MEMBERS OF FIRM
Allen E. Barrow, Jr. (President) born Savannah, Georgia, December 14, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma University (B.B.A., 1967); Tulsa University (J.D., 1969). Member, Legal Committee, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1982-1994. Member, Board of Corrections, State of Oklahoma, 1985-1989. Advisory Director, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Member: Tulsa County (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1992), Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Tulsa County Bar Foundation (Sustaining Fellow); Oklahoma Bar Foundation (Sustaining Fellow). [Captain, U.S. Army 1970-1971]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning.Email: Allen E. Barrow, Jr.
William R. Grimm (Shareholder) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Oklahoma; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., Accounting and Finance, 1970; J.D., 1973). Recipient: OBA President's Award for Outstanding Leadership Service, 2004; Gary C. Clark TCBA Distinguished Service Award, 2003; Neil E. Bogan TCBA Professionalism Award, 2002; TCBA Distinguished Service Award, 1989 and 1990. Member: Vision 2000 Criminal Justice Task Force, 1993-1996; Law Enforcement Consolidation Task Force, 1992-1993. Trustee, Skiatook Reservoir Authority, 1981-1989. Author: "A Practical Approach to Professionalism," Tulsa Lawyer, June 1990. Co-Author: "Oklahoma Standards of Professionalism," adopted by OBA, 2002. Faculty Member: 2004 OBA Winter Judicial Conference. Member: Hudson Chapter, American Inns of Court, 1989-1992. Listed in: Who's Who in American Lawyers, 2000; Strathmore's Who's Who in Law, Millennium Edition. Member: Oklahoma (President, 2006; Vice President, 2004; Board of Governors, 1996-1998; 2004-2007; OBA Professional Responsibility Commission, 2009-2010), Tulsa County (President, 1991-1992; Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1993; Chairman, Centennial Celebration, 2000-2003) and American (Delegate, 1992, 2005-2006; Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1991-1993, 2005) Bar Associations; Tulsa Lawyers for Children, Inc.; American Board of Trial Advocates; Tulsa Title and Probate Lawyers Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Tulsa County Bar Foundation (President, 1992-1993; Director, 1992-1998; Charter Fellow); Oklahoma Bar Foundation (Board of Trustees, 2005-2006; Benefactor Fellow, 2004). Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Trial Practice; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: William R. Grimm
William E. Farrior (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, April 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama; 1977, Oklahoma, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1971); University of Alabama (J.D., 1976); Southern Methodist University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1977). Chairman, St. Simeon's Episcopal Home, Inc., 2008-2009. Trustee, St. Simeon's Foundation, 2006-2009. Member: Tulsa County (Vice President, 2006-2007), Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Tulsa County Bar Foundation (Director, 2006-2009); Oklahoma Bar Foundation (Trustee, 2007-2009). Reported Cases: Beacon Realty Investments Co. v. Cantrell, 771 P. 2d 602 (Okla. 1989); Mauerman v. Commissioner, 65 T.C.M. 1772 (1993) rev'd. and rem'd. 22 F.3d 1001 (10th Cir. 1994), 69 T.C.M. 2765 (1995); Fisher v. Commissioner, 64 T.C.M. 1670 (1992), rev'd. and rem'd 45 F. 3d 396 (10th Cir. 1995). Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law.Email: William E. Farrior
Robert B. Sartin (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., Finance, 1985; J.D., 1988). Member: Tulsa County (President, 2002-2003; Outstanding Young Lawyer, 1995; Member: Executive Committee, 1996-1997, 1998-2004; Board of Directors, 1993-1994, 1996-2004; Member, 1988-1996 and Chairperson, 1993-1994, Young Lawyers Committee) and Oklahoma (Member: Board of Governors, 2004-2006, 1998; Civil Procedure Committee, 1990-1995; Administration of Justice Committee, 1991-1996; Member, 1993-1999 and Chairperson, 1998, Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors) Bar Associations; Tulsa County Bar Foundation (President, 2003-2004 and Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2004); Oklahoma Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Health Care Litigation; Employment Litigation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning.Email: Robert B. Sartin
Bruce E. Roach, Jr. (Shareholder) born Overland Park, Kansas, March 22, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma; 1997, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., Finance 1992); Washburn University (J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Washburn Law Journal. Chairman, Tulsa County Bar Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, 2008-2009. Member, Charity Golf Tournament Board, Tulsa County Bar Foundation, 2003-2009. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and Kansas Bar Associations; Oklahoma Bar Foundation; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Estate Planning.Email: Bruce E. Roach, Jr.
John E. Harper, Jr. (Shareholder) born Arlington, Texas, January 31, 1973; admitted to bar, 1997, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2000, Courts of the Cherokee Nation; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; 2003, Courts of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., with special distinction, 1994; J.D., 1997). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Cherokee Nation and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: SENTO Const. Co. v. The Ross Group Const. Corp., 2007 OK CIV APP 117, 172 P.3d 241; Eastern Oklahoma Bldg. & Const. Trades Council v. Pitts, 2003 OK 113, 82 P 3d 1008. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Litigation; Surety Law.Email: John E. Harper, Jr.
