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During a recorded conversation on Aug. 12, 2019, Lt. Sean “Sticks” Larkin of the Tulsa Police Department made an extraordinary statement.

When matrimony became acrimony for one of Oklahoma’s wealthiest power couples, their divorce in 2014 attracted national headlines. That’s because the breakup resulted in what was reported to be one of the largest divorce settlements in history.

Efforts are continuing in Oklahoma by advocates to raise the compensation given to people who serve years or decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. Under current Oklahoma law, a person must be pardoned by the governor or formally declared innocent by a judge in order to be eligible for any payouts to the wrongfully convicted. No matter how many years a person has served in prison, they are only granted a small, lump sum.

Two eyewitnesses and night-time visibility. That was all Tulsa County prosecutors needed in 1995 to send Malcolm Scott and Demarchoe Carpenter to Oklahoma’s prison system for murder.

In Shakespeare’s “Henry VI,” a gang of outlaw insurgents plots to overthrow the government. They’re angered by the everyday oppression of everyday people. One of the subversives utters a line that will be popularly recited for centuries to come: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”

Going through a messy divorce? Haunted by a serial stalker? If a former spouse, or love interest, or co-worker has become your harasser, we’re here to protect you. Norwood.Law will use every means available to help ensure your safety.

State lawmakers in Oklahoma City seeking to curtail the wishes expressed by voters in a ballot measure seven years ago have succeeded with the passage of a new law. State Question 780 first passed overwhelmingly by voters in 2016.

If you’ve suffered a personal injury, you don’t need or want a lecture from a lawyer about what laws exist. You need an advocate who can show you precisely what those laws can do to help people who have been victimized.

So you’re ready to make your dream of opening an Oklahoma business a reality. Do you know where to start? It’s okay if you don’t, because few people do. Check out this explainer from Norwood.Law on business licensing created with help from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

The Oklahoma system of courts owes its current composition in part to a corruption scandal that took place during the 1960s. Three justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court were accused of accepting bribes for over 20 years in exchange for favorable rulings.