Robert L. Wyatt, IV

Bob Wyatt’s focus has been defense of the accused in criminal actions in state and federal courts throughout Oklahoma. His practice includes investigations, negotiations, trials, and appeals involving all felony crimes, including but not limited to white collar crimes, drug crimes, and sex crimes. He has negotiated hundreds of cases and tried many to a jury. Mr. Wyatt has appeared in at least 60 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties and in all three federal courts in Oklahoma. His federal practice is primarily in Oklahoma, but he has represented clients in Iowa, Virginia, Texas, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. He is willing to travel anywhere in the United States.

For more than 15 years, Bob has been named to both the Criminal Defense White Collar and Criminal Defense General Practice lists in The Best Lawyers in America. Bob is also listed annually as a top criminal defense lawyer in the Oklahoma Super Lawyers. Our firm is listed in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms” (Tier 1). Bob Wyatt is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (the highest rating for ethics and skill).

Mr. Wyatt was appointed in 2012 by the Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the W.D. of Oklahoma and has been reappointed multiple times to the Court’s Criminal Rules Committee and appointed by the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to a Merit Selection Committee to Review the Federal Public Defender and serves on the Committee to Select the next U.S. Magistrate Judge in the W.D. of Oklahoma (2024). He was named one of the “Champions of Liberty” by the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association (OCDLA).

Bob is licensed in all Oklahoma courts and in all three of Oklahoma’s federal district courts in OKC, Muskogee and Tulsa. He is also licensed to practice in the federal courts in the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 8th and 10th Circuits, and the Supreme Court of the United States. In 2024, Bob was licensed in the Muscogee Creek Nation Tribal Court. He is eligible for admission in other courts and has appeared in federal courts in other jurisdictions.

Education

• University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, J.D. 1989
• Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma, B.S. 1986 summa cum laude
• Honors: President, Pre-Law Club SOSU
• Honors: President, Alpha Chi SOSU
• Honors: President, President’s Club SOSU
• Double Major: Business Administration & Economics