Keith B. Bartsch’s practice focuses on civil litigation, insurance defense, personal injury, and Indian law. A native Oklahoman, Mr. Bartsch graduated with honors from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2008. He received his B.S. from The Citadel in 1982, and a M.A. in Human Resources Management from Webster University in 1990. While in law school, Mr. Bartsch served on the staff of the Tulsa Law Review and served one year as a judicial law clerk at the District Court of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Okmulgee.
Prior to practicing as a civil litigation attorney, Mr. Bartsch completed a twenty-three year career as a Regular U.S. Air Force officer retiring in the grade of lieutenant colonel. While in service, he held a variety of command and staff positions, performed nuclear alert duty in bombers and served in combat in Afghanistan. Mr. Bartsch and his wife are active members of the First Baptist Church of Tulsa. He is the current President of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Bar Association.
Bar Admissions & Professional Licenses
- Oklahoma, 2008
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation Courts, 2008
- Cherokee Nation Courts, 2010
- Chickasaw Nation Courts, 2010
- Choctaw Nation Courts, 2011
Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2008
- Webster University, M.A., 1990
- The Citadel, B.S., with departmental honors, 1982
Professional Military Education
- Undergraduate Flight Training, 1982
- B-52G Aircrew Qualification Course, 1983
- B-1B Aircrew Qualification Course, 1987
- Squadron Officers School, Distinguished Graduate, 1988
- SAC Central Flight Instructor Course, 1990
- Air Command and Staff College, 1994
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1995
- Armed Forces Staff College, 1998
- US Army Airborne School, 1999
- Air War College, 1999
Law School Honors and Awards
- Certificate in Native American Law
- Scott A. Sanditen Memorial Award
- Martin H. Belsky Award in Public Interest Law
- University of Tulsa Marcy Lawless Service Award
- CALI Awards in Insurance Law and Selling and Leasing
- Merit Scholarship
- Tulsa Law Review
- Phi Alpha Delta
Professional Memberships and Organizations
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Oklahoma Indian Bar Association
- Tulsa County Bar Association
- Christian Legal Society
- Disabled American Veterans
- Oklahoma Historical Society
- Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation