John Coyle | Oklahoma City Criminal Defense Lawyer

John W. Coyle, III was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 7, 1948, and graduated from Harding High School. A graduate from OCU School of Law, John was admitted to the Bar in 1974. Mr. Coyle is also a 2000 graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College in Dubois, Wyoming.

He is a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits, and is also a member of the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Supreme Court. He was the recipient of the Clarence Darrow Award as Oklahoma’s Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer in 1995, and recipient of the Barry Albert Award from the Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for Excellence in Advocacy in 2005.

Mr. Coyle has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for multiple years, and in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in Criminal Trial Practice. He was the instructor in Criminal Law and Procedure for the Oklahoma Bar Review from 1988 through 1997, and remains a frequent speaker and lecturer in Continuing Legal Education Seminars.

Mr. Coyle is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association (Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, 1999-2000; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers’ Association (Member: Board of Directors 1991, 1993; Advisory Board, 1998 – 2002); Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association (Board of Directors 1996-1997); Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors 2009-Present, President 2011); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Legislative Coordinator); First Amendment Lawyers’ Association; Master, William J. Holloway American Inn of Court, 1997 – 2018.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Coyle Law Firm	Oklahoma City, OK	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Oklahoma City University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1974
Oklahoma City University	Bachelors		1971

State / Court	Date
Oklahoma	1974

• ABC Television News and Local Affiliates | Legal Analyst
  Oklahoma Bar Association | Member
  Oklahoma Bar Association | Chairman, Criminal Law Committee | 1999 – 2000
  Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association | Member, Board of Directors  | 1991 & 1993
  Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association | Member, Advisory Board | 1998 – 2002
  Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association | Member, Board of Directors | 1996 – 1997
  First Amendment Lawyers Association
  Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association | Legislative Coordinator
  United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Member
  United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Member
  United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Member
  United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Member
  United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | Member
  United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma | Member
  United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | Member
  United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | Member
  United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | Member
  United States Supreme Court | Member
  First Amendment Lawyers’ Association | Master
  William J. Holloway American Inn of Court | 1997 – 2012
  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Legislative Coordinator
  Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association | Board of Directors | 2009 – Present
  Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association | President | 2011 – Present
  Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association | Board of Directors | 1996 – 1997

• Clarence Darrow Award as Oklahoma’s Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer
  Oklahoma’s Outstanding Criminal Defense Attorney | 1995
  Listed in Best Lawyers in America | 1999 – 2012
  Barry Albert Award from the Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for Excellence in Advocacy | 2005 – Present
  Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in Criminal Trial Practice

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1974) Licensed as Attorney in Oklahoma. Verified with Oklahoma Bar Association.	March 26, 2020

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