About David B. Fuller
David B. Fuller is an Oklahoma family law attorney and former Assistant District Attorney. He brings nearly two decades of courtroom experience, and more than three decades of working with children and families, to representing fathers at Dads.Law. He has handled complex, highly contested divorce, custody, guardianship, and protective order matters in courts across Oklahoma. He joined the firm because he believes children thrive when good fathers remain present, engaged, and empowered to stay in their children’s lives.
David earned his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Northeastern State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He is licensed to practice in Oklahoma (Oklahoma Bar Association #32207).
A prosecutor’s courtroom experience
Before joining Dads.Law, David served as an Assistant District Attorney. He managed dockets involving more than 150 cases and regularly appeared in juvenile, deprived, and family-related proceedings. That work gave him a working knowledge of the deprived-child system that most family lawyers see only from the outside. He knows how DHS builds a case and how the district attorney evaluates a deprived petition. He knows what a judge needs to hear at an emergency custody hearing, and how to move a case toward reunification or a permanent placement with a fit parent. For fathers facing a DHS investigation, a guardianship filed by a relative, or a protective order tied to a custody dispute, that experience matters. It is the difference between reacting to the process and anticipating it.
Decades with children and families
What sets David apart from most attorneys is the career he had before and alongside the law. He spent more than twenty years in education and administration, working directly with children and families throughout Oklahoma. That service earned him recognition as Teacher of the Year for the 2018–2019 school year. He has sat across the table from parents in every kind of family situation. He has seen what instability does to a child’s schoolwork and behavior. He has also seen firsthand what it means for a child when both parents are actively involved. That perspective informs how he evaluates a parenting plan and how he prepares a father to testify. It also shapes how he talks with fathers about what their children need from them during litigation.
What David handles
David represents fathers in contested divorce and custody cases, custody and visitation modifications, DHS investigations and deprived proceedings, and protective order defense. He also handles guardianship proceedings. That includes defending a father against a guardianship sought by a relative. It also includes helping a father end one. Under 43 O.S. § 112.5, a guardianship order that says it is temporary can be modified once the conditions that led to it no longer exist; otherwise the father generally must show a permanent, material, and substantial change of conditions and that the child would be substantially better off. He is a trial lawyer by temperament and training. His high-volume prosecutorial docket sharpened the advocacy skills he now uses to fight for fathers. He prepares every case for the courtroom while looking for the resolution that serves the child. Our statewide guide to CPS and DHS investigations for Oklahoma fathers describes how those cases unfold and where a father’s decisions matter most.
Education, admissions, and recognition
- J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law
- B.A., Criminal Justice, Northeastern State University
- Licensed to practice in Oklahoma, Oklahoma Bar Association #32207
- Former Assistant District Attorney, State of Oklahoma
- Teacher of the Year, 2018–2019 school year
David represents fathers in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and courts across Oklahoma. Call (918) 984-9424 to speak with the firm about your case.