Harry H. Selph II is a transactional attorney with decades of experience in oil and gas, energy and natural resources, real estate, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and utility law. His work spans everything from complex asset transactions to major regulatory disputes.
Harry has served as lead or coordinating counsel in some of the firm’s most substantial engagements. He led Fellers Snider’s legal defense during the so-called “take-or-pay” contract disputes of the 1980s and 1990s, involving over 200 cases and more than $2 billion in alleged damages. He also guided a $1.5 billion oil and gas property assignment covering producing states across the U.S., the Gulf of Mexico, and Canada.
Harry’s experience includes serving as outside general counsel to numerous energy exploration and production companies. He has advised clients on all aspects of their legal operations, including contracts, litigation, insurance, employment, public offerings, and IPOs. He has managed large due diligence efforts, overseen class action defense involving Oklahoma-based utilities, and represented those utilities in administrative proceedings.
He has also acted as an arbitrator in oil and gas disputes and led legal teams through years-long arbitration before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission involving more than 60 telecom companies.
EDUCATION
· J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1970
Editor in Chief, Oklahoma Law Review
· B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1965
BAR ADMISSIONS
· Oklahoma, 1970
· U.S. District Courts for the Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
· U.S. Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
· American Bar Association
· Oklahoma Bar Association
· Oklahoma Bar Foundation, Fellow
· Oklahoma County Bar Association
AWARDS & HONORS
· The Best Lawyers in America, 2009–2025
Corporate Law, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law
· Lawyer of the Year – Corporate Law, 2022
· Super Lawyers – Energy & Natural Resources (2007)
· Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating (25+ Years)
· Corporate Counsel Top Lawyers (2010–2011)
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
· OSU Foundation, Board of Governors and Investment Committee
· Associates Supporting the College of Business, Oklahoma State University, Past Chairman
· Oklahoma State University Foundation, Former Trustee
· St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Administrative Board Member and Former Trustee