JIM ROTH JOINS LOCAL PROGRESSIVE LAW FIRM

January 22, 2009

Jim Roth, the openly gay former Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner, has accepted a position with the Oklahoma City law firm of Phillips Murrah.  

The firm states, “Recognizing that excellence and diversity are intertwined, Phillips Murrah is committed to attracting, retaining and promoting a diverse group of qualified attorneys and staff. Our view of diversity includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, viewpoints and perspectives in addition to race, religion, national origin, gender and sexual orientation. All of our attorneys are valued for their unique gifts and talents. We believe that by incorporating diversity into our firm philosophy, we broaden the perspective of our team and strengthen the quality of our services.”  

In a press release Phillips Murrah stated the following:

Former Corporation Commissioner and impassioned public servant Jim Roth will take the next step in a remarkable career as an attorney of counsel with Phillips Murrah, the Oklahoma City-based law firm announced today.

The firm's president, Tom Wolfe, said that Roth will provide additional depth and direction to Phillips Murrah's respected energy, alternative (“green”) energy and regulatory practice groups. Specifically, his expertise will help Oklahomans and Oklahoma businesses meet and exceed the challenges presented by the intersection of today's energy and today's environment.

Roth said, "I am thrilled to join the Phillips Murrah team and help lead our State and its businesses to their full promise; be it wind, natural gas, conservation or progressive opportunities yet to be discovered."

Highlighting the synergy of his private law practice with his passion for energy, the environment and public service, Roth said, "In these challenging economic and environmental times, our citizens and our businesses need help to develop strategies that make clean energy available and affordable."

"We Oklahomans, and our fellow Americans around this region and country, need to explore every natural resource blessing we have and move our businesses in the direction of meeting energy demand, while also being good stewards of Mother Earth," he added.

ABOUT JIM ROTH: Hand-selected by Governor Brad Henry to serve as Corporation Commissioner on June 1, 2007, Roth held the office through December 2008. He was first elected county commissioner in 2002 and, in 2006, was the first re-elected county commissioner in over a decade.

Prior to serving as Corporation Commissioner, Roth served eight years as a chief deputy and attorney to the Oklahoma County Clerk and a previous administration for District One of the county commission.

A graduate of the Kansas State University, Roth received his law degree from Oklahoma City University in 1994. He is a member of the American, Oklahoman and Kansas Bar Associations. A devoted community advocate and public servant, Roth has said, "public service feeds my soul."