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Jim Roth

Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law

Dean Emeritus Roth served as the thirteenth dean of Oklahoma City University School of Law. Dean Emeritus Roth is an alumnus of OCU Law, earning his Juris Doctor degree in 1994. Dean Emeritus Roth also serves as a director of Phillips Murrah law firm, where he provides leadership to the firm’s Natural Resources Department and Chairs the Clean Energy Practice Group. In addition, Dean Emeritus Roth serves as President of a New Energy, LLC, an energy consultancy specializing in energy policy and energy developments throughout the region and the United States, representing regional and national energy companies and Foundations. He served as an Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner, by Appointment of Governor Brad Henry, and prior to that appointment was elected to consecutive four-year terms as Oklahoma County Commissioner. He is a member of the Oklahoma, Kansas, and American Bar Associations and is a past president of the National Association of Civil County Attorneys.