Bradley C. West
Partner
Brad has practiced for over 27 years, specializing exclusively in plaintiff’s trial work, including medical malpractice, products liability, defective drugs and medical devices, trucking collisions, bad faith, and class actions. He has received the highest-possible rating nationally for both his legal ability and ethics and has been voted one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” in Oklahoma by the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been featured in the magazine “Oklahoma Super Lawyers” each year since 2006.
Brad is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has served on the board of several national legal associations, including the American Association for Justice and the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers. He currently serves as President of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is frequently invited to speak at various legal education programs, as well as his alma mater the University of Oklahoma Law School. Brad has devoted his career to helping those who have been hurt, either physically or financially, by the wrongdoing of others. Brad’s practice is 100 percent devoted to litigation.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death
Auto/Trucking Collisions
Class Actions
Certified Legal Specialties
Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
bar admissions
Oklahoma, 1990
Texas, 1998
U.S. District Court, Northern, Easter and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 1990
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1976
Education
University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1989
Oklahoma Baptist University, B.A. With Distinction, Business Management, 1987
Published Works
Expert Witness Testimony, Oklahoma Bar Journal, 2001
Preparing for Trial, Oklahoma Bar Journal, 2008
Representative Cases
Masquat v. Daimler-Chrysler, 196 P.3d 48 (Oklahoma Supreme 2008)
Cates v. Integris Health, Inc., 2018 OK 9
Gentry v. Cotton County Electric Coop, 268 P.3d 534 (Okla. Ct. of Appeals 2011)
teaching
Practical Lawyering, Oklahoma University School of Law, 2005-2013
Continuing Legal Education, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2005-2012
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Association for Justice, Member, 1988-Present; state delegate, 1994-1999
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1988-Present; board of directors 2005-2015; executive committee 2003-2005; President 2006
Pottawatomie County Bar Association, President 1992-1997
Oklahoma Bar Association, Member, 1990-Present; Governor 1999-2001
American Board of Trial Advocates, Associate 2008-Present, President 2018
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers, Advisory Board, 2011-2015
Member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court standing committee on Uniform Jury Instructions, 2014-present
Pro Bono Activities
Oklahoma Law Day Ask-a-Lawyer Program, 1990-Present
Oklahoma Bar Association Tornado Disaster Relief Program
other
Salvation Army, Shawnee, OK, Board of Directors 2017-Present
Family Promise, Shawnee, OK, Board of Directors 2014-2016