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Doerner Saunders Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P. is one of Oklahoma's oldest law firms. Today, the Firm's lawyers engage in virtually every major area of civil practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and throughout the nation. The Firm has built a strong reputation for more than 100 years of commitment to its clients, its profession and its community. Service to its clients is and always has been the principal philosophy of Doerner Saunders, from the selective recruitment and hiring of attorneys to the day to day response to clients' opportunities and needs.

Statement of Practice

Federal Civil Practice, State Civil Practice, Administrative Law, Appellate Practice, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Loan Workouts, Construction Law, Consumer Credit, Corporate, Commercial and Securities, Employment and Labor, Environmental, ERISA and Employee Benefits, Estates, Trusts and Probate, Family Law, General Litigation, Health Care, Indian Law, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, International Business, Mediation and Arbitration, Media and First Amendment Law, Medicare/Medicaid Fraud and Abuse, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Oil and Gas, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Products Liability, Public Trust and Tax Exempt Financing, Real Estate, Rural Water District Competition, Securities Litigation, Small Business and Venture Capital, Taxation, Telecommunications, Toxic Tort Litigation and Workers' Compensation.

Representative Clients:

AEP/Public Service Company of Oklahoma
United States Cellular Telephone Company
St. John Medical Center, Inc.
Community Care HMO, Inc.
Preferred Community Choice/CompMed, Inc.
St. Simeon's Nursing Home
Tulsa Psychiatric Center
American Bank and Trust Co.
Flint Resources Company
Smith Barney
Citigroup, Inc.
KOTV, Inc.
Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Company
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
QuikTrip Corporation
Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority
Unit Corp.
Pepsi Bottling Group
Piping Companies, Inc.
Bama Pie, Ltd.
LCI International Communications
Paragon Films, Inc.
Kmart Corporation
Dillard's, Inc.
Explorer Pipeline, Inc.
Sequoyah Fuels Corp.
Griffin Communications
Paragon Films, Inc.
Heritage Operating L.P.
Titan Propane LLC
Sand Springs Home
Trust Company of Oklahoma
The Nordam Group
Hanley & Bird
Reasor's, Inc.
Inversness Village
Tulsa Airport Improvements Trust
City of Tulsa.

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Address

Suite 500
320 South Boston Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74103-3725, (Osage & Tulsa Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 918-582-1211
Fax: 918-591-5360

Website

http://www.dsda.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For complete biographical data on Oklahoma City Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

PARTNERS

Sam P. Daniel (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, December 20, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Oklahoma. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1954); University of Oklahoma (LL.B., 1959). Master Emeritus, American Inns of Court, Hudson-Hall-Wheaton Chapter, Tulsa, Oklahoma. President, Tulsa County Bar Association, 1986-1987. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation and Family Law, 1983-2000. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Tulsa, 1990, 1992. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, 1981. Certified Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1984-2000. [Capt., USAF, 1955-1957]. Practice Areas: Family Law; General Civil and Business Litigation.Email: Sam P. Daniel

William C. Anderson (Partner) born Canton, Ohio, November 14, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Oklahoma. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1963); University of Michigan (J.D., 1966). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. A.P. Murrah, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1966-1967. Listed in "Best Lawyers in America." Master Emeritus, American Inns of Court, Council Oaks Chapter, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Public Authority Finance; Real Estate; Litigation.Email: William C. Anderson

G. Michael Lewis (Partner) born Pampa, Texas, July 26, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Associate Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1965-1967. [Capt., U.S. Army, JAGC, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Legal Ethics; Medical Ethics; Health and Hospital Law; Utility Law Litigation; Environmental Law Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Insurance Defense; Health Care Litigation; Asbestos Defense; Toxic Tort Defense.Email: G. Michael Lewis

Lawrence T. Chambers, Jr. (Partner) born Altus, Oklahoma, February 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. Article and Book Review Editor, 1971 and Associate Editor, 1971-1972 Oklahoma Law Review. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Law; Securities; Finance; Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate; Corporate Governance; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Asset Protection.Email: Lawrence T. Chambers, Jr.

