SHAREHOLDERS
- John C. Niemeyer
- Linda G. Alexander
- Frank Austin
- Harris A. Phillips, III
- Stephen A. Dotter
ASSOCIATES
- Stephen W. Sasser
The firm's senior partner, John C. Niemeyer has over forty years of experience in trial practice. He has tried hundreds of cases to jury verdict in both state and federal courts across the country, including trials in Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Nevada, as well as in Oklahoma.
John C. Niemeyer earned his Bachelor of Business
Administration from Texas A. & M. in 1957,
where he was a member of the Corp of Cadets.
After serving his country in the Army, he
attended Southern Methodist University, where he
earned his Juris Doctorate in 1962.
Mr. Niemeyer was admitted, on examination, in
both Texas and Oklahoma in 1962. He has been a
member of the bar of Texas and Oklahoma since his
admission to practice in those states.
From 1962 to 1984, he practiced law in the firm
of Foliart, Mills & Niemeyer in Oklahoma
City. In 1984 Mr. Niemeyer founded the firm,
which has been in existence in Oklahoma City for
over twenty years.
In addition to his admission to the bars of
Oklahoma and Texas, Mr. Niemeyer is a member of
the bar of the Muscogee (Creek) Tribal Court. He
is a member of the bars of the United States
Supreme Court, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is
licensed to practice before the United States
District Courts for the Eastern, Western and
Northern Districts of Oklahoma, the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Texas
and the District of Colorado.
He is a member of the Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
and American Bar Associations, the State Bar of
Texas, the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association and
the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
In conjunction with his partner, Mr. Niemeyer is
author of the Oklahoma Chapters of the Aspen
Publications' Tort Law Desk Reference and Product
Liability Desk Reference. Mr. Niemeyer serves as
regional counsel for Bridgestone Firestone North
American Tire LLC, and is a member of the
Regional Trial Counsel Network, a network of
separate and independent law firms located in key
geographic regions throughout the United States.
Linda G. Alexander has been a partner in the Firm since its establishment in 1984. She has been practicing law for over a quarter of a century. In addition to practicing law, she has been an instructor at the Oklahoma City University School of Law. Along with her partner, John C. Niemeyer, she is a contributing editor to several of the Aspen publication "Desk Reference" series.
In 1975 she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
government and philosophy, with honors, from
George Mason University. In 1978, she
received her Juris Doctor degree from The
University of Oklahoma.
Ms. Alexander is admitted to practice in all
state courts in Oklahoma, as well as in the
United States District Courts for the Western,
Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma.
In addition, she is admitted to the United States
Supreme Court, the United States Courts of
Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, and Seventh and
Tenth Circuits. She is also admitted to
practice before the Muscogee (Creek) Tribal
Court.
In addition to her concentration in trial
practice, she is an experienced appellate
advocate, having practiced in both state and
federal appeals courts.
She is a member of the Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
and American Bar Associations, the
Muscogee(Creek) Bar Association, the Defense
Research Institute and The Oklahoma Trial Lawyers
Association.
She supports the pro bono work of Legal Aid
Services of Oklahoma, Inc. and Lawyers for
Children, and her civil activities have included
service on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma
Philharmonic Society and lifetime membership in
the Oklahoma City Orchestra League.
Mr. Austin graduated from the University of Oklahoma, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976. Mr. Austin commenced his legal career with the firm while still a law student at the Oklahoma City University School of Law, as a law clerk. He then obtained his limited license to practice law as a licensed legal intern in Oklahoma before graduating from Oklahoma City University Law School in 1988. While at Oklahoma City University Law School, he served as a staff editor to the Oklahoma City University Law Review.
During his legal career, Mr. Austin has
concentrated his practice in the area of civil
litigation, representing both plaintiffs and
defendants.
Mr. Austin is a member of the Oklahoma County and
Oklahoma Bar Associations. He has participated as
a coach of the Okarche High School Mock Trial
team in the Oklahoma Bar Foundation Mock Trial
Program.
He practices in all Oklahoma State Courts as well
as the United States District Courts for the
Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of
Oklahoma.
Harris A. Phillips, III, graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1988. He received his Juris Doctor with Honors from the University of Oklahoma in 1991.
Mr. Phillips is admitted to practice before all
Oklahoma State Courts, the U.S. District Courts
for the Eastern, Northern and Western Districts
of Oklahoma, and the U.S.. Court of Appeals for
the Seventh and Tenth Circuits.
Mr. Phillips is a member of the Cleveland and
Oklahoma County, the Oklahoma and the American
Bar Associations.
Stephen A. Dotter brings with him to the practice of law extensive, "hands on" business experience. From 1984 through 1993, he was a managing partner of the Merritt Sonic Restaurants Franchise in New Mexico.
In 1995, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in
Political Science, graduating Magna Cum Laude,
from the University of New Mexico.
While attending the Oklahoma City University
School of Law, Mr. Dotter was a member of the
Hand Inn of Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. He
received his Juris Doctor degree and was admitted
to practice in the state of Oklahoma in 1998. Mr.
Dotter is also admitted to practice in the United
States District Courts of the Western, Northern
and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma.
Mr. Dotter concentrates his practice in the area
of civil litigation, representing both plaintiffs
and defendants.
He is a member of the Oklahoma County and
Oklahoma State Bar Associations, and has donated
his time to the representation of children
through the organization, Lawyers for Children.
Stephen W. Sasser attended Howard Junior College in Big Springs Texas while working as a Police Officer for the City of Big Spring, graduating with honors with an Associates of Science in 1992. Mr. Sasser furthered his education at the University of Texas-Permian Basin where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology and Psychology, graduating with honors in 1994.
Mr. Sasser received a Juris Doctorate degree from
Oklahoma City University in 2003. Mr.
Sasser began his association with the Firm during
his first semester of law school as a law clerk
and later as a licensed legal intern, while
attending Oklahoma City University. Mr.
Sasser is admitted to practice in the State of
Oklahoma and the United States District Courts
for the Eastern and Western Districts of
Oklahoma. He is a member of the Oklahoma
Bar Association and the Oklahoma County Bar
Association.