01935-M, 00-0157-M).

• In re Hensley , 249 B.R. 318, 44 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 394 (Bankr.W.D.Okla., May 12, 2000) (NO. 99-19145-TS, 99-20185-TS, 99-19317-TS, 00-10927-TS, 99-20036-TS).

• In re Hollister , 247 B.R. 485, Bankr. L. Rep. P78, 167 (Bankr.W.D.Okla., Apr 03, 2000) (NO. 98-21365-WV, 99-1097-WV).

• In re Coats , 214 B.R. 397, 122 Ed. Law Rep. 482(Bankr.N.D.Okla., Oct 21, 1997) (NO. 96-03785-M, 97-0008M).

• In re Heckathorn , 199 B. R. 188, Bankr. L. Rep. P77,055 (Bankr.N.D.Okla., Aug 09, 1996) (NO. 95-03541-W, 95-0376-W).

• In re Griffin , 197 B.R. 144, 110 Ed. Law Rep. 210, Bankr. L. Rep. P77,014 (Bankr.E.D.Okla., Jun 06, 1996) (NO. 95-70884, 95-7073, 95-7072, 95-7071, 95-7070).

• In re Claxton , 140 B.R. 565 (Bankr.N.D.Okla., May 19, 1992) (NO. 91-02124-W, 91-0217-W).

• In re Johnson , 121 B.R. 91, 20 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 1980, 64 Ed. Law Rep. 154 (Bankr.N.D.Okla., Nov 02, 1990) (NO. 89-03648-C, 90-0112-C).