Dallas E. Ferguson (Partner) born Blackwell, Oklahoma, December 20, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1973, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell College (B.A., 1968); Columbia University (J.D., 1971). Law Clerk to Hon. A.P. Murrah, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1971-1972. Listed, Outstanding Young Lawyer, Tulsa County Bar Association, 1980. Member: Board of Directors, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, 2002—; President, 2002; Board of Directors, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oklahoma Chapter, 2002—; Board of Directors, Tulsa Philharmonic, 1994-2002. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Telecommunications Law; Public Utility Law; Federal Practice; Real Estate Foreclosure; Regulatory Law.Email: Dallas E. Ferguson

Sam G. Bratton II (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, December 23, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Oklahoma. Education: University of New Mexico (B.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1974). National Moot Court Team, 1973. Adjunct Settlement Judge, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Special Judge, Oklahoma Court of Appeals, Temporary Division, 1980-1982. Listed: Best Lawyers in America, 1987—; Who's Who in American Law. Director, 1994— and Chair, 1998, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1994—. Chair, Advisory Committee on Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1995—. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization; Financial Restructuring; Workouts; Creditors Rights.Email: Sam G. Bratton II

Gary M. McDonald (Partner) born Berlin, Germany, January 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Oklahoma. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Member, Arkansas Law Review, 1973-1975. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1987—. Chairman, Tulsa County Bar Professional Responsibility Grievance Committee, 1993-1994. Member: Tulsa County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1994-1996; Secretary, 1997-1998); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Gary M. McDonald

H. Wayne Cooper (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 31, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.S.M.E., 1968); University of Nevada (M.B.A., 1971); University of Tulsa (J.D., with highest honors, 1975). Managing Editor, Tulsa Law Journal, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to Hon. William J. Holloway, Jr., Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 1975-1976. Co-author, Vols. 3A and 3B, Vernon's Oklahoma Forms 2d, Business Organizations (West Group). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities Law. [Capt., USAF, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Securities; Franchising Law; Public Offerings; Private Placement; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Oil and Gas Law.Email: H. Wayne Cooper

Kevin C. Coutant (Partner) born Manhattan, Kansas, July 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1974); University of Texas ( J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning; Oil and Gas; Banking Law.Email: Kevin C. Coutant

William F. Riggs (Partner) born Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Oklahoma. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., honors, 1976; B.S.P.A., honors, 1976; J.D., high honors, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Arkansas Law Review, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Securities Law; Uniform Commercial Code Law; Intellectual Property; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Partnership Law; Commercial Law; Uniform Commercial Code; Public Finance; Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Public Offerings; Securities Offerings; Private Placement.Email: William F. Riggs

Lewis N. Carter (Partner) born Wichita Falls, Texas, June 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Oklahoma. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1973); University of Texas; University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1980). Member, Oklahoma Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, University of Oklahoma, 1979-1980. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Arbitration; ERISA Litigation; Consumer Credit; Immigration and Naturalization.Email: Lewis N. Carter

Linda Crook Martin (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, November 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Oklahoma; 2005, Arkansas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., with honors, 1972; J.D., 1980). Mining Commissioner, State of Oklahoma, 2000-2004. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law, 2006-2007. Recipient: Women in Law Mona Lambird Award, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2003; Tulsa County Bar Association Golden Rule Award for Professionalism, 1998; Trailblazer for Women in Law 2002. Member: Tulsa County (Member, Board of Directors, 1986), Oklahoma (Co-Chair, Women in Law Conference, 1996-1997) and American (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources; Energy; Environment) Bar Associations; Tulsa Women's Lawyers Association (President, 1986-1987). Practice Areas: Environmental Law(85%); Rural Water District Law(5%); Rural Electric Co-op Defense; General Civil Litigation(10%); Environmental Litigation; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Compliance.Email: Linda Crook Martin

James Patrick McCann (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, October 8, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1976, California; 1979, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and U.S. Tax Court; 1981, Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of San Francisco (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975). Adjunct Faculty, University of Tulsa College of Law, 1989—. Senior Adjunct Settlement Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1990—. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; State Bar of California; Iowa State Bar Association; American Inns of Court, Council Oak/ Johnson-Sontag Chapter (Master). [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1973-1981]. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Federal Practice; Mediation; Arbitration; Franchise Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Antitrust; Trade Regulation; Insurance Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation.Email: James Patrick McCann

Richard H. Foster (Partner) born Winchester, Kansas, September 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Kansas University (B.S., 1979); Duke University (J.D., 1982). Certified Public Accountant, Oklahoma, 1984. Practice Areas: Accountants Liability; Aviation Law; Business Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Trade Secrets.Email: Richard H. Foster

