John was a native of Chicago, Illinois. He obtained a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at Southern Illinois University before obtaining his law degree at Oklahoma City University in 1979. He was Case Comment Editor of the Law Review at that institution. His primary area of practice has been in Workers’ Compensation Law, where he worked to get injured workers all of the benefits the law allows.

John Francis Bates practiced in the following areas of law:

• Workers Compensation

Admitted:

• 1979, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
• 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma

Law School: Oklahoma City University School of Law, J.D., 1979

College: Southern Illinois University, B.A., 1972; M.A., 1976

Member:

• Oklahoma Bar Association (Treasurer, Workers Compensation Section, 1992-1994)
• Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association

Additional:

• Phi Alpha Delta
• Case Comment Editor, Law Review

Born: Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 1950