About Donald E. Gies
Donald E. Gies III earned his J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2019 after finishing undergraduate studies at Oklahoma State University, where he acquired a B.A. in Business with an attention in Sports Management in 2009. His academic trail combined study room work and realistic training, making ready him for work that crosses courtroom and alternative dispute decision settings.
After law program he moved into practice at Gies Law Office, PLLC. He assumed the position of managing lawyer in 2019. That role put him in command of legal strategy, client intake, and the day-to-day operating of the office. Colleagues describe him as methodical and direct in dealing with administrative and legal duties.
Gies is licensed to practice in Oklahoma and is admitted to appear before the Federal Circuit. He additionally holds certification as a State Certified Mediator from the highest court of Oklahoma, a credential that allows him to steer resolution talks and mediations beneath state guidelines. Those skills let him work on things that can start in state court and pass to federal evaluate, or that require neutral facilitation to reach a decision outside the courtroom.
His practice combines advocacy and dispute resolution. In courtroom he prepares briefs, handles filings, and advocates for clients in proceedings or appeals the place suitable. In facilitated negotiation he guides events through bargaining, aiming to narrow problems and discover realistic resolutions. He balances the adversarial demands of legal proceedings with the problem-solving role of a mediator, moving between positions as the case requires.
Gies keeps lively involvement in his office operations while handling client things. He oversees how files are managed and guarantees procedural necessities are met for cases proceeding thru state and federal channels. That administrative position informs how he strategies casework; it maintains him attentive to time limits, attorney-client communication, and cost concerns.
Outside of formal roles, he holds recent club in expert associations associated with the practice of regulation. He remains engaged in ongoing legal training and within the procedural advancements that affect legal proceedings and facilitated negotiation in Oklahoma and at the Federal Circuit.
He presently focuses his practice on representing clients in Oklahoma courts and earlier than the Federal Circuit and on serving as a state certified mediator.
