Annie Ruttkay

Born and raised in California, Annie Ruttkay is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, with degrees in International Relations and Spanish.

She obtained her Juris Doctorate from the Oklahoma City University School of Law. While in law school, Annie won CALI Excellence Awards for the highest scoring grades in her class in Civil Practice & Procedure II and Evidence in Practice. Annie also served as a member on the Oklahoma City Law Review and published a comment on Oklahoma’s Stand Your Ground laws. During her time in law school, she was also a member of the International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi.

After law school, sensing a call to help others, Annie served as an Assistant Public Defender in Oklahoma County. There, she managed a felony docket involving cases ranging from DUI’s to First Degree Murder. She gained experience conducting preliminary hearings, evidentiary hearings, revocation hearings, jury trials, bench trials, and blind pleas.

After leaving the Public Defender’s Office, Annie went into private practice as a criminal defense attorney.

In her free time, Annie enjoys traveling and spending time with her rescue dog, Kobe.