Personal:
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 21, 1963; Raised in Mustang, OK, attended Mustang School K-12, graduated 1982; Married (Kristin) with three sons (Trey, Andrew and Luke); attend Church of the Good Shepherd; served active duty in the U.S. Army 1983-1985, Honorably Discharged, MOS 19 K (M-1 Tanker)
Education:
Southwestern Oklahoma State University 1985-1987 (B.S., 1987)(President, Phi Beta Lambda, 1987; President, Students in Free Enterprise, 1987; Outstanding Senior Male, 1987; Super “Sig Tau”, 1987; Outstanding Sig Tau Athlete, 1987; Student Senate Parliamentarian, 1985-87); University of Oklahoma 1988-1990 (J.D. December 1990)(Graduate Student Senate, 1988-1989). Admitted to practice law in Oklahoma April 26, 1991.
Legal Employment History:
Marshal of the Court, Norman Municipal Court, 1988-1989; Law Clerk, Legal Intern & Associate Attorney, Edmonds, Cole, Hargrave, Givens & Witzke, Oklahoma City, 1989-1992; Associate Attorney/Shareholder, Johnson & Hanan, Oklahoma City, 1992-1995; Associate Attorney, Huddleston & Pike, Oklahoma City, 1995-1996; Associate Attorney, Hiltgen & Brewer, Oklahoma City, 1996-1998; Opened Denton Law Firm in Mustang, Oklahoma in May of 1998, firm currently consists of five (5) attorneys and employs five (5) full-time support staff.
Jurisdictions:
Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western, Eastern, Northern Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Utah; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; Cheyenne Arapaho Tribal Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; and all Oklahoma State Courts.