Margaret M. Clarke

Margaret M. Clarke is a civil litigation attorney focusing on medical malpractice defense, nursing home negligence, and civil trial practice. Her work supports nursing home facilities, health care providers, businesses, and insurers facing professional malpractice claims and civil disputes. She also handles product liability, premises liability, breach of contract, and bad faith insurance matters. She helps clients assess claims, prepare defenses, and respond to litigation with an organized case strategy.

Margaret earned a J.D. from Oklahoma City University College of Law. She also earned a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma. Her education supports legal research, written advocacy, case analysis, and trial preparation. She uses that training to review records, evaluate liability issues, prepare arguments, and explain legal options for clients facing malpractice claims, negligence allegations, contract disputes, insurance issues, and other civil litigation matters.

Margaret has built her practice around medical malpractice defense, nursing home litigation, and broader civil defense matters. She represents local and national nursing home facilities and providers in professional liability cases. Her work also includes disputes involving products, premises, contracts, and insurance claims. She is admitted in Oklahoma, Missouri, the Oklahoma federal district courts, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Margaret M. Clarke helps clients address litigation involving health care, long-term care, business disputes, and liability claims. Her work supports providers and organizations that need defense strategy, evidence review, motion practice, negotiation, and trial preparation. Recognized by Super Lawyers and rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, she brings civil trial experience and practical analysis to clients facing complex claims in state and federal courts.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Latham, Keele, Lehman, Ratcliff, Carter & Clarke P.C.
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Oklahoma County Bar Association
• Member, Tulsa County Bar Association
• President, Tulsa Women Lawyers Association (2007-2008)

Licensed State

• Oklahoma
• Missouri

Education

• Oklahoma City University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Oklahoma
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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