Heath W. Garwood

Associate

Heath W. Garwood is a trial lawyer with a practice primarily focused on complex civil litigation.  Heath’s litigation experience encompasses a variety of practice areas, specifically energy, construction, complex commercial disputes, real property disputes, and catastrophic personal injury/wrongful death.  In addition, Heath represents both individuals and entities with transactional and general counsel services within the oil and gas industry.  The transactional portion of Heath’s energy practice includes negotiating oil and gas leases, assisting with title curative documents, and negotiating and drafting industry-specific agreements.

Heath attended the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he was selected as an Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Scholar, was on the Dean’s Honor Roll, and earned an American Jurisprudence award for Wind Energy Law.  While in law school, he served as Class Secretary in OU Law’s Student Bar Association and was an active member in the Oil, Gas, and Natural Resources & Energy Society, the Business Law Society, and the Agricultural Law Society.  In addition, Heath studied alternative dispute resolution at the University of Oxford, England. 

Prior to attending law school, Heath received a dual bachelor’s degree in both Finance and Energy Management from the University of Oklahoma.  Throughout his time in undergraduate studies, Heath was employed in various land & title positions within the oil & gas industry.

Education

University of Oklahoma (B.B.A. Finance/B.B.A. Energy Management, 2017)
University of Oxford, England, Summer Legal Studies Program (2018)
University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D. 2020)

Admissions

2024, Cherokee Nation Tribal Court
2020, Oklahoma
2020, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
2020, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
2020, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma

 Professional Organizations

Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma County Bar Association
Mineral Lawyers Society of Oklahoma City

Recognition

Super Lawyers – Rising Stars (2024)
405 Magazine’s Top Attorneys (Oil and Gas) – (2023-2024)

 Practice Areas

Business and Commercial Litigation
Energy & Natural Resources
Oil & Natural Gas Litigation
Environmental Litigation
Engineering and Construction Liability
Complex Torts
Catastrophic Personal Injury
Wrongful Death