REX K. TRAVIS
rextravis@travislawoffice.com

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA: Born in Oklahoma City, OK, December 4, 1938

EDUCATION: B.A. University of Oklahoma, 1960, J.D. University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1962

MILITARY: Lt.Col. USAFR-Retired

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Current Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association (comittee member Bench and Bar and Civil Procedure committees), American Bar Association, Oklahoma Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court XXIII.

Past Chairman: Oklahoma County Bar Association: Bench and Bar Committee, 1976-77; Prepaid Legal Services Committee, 1976-77; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1979; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1985-87, 1989-92

Other Leadership Roles: Oklahoma County Bar Association Board of Directors, 1978-82 and 1983-86; Vice President, Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1978-79; General Counsel, Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1979-82; Vice President, Oklahoma County Bar Association, 2001-2002, President-Elect, Oklahoma County Bar Association, 2002-2003, President, Oklahoma County Bar Association, 2004-2005; Board of Directors Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, 1985-94; 1996; Oklahoma Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee, 1985-91; Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court XXIII, Master (President, 2006-2007)

 COURT ADMISSIONS: United States Supreme Court; Oklahoma Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; United States District Courts for the Western, Eastern, and Northern Districts of Oklahoma.

TEACHING AFFILIATIONS: University of Oklahoma College of Law - Legal Assistant Program, 1986-1992 (Insurance Law); Oklahoma City University School of Law - Adjunct Professor 1993 - Present; University of Oklahoma College of Law - Adjunct Professor 1994 - Present.

LAW SCHOOL CLASSES TAUGHT: Advanced Torts; Conflict of Laws; Insurance Law

RECURRING PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS: Editor and Publisher - Travis’ Oklahoma Law Summary - 1981-1983; Columnist - Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Advocate - Insurance Column, 1984-Present; Contributing Author - Long, Law of Liability Insurance (Matthew-Bender Co.), 1988-1993 (Semi-annual updates); Chapters: "Subrogation" and "Liability Insurance Discovery and Trial Issues.

"PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS AND LECTURES: "Oklahoma Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage, Cases and Tactics," Oklahoma County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education — December 13, 1979; "Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage and Bad Faith Cases Against Insurance Companies," (Program Chairman and Lecturer) Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education - September, 1983; "Use of Structured Settlement Annuities in Personal Injury and Death Case Settlements," (Co-author) 54 Oklahoma Bar Journal 2463 - September 30, 1983; "Proving Liability in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases," The Oklahoma Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Inc. - Fall, 1983; "The Concept and Mechanics of Uninsured Motorist Coverage," Woodward Oklahoma County Bar Association, Boiling Springs Institute - September 25, 1984; "Commonly Overlooked Insurance Coverages," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education - October 24, 1984; "Settlement: Factors Affecting Evaluation, Approaches, The Offer to Settle, Special Considerations," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education - October 25, 1985; "Insurance Law - Unfair Claim Practices Act," Oklahoma City University Continuing Legal Education - October 25, 1985; "The Unfair Claim Practices Act and the Claim Procedures Act," Oklahoma City University Continuing Legal Education - September 5, 1986; "Unfair Claim Practices Act and Claim Procedures Act," Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel Continuing Legal Education - January 23, 1987; "Pretrial Procedure in a Civil Case - Discovery, Motions and Trial Preparation," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association College of Advocacy (Lecturer) - Summer, 1986; and Summer, 1987; "Uninsured Motorist Coverage," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education - November 12, 1987; "Uninsured Motorist and Bad Faith Seminar," University of Oklahoma Legal Assistant Course CLE Seminar - November 21, 1987; "Update of UM Insurance," Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants - February 12, 1988; "Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses," Oklahoma City University School of Law CLE - April 15, 1988; "Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Coverage," Oklahoma County Bar Association - April 20, 1988; "Advanced Personal Injury Law - How to Recover Money and Stay Out of Trouble in Uninsured Motorist Cases," University of Oklahoma CLE and Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE - August 18, 1988; "The Ins & Outs of Insurance Law," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - December 8, 1988; "Insurance Law Update," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - December 9, 1988; "How to Evaluate & Settle Personal Injury Claims in Oklahoma - Settlement from the Plaintiff’s Perspective," Professional Education Systems, Inc. - January 25 and January 27, 1989; "How To Try Hard To Win Cases - Trying Slip & Fall Cases" - Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - March 17, 1989; "Uninsured Motorist Law Update," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Tulsa - April 19, 1989; "Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist, Bad Faith and the Unfair Claim Settlement Practice Act," Oklahoma Claim Association - April 28, 1989; Advanced Personal Injury Seminar; "Uninsured Motorist, Underinsured Motorist Coverage and Cases," University of Oklahoma, College of Law CLE and Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE - June 1, 1989; "Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Coverage," University of Oklahoma, College of Law CLE (Lawton, OK Program) - July 14, 1989; "Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Law," Woodward County Bar Association CLE Boiling Springs Institute - September 26, 1989; "The Current State of Uninsured Motorist Law," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Oklahoma City - November 16, 1989; "Recent Developments in Oklahoma Law - Insurance Law," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Oklahoma City - November 17, 1989; Tulsa - December 15, 1989; "Insurance Law in the 80's - Handling the UM Case," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Oklahoma City - December 1, 1989; Tulsa - December 8, 1989; "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law," Oklahoma City Legal Secretaries Association - Oklahoma City - March 27, 1990; "Okla. UM Coverage - The First 30 Years," University of Oklahoma College of Law CLE - Oklahoma City - April 26, 1990; "Altering the Burden of Proving Notice in Slip & Fall Cases," Association of Trial Lawyers of America CLE - New Orleans - May 3, 1990; "Insurance Law - Automobile Insurance, Uninsured Motorist and Bad Faith Law," University of Oklahoma Law Center, Legal Assistant Program CLE - September 22, 1990; "Uninsured Motorist Update," University of Oklahoma College of Law CLE/Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE - Tulsa - November 15, 1990; "Avoiding Alligators - Malpractice Avoidance in Tort and Insurance Cases," - University of Oklahoma College of Law CLE/Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE - November 15, 1990; "Recent Developments in Oklahoma Law - Insurance Law," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Tulsa - November 16, 1990; Oklahoma City - December 29, 1990; "How to Evaluate & Settle Personal Injury Claims in Oklahoma - Settlement from the Plaintiff’s Perspective," Professional Education Systems, Inc. - November 29 (Tulsa) and November 30 (Oklahoma City), 1990; Long, (Matthew-Bender Co.), Author: Chapter: "Liability Insurance Discovery and Trial Issues," December, 1990; Long, (Matthew-Bender Co.), Author: Chapter: "Subrogation," February, 1991; "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist from the Plaintiff’s Perspective," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Tulsa - November 8, 1991; Oklahoma City - November 22, 1991; "Insurance Law Seminar - Uninsured Motorist Update and Avoiding Alligators - Malpractice Prevention in a Tort and Insurance Practice," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Tulsa - November 14, 1991; Oklahoma City - November 12, 1991; "Recent Developments in Oklahoma Law - Insurance