Kraettli Q. Epperson

Kraettli Q. Epperson (AV rating), PLLC, is a partner with Mee, Mee, Hoge, & Epperson, P.L.L.P., conducting his law practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he focuses on Real Property and Oil/Gas Acquisitions and Title Litigation, Real Property Development, Homeowners/Condominium Association Representation, and Title Curative matters. Mr. Epperson serves as a Consulting Expert and Expert Witness on oil/gas titles and real estate title matters. He has practiced law since 1979.

Mr. Epperson has been, and continues to be, Chairman of the Title Examination Standards Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association since 1992. He also has served, and continues to serve, as an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching "Oklahoma Land Titles" at the Oklahoma City University School of Law since 1982. He is also frequent writer and lecturer on real property law, having given over 200 presentations. He has also taught the Real Property Law portion of the Oklahoma Bar Review. Mr. Epperson is a contributor to the annual update for Basye: Clearing Land Titles, and is the General Editor of, and a contributing author to, Vernons 2d: Oklahoma Real Property Forms and Practice. He conducts an annual survey of all 50 States to determine the status of their Title Examination Standards. In addition, he surveys all 77 County Clerks in Oklahoma annually to determine how to access their land records on-line. You can learn more about them at his website (www.Eppersonlaw.com)

Areas of Practice:

• Receiverships (Abstract Companies)
• Mediation
• Mineral Title Curative Matters
• Surface and Mineral Subdivision Negotiations
• Condemnation
• Real Property Acquisition
• Real Property Subdivision and Restrictions Development
• Real Property Title and Lien Disputes
• Homeowners Association Creation and Representation
• Expert Consultant or Expert Witness on Oil/Gas Titles and Real Property Titles

Bar Admissions:

• Oklahoma, 1979
• U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1984

Education:

• Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1978
  J.D.
  Honors: National Order of Barristers
  Honors: Phi Delta Phi (Law School Honors Fraternity, President)
• State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, 1974
  M.S. (Urban and Policy Sciences)
• University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1971
  B.A. (Political Science)

Published Works:

• Well Site Safety Zone Act: New life for Act, 80 Oklahoma Bar Journal 1061, May 9, 2009
• A Status Report: On-Line Images of Land Documents in Oklahoma County & Where Are We Going Next in Electronic Filing, 36 Briefcase (OCBA) 7 & 8, July/August, 2004
• Real Estate Homesteads in Oklahoma: Conveying and Encumbering Such Interest, 75 The Oklahoma Bar Journal 1357, May 15, 2004
• Have Judgment Lien Creditors Become 'Bona Fide Purchasers'?, 68 Oklahoma Bar Journal 1071, March 29, 1997
• Tax Resales: Invisible and Invincible Liens That May Be Surviving The Sale, 66 Oklahoma Bar Journal 2638, September 9, 1995
• (see www.EppersonLaw.com for over 200 articles written and speeches presented by Mr. Epperson)

Representative Clients:

• Chesapeake Energy
• Producers Cooperative Oil Mill, Inc.
• Don Sable

Honors and Awards:

• MauriceMerrill Golden Quill Award, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1997
• Earl Sneed Continuing Legal Education Award, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1990
• Golden Gavel Outstanding Bar Committee, Oklahoma Bar Association (Title Examination Standards Committee), 1990
• Who's Who in The World, America, The South & Southwest, American Law, American Education, & Emerging Leaders in America, 1990 - 1991
• Order of the Barrister, OCU Law School (courtroom skills honors)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• American Bar Association
  Past Co-Chairman, Conveyancing Committee
• Oklahoma Bar Association, 1979 - Present
  Member, Title Examination Standards Committee (Present Chairman)
• Oklahoma Bar Association, 1982 - Present
  Member, Real Property Law Section (Past Chairman)
• Oklahoma City Title Attorney's Association, 1979 - Present
  Member (Past Chairman)
• Oklahoma City Commercial Law Attorneys Association, 1989 - Present
  Member & Treasurer

Fraternities/Sororities:

• Phi Delta Phi