Adam Banner
| Adam Banner | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1984 Clinton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation | Criminal Defense Attorney, Trial Lawyer |
| 🌐 Website | oklahomalegalgroup |
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Adam Banner (born August 10, 1984) is an American criminal defense trial lawyer. He is best known for his work as a criminal defense attorney, but he is also respected for his legal commentary and authorship on various topics including civil asset forfeiture, constitutional law issues, prison overcrowding, law school education, and law in the media.
Early life and education[edit]
Banner was born in Clinton, Oklahoma, where he was brought up and educated. He graduated from Clinton High School, where he played football[1] for the Clinton Red Tornadoes. Banner attended the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated with Distinction, earning his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Banner continued his education at the Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude. During law school, Banner was a member of the Oklahoma City University Law Review.[2][3] He received various awards for top-scores in classes such as Criminal Law and Legal Research and Writing.[4] He was also awarded a fellowship which allowed him to intern at the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office. While at the Public Defender’s Office,[5] he assisted with numerous notable case, including David Tyner’s defense [6] in the murder of Brooke Phillips, a star on the HBO reality show Cathouse: The Series.
Career[edit]
Upon graduation from law school, Banner opened his own private practice. He is currently the founder and lead attorney at the Oklahoma Legal Group, an Oklahoma City based trial firm focusing solely on criminal defense. In addition to his legal work, Banner has taught classes on legal education in areas such as sex crimes and drug crimes.[7]
Notable cases[edit]
Banner works in many areas of criminal law.
Some of his more notable negotiated settlements include his representation of a manager for the Mr. Coolz Smoke Shop.[8] At the time of the drug raid, the smoke shop was considered one of the biggest suppliers of synthetic cannabinoids in Oklahoma City.[9] The managers and owners were charged with violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, among other allegations.[10] Banner successfully negotiated the dismissal of the Racketeering charges and probation for his client.[11] He is well known for his defense of Laura Fox, a counselor and social worker charged with failure to report child neglect.[12] Due to Banner’s representation, all charges and allegations were dismissed.[13] Subsequent to Banner achieving the dismissal, Fox was awarded $225,000.00 in her lawsuit against the City of Tulsa for malicious prosecution.[14] Other examples include the dismissal of child neglect charges against an intellectually disabled woman,[15] the dismissal of charges[16] against a young man accused of handing out business cards on campus for a fake ID operation at the University of Central Oklahoma,[17] and the dismissal of statutory rape charges[18] against a high school student accused of participating in the rape of a 15-year-old classmate.[19]
He has defended, and acquitted, Defendants facing allegations from companies with billion dollar annual revenues,[20] specifically a man accused by Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores of Using a Computer Network to Obtain Money by Fraud.
Banner has represented multiple individuals at jury trial charged with sex crimes. One such case included achieving a hung jury[22] for a client accused of forty counts of child sexual abuse total against three alleged victims.[23]
In regards to appellate work, Banner is well known for his legal challenges to sex offender registry laws, specifically his work in the case of Luster v. Department of Corrections,[24] in which the Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed with Banner’s contention that certain amendments to laws regarding Oklahoma sex offenders could not be applied retroactively to his clients. The case has been cited and discussed by multiple legal authorities, including the Oklahoma Law Review [25] and the Denver University Law Review.[26]
Banner has also been victorious in the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, such as when he successfully advocated for a new trial [27] in regards to a client denied his constitutional right to represent himself pro se.
Legal commentary and publications[edit]
He has written for and contributed to outlets such as the Jurist,[28] LexisNexis,[29] Smart and See,[30] the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal,[31] the Oklahoma Policy Institute,[32] The Huffington Post,[33] Oklahoma Gazette,[34] The Oklahoman,[35] and Above the Law[36] among others.
Banner has provided legal commentary to multiple local news stations[37] and websites such as Linkedin. [38] His legal opinions and commentary have also been cited and quoted by publications such as the American Association of Law Libraries,[39] Americans for Tax Reform,[40] the Washington Post[41] and Forbes.[42] Banner also served as a member of the national LexisNexis Firm Manager Advisory Board.[43]
He has developed a series on his blog where he interviews law school deans from across the United States.[44] Banner has also created a definitive list of the best legal movies of all time[45] by analyzing various “best movie” lists from across the internet and compiling the results.
