
Justin C. Cliburn
jcliburn@cfel.com
Senior Associate AttorneyA lifelong Oklahoman and product of Lawton Public Schools, Justin is a firm believer in the value of public education and protecting the institutions that make it possible. He views representing school districts as doing his part to keep taxpayer dollars in classrooms rather than courtrooms, reasoning that “Schools face enough financial challenges without having to worry about paying for lawsuits that take both money and educators out of the classroom.”
He lives with his wife and dogs in Oklahoma City.
Education
Cameron University, B.A., Political Science
University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D.
Admissions
Justin is admitted to practice in all Oklahoma state courts, the United States Courts for the Western, Northern, and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver.
Memberships
Justin is a member of the Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, and American Bar Associations, National School Boards Association’s Council of School Attorneys, National School Attorneys Association, the Oklahoma School Board Attorneys Association, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Published Opinions
Shellem v. Gruneweld, 2023 OK 26, 535 P.3d 1208, reh’g denied (Sept. 11, 2023)
Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 12 of Okla. Cnty v. State, ex rel. State Bd. of Educ., et al., 2024 OK 39, __P.3d__