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William S. (Bill) Price

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William S. (Bill) Price

William S. (Bill) Price is an attorney in the Litigation Department and a member of the Firm’s Tribal practice group. He represents individuals and both privately-held and public companies in a wide range of civil, regulatory and criminal litigation matters.

Bill has received numerous honors and awards including Outstanding Assistant U.S. Attorney for 1977, 1978, 1979; Commendations of the Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Internal Revenue Service and Inspector General of Health and Human Services; the United States Department of Justice Special Achievement Award for his prosecution of the County Commissioner corruption scandal, the largest political corruption case in the nation's history; the J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award and the Man of the Year Award from the Oklahoma State Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, both in 1989.

He earlier served as an Assistant to the late Judge Alfred P. Murrah. Bill was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Oklahoma 1975-1982 and the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma 1982-1989. He was on the U.S. Attorneys’ Advisory Committees to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, The National Environmental Enforcement Council and on various committees of the Department of Justice, including Public Corruption, Drug Education, Criminal Tax and Indian Affairs. In 1990, Bill was the Republican Nominee for Governor.

Bill was born and raised and now lives in Oklahoma City with his wife, Mary. He has two daughters and a son. What he enjoys most about his law practice is seeing the difference made when justice prevails. Despite the challenges of having a private law practice and running a family oil and gas business, Bill makes time to be a passionate and committed member of the community. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and helping youth, especially the disadvantaged. Bill also has a great interest in domestic and foreign policy issues.

Representative Experience: 
  • Successfully represented companies and individuals in defense of complex civil, regulatory and criminal cases.
  • Worked with former federal agents in criminal matters to investigate and present evidence to federal and state prosecutors, often resulting in no charges being filed against his clients.
  • Conducted numerous internal investigations for companies.
  • Represented the State of Oklahoma in multi-million dollar disputes with the federal government.
  • Successfully represented the Governor of Oklahoma in the Congressional Redistricting Plan for Oklahoma in 2002.
  • Selected by a number of national law firms to serve as local counsel for major employers in the defense of high profile employment law cases filed in Oklahoma.
Of Counsel
Phone: 
(405) 552-2403
Fax: 
(405) 235-4133
Education: 
  • Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1970)
  • University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1973)
Admissions: 
  • 1973, Oklahoma
  • 1973, U.S. District Court, Western and Northern District of Oklahoma
  • 1973, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • 1973, U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Organizations: 
  • Federal Bar Association (Past President)
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • American Bar Association (Member - Tax and Criminal Sections)
Civic Leadership: 
  • Shiloh (Founder and Chairman of the Board)
  • Eagle Ridge (Vice-Chairman of the Board)
  • Oklahoma Alliance Against Drugs (Founder and President)
  • William J. Holloway Inns of Court (Master)
  • Casady School Board of Trustees (Member, 1988-1995)
  • Casady Distinguished Graduate, 2001
  • Downtown Oklahoma City Kiwanis Club (Former President)
  • Oklahoma City Fortune Club
  • Oklahoma City Men's Dinner Club
  • Oklahoma Children's Medical Research (Board Member)
  • Leadership Oklahoma (Class II)
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