Nathan Richter

Nathan Richter is an Oklahoman through and through — born in Oklahoma City, raised in the communities of Piedmont and Mustang, and still rooted in the same corner of the state where he grew up. That sense of place isn’t incidental to who he is as a lawyer. It shapes everything: the way he shows up for his clients, the causes he fights for, and the standard he holds himself to every single day.

For Nathan, the practice of law has never been just a career. It’s a calling — a continuation of a life defined by service, sacrifice, and an unshakeable belief that every person deserves someone in their corner who will fight for them with everything they have.

Before the Courtroom

Nathan’s path to the law was anything but conventional — and that’s exactly what makes him exceptional. After graduating from Mustang High School in 1996, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Zoology with an emphasis in Genetics from the University of Oklahoma, where he also served as a Research Assistant Supervisor and Training Coordinator at the OU Advanced Center for Genome Technology under Dr. Bruce A. Roe — contributing to the foundational work of the Human Genome Project. Before becoming a lawyer, Nathan was a scientist, and that discipline — the patient, methodical pursuit of truth through evidence — never left him.

Then came service of a different kind. Nathan enlisted in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, where he rose to the rank of Captain (Field Artillery). In 2003, he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was honored with the Joint Forces Commendation Medal and other awards for his service. He wasn’t done. In 2005, Nathan deployed again — this time to New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, serving as part of Task Force Orleans in disaster relief efforts. He served honorably until 2010.

These aren’t footnotes to Nathan’s legal career — they are its foundation. He knows what it means to be accountable under pressure. He knows what it means to serve something larger than himself. And he knows, without question, that when someone is counting on you, you don’t let them down.

A Trial Lawyer’s Trial Lawyer

Nathan earned his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2007 — a distinction that reflects not just intelligence, but dedication. Before graduating, he served as a Judicial Extern and Law Clerk for Judge Kenneth Buettner of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, and as a Leadership Assistant to the Co-President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, the Honorable Glenn Coffee, gaining rare insight into both the judicial and legislative branches of Oklahoma government. He was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in April 2008 and has been in the trenches ever since.

Over more than sixteen years of practice, Nathan has handled general civil litigation across virtually every area of the law — but his heart and his highest calling have always been personal injury. He fights for people who have been hurt by the negligence of others: victims of motor vehicle and trucking collisions, dangerous and defective products, premises liability, slip and fall accidents, and wrongful death. He handles insurance bad faith cases — holding insurers accountable when they fail the people they promised to protect. And he does it all with the same quiet resolve that has defined him since his days in uniform.

Nathan has tried cases to verdict in both state and federal courts. He has handled hundreds of hearings, depositions, and non-jury trials. He has argued before appellate courts, and he has a published opinion before the Oklahoma Supreme Court — Fisch v. Stuart, 2014 OK 59, 362 P.3d 648 — a lasting mark on Oklahoma jurisprudence that few trial lawyers can claim.

Nathan is admitted to practice in all Oklahoma state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Western, Eastern, and Northern Districts of Oklahoma, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for both the Western and Eastern Districts. He is also admitted to the Georgia Bar (inactive status).

Recognized by His Peers

The legal community has taken notice of Nathan’s work. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star — an honor awarded in both 2013 and 2018 — a peer-driven distinction reserved for attorneys who demonstrate exceptional skill and professional achievement. These aren’t awards you buy or apply for. They’re earned through the respect of your colleagues.

In 2019, the Oklahoma Bar Association honored Nathan with its Outstanding Young Lawyer Award — one of the most prestigious recognitions the OBA confers on attorneys in the earlier years of their careers. He is also a graduate of the OBA Leadership Academy (Class 2, 2010) and Leadership Canadian County (Class 21, 2013) — programs that develop the next generation of leaders in the legal profession and the broader community.

Leadership in the Profession

Nathan has never been content to simply practice law — he has invested deeply in shaping it. His bar leadership includes service as:

• Chair, Oklahoma Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (2018)
• Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors, YLD Liaison (2018)
• President, Canadian County Bar Association (2012)
• Treasurer, Robert J. Turner Inn of Court (2024–2026); Member since 2008
• OBA Rules and Bylaws Committee Member
• Oklahoma Mock Trial Committee — trial site coordinator and scoring panelist for the statewide high school mock trial competition
• OBA Professionalism Committee Member
• Instructor, Trial Advocacy Institute, Oklahoma Bar Association

He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Oklahoma Association for Justice, and the American Bar Association.

Service Beyond the Courtroom

If you want to understand Nathan Richter, look at what he does when no one is watching. For over a decade, he has volunteered with Trinity Legal Clinic, providing free legal services to Oklahoma’s most vulnerable residents at OKC’s City Rescue Mission. He served on the board of Youth & Family Services of El Reno — a shelter for displaced youth — for twelve years, including two years as Board President. He volunteers with Lawyers for Heroes, serving the legal needs of military veterans. He has given his time to Cavett Kids Foundation and Lawyers Fighting Hunger. Service, for Nathan, is not something he does. It’s who he is.

The Person Behind the Lawyer

Nathan and his wife, Kristin, are raising their two children, Harrison and Kailyn, in the community they love. When he’s not in the courtroom, you’ll find him on the golf course, out hunting, or simply being a husband and father first. He is a man of faith, a man of his word, and a man who leads — in his own words — by the code of L.D.R.S.H.I.P.: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage.

When you hire Nathan Richter, you’re not just hiring a lawyer. You’re hiring someone who has deployed to combat zones, rebuilt lives after natural disasters, volunteered for the forgotten, and spent sixteen-plus years standing in courtrooms fighting for people like you. He brings scientific precision, battlefield-tested grit, and genuine human compassion to every case he takes. That combination is rare — and for his clients, it makes all the difference.