Justin Valentine Joins Dunlap Codding in Oklahoma City
Justin Valentine joined us on January 15, 2025, bringing a unique background in chemical engineering and years of experience as a patent attorney and criminal prosecutor. Justin applies his deep understanding of patent law to maximize the scope of protection for client inventors. Justin received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma School of Law and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering, With Distinction, from the University of Oklahoma.
Prior to joining Dunlap Codding, Justin worked as a patent attorney at a Tulsa IP firm where he drafted and prosecuted numerous mechanical, chemical, and biotech patent applications and drafted appeal briefs and ex parte reexamination documents.
Justin previously served as the Chief Criminal Prosecutor for the Quapaw Nation and successfully prosecuted more than a hundred misdemeanor and felony matters in the course of a year while leading the development of a new criminal code for the Nation. Justin also previously served as the Assistant Attorney General for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, prosecuting felony offenses resulting from the historic McGirt Supreme Court decision which reestablished the Nation’s reservation boundaries.
Before attending law school, Justin worked as a Chemical Engineer at HollyFrontier Corporation Refinery, focusing on sulfur recovery technologies.