Jeffrey A. Curran

Jeff Curran is a shareholder in the Oklahoma City office of GableGotwals. His practice focuses on product liability defense, insurance matters, intellectual property litigation, and commercial litigation. He also maintains an entertainment law practice, representing motion picture production companies, musicians, and recording companies in contract negotiation, licensing and related areas. Jeff is a past Chair and Vice Chair of the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Automotive Specialized Litigation Group. He has appeared as regional and national counsel for clients and has tried cases to verdict in several States. 

Jeff is also a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and is National Fire Counsel for a major satellite and streaming entertainment services provider.

He is the Oklahoma State Representative for the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), which is an invitation-only group of premier defense and corporate counsel and industry executives whose mission is dedicated to leading the profession by advancing the principles of integrity, professionalism, fair civil justice, intellectual capital, and fostering the trust and value of fellowship.

Jeff also maintains a mediation practice and was recently inducted to the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) for 2025, an invitation-only academy consisting of mediators and arbitrators who meet a strict list of criteria and requirements.
He is a member of the DRI’s Product Liability Committee, Insurance Law Committee, and Trucking Law Committee. Jeff is also a member of the Board of Directors for Free to Live, a local no-kill animal shelter. In addition, he is a past member (and former President) of the Board of Directors for The Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Bethany.

Jeff authored Expert Witnesses: Automobile and Accident Reconstruction Cases, a Thomson Reuters publication, published from 2008 through 2023. He was the Regional Editor of the 2020 edition of the DRI Reservation of Rights Compendium for the Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Oklahoma chapters. He has also written on various other subjects in litigation and commercial litigation and has written and presented several lectures on professionalism and ethics. 

Jeff is admitted to practice in all state courts in Oklahoma, as well as the United States District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern District of Oklahoma, the United States District Court for Colorado, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

• The University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D. 1987
• The University of Oklahoma, B.A., Public Administration 1984

• Admitted to Practice: State of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court, Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court, Colorado
• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Oklahoma County Bar Association – Board of Directors, 2014-2017, 2019-2021
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
• National Fire Protection Association
• Product Liability Committee (past Chair and Vice Chair, Automotive Specialized Litigation Group), Insurance Law Committee, Trucking Law Committee 
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Current Oklahoma State Representative)
• Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators
• Board of Directors, Free To Live Animal Sanctuary (Guthrie, OK)
• Best Lawyers in America, 2014 -2025 (Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants, andPersonal Injury Litigation-Defendants)
• Benchmark Litigation, 2024 - Local Litigation Star
• Super Lawyers, 2023-2024 - Top 50 Lawyers in Oklahoma (Personal Injury Defense: Products, Insurance Coverage, Entertainment & Sports)
• Martindale Hubbell - AV Rated

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