Education:
University of Tulsa (B.S.E., 1978; J.D., 1982)

Bar admissions:
Oklahoma
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships & Affiliations:
Rogers County Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association
Associations of Trial Lawyers of America

Other distinctions:
State Representative - 1978 to 1982
State Senator - 1982 to present
Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners  on Uniform State Laws - 1985
President Pro Tempore, State Senate - 1995 to 2002
President Pro Tempore Emeritus, State Senate - 2003 to present

Professional Profile:
He has an active trial practice throughout Oklahoma and has been involved in numerous complex cases, including class action and multi-district litigation. Taylor has represented corporate clients in all three federal judicial districts in Oklahoma, as well as virtually all of the state's seventy-seven(77) counties.

Taylor, together with co-counsel, shares the record for the largest jury verdict in Rogers County history, a $10 million personal injury claim. Recently, he served as a lead attorney in several personal injury cases resulting in multi-million dollar settlements. Taylor was also lead attorney in a precedent-setting nursing home case in Okmulgee County. He serves as lead counsel in six to eight jury trials per year.