Wm. Brad Heckenkemper (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1980, Oklahoma; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., 1977); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1979). Member: Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary, 2003-2011. Adjunct Settlement Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma and Tulsa County Court. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association (Member, Professional Responsibility Commission, 2004-2006). Fellow: Oklahoma Bar Foundation; Tulsa County Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Bankruptcy Law.Email: Wm. Brad Heckenkemper
ASSOCIATES
Christopher A. Barrow (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 19, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2004, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.S., 1998); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Order of the Advocates. Recipient, Commendation Award for Excellent Achievement in Study of Wills, Trusts & Estates. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law.Email: Christopher A. Barrow
Adam K. Marshall (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); University of Oklahoma (M.B.A., 2003; J.D., with distinction, 2003). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Barristers. Member, Oklahoma Law Review. Author: "Oil & Gas Law: Royalty Valuation: Rogers v. Westerman Farm Co.: Burdening Lessees with an Implied Duty to Deliver Gas to a Marketable Location," 56 Okla L. Rev. 233 (2003). Member: Tulsa County, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Litigation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Asset Protection; Tribal Business Transactions.Email: Adam K. Marshall
Matthew S. Farris (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Education: University of North Carolina at Greensboro (B.S., cum laude, 1999); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Energy Law Journal. Recipient: CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in the study of Property Law, Decedents' Estates and Trusts. Member: Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Estate Planning; Construction Law.Email: Matthew S. Farris
Cori D. Powell (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Oklahoma; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., Economics, 2003); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member, Oklahoma Law Review. Order of the Coif. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards, Family Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure II, Wills and Trusts; Supreme Court Decision Making. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Construction Law.Email: Cori D. Powell
Timothy L. Rogers (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S.B.A., Economics, 2005); University of Tulsa (J.D., with honor, 2008) Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Delta Phi. Council, Oak/Johnson-Sontag Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award-Constitutional Law II. Editor, Tulsa Law Review. Member: Tulsa County (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2008), Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Surety Law; Business Litigation; Civil Practice; Construction Law.Email: Timothy L. Rogers
OF COUNSEL
J. Thomas Mason (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, February 2, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1963); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1966). Recipient, Tulsa County Golden Rule Award, 2005. Assistant District Attorney, Tulsa County, 1967. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Business Law; Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation; Real Estate Transactions.Email: J. Thomas Mason
Gerald G. Stamper (Of Counsel) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1936; admitted to bar, 1959, Oklahoma; 1963, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1965, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; 1967, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Supreme Court; 1968, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 2000, Courts of the Cherokee Nation; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 2003, Courts of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1957; LL.B., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Judge, Oklahoma Temporary Court of Appeals, 1982-1984. Lecturer, Engineering Extension, Oklahoma State University. Construction and Commercial Disputes Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1980-1998. Member, Professional Advisory Board, The College of Architecture, University of Oklahoma. Past Affiliate Director, AIA Northeastern Oklahoma. Past President, Tulsa Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry, 1976) and Cherokee Nation and Muscogee (Creek) Nation Bar Associations; Associated General Contractors of America (Oklahoma Building Chapter); Associated Builders and Contractors of Oklahoma. [Lt., USNR, active duty, 1959-1964]. Practice Areas: Construction and Surety Law.Email: Gerald G. Stamper
Thomas D. Robertson (Of Counsel) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1979, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1975); Emory University (J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Emory National Trial Competition Team, 1977. Trial Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Atlanta Regional Litigation Center, 1978-1979. Member, Planning Committee, Tulane University School of Law, Multi-State Labor and Employment Seminar, 1984. Adjunct Professor, Human Resources Law, Tulsa Community College, 1994-1998. Member: Tulsa County (Member: Board of Directors, 2002-2003; 2005-2006), Oklahoma (Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1990) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Management Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Thomas D. Robertson
Bradley K. Beasley (Of Counsel) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 18, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Oklahoma; 1994, Wyoming; 1998, Montana. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Curule Chair. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar; State Bar of Montana. (Also Partner, Boesche McDermott LLP). Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking Law; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Sports Law.Email: Bradley K. Beasley
David A. Johnson (Of Counsel) born Evansville, Indiana, September 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. [Capt., Judge Advocate, USAF, 1969-1973]. (Also Partner, Boesche McDermott LLP). Practice Areas: Aviation; Corporate Law; International Law; Litigation; Estate Planning.Email: David A. Johnson
Michael S. Forsman (Of Counsel) born Dayton, Ohio, February 22, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1971). Life Member, Board of Directors, Tulsa Boy's Home. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. (Also Of Counsel to Boesche McDermott LLP, Tulsa, Oklahoma). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Banking Law; Corporate Law.Email: Michael S. Forsman