A large portion of Banner’s authorship centers on issues dealing with constitutional law topics such as sixth amendment rights,[46] civil asset forfeiture,[47] privacy rights,[48] and search and seizure issues.[49]
Banner also writes about the intersection of law and sports.[50] His views on topics such as University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon’s suspension and criminal charges due to striking a female student have been cited and discussed in publications such as the 2016 book Abetting Batterers: What Police, Prosecutors, and Courts Aren’t Doing to Protect America’s Women.[51]
Areas of Practice[edit]
- Criminal Defense
- Jury Trials
- Criminal Appeals
- Drugs Crimes
- White Collar Crimes
- Sex Crimes
- Violent Crimes
Bar Admissions[edit]
- 2011, Oklahoma Supreme Court
- 2011, US District Court, Western District
- 2012, US District Court, Eastern District
- 2012, US District Court, Northern District
- 2012, US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- 2015, Supreme Court of the United States of America
References[edit]
- ↑ Roy Banner (2000-11-01). "Red Tornado Football - Home of the Clinton Red Tornadoes". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "2009 OCU Law Review Announces New Members". Law.OKCU.Edu. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ↑ "2010 OCU Law Review Announces New Members". Law.OKCU.Edu. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ↑ "CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for Oklahoma City University School of Law". Cali.Org. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ↑ Willert, Tim. "OCU Law Students Begin Summer Public Interest and Pro Bono Fellowships". Law.OKCU.Edu. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Man Pleads Guilty to Six Killings in Oklahoma City 'Cathouse' Case". NewsOK.Com. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑ Maura Dolan, 2017 Cindy Foley Criminal Defense Basics, OCDLAOklahoma.com
- ↑ Coolz Smoke Shop - Smoke & Vape Magazine, SmokeAndVapeMagazine.Com 2014-10-14
- ↑ Lowry, Lacie.Agents Say They Raided One of the Biggest K2 Suppliers in OKC. News9.Com. 2015-03-24
- ↑ "Three charged with racketeering in connection with synthetic marijuana sales in Oklahoma City stores". News OK. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "OSCN Case Details". Oscn.net. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Tulsa counselor charged with failing to report child neglect - Tulsa World: Crimewatch". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Failure to report child neglect charge against Tulsa counselor to be dismissed - Tulsa World: Homepagelatest". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Social worker receives $225,000 judgment against city of Tulsa for malicious prosecution claim - Tulsa World: Courts". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ ©. ""STATE OF OKLAHOMA vs. GIBBS, JOYCE ANN " (CF-2016-00096) | On Demand Court Records". Odcr.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "OSCN Case Details". Oscn.net. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ Zak Patterson (2015-03-31). "UCO police: Man handed out business cards on campus for fake ID operation". Koco.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "OSCN Case Details". Oscn.net. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Charges filed against 3 suspects in Westmoore H.S. rape case". KFOR.com. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Fact Sheet". Loves.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "OSCN Case Details". Oscn.net. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Mistrial declared in child sexual abuse case | News". Normantranscript.com. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Man faces additional child sex abuse charges after hearing, totaling 40 | Courts/Crime/Police". Normantranscript.com. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "OSCN Found Document:LUSTER v. STATE ex rel. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS". Oscn.net. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ Duncan, Alex (2015). "Calling a Spade a Spade: Understanding Sex Offender Registration as Punishment and Implications Post-Starkey" (PDF). Oklahoma Law Review. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑ Johnston, Colton (2015). "Luster v. State and Starkey v. Oklahoma: Modern Scarlett Letter Regulations and the Courts' Cold Shoulder" (PDF). Denver University Law Review. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑ Oklahoma Court of Appeals, Cocaunpub 2014-10-14
- ↑ "Oklahoma Appellate Courts Wrestle Over Death Penalty Secrecy Statute". JURIST. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Friday Distraction: The best defense legal movies of all time? [Infographic". LexTalk. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Cooperation with Vera Institute Could Lead to Significant Jail Reform | okcountycriminaljustice". Smartsafeokco.com. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "12 movies with pivotal lessons featuring lawyers". Abajournal.com. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Department of Corrections audit won't fix Oklahoma's incarceration woes (Guest Post: Adam Banner)". Okpolicy.org. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ Adam Banner Criminal Defense Attorney (1970-01-01). "Adam Banner". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Commentary: Where's the transparency? | Oklahoma Gazette". Okgazette.com. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ Banner, Adam (2012-12-22). "Attorney: Regarding gun laws, how much regulation would be enough?". News OK. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ Banner, Adam R. "Adam R. Banner". Above the Law. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ The Law Offices of Adam R. Banner, P.C. (23 November 2015). "KFOR News Channel 4: Sex Crimes in OKC - Criminal Defense Lawyer Adam Banner Speaks" – via YouTube.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "Maall Markings" (PDF). Aallnet.org. March 2014. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-13.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Police training firm's teaching helps fuel rise in cash seizures on U.S. highways". The Washington Post. 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "A Tale Of Two Alcohol Laws: New Orleans And Oklahoma City". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ Four Favorite iPad Apps for Legal Road Warriors. "Four Favorite iPad Apps for Legal Road Warriors". Business of Law Blog. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "U.S. Law Deans Interview Series". Oklahoma Legal Group. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Legal Research and Writing - Law-Related Movies - Home Page - Ted Tjaden". Legalresearchandwriting.ca. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Public's Perception of Criminal Defense". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Oklahoma Continues Use Of Controversial ERAD Tool for "Highway Robbery" In Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases". The Huffington Post. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Warrantless Cell Phone Searches". JURIST. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "The Slow Destruction of the Fourth Amendment". Oklahomalegalgroup.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ "Jameis Winston, the NFL Draft and Sexual Assault". Goodmenproject.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ Klein, Andrew R.; Klein, Jessica L. (8 July 2016). "Abetting Batterers: What Police, Prosecutors, and Courts Aren't Doing to Protect America's Women". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
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