Law Office of John E Barbush, PC

10/18/2023

12/31/2021

Thank you to all of my clients and referral sources for a successful 2021. I wish all of you the happiest, and best, this coming New Year! I already know that 2022 is going to be a very interesting year.

03/22/2021

Won an appeal for a client on the issue of the Court's inherent authority under the Owens exception. Pretty good start to the day to be able to call a client and report a unanimous victory on appeal.

06/08/2020

It was an honor to learn that I was named to 405 Magazine's list of 2020 "Top Attorneys" for Civil Law - Litigation. To those that nominated me for the honor, thank you.

04/01/2020

I have been spending most of the week helping people with durable power of attorneys and wills. If you are a first responder needing a power of attorney and/or will, my office is willing to help at a discounted rate.

03/25/2020

To my clients and friends:

First and foremost, I hope that you are well. Unfortunately, we are all facing many uncertainties connected with the impact of the coronavirus, which includes a lot of legal questions raised during this time. I have taken steps to remain available to assist you with your legal needs during this "new reality". Fortunately, we have the technology which allows us to communicate effectively, even when we are prevented from doing so face-to-face.

I know some of you are business owners facing the prospect of having to make tough personnel decisions and are finding it tough to keep track of the ever changing emergency orders. I know you are also worried about whether clients are going to pay their invoices, and you are wondering what the "stimulus package" might mean for you and your business. Others are realizing that they do not have a will or durable power of attorney. Some are concerned what the closure or near closure of the courthouses in the State means for your pending case.

I realize all these issues are complicated by the fact that you may be hesitant to reach out to an attorney to ask for the answers you need because you do not want to incur the expense. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need counsel. I started my law firm because I wanted to help people and I have been tremendously blessed through the years that people like yourselves have continued to place their trust in me to represent them. I will continue to do my best to help during this difficult time and we will be as creative as we can on how best to meet your needs in this time of economic crisis. I trust that eventually, this "new reality" will pass. Until then, I will continue to pray for you and ask that you consider doing the same for me.

John E. Barbush
JOHN E. BARBUSH, P.C.
405-212-4011
[email protected]
400 North Walker Avenue, Suite 130
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102

11/05/2019

Very satisfying when the first task of the day is to prepare a Judgment from a unanimous jury verdict you obtained for your client the day before.

03/01/2019

This afternoon I closed out a guardianship case and during the hearing it struck me that I have been involved in this young man's, and his now former-guardians lives for 5 years. It seems like just the other day I took the call asking me to assist after his Mother had passed away. I am glad I chose to take on the case. He turned into a responsible young man with the love and support provided by my clients (guardians). Days like today remind me why I decided to become a lawyer.

04/23/2018

Concluded a busy week by completing the Oklahoma Bar Association Leadership Academy. I was honored to be included.

08/09/2017

Very proud to learn that I have been accepted into the 2017-2018 Oklahoma Bar Association Leadership Academy.

12/21/2016

To conclude 2016 I just want to thank the many people who have placed their trust in me. The kind referrals from attorneys (often those who were opposing counsel in previous cases) and word of mouth from the clients I have been blessed to have allowed me to continue to do what I wanted to from the time I was 12 years old. So to all of the people who have hired me or given my name to someone else who needed legal assistance, I say "thank you" and wish you all the best this holiday season.

06/02/2016

Facebook and other social networking websites have become so common that virtually everyone has one. What many learn, only after it is too late, is that their posts of photos and written messages can be used against them in the court of law as admissions against interest.

Lately, it seems like most of the cases I have been involved with have some form of discovery of a party or witnesses pages. Insurance defense lawyers boast during seminars about the fact that they actually pay computer experts to find these posts, even if the pages are restricted or had been previously deleted. Once out on the web, it is virtually impossible to truly hide or delete anything you post.

As an example, in an automobile case an innocent post of a photograph showing a father, who is still undergoing treatment and unable to return to work, walking at Disneyland on a vacation with the family can cause great harm to the person's credibility with the jury and the value, if any, placed upon their case for damages. It is very difficult to explain that the injured client had to take prescription pain medication in order to merely walk and despite doing so had to sit frequently to make it through the day and that the only reason he endured the pain was to allow his kids to enjoy the vacation the family had planned and paid for before someone ran a red light colliding into his vehicle just a few months before. Such a photograph could mean the difference between getting properly compensated by a jury or receiving injustice just because of a photograph does not show the entire picture of one's life.

Another example, is in divorce cases. Posts among friends which contain slightly off color humor, or pictures of an individual in a state of intoxication can and have been used to allege that it is a reflection of the person's parenting ability (or lack thereof) or displays a problem with alcohol. Again, such posts could be taken out context by a Judge who only sees the parties at hearing or a trial for a small period of time and has to make judgments based upon what is presented.

In every case that I take I address with my clients whether they have social media pages and what they contain. Growing up I remember being told "to act as if I was being watched by someone all the time". With my clients I tell them that before hitting "publish" for any post to consider: is this something I would want a Judge or jury to see?

Litigation is hard enough these days, do not make your case any harder by being caught off guard by your own facebook posts.