Our People: Stacy L. Acord
Stacy L. Acord
Focus Areas of Practice:
Adoptions – finalized over 200 adoptions representing adoptive parents through all aspects of adoption, from termination of parental rights through finalization.
Family Law – represents individuals in divorce, child custody, support modification and other domestic proceedings.
Guardianship – represent clients seeking guardianship of minor children, elderly parents, special needs children entering adulthood and other incapacitated individuals to safeguard their person and property.
General Civil Litigation – represent individuals and businesses of all sizes in all manner of business and liability claims, including automobile claims, personal injury claims, premises and product claims, contract disputes and other tort and business claims.
Professional Honors
Martindale-Hubbell AV® rating
Super Lawyer® 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Super Lawyers Rising Star 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
OBA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, 2016
OBA Family Law Practice Manual Editor
Leadership Jenks, 2013-14
Oklahoma Bar Association Leadership Academy 2010
The Journal Record’s Achievers Under 40 award, 2008
William Randolph Hearst Foundation National Radio Broadcast News Championship award winner, 1997
Professional Organizations
2023 Tulsa County Bar Association Delegate to the Oklahoma Bar Association
2022 Chairman of the OBA Family Law Section
Founder and Chairman of OBA Adoption Section
OBA Family Law Section Executive Board
OBA Family Law Section Continuing Legal Education Committee
Claims & Litigation Management Alliance -- Member
Defense Research Institute -- Member
Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel – current Member; former Board Member
Oklahoma Bar Association – Member of the Law-Related Education and Women in Law committees and the Family Law section
Tulsa County Bar Association – member of the Lawyers in the Classroom committee
Speaking Engagements
“Making Money Moves” - OBA Women in Law Section, October 2022
"Adoption is Not Basic" - Tulsa County Bar Association, May 2018
"Adoption Beyond the Statutes" - Tulsa County Bar Association, December 2017
"The Legal Process" - Crisis Pregnancy Outreach, Inc., Waiting Families Workshop, June 2014, November 2014, June 2015, November 2016, June 2017, November 2017, June 2018
"Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption Without Consent" - OBA Family Law Spring CLE, April 2017
"The Adoption Process" - Tulsa County Adoption Advocates, October 2016
As Judges See It: Top Mistakes Attorneys Make in Civil Litigation – National Business Institute, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2013 – Panel Moderator
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act – Choctaw Nation Headstart In-Service Training, 2007
The Best Interest of the Child: Making the Most of the IEP Meeting – Lorman Education Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2007
On to Adulthood – Oklahoma Bar Association, lecture to high school students at various public schools, 2007
Legal Issues Facing Small Business – National Association of Women Business Owners, Tulsa Chapter, 2006
Publications
Editor / Writer for OBA Family Law Practice Manual
Oklahoma Claims Handling Guidelines – Claims & Litigation Management Alliance state-by-state claims handling wiki accessible for members, wiki.theclm.org
Community Leadership
Judge for High School Mock Trial Competition
Resonance Center for Women, Inc. – former Board Member and Legal Counsel
Co-Chair of the "Art for the Soul" Fundraising event for Resonance, 2008
National Association of Women Business Owners – former Member and Board Member
LifeChurch.tv Jenks volunteer emcee for Konnect, 1st-4th grade children’s services
KOSU Radio, former host of the Legal Lowdown business law segment
Education
Juris Doctorate, University of Oklahoma, 2000
Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
Several American Jurisprudence Awards for top grade in class
Licensed Legal Intern
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Broadcasting, Oklahoma State University, 1996
Majored in Broadcast Journalism