Jeff L. Todd

Jeff Todd is a trial lawyer whose practice is concentrated on business litigation before state and federal courts, arbitrations and administrative proceedings.  He has litigated a wide variety of cases involving business disputes, anti-trust violations, Indian gaming, intellectual property rights, oil and gas law, real estate matters, and issues affecting the healthcare industry.

In addition, he currently serves as co-chair of the firm’s Agriculture and Equine Industry Group and is actively involved in legal matters affecting the industry, including crop insurance disputes, landowner rights, water law disputes, environmental matters, wind farm leases, business contracts and syndications.

Since joining McAfee & Taft in 1997, he has represented oil and gas companies, manufacturers, Indian gaming vendors, real estate developers, abstract and title companies, commercial property landowners, financial institutions, auto dealerships, agricultural landowners and producers, and HMOs, hospitals and physician groups.

While in law school, Jeff was honored with the 1997 Award of Excellence for Student Scholarship from the American Agricultural Law Association.  He was also the recipient of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarship for Legal Excellence, the Cecil L. Hunt Memorial Scholarship and the Frank C. Love Memorial Scholarship.

Jeff's achievements in the area of litigation have earned him inclusion in the prestigious Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America, and recognition as a "local litigation star" in the 2010 edition of Benchmark Litigation. 

• Representation of a national manufacturer and marketer of electronic gaming systems in a case alleging that a competitor violated the Oklahoma Antitrust Act, Oklahoma Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and Oklahoma common law by unfairly competing in the marketing and sale of electronic bingo games in the Oklahoma Native American gaming market.  Obtained partial summary judgment on the major issues that the competitor was marketing a Class III game as Class II which led to the settlement on all other issues. 
• Representation of a seller of over-the-road trucks and trailers against charges of breach of contract, negligence and fraud.  Obtained judgment on the pleadings of the plaintiff’s negligence and breach of contract claims and was granted a Rule 50 motion for judgment as a matter of law on the fraud claim at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case in chief.
• Representation of over 90 Texas corn farmers in arbitration and administrative appeals before the National Appeals Division of the USDA involving federally reinsured crop insurance. Obtained a decision that the Risk Management Agency (a department within the USDA) acted arbitrarily and capriciously, which led to payment of over $3 million plus attorneys' fees and costs to the client group.
• Representation of a group of Texas wheat farmers in an administrative appeal before the National Appeals Division of the USDA in which the Risk Management Agency attempted to recalculate indemnity payments. Obtained a decision that RMA's demands were without merit and recovered attorneys' fees incurred by the group.
• Representation of an industrial equipment manufacturer in a patent infringement case resulting in a jury verdict and judgment for the client in the amount of $1,583,202.  Judgment affirmed on appeal.
• Representation of a horse trailer manufacturer in a patent infringement case resulting in a jury verdict and judgment for the client in the amount of $2,165,253.
• Representation of Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Osage County Farm Bureau, Osage County Cattlemen’s Association, Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, Oklahoma Municipal League, Oklahoma Rural Water Association, Oklahoma Wildlife Management Association, Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and Industry in filing an amici curiae brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Osage Nation v. Irby, No. 09-5050.  The Court affirmed a lower court's ruling that the Osage Nation's reservation had been disestablished.
• Representation of abstract and title companies in real estate litigation.
• Representation of car manufacturers and car dealerships in business and commercial litigation and arbitration.
• Representation of hospitals and healthcare companies in business and regulatory disputes.
• Representation of landowners in condemnation proceedings by governmental entities.
• Representation of individuals and estates in proceedings before the Oklahoma Tax Commission and U.S. Tax Court.
• Representation of individuals and companies in business and commercial litigation and arbitration.
• Representation of energy companies in oil and gas related disputes.
• Representation of landlords in lease disputes.