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Ray Zschiesche is a Shareholder in the Litigation Department and a member of the Commercial Law practice group. He represents individuals and both privately-held and public companies in a wide range of complex litigation matters.

Ray's law practice centers on complex state and federal litigation, at both the trial and appellate levels. In addition to extensive insurance defense experience, he has successfully defended cases involving class actions; mass tort liability; lender liability; fraud; and bad faith. Ray also represents clients in pre-suit negotiations, mediation and arbitration.

Author of The Business Record Exception to the Hearsay Rule: An Overview, 61 OKLA. B.J. 2047 (1990), Ray's legal accomplishments were recognized with the George J. Fagin Municipal Law Endowment Award.

Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ray lives in Oklahoma City with his wife, Dana, and children, Andrew and Allison.

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Representative Experience

  • Lead Oklahoma defense counsel in pharmaceutical mass tort product liability cases.
  • Successfully litigated and tried numerous insurance defense matters, with a concentration in defense of errors and omissions claims against insurance agents and real estate agents and brokers.
  • Successfully represented clients in Oklahoma Real Estate Commission matters; covenants not to compete; commercial litigation; lender liability; and product liability actions.
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