Attorney Profiles

Rand C. Eddy Oklahoma Trial Attorney
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Managing Partner
phone (405) 239-2524
fax (405) 239-2665
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Rand C. Eddy was born in New York City and raised in Buffalo, New York. Mr. Eddy graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in May of 1983 with a Bachelors of Arts degree and All-Conference honors in football and track. He attended Oklahoma City University Law School and graduated in the top 15% of the class of 1986 with a Juris Doctorate.

While in law school Mr. Eddy was the Notes and Comments Editor of the Oklahoma City University Law Review from 1985-1986 and published two (2) articles. Mr. Eddy was admitted to the bar of the State of Oklahoma in October of 1986.

Mr. Eddy began practicing law as a Public Defender at the state and then federal level where he gained substantial trial experience.

Mr. Eddy opened his law firm in 1994 and his areas of practice include employment discrimination, white collar criminal defense, contract litigation and civil rights. In June of 1999, Mr. Eddy was awarded an A-V Martindale Hubbell rating. In 2005, Chambers & Partners recognized Mr. Eddy as one of the leading plaintiff's employment lawyers in the State of Oklahoma. Recently, Mr. Eddy has been inducted into the society of Outstanding Lawyers in America, selected by his peers to be included in the 2005-2008 editions of The Best Lawyers in America Published Works and selected by Oklahoma Magazine as an Oklahoma Super Lawyer in the area of Employment and Labor Law two years in a row.

Currently, Mr. Eddy is defending the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector on federal charges of mail fraud, bribery and conspiracy in a case that has been described as the largest public offical corruption prosecution in the last quarter century.

Areas of Practice:
70% Employment Discrimination
30% White Color Criminal Defense
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Oklahoma, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1989
U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1987
U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1988
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1990
U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
Education:
Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1986
J.D.
Law Review: Notes and Comments Editor, 1985 - 1986


Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1983
B.A.
Major:  Political Science
Minor:  Philosophy


Published Works:
Litigating a Claim Under the Governmental Tort Claims Act: Just a Stroll Through the Briar Patch, Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 65 - No. 50, 1994


Commonly Litigated Issues in Employment Harassment / Hostile Work Environment Cases, Brief Case / A publication of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, 2003


Practical Issues for Employment Lawyers (From the Plaintiff's Perspective), Journal, No. 28


First Amendment Protection for the Public Employee, Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 77 - No. 861, 2006


Honors and Awards:
AV Martindale Hubbell Rating, 1999 - 2007


Recognized as a leading plaintiff employment lawyer in Oklahoma by Chamber & Partners, 2005


Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, 2005 - 2008


Inducted into the Society of Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2006


Selected by Oklahoma Magazine as an Oklahoma Super Lawyer in the areas Employment and Labor, 2006 - 2007


Honored in America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals for demonstrating leadership and dedication to the practice of law, 2005 - 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Oklahoma Bar Association
Member


Oklahoma Bar Association
Charter Member, Litigation Section


Oklahoma County Bar Association
Member


Oklahoma Employment Lawyers Association (OELA), 2007
Vice President


Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA)
Member


Participation in the Law Related Education Program, 1993 - 2006
Member


American Bar Association
Member


National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
Member