S. Douglas Dodd (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 21, 1949; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma; 1987, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma; 2004, Supreme Court of the United States. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1981). Defense Counsel Section, Media Law Resource Center; Term Master, American Inns of Court, Council Oaks-Johnson-Sontag Chapter, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Listed, Best lawyers in America, First Amendment Law, 1995-2006. Law Clerk to Hon. James O. Ellison, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1982. Chairman, Communications Committee, Oklahoma Bar Association. Member, National Diabetes Advisory Board, 1985-1987. Chairman of the Board, American Diabetes Association, Inc., 1987-1988. Member, Board of Directors, Tulsa County Bar Association, 1987-1988. Former President and Member, Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. [1st LT. USAF, Ret.]. Practice Areas: Media and First Amendment Law; Personal Injury Defense; Civil Practice; College and University Law; Copyright Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Tort Defense.Email: S. Douglas Dodd

Elise Dunitz Brennan (Partner) born Dearborn, Michigan, June 29, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Oklahoma. Education: Newcomb College at Tulane University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Michigan (M.S.W., 1978); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Barristers. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" for over 10 years. Member: American Health Lawyers Association (Chairman, Credentialing and Peer Review, 1997-2000; Board of Directors, 2000-2006; Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Service, 2001-2003; Chairman, Public Interest and Member, Executive Committee, 2004-2006); American Bar Association Health Law Forum; AMA Doctors Advisory Network; Oklahoma Health Lawyers Association (President, 1997). Practice Areas: Managed Care(20%); Health Care(60%); Dispute Resolution(20%); Hospital Law; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Elise Dunitz Brennan

Jon E. Brightmire (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., with honors, 1982); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1985). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Federal Practice; Appellate Practice; Labor and Employment; ERISA.Email: Jon E. Brightmire

Tom Q. Ferguson (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Oklahoma. Education: Northeastern Oklahoma State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with highest honors, 1987). Order of the Coif. Order of the Barristers. Editor-in-Chief, Oklahoma Law Review. Member: National Moot Court Team, 1986; National Appellate Advocacy Team, 1986. Author: "Attorneys: Deterrence of Improper Pleading Practices By Awards of Attorneys' Fees," 39 Oklahoma Law Review 59, 1986. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Employment Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Media Law; Administrative Law; Antitrust; Unfair Competition; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Health Care; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets; Oil and Gas Law; Regulatory Law; Utility Law; Contracts; Commercial Torts.Email: Tom Q. Ferguson

Rebecca McCarthy Fowler (Partner) born Kingsville, Texas, January 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1989, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 7th, 10th and 11th Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1978); University of Tulsa (J.D., with highest honors, 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Curule Chair. Articles Editor, 1988-1989, Tulsa Law Journal. Regular Contributing Author to Oklahoma Employment Law Letter. Co-Author, Oklahoma Chapter of the ABA Sales and Use Tax Handbook, Member, OBA State Tax Legislative and Regulatory Review Committee. Member: Oklahoma and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section, Tax Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: State Tax Controversies; Federal Tax Controversies; Tax Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Health Care.Email: Rebecca McCarthy Fowler

Kristen L. Brightmire (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 1,1966; admitted to bar, 1990, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., 1987); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta; National Moot Court Team; Negotiations Team; Order of Barristers; Order of the Curule (Chair). Recipient, University Scholarship. Member, Tulsa Law Journal. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association (Member, Labor Law Section; Chair, Committee on Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions, 1994-1995). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits Litigation.Email: Kristen L. Brightmire

Michael C. Redman (Partner) born Miami, Florida, December 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Oklahoma; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., Economics, with honors, 1985; J.D., with distinction, 1988). American Inns of Court, W. Lee Johnson, Robert D. Hudson and Hudson-Hall-Wheaton, Chapters. Member, Oklahoma Law Review, 1986-1988. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas R. Brett, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1988-1990. Member, Advisory Panel, Overseeing Implementation of the Civil Justice and Reform Act of 1990, 1995-2000. Director: Young Lawyers' Division, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1993-1995. Contributing Author: Media Privacy and Related Law, 50 State Survey, Libel Defense Resource Center. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Unfair Competition; Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Media Law.Email: Michael C. Redman