Law," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Tulsa - November 15, 1991; "Legal Procedure and Update - Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage - the Plaintiff’s Perspective," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE and Muskogee County Bar Association - Muskogee - April 10, 1992; "Fundamentals of Handling a Premises Liability Case - The Law of Premises Liability & Related Ins. Coverage Issues," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Tulsa - April 17, 1992; Oklahoma City - April 24, 1992; "Insurance Law" (Program Chairman), "Insurance Law Update" (Presenter) - "Avoiding Alligators - Malpractice Avoidance in Tort and Insurance Cases" (Presenter), Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Oklahoma City - November 11, 1992; Tulsa December 17, 1992; "Recent Developments in Insurance Law - Coverage Developments," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Oklahoma City - November 13, 1992; "Litigation Support Seminar Program - Damage Concepts - Causation, Calculation & Presentation," Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants and Oklahoma Bar Association - Oklahoma City - November 18, 1992; "Avoiding Alligators - Malpractice Avoidance in Tort and Insurance Cases," Tulsa Trial Lawyers Association - Tulsa - March 17, 1993; "Insurance Law in Oklahoma - Developments in Insurance Coverage," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Tulsa - April 30, 1993; Oklahoma City - May 7, 1993; "Oklahoma Insurance Law: First Party Bad Faith Claims - The Law Relating to Bad Faith," Lorman Education Services - Tulsa - September 9, 1993; "Insurance Law - Recent Developments and Uninsured Motorist Law," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Tulsa - November 14, 1993; Oklahoma City - November 11, 1993; "Recent Developments in Insurance Law - 1993," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Tulsa - November 5, 1993; "Beware the New Summary Judgment Appeal Rules," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - January-February 1994; "Recent Developments in Insurance Law - Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Update," Lorman Education Services - April 22, 1994; "A Short But Thoughtful Discussion of Recent Cases Involving UM and Bad Faith," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE - April 28, 1994; "Insurance Law in Oklahoma - Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage," Oklahoma Bar Association - Tulsa - May 13, 1994; Oklahoma City - May 20, 1994; "Insurance, Tort & Workers’ Compensation Update" (Program Moderator of Multi-speaker Program - Presenter of "Insurance Law Update," "Uninsured Motorist Coverage 1994," and "Malpractice Avoidance"), Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Tulsa - November 17, 1994; Oklahoma City - December 8, 1994; "Avoiding Hostile Fire - Subrogation and Medical Claims Against Bodily Injury Recoveries," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Oklahoma City - January 19, 1995; "Changes in Insurance Law and Uninsured Motorist Coverage," Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel - January 27, 1995; "Subrogation and Medical Claims Against Bodily Injury Recoveries," Muskogee County Bar - Muskogee , Oklahoma - March 1, 1995; "Insurance Law in Oklahoma - Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and Bad Faith Litigation Update," Oklahoma Bar Association - Tulsa - May 12, 1995; Oklahoma City - May 19, 1995; "Ethics and Malpractice Prevention," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association College of Advocacy (Lecturer) - University of Oklahoma College of Law - Summer, 1995; "Effective Legal Writing Workshop," Oklahoma Bar Association Appellate Practice Section - September 8, 1995; "UM & Bad Faith Update," Garfield County Bar Association - Enid - September 13, 1995; "1995 Insurance, Tort & Workers’ Compensation Update" (Program Moderator - Presenter of "Insurance Law Update," "Uninsured Motorist Coverage 1995," and "Malpractice Avoidance"), Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Tulsa - November 9, 1995; Oklahoma City - December 14, 1994; "Auto Insurance and Accident Litigation," "Uninsured Motorist Law Issues," Lorman Education Services - October 26, 1995 - Tulsa; "Masters of the Courtroom" (Moderator), Oklahoma Bar Association CLE and Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE - October 27, 1995 - Oklahoma City; "Medical Malpractice in the 1990's," "Res Ipsa Loquitur - The Practitioner’s View," Conference on Consumer Finance Law and Oklahoma City University School of Law - November 3, 1995 - Oklahoma City; "Garvin County Bar Association Seventh Annual Bench & Bar CLE Seminar," "1996 UM Update," Garvin County Bar Association, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma - February 2, 1996; "UM Update, Ethics & Malpractice Avoidance," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (Interactive video presentation) - Oklahoma City (and various other locations throughout Oklahoma) - March 1, 1996; "Update on UM Coverage," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE - Tulsa - May 10, 1996; Oklahoma City - May 17; "Trial Masters" (Moderator), Oklahoma Bar Association CLE and Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association CLE - Oklahoma City - October 18, 1996; Tulsa - October 25, 1996; "1996 Insurance, Tort & Workers’ Compensation Update" (Program Moderator - Presenter of "Insurance Law Update," "Uninsured Motorist Coverage 1995," and "Malpractice Avoidance"), Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Oklahoma City - November 15, 1996; Tulsa - November 22, 1996; "1996 UM Update," Oklahoma County Bar Association - December 3, 1996; Insurance Law Seminar - "UM Insurance and Life Insurance Law Update 1996," Conference on Consumer Finance Law - Oklahoma City - December 6, 1996; "Subrogation," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (Presenter) "Health Insurance/ERISA Subrogation," Oklahoma City - February 14, 1997; "1997 Insurance Law Update," Oklahoma Bar Association CLE (Moderator and Presenter of Ethics and Malpractice Prevention segment), Tulsa - May 9, 1997; Oklahoma City, May 16, 1997; "The Future of Bad Faith in Oklahoma," Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Moderator) Shangri-La Resort - October 17, 1997; "1997 UM Update," Oklahoma County Bar Association - Oklahoma City - October 21, 1997; "1998 Insurance, Tort & Workers’ Compensation Update," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (Moderator and Presenter of segments on "Insurance Law Update," "UM Law Update" and "Malpractice Avoidance") Tulsa - November 6, 1997; Oklahoma City - December 12, 1997; "1997 UM Update," Oklahoma County Bar Association - Oklahoma City - October 21, 1997; "1997 Insurance, Tort & Workers’ Compensation Update," Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (Moderator and Presenter of segments on "Insurance Law Update, "UM Law Update" and "Malpractice Avoidance") Tulsa - November 6, 1997; Oklahoma City - December 12, 1997; "1998 Insurance Law Update" - Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (Moderator and Presenter of "Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage) - Tulsa - April 17, 1998 - Oklahoma City - April 24, 1998; "Malpractice Prevention" - Tulsa Trial Lawyers Breakfast Continuing Legal Education - Tulsa - May 21, 1998; "Insurance Law Update"-Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association-Las Vegas-June 12, 1998; "Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Law" - State Farm Automobile Insurance Company (Internal Training Program) Tulsa - August 12, 1998; "1998 Insurance, Tort & Workers’ Compensation Update" (Program Moderator - Presenter of "Insurance Law Update," "Uninsured Motorist Coverage 1998," and "Malpractice Avoidance"), Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association - Tulsa - November 12, 1998; - Oklahoma City December 11, 1998; "Oklahoma Uninsured-Underinsured Motorists Coverage" - Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education - Tulsa April 9, 1999 - Oklahoma City April 16, 1999; University of Oklahoma College of Advocacy, August 1, 1999, "Trial Ethics and Malpractice Prevention"; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, November 11, 1999, Tulsa, December 10, 1999 Oklahoma City, "1999 Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Coverage","Avoiding Alligators-Malpractice Avoidance in a Tort and Insurance Practice"; Oklahoma Bar Association, December 1, 1999, "General Insurance Law Update"; Oklahoma County Bar Association, December 14, 1999 "Recent Developments in Oklahoma Insurance Law 1999"; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, May 19, 2000, Oklahoma City, "Ethics Discussion", "Corporate Discovery"; Oklahoma County Bar Association, October 17, 2000 "Insurance Law Update 2000"; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, November 16, 2000, Oklahoma City, December 8, 2000 , Tulsa "2000 Oklahoma Uninsured Motorist Coverage"; "Avoiding Alligators-Malpractice Avoidance in a Tort and Insurance Practice"; Oklahoma Bar Association, April 13, 2001, Oklahoma City, April 20, 2001, Tulsa; " Insurance Law Update"; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, April 26, 2001, Tulsa; "Avoiding Alligators-Malpractice Avoidance in a Tort and Insurance Practice"; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, November 15, 2001, Tulsa, December 7, 2001, Oklahoma City, "Insurance, Tort Workers Compensation Update"; Oklahoma Bar Association, April 26, 2002, Tulsa, May 3, 2002, Oklahoma City, "Auto Insurance Developments"; The Graduate School of Successful Trial Advocacy, August 4, 2002, Oklahoma City, "Ethics"; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, November 21, 2002, Oklahoma City, December 13, 2002, Tulsa, "Insurance Law, General Tort Law, and Uninsured Motorist Coverage Update" "Avoiding Alligators-Malpractice Avoidance in a Tort and Insurance Practice"; Oklahoma Bar Association, April 25, 2003, Tulsa, May 2, 2003, Oklahoma City, "Recent Developments in Oklahoma Insurance Law-2003"; Oklahoma Bar Association, May 16, 2003, Ardmore, OK "9 Annual Legal Institute of Pickens County, I.T. "Yes, It Is Possible to Walk, Chew Gum, Be a Zealous Courtroom Advocate and Observe the Cannons of Ethics - - All at the Same Time (Ethics)"; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, November 7, 2003, Tulsa, November 13, 2003, Oklahoma City, "The Best of the Best, Insurance, Tort and Workers Compensation Update"; The University of Oklahoma Continuing Education, December 19, 2003, Oklahoma City, "Winning the Federal Case Before Trial"; Oklahoma Bar Association, "2004 Insurance Case Law Update", April 30, 2004, Tulsa, and May 7, 2004, Oklahoma City ; Woodward County Bar Association’s 2004 Boiling Springs Institute Continuing Legal Education, "Insurance Law Update and a Discussion of Recent Changes in Bad Faith in Oklahoma; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, November 11, 2004, Oklahoma City, November 19, 2004, Tulsa, "The Best of the Best, Insurance, Tort and Workers Compensation Update"; Oklahoma Bar Association, "2005 Insurance Case Law Update", May 6, 2005, Tulsa, and May 13, 2005, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, "Insurance, Tort and Workers Compensation Update," November 3, 2005, Oklahoma City, November 10, 2005, Tulsa; Oklahoma Bar Association, " Insurance Law Update-The Year in Review," April 6, 2006, Tulsa and April 7, 2006, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Bar Association, "Current Status of Bad Faith Law in Oklahoma," September 7, 2006, Tulsa and September 8, 2006, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, "Insurance, Tort and Workers Compensation Update," November 16, 2006, Oklahoma City, December 7, 2006, Tulsa; National Business Institute, "Insurance Law Update: Understanding Current Coverage Trends", March 27, 2007, Oklahoma City; 13th Annual Legal Institute of Pickens County, "The Current Status of Bad Faith Law in Oklahoma", May 4, 2007, Ardmore; Oklahoma Bar Association, "Oklahoma Insurance Law Update 2007," May 11, 2007, Tulsa, May 18, 2007, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, "Rex Travis’ Tips for a Successful Personal Injury Practice," September 7, 2007, Oklahoma City; Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants, "Conflict of Laws: A Brief Overview," October 9, 2007, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, "Insurance, Tort and Workers Compensation Update," November 8, 2007, Oklahoma City, November 16, 2007, Tulsa; Oklahoma County Bar Association, " Conflict of Laws: A Brief Overview," April 24, 2008, Las Vegas; Oklahoma Bar Association, "Oklahoma Insurance Law Updated 2008, " May 9, 2008, Tulsa, May 16, 2008, Oklahoma City.