Joel Wohlgemuth

Joel Wohlgemuth is a partner at Norman Wohlgemuth, LLP, whose practice focuses on civil and criminal litigation. He has tried cases and argued appeals in state and federal courts across the country. His work includes antitrust disputes, trade secret cases, complex commercial litigation, and high-profile criminal lawsuits and disputes. He has taken lead roles in significant civil and criminal cases and has represented businesses, public entities, organizations, and individuals in contested proceedings.

Joel earned his B.A. from Brown University and his J.D. from Washington University. His education provided the foundation for a litigation career involving trial advocacy, appellate work, complex commercial disputes, and criminal matters. He later built extensive experience in state and federal courts while developing a practice centered on difficult factual, procedural, and legal issues.

Joel has extensive experience that includes plaintiffs’ antitrust cases and trade secret litigation. He defended multidistrict litigation arising from a catastrophic bridge collapse over the Arkansas River and participated in the federal defense of the Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Company merger. He also secured dismissal of a state grand jury investigating alleged misconduct by public officials. His clients have included corporations, government entities, healthcare organizations, media companies, and nonprofit institutions.

Joel Wohlgemuth brings decades of courtroom, appellate, and public-service experience to complex disputes. He has served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for Minnesota, an Adjunct Settlement Judge, an Associate Bar Examiner, and a Special Master in federal proceedings. His professional service includes committee work involving admissions, grievances, public defender selection, and trial-practice education. His practice continues to span major civil and criminal litigation in state and federal courts.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Norman Wohlgemuth, LLP
• Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
• Member, Tulsa County Bar Association
• Member, Associate Bar Examiner for the State of Oklahoma
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• Member, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Licensed State

• Oklahoma

Education

• Washington University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Brown University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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