Phillip J Tucker

Phillip J Tucker is a highly accomplished family law attorney, who enjoys helping his clients resolve family challenges. Prior to joining Doerner in 2021, he practiced law for nearly 38 years as a founding partner at a law firm in Edmond, Oklahoma. Mr. Tucker has been widely published and regularly presents locally and nationwide. His focus areas include adoption, ethics, paternity, habeas corpus/writ proceedings, guardianship, military law, guardian ad litem training, trial advocacy and law practice management. Mr. Tucker is also a contributing author for the Oklahoma Bar Association's (OBA) Family Law Practice Manual. He most recently presented an OBA CLE regarding guardian ad litem representation. Recognized for his experience in family law, Mr. Tucker has been named to the annual Super Lawyers list multiple times. Locally, he received the Oklahoma Bar Association's Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award for the best OBA Journal article as a co-recipient in 2020. Mr. Tucker received the OBA's Earl Sneed Award for outstanding CLE contributions as a co-recipient in 2011. The OBA also recognized him in 2003 as Oklahoma's Outstanding Family Law Attorney. Through Mr. Tucker's dedication to giving back to the legal community, he serves on the OBA's Solo and Small Firm Conference Planning Committee, Military Assistance Task Force and Legislative Over Site Committee. Mr. Tucker has also been the technology liaison for the Section Leader's Council, and is an Oklahoma Bar Foundation Fellow. In addition, he was a commissioner on the OBA's Professional Responsibility Commission (2017-2019). Mr. Tucker has been an active member of the American Bar Association, Section of Family Law since 1995. He currently is a member on the Adoption, Law Practice Management/Technology, Assisted Reproduction Technology, Ethics, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Governmental Relations (former chair), International Law and Military Law Committees (former chair) and is a volunteer with both Operation Standby and Operation LAMP (Legal Assistance for Military Families). Mr. Tucker was also an observer on the 2014 Uniform Law Commission Drafting Committee on Non-Parental Rights to Custody and Visitation. He earned his B.A. degree from University of Central Oklahoma and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Oklahoma City University School of Law.