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Attorneys & Counselors at Law
Austin P. Bond
Austin P. Bond focuses his practice on trust and estate litigation, business and commercial law, Native American law, real estate law, and is an Oklahoma Super Lawyer© for business litigation and a Best Lawyers in America© for Trust and Estate litigation. Austin earned Certificates from the National Research University in Moscow, Russia, and the US Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. He worked as an aide on two Presidential elections and the United States Senate. He remains active in public policy matters. In 2011, Austin put his law practice on hold to deploy to Afghanistan as a US Army Infantry Officer and Rifle Platoon Leader where he led his men through fierce combat on the Afghan - Pakistan border and holds the distinction of being one of the very few American Serviceman to be personally decorated by the President of Afghanistan during the Global War on Terror. Austin presently serves as the Chairman of City of Tulsa’s Board of Adjustment and previously served as the Commander of the Tulsa VFW, a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Rules of Professional Conduct Advisory Committee, and President of the Maple Ridge Neighborhood Association. Austin and his wife Jennifer have been married for 18 years. Together, they have three very active children and a Boston Terrier.
Admitted to Practice: Oklahoma Supreme Court, U.S. Federal District Courts for Oklahoma, Osage Nation Supreme Court, and Kiowa Tribal Court (CFR)
Education: Oklahoma City University School of Law, Juris Doctor
University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State
Officers Candidate School, U.S. Army
Infantry Officers Leadership Course, U.S. Army
Professional Affiliations: Oklahoma Bar Association, Osage Nation Bar Association, Tulsa Title & Probate Lawyers Association, Hudson-Hall-Wheaton Inns of Court alumnus
Community Involvement: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 577, Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Parish of Christ the King, Maple Ridge Neighborhood Association, Sigma Chi Alumni Association Tulsa Chapter, and the Bishop Kelley Alumni Association