David P. Page

During the first twenty (20) years of law practice David represented primarily business interests by representing corporate and individual clients whose operations involved compliance with the environmental laws, environmental litigation, or whose activities resulted contamination from releases of chemicals to the air, water, sediment and soil. These clients include American Airlines (where he served as National Environmental Counsel for five years handling cases ranging from LA to New York, Boston and Miami), Phillips Petroleum Company, Oxy USA, Newspaper Printing Corporation, Hillcrest Medical Center, and The Tulsa World. In about 1991 Davids practice began to change and he also has represented more of the peoples interests vs. corporate interests with the Cities of Blackwell and Bartlesville in Superfund - Hazardous Waste cost recovery matters resulting from smelting and the processing of mined heavy metals. David has also represented the City of Bethany Oklahoma in litigation and cost recovery against aircraft manufacturing and rework companies that polluted the Citys drinking water supply; assisted the City of Chattanooga, Oklahoma, in permitting wastewater discharges. He also represented the State of Oklahoma in its case against the mega poultry industry for pollution of the Illinois River Watershed in NE Oklahoma. That case was tried over a six (6) month time period and involved weeks in trial. In his role representing the State of Oklahoma David served as part of the three (3) lead Attorney trial team. His work focused on the presentation and cross-examination of expert testimony. On January 18, 2023, after almost 13 years, Judge Frizzell granted injunctive relief in what is thought to be the first case against the Industry that holds them liable for non-point source pollution. See, January 19, 2023, TULSA WORLD, Page 1, OKLAHOMA WINS POULTRY SUIT David has and does represent individuals and property owners who have suffered property damage and personal injury because of chemical releases into the environment. Recently, he represented a mass tort case involving over 500 persons suffering from property damage and personal injury from rocket fuel waste (perchlorate) groundwater pollution in Duncan, Oklahoma (W. D. OKLA) and injury to a Citys drinking water supply that was polluted by chlorinated solvents from aerospace manufacturing operations (W. D. OKLA). He continues to represent those suffering from trespass, nuisance, and negligence from factory farm wastes and the abuse of pesticide/ herbicide use damaging farmers crops and health. Recently, David has been retained to represent the Lazy S Ranch in a claim against Valero Pipeline for pollution of the Arbuckle-Simpson aquafer and is representing the California Department of Toxic Substances Control with respect to smelter waste in Vernon California. David is a member of the Oklahoma and Arkansas Bar Associations and is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Oklahoma, and all state courts in Arkansas. He has served as a Barrister and Master of the Hudson/Hall/Wheaton Chapter of the American Inns of Court and has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubble. David is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Tulsa College of Law and at the Oklahoma State University on Environmental Law topics. He is a member of the Board of Advisors for the University of Tulsa College of Laws Sustainable Energy and Resource Law Advisory Board (SERL). He is married and he and his wife have two (2) adult children. David has taught adult Sunday school all of his adult life and has regularly served on mission trips to North and East India, Burma (Miramar), Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and Jamaica. His avocations are reading, gardening, cooking, baking, and walking the dog Mack. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating Served as Barrister and Master of the Hudson/Hall/Wheaton Chapter of the American Inns of Court Guest Lecturer in Environmental Law & Litigation at the University of Tulsa College of Law and Oklahoma State University. Innovated and conceptualized the first risk-based clean closure and Superfund Deferral Programs. Provided legal guidance for the development of forensic methods to establish responsibility for non-point source pollution in Oklahoma vs Tyson. In 2004 the Oklahoma Attorney General asked David to put together a team of lawyers and scientists to sue the mega Integrated Poultry Industry in NW Arkansas and NE Oklahoma. David provided legal guidance for the development of forensic methods to establish responsibility for non-point source pollution. The case was filed in 2005 in the USDC NDOK. The case was tried before Judge Frizzell for 52 days over a 6-month period. David was one of the 3 lead trial lawyers for the State. We selected and supervised an all-star cast of scientists and economic experts, and at trial, I put on the direct expert testimony for Oklahomas experts and crossed the Defendants expert witnesses. In January of 2023, The Federal Courts decision in Oklahoma v. Tyson is the most comprehensive ruling based on trial tested proof and argument establishing responsibility for non-point source pollution. Document 2979 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 01/18/23