Mr. DeMuro has devoted his entire 25 years of practice to litigation and trial work. Mr. DeMuro has tried cases, and argued appeals, in state and federal trial and appellate courts, civil and criminal, across the country. Mr. DeMuro also litigates before public securities arbitration panels, most major private arbitration tribunals in the United States and the London Court of International Arbitration.
Mr. DeMuro joined the firm in 1996, after practicing in New Mexico for three years. Mr. DeMuro litigates, and provides litigation advisory services and trial work in: oil and gas, banking, securities, construction, intellectual property, unfair competition/trade secrets, civil rights, employment, serious personal injury cases, and class action cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. DeMuro also defends accused citizens in selected criminal cases in state and federal court. Since 2003, Mr. DeMuro has been a member of Criminal Justice Act Panel for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, representing indigent citizens accused of federal crimes. Since 2010, Mr. DeMuro has served as an Adjunct Settlement Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in the Court’s mandatory settlement conference program. Mr. DeMuro graduated second in his class from the University Of New Mexico School of Law, where he served as the Notes Editor for the UNM Law Review, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and received the Julia Raymond McCulloch Constitutional Law Award, among other honors. Mr. DeMuro graduated from Princeton University, where he played varsity football.
Undergraduate:
Princeton University, B.A., United States History, 1987
Law:
University of New Mexico, J.D., 1993, Magna Cum Laude; Class Rank: 2 of 110;
Notes Editor for the UNM Law Review, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and received the Julia Raymond McCulloch Constitutional Law Award, among other honors.
Oklahoma, 1997
New Mexico, 1993
Colorado, 2020
President, Board of Directors, H.O.W. Foundation Recovery Center of Oklahoma, LLC
Member of Criminal Justice Act Panel for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, representing indigent citizens accused of federal crimes(2003 to present)
Adjunct Settlement Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (2010 to present)
CJA Panel Representative for U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (2012 to 2016)
American Bar Association, Member
Tulsa County Bar Association, Litigation Section Member
American Association of Trial Lawyers, Member
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
Council Oak/Johnson Sontag Inns of Court
Chantel Wilson
cwilson@fdlaw.com