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Serious injury
Catastrophic injuries, wrongful deaths, truck wrecks, and insurance disputes where the evidence and the long-term consequences matter.
Oklahoma trial counsel
Serious cases.Clear strategy.
When an injury or unlawful act changes the course of a life, the first job is to get control of the facts. Addison Law Firm handles serious injury, civil-rights, and employment cases across Oklahoma, with direct attention from D. Colby Addison.
Free initial consultation. No obligation.
D. Colby Addison
Founder & Principal Attorney
10+ years
Trial experience
Judicial experience
Tribal Supreme Court Justice; Former Oklahoma ALJ
2019–2026
Super Lawyers® Rising Stars
Founder-led
Direct attorney involvement
The work
The stakes are high. The strategy should be clear.
People usually arrive with the same problem: too much has happened too quickly, and they do not know what matters yet. We slow the case down, identify the deadlines and evidence, and give a candid view of the road ahead.
ResponsibilityEvidenceForum
Start with the problem in front of you.
For individuals
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Civil rights
Federal claims involving jail medical neglect, excessive force, unlawful searches, and other government misconduct.
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Employment claims
Representation for employees facing discrimination, retaliation, harassment, unpaid wages, or unlawful termination.
For organizations and tribal governments
For businesses and organizations
Outside general counsel
Ongoing counsel on contracts, governance, compliance, disputes, and day-to-day legal risk.
Explore general counselFor tribal governments
Tribal government counsel
Advice and representation for tribal governments, commissions, and enterprises on sovereignty, jurisdiction, governance, contracts, employment, and disputes.
Explore tribal lawRepresentative work
A record built for trial.
Results matter because they show what disciplined preparation can produce. They are evidence of the work—not a promise about the next case.
See representative results$1.25M
Motorcycle collision
Policy limits recovered for catastrophic orthopedic injuries.
See serious-injury results$2M
Civil-rights jury verdict
Deliberate indifference to a pretrial detainee's medical emergency in a county jail.
Read the case resultPast results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every matter depends on its own facts and law.
“Colby is easy to talk to, straight to the point, and really knows his stuff. He made the whole process simple and stress-free.”
Tripp / Google review
Read client reviewsJudgment and perspective
Experience at counsel table—and on the bench.
Colby is a trial lawyer, a former Oklahoma Administrative Law Judge, and currently serves as a Tribal Supreme Court Justice. That experience informs how he reads a record, tests an argument, and prepares for the forum.
- More than a decade of trial experience
- Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, 2019–2026
- Oklahoma Law Review
Tell us what happened. Get a straight answer.
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Share the essentials
Tell us who is involved, what happened, and any deadline you know about.
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We check fit and conflicts
The firm reviews whether the matter fits its practice and whether it can ethically evaluate it.
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You get a straight answer
If the matter is a fit, we discuss next steps. If it is not, we say so plainly.
Serving All of Oklahoma
From our Oklahoma City office, we represent clients statewide in state and federal courts — including the Western, Northern, and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about hiring an Oklahoma attorney
We represent clients across Oklahoma in personal injury claims (car accidents, trucking wrecks, medical malpractice), civil rights litigation under Section 1983 (excessive force, jail neglect, police misconduct), employment disputes involving non-tribal employers, tribal-government and tribal-business matters, and complex federal litigation in the Tenth Circuit. We do not represent individual employees in employment disputes against tribal employers.
A direct first step
Your case does not need more noise. It needs a clear next move.
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