About the Firm

 Practice Areas:   General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts.  Insurance and Casualty Law.  Medical, Dental, Nursing Home, Legal and Professional Malpractice.  Health Law in State and Federal Agencies, Product Liability Law, Employment Law, Negligence Law and Personal Injury Defense.

Firm Profile:    In May 2004, Michael Heron, Kyle Sweet and Chris Fox established Heron, Sweet & Fox, P.C.  In September 2005, Kevin Trout became partner and shareholder, and the firm name changed to Heron, Sweet, Fox & Trout, P.C.  The firm began with three attorneys and has grown to nine attorneys.  As trial attorneys with over 35 years combined experience, particularly in the areas of medical malpractice, product liability and employment law, the partners of Heron, Sweet, Fox & Trout, P.C., offer their clients a unique combination of skill, knowledge and efficiency.  All of the attorneys of the firm are committed to individualized around-the-clock client service and quality legal counsel.

Michael Heron, Kyle Sweet, Chris Fox and Kevin Trout were previously partners in the law firm currently known as Johnson & Hanan, P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  They have represented local, national and international clients before state courts, the three federal district courts in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Supreme Court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as some state and federal district courts in Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Nevada and Missouri.  Heron, Sweet & Fox was established to provide the same type of legal services that the partners have been providing for years.  The firm prides itself on combining the attributes of accessibility and personal attention for every client with the expertise and experience to deliver quality legal services.

Current Representative and/or Individual Clients:  Darwin Professional Underwriters, Volunteer Hospital Association, Hospital Casualty Company, Oklahoma Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, Sisters of Mercy Health Systems, Universal Health Services, Inc., Physicians Liability Insurance Company (PLICO), Healthcare Partners Investments, L.L.C., Saskatchewan Government Insurance Company, Health Systems of Oklahoma, L.L.C., Mercy Health Network, Inc., Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Mercy Health Center, St. Mary=s Regional Medical Center, Memorial Hospital of Texas County, Oklahoma Spine Hospital, Cordell Memorial Hospital, Mangum City Hospital, Physicians Hospital of Oklahoma, Choctaw Memorial Hospital, Woodward Regional Hospital, Jackson County Memorial Hospital, Johnston Memorial Hospital, Seiling Municipal Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, Parkview Nursing Home, Colonial Estates Nursing Home, 89er Care Center, Edwards Redeemer Nursing Home, Christian Care Nursing Home, HIS Nursing Home, Western Hills Health Care, Rose Manor Nursing Home, Windsor Manor Nursing Home, Grace Living Center, The Golden Rule Home, Watonga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Brookside Manor, Shanoan Springs Residence, Chickasha Nursing Center, Shawnee Sunset Estates, as well as a number of individual health care providers.

Reported Cases: The Estate of Ilar Hicks, 2004 OK 36,  Johnson v. Hillcrest Health Center, 2003 OK 16, Boston v. Buchanan, 2003 OK 114, St. Anthony v. United States Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2002 10CIR 958, Bituminous v. Cowen, 2002 OK 34, Offield v. Park View Hospital, 2002 OK CIV APP 104, Harwick v. Dye, 1999 OK 8, Shadden v. Valley View Hospital, 1996 OK 140, Repp v. Anadarko Municipal Hospital, 43 F.3d 519 (10 Cir. 1994).