Jonathan E. Shook has been representing individuals in ERISA-governed disability claims since 1999. He has extensive knowledge of ERISA law, regulations, and related court cases. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics/Political Science from the University of Oklahoma in 1987. He earned a MBA from Virginia Tech in 1992, and received his law degree, with honors, from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1996.
Mr. Shook is an AV® Preeminent™ rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell, which indicates that his fellow lawyers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. He has also been recognized as an Oklahoma Super Lawyer from 2008 through 2017 by Super Lawyers, which is a service of Thomson Reuters.
In 2015, Mr. Shook was ranked in the Top 50 of the lawyers recognized as an Oklahoma Super Lawyer.
Reported ERISA Cases:
Schwob v. Standard Insurance Co., 37 Fed. Appx. 465 (10th Cir. 2002)
Horn v. Cendant Operations, Inc., 69 Fed. Appx. 421 (10th Cir. 2003)
Schwob v. Standard Ins. Co., 248 Fed. Appx. 22 (10th Cir. 2007)
Tinkler v. Level 3 Communications, LLC, 2008 WL 199901 (N.D. Okla. Jan. 22, 2008)
Galutza v. Hartford Life and Accident Ins. Co., 2010 WL 1329985 (N.D. Okla. March 30, 2010)
McMillan v. AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 1, 161 F.Supp.3d 1069 (N.D. Okla. 2016)
Byrd v. Wellpoint Flexible Ben. Plan, 2017 WL 1633204 (E.D. Mo. May 2, 2017)
McMillan v. AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 1, 2017 WL 3478482 (N.D. Okla. Aug. 14, 2017)
McMillan v. AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 1, 2018 WL 3854023 (10th Cir. Aug. 13, 2018)