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Biography

Danya Bundy represents individuals in prenuptial agreement negotiations and in family law disputes involving child custody, alimony, child support, and domestic violence claims. Fluent in Arabic and German, she advises on international matters, including Hague treaty child abduction claims. Danya is one of few attorneys in private practice with extensive first-chair jury trial experience defending parents in parental rights cases, as she has tried six such jury trials to verdict. Her deep background in juvenile deprived proceedings enhances her expertise in contested guardianships, especially when the potential guardian resides in another state.

Danya has completed numerous advocacy programs, including the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' Institute for Family Law Associates, the AAML / Harvard Law Negotiation Seminar for Family Law Lawyers, and the National Criminal Defense College's cross-examination workshop. In 2022, she completed the immersive 8-day trial advocacy program at the National Family Law Trial Institute, becoming one of only seven Oklahoma attorneys with the achievement. The following year, she returned for the Advanced Business Valuation course taught by expert valuator Jay Fishman and Judge Tim Madden.

Her peers and judges recognize her for her work ethic and professionalism. Following a recent jury trial, an observer noted, "Danya did a fantastic job," and, "She clearly knew the case very well, the weak spots of the State's case and was an excellent advocate." She works with parents with mental health histories and substance abuse addiction challenges, and she represents domestic violence victims against their abusers. Her courtroom experience in those complex, high-stakes cases and her ongoing professional development and training make her a fierce advocate in the family court arena. Danya was a contributing author for the Chambers® Family Law 2023 guide, and she frequently speaks on topics affecting HNW individuals involved in divorce, such as above-the-guidelines child support.

Danya is a top-flight family law practitioner, licensed to practice in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Works at
Bundy

4 Best Lawyers awards

Bundy logo

Locations

Languages

  • Arabic
  • German

Education

  • University of Tulsa, J.D., graduated 2018
  • University of Tulsa, B.S., graduated 2015

Bar Admissions

  • Oklahoma, 2018
  • Arkansas, Arkansas Bar Association, 2024

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma

Affiliations

  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts - Member
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
  • Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Family Law
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2022-2025 for work in:
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice - 2025
  • Family Law - 2025
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice - 2024
  • Family Law - 2024
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice - 2023
  • Family Law - 2023
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice - 2022
  • Family Law - 2022
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Juvenile Practice
Special Focus:
  • Alimony
Awards:

Q&A

I represent individuals in family law matters, including divorces, child custody disputes, and contested guardianships. In many cases, my job is to gather and review financial information to help determine what is the value of a marital estate. Our law firm emphasizes the importance of having strong trial skills, so we spend a lot of time in advocacy skills training. My work has an international component as well. I represent foreign nationals in family law and civil and criminal investigations.

I am often asked what I anticipate will be the outcome of a hearing or trial. People naturally want to know what to expect and some degree of certainty, but when it comes to trial we simply cannot assure an outcome. There are too many moving parts and there is too much discretion with the factfinder to be able to offer certainty. Another common question I am asked by potential clients is what makes us different from the lawyer two doors down. The answer is simple: we don’t stop learning. We invest in ourselves, we go to trainings and learn from the best lawyers in the nation, we keep ourselves informed of developments in the law, and never let a day go by without learning something new.

The most memorable case this past year was a parental rights jury trial. In the midst of the pandemic, while I was 6 months pregnant, I tried the only jury trial going in our jurisdiction. Strangely, a bond developed with everyone involved in the trial, including the attorneys, court staff, the judge, our client, and the jury panel. There was a shared sense and recognition that we each had an incredibly important job to do and that at the end of the week the outcome would affect many people's lives.

The most challenging thing in our area of the law is knowing that the outcome will impact the client's life and future in a very meaningful way. Fortunately, we have seen many successful outcomes, especially in guardianships, where we had confidence that at the end of the case the minor children involved were in good hands and would receive excellent care.

During law school I worked at several law firms, including the public defender's office and for an immigration attorney. During that time, I saw some family law attorneys who were partners at a law firm devote their time and energy every single day to obtaining the best outcome for their clients. Specifically, they were doing things different than other lawyers in town and as a result winning contested matters consistently. Clients were going through the darkest times in their lives and many times these attorneys were the only people on their client’s side. What I saw from them inspired me to work in family law.

Our clients benefit from the high practice standards that we have adopted and to which we all aspire. We have sought out and incorporated rules of conduct to guide our work. Working with our office is a different experience from most law firms, because we have implemented things like automatic document generation for forms and automatic text reminders to clients for important events. The idea behind these technologies is to free up the lawyers to do what we do best: advise and advocate, and give each client the best experience and representation that we can.

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