## How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for Oklahoma statutory attorney fees - 12 O.S. § 686 is **12 O.S. § 686**.

> **12 O.S. § 686.** In any civil action for the recovery of money, the prevailing party shall be entitled to have and recover attorney fees in addition to the judgment.

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## Sources

- [12 O.S. § 686 — Attorney fees in civil actions](https://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/2023/title-12/civil-procedure/686/)

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Attorney Fees Guide for Oklahoma

Oklahoma American Rule. § 936 is workhorse mandatory fee-shifting in contract cases. Strong anti-SLAPP. No numerical multiplier cap.

42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Civil Rights Attorney's Fees)

Title VII (federal employment discrimination)

Americans with Disabilities Act

Fair Labor Standards Act

Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act

Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act

Oklahoma Contract / Open Account Fee-Shifting

Oklahoma Offer of Judgment

Oklahoma Wage Statute

Oklahoma Open Records Act

Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act (Anti-SLAPP)

Oklahoma Frivolous Claim Statute

Oklahoma Bad-Faith Personal Injury Reimbursement

It shall be lawful for an attorney to contract for a percentage or portion of the proceeds of a client's cause of action or claim not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the net amount of such judgment as may be recovered, or such compromise as may be made, whether the same arises ex contractu or ex delicto, and no compromise or settlement entered into by a client without such attorney's consent shall affect or abrogate the lien provided for in this chapter. Provided that all such contracts in personal injury or wrongful death cases including, but not restricted to, cases in which jurisdiction is in the Industrial Commission, shall be void and unenforceable (1) if secured as a result of the intervention of any laymen, association, or corporation for compensation, or promise of compensation, or anticipation of gift, compensation or hope of reward, or (2) where any laymen, association or corporation has a direct or indirect interest in, or growing out of, any judgment arising out of such claim recovery or compensation from, or settlement of any such claim.

Oklahoma allows prevailing parties in civil actions for money recovery to recover attorney fees in addition to the judgment.

attorney fee in US-OK is governed by 5 O.S. § 7.