Gatlin C. Squires

Gatlin C. Squires is an associate and trial lawyer at McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation in Oklahoma City. His civil litigation practice includes contract lawsuits and disputes, construction claims, personal injury and negligence matters, banking disputes, real estate conflicts, and contested water rights. A significant part of his work involves farmers, ranchers, equine owners, landowners, and agribusinesses. He represents clients in court proceedings, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative appeals.

Gatlin earned his B.S. in Agribusiness, cum laude, from Oklahoma State University. He later received his J.D., with highest honors, from the University of Oklahoma. During law school, he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and Order of the Solicitors. He also served as Research Editor and Candidate Mentor for the Oklahoma Law Review. He was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 2021.

Gatlin represents agricultural producers in federal crop insurance disputes arising from losses caused by natural disasters. His work includes arbitration proceedings, National Appeals Division administrative appeals, and federal court judicial reviews. He also assists landowners with groundwater rights, condemnation and inverse condemnation actions, and disputes involving wind energy projects. His commercial practice includes representing banks, creditors, construction companies, subcontractors, agricultural businesses, and livestock producers.

Gatlin C. Squires has been selected for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America in areas including commercial litigation, banking and finance litigation, real estate litigation, and eminent domain law. He has also been named to Oklahoma Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars list. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and continues to represent businesses and individuals in complex civil and agricultural disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Associate, McAfee & Taft, A Professional Corporation
• Member, Oklahoma Bar Association

Licensed State

• Oklahoma

Education

• University of Oklahoma
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Oklahoma State University
  BS in Agribusiness with Cum Laude

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