Bio / Profile
Criminal defense attorney Misty Fields grew up in southeastern Oklahoma on a family farm, where she learned the importance of hard work. The values learned in her youth form the foundation of her successful career as an attorney.
After earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Fields went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa College of Law in December of 2008. Since her admission to the Oklahoma Bar Association, Fields has concentrated primarily in the area of criminal defense litigation, achieving numerous noteworthy outcomes and over.
In 2018, Fields was awarded the Clarence Darrow Award by the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association for her work as a criminal defense attorney. The Clarence Darrow Award recognized the efforts of an individual attorney who has exemplified the zealous criminal defense advocacy that befits the namesake of the award, Clarence Darrow.
Despite her busy professional life, Fields is a dedicated wife and mother who is active in her church and community.
- Associate of Arts in English - if we are putting the school, Rich Mountain Community College in Mena, Arkansas in 2003
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice - Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, OK in 2005
- Juris Doctorate from University of Tulsa College of Law in 2008
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Western District of Oklahoma (federal)
- Northern District of Oklahoma (federal)
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Recipient of the 2018 Clarence Darrow Award presented by the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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Teach CLEET legal updates and report writing to law enforcement officers in Salina, Adair, Disney, Mayes County Sheriff's Department and Oklahoma Highway Patrol
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I have case law and lots of articles written about me, but I don't know if I have anything published since law school. Let me know if you want these cites.
- Criminal Defense
- Civil Rights
- Administrative Law
- Native American Law
- Municipal Law
- Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Mayes County Bar Association
- Delaware County Bar Association
- Creek County Bar Association
- Soteria Defense Fund
- I provide pro bono services through Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma and low-cost services through several nonprofits organizations that I don't want to list because we will have prospective clients who are able to pay going through those to avoid doing so.
- Most of my CLEET classes are free. Any CLEET class that I teach is free to Mayes County law enforcement agencies.