Dru A. Prosser

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(918) 574-3056
dru.prosser@mcafeetaft.com
Tulsa

Overview

Dru Prosser is a trial lawyer whose state and federal litigation practice encompasses the areas of product liability, complex business disputes, intellectual property disputes, and professional negligence. Dru loves developing creative, strategic solutions to the toughest problems facing his clients in the midst of high-stakes litigation, and prides himself on his ability to develop a working understanding of the engineering, medical, or other technical issues involved in his cases.

Dru’s achievements have earned him inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (insurance litigation; product liability litigation – defendants). In the Tulsa market, Best Lawyers selected him as “Product Liability Litigation Defense Lawyer of the Year” for 2027.

Prior to joining McAfee & Taft in 2018, Dru was an associate with a Tulsa-based litigation firm.

Representative Experience

  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of an automobile manufacturer on wrongful death claims pending in the Circuit Court of Randolph County, Missouri, following the court’s exclusion of plaintiff’s expert witnesses.
  • Obtained dismissal of Missouri lawsuit against automobile manufacturer for lack of personal jurisdiction, where the allegedly defective vehicle was not manufactured or first sold in Missouri.
  • Obtained extremely favorable settlement for automobile manufacturer on the eve of trial in case involving allegations that a defective step assist caused a career-ending injury to the plaintiff.
  • Obtained an arbitration award in excess of $750,000 in favor of an oil drilling contractor on breach of contract claims against the operator of an oil well, and successfully defended against the operator’s counterclaims for negligence.
  • Obtained a jury verdict in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, in favor of an obstetrician on claims of professional negligence.
  • Obtained a six-figure jury verdict in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, on claims for breach of contract and violation of Oklahoma’s Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act arising out of the sale of a medical practice.
  • Obtained favorable settlement for clients involved in a dispute as to who owned trademark rights in the name and symbol of a historic ranch.

Honors and Awards

  • Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2026–Present)
  • Named “Best Lawyers Product Liability Litigation Defense Lawyer of the Year” in Tulsa for 2027
  • Named to Oklahoma Super Lawyers’ list of “Oklahoma Rising Stars” (2018, 2021–Present)

Professional Organizations and Memberships

  • Tulsa County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute

    Writing Credits

  • Myriad and Missed Opportunity: The Role of Innovation Policy in Patent Law Jurisprudence

    Vol. 50, Pg. 571|2015 | Tulsa Law Review

Media

  • Oklahoma, 2015
  • Missouri, 2024
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
  • J.D., with highest honors, University of Tulsa, 2015
    • Order of the Curule Chair; Phi Delta Phi; Articles Research Editor, Tulsa Law Review; 6 CALI awards
  • B.S. (Biochemistry), Abilene Christian University, 2011