Jon L. Hester, Edmond Family Lawyer

Certified Fellow since 1984

Jon L. Hester is an Edmond family lawyer and the head of Hester, Schem, Hester, and Deason. Hester’s practice is limited to Family Law and heavily concentrated in litigation involving business and professional practice valuations and alimony issues. In 1972, he received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma, followed by being admitted to practice by the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1973. Hester was appointed to the Judiciary in 1976 and held the position of judge of the Family Relationship Division in Oklahoma County District Court. In 1982, after his term on the bench, he went into private practice. He was responsible for conducting the examinations of Mr. Hamm and many of the directors and top executives of Continental Resources for the case of Hamm v. Hamm.

Hester taught various law courses as an adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma from 1979 to 1983 and Rose State College from 1978 to 1983. Since 1980, he has been a presenter of continuing legal education programs.

Organizations:

• Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Past President of the Oklahoma AAML and was on the AAML National Board of Governors.
• Member of the Oklahoma County Bar Association and Oklahoma Bar Association
• On the Oklahoma County Bar Association Board of Directors for three years.
• Chairman of the Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association from 1982 to 1983 and 1986.

Reported Cases:

• Burk v. Burk, 1978 OK 43, 577 P.2d 65
• Putnam v. Saied, 1978 OK 161, 587 P.2d 1371
• LeCrone v. LeCrone, 1979 OK 98, 596 P.2d 1262
• Galloway v. Galloway, 1979 OK 120, 600 P.2d 321
• Logan v. Smith, 1979 OK 148, 602 P.2d 647
• Pierce v. Pierce, 1979 OK CIV APP 35, 605 P.2d 1172
• Pierce v. Pierce, 1979 OK 166, 609 P.2d 732
• Julien v. Gardner, 1981 OK 54, 628 P.2d 1165
• Lee v. Hester, 1982 OK 30, 642 P.2d 243
• Carpenter v. Carpenter, 1983 OK 2, 657 P.2d 646
• Thrash v. Thrash, 1991 OK 32, 628 P.2d 1165
• Rogers v. Rogers, 1999 OK CIV APP 123, 994 P.2d 102
• Steinberg v. Frentz, 2002 OK CIV APP 94, 57 P.3d 877
• Hedges v. Hedges, 2002 OK 92, 66 P.3d 364
• Phillips v. Hedges, 2005, OK 77, 124 P.3d 227
• Vandervort v. Vandervort, 2006 OK CIV APP 34, 134 P.3d 892
• Kingery v. Kingery, 2011 OK CIV APP 122, 270 P.3d 192
• Simonson v. Schaefer 2013 OK 25, 301 P.3d 413
• Smith v. Smith, 2013 OK CIV APP 54, 305 P.3d 1054
• Ballinger v. Ballinger, 2014 OK CIV APP 92, 340 P.3d 644
• Hamm v. Hamm 2015 OK 27, 350 P.3d 124

Contact Info:

Hester, Schem, Hester, and Dionisio
16311 Sonoma Park Dr., Edmond, OK 73013 (Map/Directions)
Phone: (405) 705-5900
Fax: (405) 705-5906
Email:
Website: www.hesterlaw.net