Malinda practices in the areas of professional liability (medical, legal, A&E, E&O, D&O), employment litigation, sexual misconduct matters, premises liability, transportation, bad faith insurance claims, and coverage disputes.
Highlights
Malinda began her career in litigation with a medical malpractice defense firm in Tulsa, followed by serving as Chief Compliance Officer for a large comprehensive health system. Malinda relocated to Oklahoma City in 2000 and has extended her practice to all-inclusive insurance defense litigation.
Malinda has tried lawsuits before arbitrators, judges, and juries in federal courts in Oklahoma and Missouri, and in many of Oklahoma's state courts. She has also resolved hundreds of cases through motion practice, negotiation, and mediation.
Malinda has been peer-selected as an Oklahoma SuperLawyer for more than ten years, and has been listed among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators.
Education
Undergraduate School: University of Oklahoma (Finance, magna cum laude)
Law School: University of Oklahoma College of Law
Admitted to Practice
Oklahoma (including its three federal district courts)
U.S. Court of Appeals (Eighth Circuit, Tenth Circuit)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
