Cary E. Hiltgen

For more than thirty years, Mr. Hiltgen has focused his practice in the areas of products liability defense, insurance defense, commercial litigation, and transportation litigation. He continues to add to that experience through the representation of companies of consumer goods and products, manufacturing industries and the insurance market. Mr. Hiltgen and his firm have represented a number of national and international corporations, serving as national, regional, and local trial counsel. Mr. Hiltgen is a long-time active member of DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar. He has both served on and worked with DRI's Board of Directors and DRI's Law Institute. Mr. Hiltgen served as President of DRI in 2010 and is currently a Senior Advisor for DRI. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Cary E. Hiltgen included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Who's Who Legal of Business Lawyers, The International Bar Association, 2009 - 2011 Who's Who Legal of Product Liability Lawyers, The International Bar Association, 2008 - 2011 Oklahoma Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2019 Terex Corporation Outstanding Product Liability Attorney, 2003 DRI Leadership Award, 2003 DRI Service Award, 2006 Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel Recognition of Merit, 2006 AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Terex Corporation Outstanding Product Liability Attorney 2003, 2006, 2010 Other Sources of Feedback About Cary E. Hiltgen Included on the 2025Oklahoma Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2023 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2022 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2021 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2020 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2019 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2018 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2017 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2016 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2015 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2014 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2013 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2012 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2011 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2010 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2009 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2008 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2007 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2006 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list

• President

• Rambo v. American Southern Insurance Company
• Citation: 839 F.2d 1415
• Court: 10th Cir
• Year: 1988
• Midwest Grain Products of Illinois, Inc. v. Productization, Inc
• Citation: 228 F.3d 784
• Court: 7th Cir
• Year: 2000
• Kinserlow v. CMI Corp
• Citation: 217 F.3d 1021
• Court: 8th Cir
• Shore Slurry Seal, Inc. v. CMI Corp
• Citation: 964 F.Supp 152
• Court: D.N.J.
• Year: 1997

• Oklahoma, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1981
• U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1981
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1995
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2011
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2003

• DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, 1986 - Present (Member)
• DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, - 2012 (Senior Advisor)
• DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, - 2011 (Immediate Past President)
• DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, - 2010 (President)
• DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, - 2009 (President-Elect)
• DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, - 2008 (First Vice President)
• DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, - 2007 (Second Vice President)
• DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar , 2003 - 2006 (Board of Directors)
• Law Institute Committee, 2001 - 2006 (Member)
• Products Liability Committee, 2001 - 2003 (Chair)
• Products Liability Committee, 1999 - 2001 (Vice-Chair)
• Agricultural, Construction, Mining and Industrial Equipment SLG, 1997 - 1999 (Co-Chairman)
• Fire & Property Damage SLG, 1995 - 1997 (Co-Chairman)
• Lawyers for Civil Justice, 2007 - Present (Board Member)
• International Association of Defense Counsel , 1988 - Present (Member)
• Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, 2010 - Present (Member)
• Products Liability Advisory Council, 2006 - Present (Member)
• National Association of Railroad Trial Council, 2011 - Present (Member)
• Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, 2003 - Present (Member)
• Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Oklahoma Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Trucking Industry Defense Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Tau Kappa Epsilon