Name: Adam R. Banner
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Adam R. Banner | Oklahoma Criminal Defense Attorney

Adam R. Banner is the founder and lead attorney at The Law Offices of Adam R. Banner, P.C., which is one of Oklahoma's largest firms exclusively focused on defending those charged with criminal allegations in Oklahoma state and federal courts.

Mr. Banner has handled thousands of criminal cases throughout his career and has built his reputation on the results and outcomes he and his team have secured for their clients. He and his team have earned dismissals and acquittals involving almost every chargeable criminal offense in Oklahoma, including, but not limited to:

Representative Dismissals & Acquittals

Acquiring Proceeds From Drug Activity
Aggravated Assault and Battery
Aggravated Possession of Child Pornography
Aggravated Trafficking in Illegal Drugs
Armed Robbery
Assault and Battery
Assault and Battery in the Presence of a Minor
Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon
Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Assault and Battery on an Officer
Attempted Robbery
Breaking and Entering
Carrying a Firearm While Under the Influence
Child Abuse by Injury
Child Endangerment
Child Neglect
Child Sexual Abuse
Conspiracy
Conspiracy to Commit Burglary
Conspiracy to Commit a Felony
Conspiracy to Commit Robbery
Cruelty to an Animal
Disorderly Conduct
Distribution of Child Pornography
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Abuse by Strangulation
Domestic Assault and Battery in the Presence of a Minor
Domestic Abuse Resulting in Great Bodily Injury
Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
Driving While Privileges Suspended
Drug Conspiracy
Endangering Others While Eluding Police
Endeavoring to Possess CDS
Embezzlement by State Employees
Exploitation of Elderly Person or Disabled Adult
Failure to Maintain Records
Failure to Report Child Neglect
Failure to Report Child Abuse
False Claim for Insurance
Felon in Possession of Firearms
Feloniously Pointing a Firearm
First Degree Burglary
First Degree Murder
First Degree Rape
First Degree Rape by Instrumentation
First Degree Robbery
Forcible Oral Sodomy
Gang Related Offense
Grand Larceny
Human Trafficking
Incest
Indecent or Lewd Acts with a Minor
Kidnapping
Knowingly Concealing Stolen Property
Larceny of Merchandise
Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Personal Injury
Lewd Molestation
Lewd Acts with Child Under 16
Lewd Molestation of a Child Under 12
Making Lewd or Indecent Proposals to a Child Under 16
Maintaining a Dwelling Where CDS is Kept or Sold
Maintaining Drug-Involved Premises
Maintaining a House of Prostitution
Manufacturing Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS)
Medicaid Fraud
Money Laundering
Offering to Sell False Identification Documents
Offering to Engage in an Act of Prostitution
Obstructing an Officer
Obtaining CDS by Forgery
Obtaining Property Under False Pretenses
Pointing a Firearm
Possessing an Altered Operator's License
Possession of CDS
Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute
Possession of CDS without a Valid Prescription
Possession of CDS w/ Intent to Distribute w/in 2000 Feet of School
Possession of CDS w/in 1000 Feet of a School or Park
Possession of CDS in the Presence of a Minor
Possession of Child Pornography
Possession of a Firearm After Former Conviction of a Felony
Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony
Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession of Drug Proceeds
Procuring a Child for Lewd Acts
Procuring a Person for Prostitution
Providing Pornographic Material to a Minor
Public Intoxication
Racketeering (RICO)
Rape in the First Degree by Instrumentation
Rape in the Second Degree by Instrumentation
Reckless Driving
Receipt of Child Pornography
Robbery by Two or More Persons
Second Degree Rape
Second Degree Robbery
Second Degree Burglary
Sexual Abuse of a Child
Sexual Battery
Shooting With Intent to Kill
Threatening to Perform an Act of Violence
Trafficking in Illegal Drugs
Transportation of Child Pornography
Transporting an Open Container of Liquor
Unlawful Possession of a Weapon
Use of Firearm During Commission of a Felony
Use of a Vehicle to Discharge a Weapon
Using a Computer to Violate Oklahoma Statutes
Victims Protection Orders
Violation of Compulsory Education Act
Violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act

For additional case results, view a current list of Mr. Banner's dismissals and acquittals.

Mr. Banner and his team of attorneys can handle the defense of any criminal allegation, from municipal misdemeanors to state homicide prosecutions and complex federal criminal conspiracies. He and his attorneys are trial-tested and unafraid to put a case before a jury, which has resulted in numerous NOT GUILTY verdicts for his clients.

At the same time, Mr. Banner believes the best result is not necessarily the one that requires the longest path to obtain. While the firm maintains an active trial practice, he strives to resolve cases in the most effective and expeditious manner possible. Mr. Banner and his team have also achieved successful outcomes for clients through dismissals, negotiations, and plea agreements prior to trial.

Appeals & Full-Service Criminal Defense Representation

The Law Offices of Adam R. Banner, P.C. is a full-service criminal defense firm, and its practice is not limited to pretrial and trial litigation. Mr. Banner and his attorneys have also had success in appeals before the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

Moreover, the firm's representation extends throughout the criminal justice process. Mr. Banner and his attorneys have achieved successful outcomes for clients through pre-filing representation, criminal pardons, parole hearings, expungements, and post-conviction relief applications, in addition to their work in criminal trials and appeals.

Professional Recognition & Awards

Mr. Banner's work as an Oklahoma criminal defense attorney has been recognized by national legal publications, peer-review organizations, and professional rating services. His professional recognitions include:

The Best Lawyers in America® — Recognized for Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Forbes Best-In-State Lawyers — Selected for Oklahoma Criminal Defense in Forbes' inaugural 2025 Best-In-State Lawyers list; Mr. Banner was one of only seven criminal defense attorneys nationwide included in the inaugural list

Super Lawyers — Selected to the Oklahoma Super Lawyers list for Criminal Defense from 2022–2026, following selection to Rising Stars from 2018–2021

Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® — Peer-review rated AV Preeminent

The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 — Recognized among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma

This is merely a short list of Mr. Banner's awards and accolades. He is consistently honored by local and national media outlets and publications for his dedication to his clients along with his emphasis on client communication and clear, concise guidance and explanation throughout the legal process. His firm strives to make sure its clients not only receive the best legal advice, but that they understand that advice as well.

Publications, Legal Commentary & Legal Education

In addition to his criminal defense practice, Mr. Banner has spent years writing and teaching about criminal law, constitutional rights, the criminal justice system, trial practice, and the legal profession.

Mr. Banner is a longtime columnist for the American Bar Association's ABA Journal, where his writing has examined criminal law and procedure, constitutional issues, trials and juries, the criminal justice system, and the intersection of law and popular culture.

He also spent several years as a contributor to HuffPost, where his published commentary addressed criminal law, constitutional issues, criminal justice policy, and other legal topics.

His writing and legal commentary have additionally appeared in publications including The Oklahoman, Above the Law, LawInSport, JURIST, and the Oklahoma Policy Institute, among others.

Mr. Banner also contributes to the legal profession through education. He has taught continuing legal education courses for fellow attorneys on subjects including criminal defense, sex crimes, violent crimes, drug crimes, and the use of technology in legal practice. He has also served as an adjunct professor of law at Oklahoma City University School of Law.

Through his courtroom practice, appellate work, publications, and legal education, Mr. Banner's career has remained focused on criminal defense and protecting the rights of those accused of crimes in Oklahoma.

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