Trent Siever is a trial lawyer and former federal law clerk whose broad-based state and federal litigation practice encompasses the areas of complex business and commercial disputes, class actions, the defense of manufacturers and distributors in product liability lawsuits, and other tort litigation.
Prior to joining McAfee & Taft, Trent served as a term law clerk to the Honorable Gregory K. Frizzell of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. During his clerkship, he worked on a broad range of federal civil and criminal matters, conducting extensive legal research, analyzing dispositive motions, drafting judicial opinions and orders, and assisting the court with complex questions involving federal jurisdiction, civil procedure, constitutional law, statutory interpretation, and evidentiary issues. This experience provided him with a unique perspective on federal litigation, motion practice, and the judicial decision-making process, allowing him to help clients effectively navigate disputes in federal court.
The Oklahoma native graduated summa cum laude with his undergraduate degree in public affairs from Rogers State University in 2022 and his Juris Doctor with highest honors from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2025, where he was awarded the faculty’s Martin A. Fellows Smith Award for most outstanding graduating student based on scholarship and leadership. While in law school, he served as article selection editor for the Tulsa Law Review and as a student member on the Board of Advocates, was named to the Order of Curule Chair and the Order of the Barristers, and earned 8 CALI awards for academic achievement.
In addition to his practice, Trent serves on the boards of the Federal Bar Association’s Northern/Eastern Oklahoma Chapter, the Tulsa Lawyer Chapter of the Federalist Society, the Rogers State University Alumni Advisory Board, and the Pryor High School Alumni Association.