JO SLAMA
Education
Oklahoma City University
School of Law – 1990
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Business Administration,
B.S. – 1982
Admissions
Oklahoma Bar Association
U.S. District Courts for the
Northern, Eastern and
Western Districts
of Oklahoma
U.S. Court of Appeals for
The Tenth and Fifth Circuits
U.S. Supreme Court
Jo Slama
Attorney at Law – Civil Litigation
Jo Slama grew up on a farm in a small town in Northeast Nebraska, shaping her work ethic and commitment to excellence from a young age. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1982. After working several years in the manufacturing industry as a marketing manager, Ms. Slama continued her education by entering law school. She graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1990, with high distinction. She was a member of the academic legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi and Order of Barristers.
Ms. Slama has committed her practice to the highly complex areas of medical malpractice litigation, nursing home negligence, trucking accidents and insurance bad faith. She limits her cases to those which involve catastrophic injury, wrongful death, or other significant injury or damages. Tireless preparation and relentless investigation have been the hallmarks of her approach in fighting for justice for her clients.
Ms. Slama has handled virtually every type of malpractice case imaginable, including birth trauma, surgery mistakes, anesthesia complications, and dental malpractice. Ms. Slama has represented clients in medical malpractice cases against all major hospitals within Oklahoma, including corporate health care systems and government run clinics and hospitals. Ms. Slama has also handled many cases against nursing homes, including large corporate chains, and individually owned and operated nursing homes. She has fought insurance companies and HMO’s, winning recoveries ranging from unpaid medical bills, to approvals for life-saving medical treatments.
Ms. Slama has served as adjunct law faculty at Oklahoma City University, teaching trial practice and applied evidence. She has also given presentations and lectures for continuing legal education in the areas of litigation technology, medical malpractice, and ERISA/insurance litigation.