Date: 04-16-2008

Case Style: Wilkinson Law firm, Inc. v. Marc Chambers v. Bill Bilkinson

Case Number: CJ-2005-4295

Judge: Unknown

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Kayce L. Ginsinger, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney: Taylor Burke, Feldman, Franden, Woodard & Farris, Tulsa, Oklahoma for Marc Chambers and Gary Richardson and Paul Boudreaux, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Description: The Wilkinson Law Firm, Inc. sued former client Marc Chambers on a breach of contract theory. Chambers counterclaimed on breach of contract and legal malpractice theories and cross claimed against Bill Wilkinson on a legal malpractice theory.

Outcome: NIGHTINGALE, REBECCA: CASE CALLED FOR JURY TRIAL. BOTH SIDES PRESENT IN OPEN COURT AND ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. PLAINTIFF PRESENT AND REPRESENT BY MURRAY ABOWITZ. DEFENDANT IS PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY PAUL BOUDREAUX AND GARY RICHARDSON. THE JURORS ARE CALLED AND SWORN TO QUALIFICATIONS. THE JURY IS IMPANELED AND EXAMINED FOR CAUSE THE FOLLOWING JURY IS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: 1) BEVERLY EDWARDS. THE JURORS ARE ACCEPTED FOR CAUSE. PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES: PLAINTIFF: 1) GEORGE ROBERTS; 2) SHARRI GARRETT AND 3) CARTER HARGRAVE. DEFENDANT: 1) TREVOR LYONS; 2) WILLIS THOMPSON AND 3) JOHN HON. THE FOLLOWING JURORS ARE ACCEPTED AND SWORN TO TRY THE CAUSE: 1) TONY KING; 2) CAROLYN BRADY; 3) PEGGY HAYNES; 4) WILLIAM MCMILLIEN: 5) JENNY COLE; 6) ROGER COLLINS; 7) VIRGINIA SHORT; 8) DAVID SUMMERS; 9) SARAH PEPPERS; 10) SHANNON BLACK; 11) PATRICK NEAL; 12) MELVIN BROWNING; ALT) DARIN WELLS AND ALT) SHEILAH DAVIS. OPENING STATEMENTS ARE MADE. 14 WITNESSES SWORN. RULE WAS NOT INVOKED. REPORTER ROBIN QUICK. PLAINTIFF PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT DEMURS AND DEMURRER IS OVERRULED. DEFENDANT PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. BOTH SIDES REST. THE JURY IS INSTRUCTED AS TO THE LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE. THE SWEARING OF THE BAILIFF IS WAIVED AND AT 12:05 P.M., THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION IN CUSTODY OF THE BAILIFF. AT 3:25 P.M., JURY RETURNS INTO OPEN COURT WITH THEIR VERDICT, WHICH IS READ IN OPEN COURT, ORDERED RECORDED AND FILED, AND IS, TO WIT: "WE, THE JURY, IMPANELLED AND SWORN IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED CAUSE DO UPON OUR OATHS FIND THE ISSUES: WILKINSON LAW FIRMS' CLAIM OF BREACH OF CONTRACT - IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS. DEFENDANT'S COUNTER-CLAIM BREACH OF CONTRACT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS AND FIX THEIR DOLLAR AMOUNT IN $119,478.75 AND COUNTER-CLAIM LEGAL MALPRACTICE IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS AND FIX THEIR DOLLAR AMOUNT IN $55,000.00 JURORS CONCURRING, SIGNED TONY KING - JURY DISCHARGED. WITNESSES SWORN: 1) BILL WILKINSON; 2) DAVID TAYLOR; 3) DAVID WEINER; 4) SUSAN HUTCHINSON -VIDEO; 5) JUDGE DAVID PETERSON; 6) STEPHEN RODOLPH; 7) PATRICIA CANNON - VIDEO; 8) PHYLLIS WALTA; 9) TIA CHAMBERS; 10) MICHAEL FRANCIS; 11) RODRIC BROCK; 12) DAVID SINGLETON; 13) MICHELLE CHOW AND 14) MARC CHAMBERS

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: MOTION FOR MISTRIAL IS SET FOR HEARING ON 6-5-08 AT 1:30 P.M. DEFENDANT'S DIRECTED BY THE COURT TO SUBPOENA JURY FOREMAN, TONY KING, FOR THE HEARING.