T.J. was born in Elk City, Oklahoma and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He graduated from Putnam City High School, and subsequently obtained his bachelor’s degree in Criminology from the University of Oklahoma in 2005 while working full time. T.J. continued to work full-time during law school and graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2009.
T.J.’s practice focuses on representing individuals and companies in cases involving trucking and transportation, personal injury, municipal liability, insurance coverage disputes, insurance breach of contract, insurance bad faith, premise liability, oil and gas, products liability and other civil matters. Mr. Prentice is dedicated to aggressively advocating on behalf of his clients to achieve the best possible results.
In both 2018 and 2019, T.J. was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine for his work in insurance defense. This recognition is reserved for the top 2.5 percent of lawyers within the state of Oklahoma.
T.J. is a dedicated Sooner and Thunder fan and lives in Yukon, Oklahoma with his wife Tiffany and two sons. In his free time, T.J. enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, fishing, playing slow pitch softball, and coaching youth baseball.
Practice Areas
Trucking and Transportation
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Premise Liability
Insurance Breach of Contract
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Bad Faith
General Civil Litigation
Oil and Gas Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Defense of Governmental Entities
Education
University of Oklahoma (B.A. 2005, Criminology)
Oklahoma City University, College of Law (J.D. 2009), Member Phi Delta Phi,
Past President OCU Native American Law Student Association
memberships
Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma County Bar Association
Cleveland County Bar Association
Grady County Bar Association
Energy and Natural Resources Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association
Insurance Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
Bar Admissions
All Oklahoma District Courts
All Oklahoma Appellate Courts
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
United States 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
Opinions
Mattingly, et al. v. Equal Energy et al., 2011 WL 3320822 (N.D. Okla. 2011)
Hobbs v. Zhao, et al., 2014 WL 47938 (N.D. Okla. 2014)
Lee v. Carbonyx, Inc., et al., 2014 WL 198342 (E.D. Okla. 2014)
GasRock Capital, L.L.C. v. Endevco Eureka, L.L.C., et al., 2013 OK CIV APP 98, 313 P.3d 1028
Husmann v. Sundance Energy Okla., LLC, et al., 2015 WL 9094936 (W.D. Okla. 2015)