CHRISTOPHER L. CAMP
Co-Counsel, Camp Law Firm. Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Christopher Camp has tried cases in Oklahoma state and federal courts since he was admitted to practice in 2000. He founded Camp Law Firm in 2012, and frequently partners with Garrett Law as co-counsel on civil rights, employment, and civil litigation cases.
Before starting his own firm, Chris was a shareholder and director at Sneed Lang Herrold, P.C., and practiced with Feldman, Franden, Woodard & Farris; Rosenstein, Fist & Ringold; and Bridger-Riley & Associates. During law school, he also worked for the firms of Gable & Gotwals and Barber & Bartz. Chris has represented plaintiffs and defendants through jury trial and appeal in civil rights cases against cities and counties, employment cases, insurance bad faith claims, business disputes, homeowner association disputes, and general, complex civil litigation. His appellate work includes published decisions from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, and the Tenth Circuit.
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CASES AND RESULTS
Selected verdicts, awards, and appeals from Chris’s practice:
Jury verdict against the City of Tulsa. In Lewis v. City of Tulsa (Tulsa County District Court, 2024), a jury returned a $569,000 verdict for the plaintiff, and the court added $223,561.50 in attorney fees.
Muskogee County. In Lynch v. Board of County Commissioners of Muskogee County (E.D. Okla.), the case went to the Tenth Circuit, No. 18-7020 (10th Cir. 2019), and ended in a $450,000 award in 2021. In Sanchez v. Muskogee County Sheriff (E.D. Okla. 2023), the award was $210,000.
McCurtain County. Co-counsel with Mitchell Garrett for the plaintiffs in three federal civil rights cases arising out of McCurtain County and its jail: Harris v. McCurtain County Jail Trust, Whitten v. Hendrix, and the Barrick cases. In Barrick v. Kasbaum, No. 25-7082 (10th Cir. Sept. 21, 2026), the Tenth Circuit vacated the judgment for the officers and sent the case back to the district court. Read more about the McCurtain County cases.
Open government. In Ross v. City of Owasso, Chris represented a city councilman who sued his own city after it withheld an investigative report on the city manager. The case went to the Court of Civil Appeals twice, 2017 OK CIV APP 4, 389 P.3d 396, and 2020 OK CIV APP 66, 481 P.3d 278. The second time, the court reversed and ordered the city to release the report, and the trial court later awarded $129,500 in attorney fees.
Bad faith. In Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Green Acre Village Home Owners Association, Inc. (E.D. Okla. 2015), Chris obtained a $350,000 judgment in favor of homeowners.
Other jury verdicts and awards. Miller v. Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores (W.D. Okla. 2008) ($609,240 jury verdict plus $243,696 in attorney fees); Clyma v. Sunoco, Inc. (N.D. Okla. 2006) ($472,243 jury verdict plus $190,000 in attorney fees); Agee v. Raintree Estates I, Inc. (Tulsa County 2006) ($445,668 jury verdict and total recovery of $545,000); O’Mara v. GEICO General Insurance Co. (N.D. Okla. 2010) ($125,000 jury verdict); National Global Investment, LLC v. Tulsa Team Global Investment, LLC, et al. (Tulsa County 2023) ($264,156 judgment for plaintiff); Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. Foreman (E.D. Okla. 2019) ($130,000 award for insured); Lollis v. City of Eufaula (E.D. Okla. 2001) ($250,000 award for plaintiff).
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.
Reported Cases and Unpublished Opinions
Chris’s litigation and appellate work has resulted in over 80 reported cases and unpublished opinions.
What Chris Handles
Civil rights cases against cities, counties, jails, and their officers
Business and commercial litigation
Insurance bad faith
Open Records Act and Open Meeting Act suits
Homeowner association disputes
Employment disputes, for employees and employers
Appeals in the Oklahoma appellate courts and the Tenth Circuit
Complex, general civil litigation
Expert testimony on the reasonableness of attorney fees
Chris also writes for the Garrett Law blog, including posts on protective orders and the Tenth Circuit’s Walden decision. More on the civil cases he handles is on our General Litigation page.
BAR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
American Bar Association. House of Delegates, Delegate (2007) and Alternate Delegate (2008). Young Lawyers Division House of Delegates (2004 to 2008).
Oklahoma Bar Association. Member since 2000. Board of Governors (2007). Chair of the Young Lawyers Division (2007), YLD officer (2004 to 2008), and YLD director for Judicial District No. 6 (2002 to 2005). OBA House of Delegates (2006 to 2010). Leadership Academy (2007). Founder of the YLD Wills for Heroes committee. Served on the Strategic Planning, Budget, Access to Justice, and Awards committees and the Leadership Task Force.
Tulsa County Bar Association. Board of Directors, Director at Large (2009 to 2011). Young Lawyers Division Executive Council (2002 to 2005). Treasurer, Employment Law Section (2002).
Tulsa County Bar Foundation. Board of Trustees (2008 to 2013); Secretary (2008 to 2010 and 2012).
American Inns of Court. Hudson Hall-Wheaton Chapter, Barrister (2006 to 2010). Council Oak Chapter, Associate (2002 to 2003).
American Association for Justice. Member since 2000.
Speaking
University of Tulsa College of Law, Native American Law Society (2026): “42 U.S.C. § 1983: Color of State Law (Cross-Deputization and Tribal Sovereignty),” with Mitchell Garrett
Tulsa County Bar Association, Employment Law Section (2024): “Trial Review: First Amendment Retaliation”
National Business Institute (2019): “Ensuring Local Governments Comply with the Law”
National Business Institute (2018): “Human Resource Law Boot Camp”
Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Employment Law Symposium (2016)
Tulsa County Bar Association (2011): “Termination without Litigation”
Sterling Education Services, Inc. (2010): “Fundamentals of Employment Law: Employee Privacy in the Workplace”
Sterling Education Services, Inc. (2009): “New Realities in Employment Law: Employment Issues in the Paperless Workplace”
He has also spoken on employment law for the Sand Springs Chamber of Commerce and Tulsa-area human resources groups.
Community Service
University of Tulsa College of Law Alumni Association. Board of Directors (2008 to 2011) and Co-Chair of the Student Recruitment Committee.
Rotary Club of Tulsa. Member (2003 to 2011) and contributing writer for the club newsletter, The Gasser (2004 to 2006).
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tulsa. Chaired the 2002 McDazzle Silent Auction, then the highest-grossing in the event’s 14-year history.
Students. Mentor in the Tulsa Public Schools Street School program; presenter and scoring panelist for the Oklahoma Bar Foundation High School Mock Trial Program (2001 to 2002).
RECOGNITION, ADMISSIONS, AND EDUCATION
Recognition
Oklahoma Super Lawyers, 2013 through 2015 and 2022 through 2026
Oklahoma Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 2008
Tulsa Business Journal, 40 Under Forty, 2009
Oklahoma Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Fellow Award, 2011
Courts Where Chris Is Admitted
All Oklahoma state courts (2000)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (2000)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (2001)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2001)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2000)
Education
University of Tulsa College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1999. Dean’s Honor Roll.
University of Tulsa, Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, minor in Secondary Education, 1995. President’s Ambassador Council honor society, Army ROTC and TU Military Science Scholarship, General Dynamics Award for Outstanding Leadership, College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Honor Roll.
TALK TO CHRIS DIRECTLY
Chris practices through Camp Law Firm and joins Garrett Law as co-counsel case by case. On those cases the first conversation is free and confidential, and it starts with a call to (918) 221-6190, an email to Chris, or a message through the form below.