Steven K. Metcalf (Partner) born San Diego, California, February 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S.E.T., 1980); University of Tulsa (J.D., with honors, 1991). Order of the Curule Chair. Senior Staff, 1989-1990 and Senior Editor, 1990-1991, Tulsa Law Journal. Pupil, American Inns of Court, Robert D. Hudson Chapter XXXII, 1990-1991. Author: "The Right to Vote of the Mentally Disabled in Oklahoma: A Case Study in Overinclusive Language and Fundamental Rights," 25 Tulsa Law Journal 171; "The Oklahoma Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974: Ingenuity in Submitting to the Process," 25 Tulsa Law Journal 843. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Construction Mediation; Construction Arbitration; Mechanics Liens; Materialmens Liens; Lien Foreclosure; Payment Bond Enforcement; Performance Bond Enforcement; Construction Contract Drafting and Negotiation; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Steven K. Metcalf

James C. Milton (Partner) born McAlester, Oklahoma. June 27, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Oklahoma; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S.B.A., 1988); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1995). Omicron Delta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor and Recipient, Outstanding Editor Award, Texas Law Review, 1994-1995. National Products Liability Moot Court Team (1st Place and Best Brief), 1994. Author: "An Appellate Practitioner's War Story: Fighting an Emergency Request for Injunction Pending Appeal," Appellate Advocacy Newsletter, TIPS Appellate Advocacy Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, at p. 1, Spring, 2000. Board of Advocates, 1994-1995. Associate Member, American Inns of Court, Hudson-Hall-Wheaton Chapter, 1996-2002. The Journal Record, Achievers Under 40, 2006. Member: Tulsa County (Continuing Legal Education Committee, Chair, 2003-2004) and Oklahoma (Civil Procedure Committee, 2000— Chair, 2006) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Pittsburg County Rural Water Dist. No. 7 v. McAlester, No. 97-CV-185-B, 1997 WL 835210 (E.D. Okla., Nov. 26, 1997); Pittsburg County Rural Water Dist. No. 7 v. McAlester, 211 F.3d 1279, 2000 WL 525942 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 1011 (2000); Sequoyah County Rural Water Dist. No. 7 v. Town of Muldrow, 191 F.3d 1192 (10th Cir., 1999), cert. denied, 529 U.S. 1037, 529 U.S. 1049 (2000); Pittsburg County Rural Water Dist. No. 7 v. McAlester, 358 F.3d 694 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 543 U.S. __ (2004); City of Elk City v. Beckham County Rural Water Dist. No. 3, No. CIV-06-0035-F, 2006 WL 682035 (W.D. Okla., March 14, 2006); Beckham County Rural Water Dist. No. 3 v. City of Elk City, No. CIV-05-1485-F, 2006 WL 682036 (W.D. Okla., March 14, 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Municipal Competition; Antitrust; Appellate Practice; Consumer Credit; Elder Abuse; Insurance Coverage; Municipal Law; Municipal Utility Law; Municipal Utility Regulation; Water Utilities; Public Utility Regulation; Natural Resources; Water Rights; Water Law; Professional Malpractice; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: James C. Milton

William H. Spitler (Partner) born Princeton, Illinois, March 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2009, Arkansas. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., 1996); University of Arkansas (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Arkansas Law Review, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Employment Litigation; Construction Law.Email: William H. Spitler

ASSOCIATES

N. Lance Bryan (Associate) born November 28, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., Political Science and Economics, summa cum laude, 2000); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2003). Member, Mock Trial Team (two-time winner, regional competition of the Texas Young Lawyer's Association National Trial Competition). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Environmental Law; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Law.Email: N. Lance Bryan

Chad J. Kutmas (Associate) born Kirksville, Missouri, November 28, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Oklahoma. Education: Unversity of Arkansas (B.A., 1999); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Hon. Terrence L. Michael, Chief Judge and Judge, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Tenth Circuit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation.Email: Chad J. Kutmas

Heather Flynn Earnhart (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., Psychology, 1997); University of Oklahoma (M.P.H., 2002); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: CALI Excellence of the Future Award; Community Health Foundation Scholarship. Named Outstanding Academic Student for the College of Public Health Policy and Administration. Notes and Comments Editor, Tulsa Law Review, 2001-2002. Author, Comment, "In Utero Endangerment and Mandatory Drug Testing: Public Health Issues from Conception," 26 Tulsa L.J. 649 (2001). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Practice; Intellectual Property; Trademarks.Email: Heather Flynn Earnhart

E. McLaine DeWitt Herndon (Associate) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Oklahoma. Education: University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain (1995); University of Tulsa (B.A., majors in English Language and Literature and minor in Spanish Language and Literature, 1996); University of Tulsa School of Law (J.D. with Honors, 2005). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Kappa Delta Pi. Recipient, Norman-Hix Scholarship for Law; BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law. Notes and Comments Editor, Tulsa Law Review. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Employment Litigation; Administrative Law; Asbestos Defense; Natural Resources; Water Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: E. McLaine DeWitt Herndon

Courtney Bru (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia; 2006, Oklahoma. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Media Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Courtney Bru

Matthew L. Christensen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., Cum Laude, 2002); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Articles Editor, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. [United States Marine Corps]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Matthew L. Christensen

Bryan J. Nowlin (Associate) born bnowlin@dsda.com; admitted to bar, 2006, Oklahoma. Education: Boston College (B.A., History, Magna Cum Laude, 2002); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Editor-in-chief, American Indian Law Review. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure; American Indian Law Review Award; Dean's Award for Advocacy. Participated: National Moot Court Competitions; The Tulane Sports Law Competition, 2005; National Entertainment Law Competition, 2004, brief placed first in the nation. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Conflicts in Sovereignty: Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, 30 AM. INDIAN LAW REV. 175, 2005. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Indian Law; Fiduciary Litigation; Trust Litigation.

Alicia J. Edwards (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Oklahoma; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (M.S., 1995; Ph.D., 1999); University of Tulsa (J.D. with highest honors, 2007). Phi Delta Phi. Phi Beta Kappa. Valedictorian, Class of Spring 2007. Chair, Order of the Curule. Articles Research Editor, Tulsa Law Review, 2006-2007. National Merit Scholar. Recipient: Outstanding Student Award, Oklahoma Bar Association; Fenelon Boesche Award; Judge Tom Brett Criminal Law Award; George and Jean Price Award; F.M. Rowell, Sr., Award; Judge W. Lee Johnson Award; CALI Excellence for the Future Award. Participant, University of Tulsa Summer Institute in European and International Law in Dublin, Ireland. Board Member, Tulsa Zoo Friends, Inc. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property; Environmental Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Alicia J. Edwards

Kassandra M. Bentley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Oklahoma. Education: John Brown University (B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 2004); University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 2007). Member, Federalist Society. President, Christian Legal Society. 2006 Presidential Scholar, University of Arkansas School of Law. Note and Comment Editor, Arkansas Law Review, 2006-2007. Recipient, Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for highest academic achievement. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation.Email: Kassandra M. Bentley

Hiliary L. Velandia (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Oklahoma. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., Spanish, 2001; J.D. 2007). Order of the Coif. Member, Phi Beta Delta International Scholar Honor Society. Articles Editor, Kansas Law Review, 2006-2007. Pro bono Attorney, Hispanic Community, Tulsa. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Health Care; Immigration Law.Email: Hiliary L. Velandia

Amanda L. Thrash (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 2004); Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Washington & Lee School of Law (J.D., 2007). Solicited Articles Editor, Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, 2006-2007. Semi-finalist, Davis Moot Court Competition. Participant, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Team. Intern, Shepherd Poverty Alliance. Trained Volunteer, Project Horizon Domestic Violence Shelter. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Media Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Amanda L. Thrash

James R. Bullard (Associate) born Oswego, New York; admitted to bar, 2008, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Education: State University of New York Oswego (B.A., summa cum laude); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient: 1st place, 2008 Client Counseling Competition; 1st place 2008 Mediation Competition; Finalist, 2007 and 2008 Robert J. Grey, Jr. Negotiations Competition; 3rd place, 2008 ABA Regional Competitions for Client Counseling and Mediation. Served as justice on the Washington & Lee Student Judiciary Committee, a student-run council in charge of upholding Washington and Lee's Honor Code. Member, Executive Board of the Washington & Lee Student Activity Organization. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Health Care; Commercial Litigation.Email: James R. Bullard

OF COUNSEL

Varley H. Taylor, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Oklahoma. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., 1971); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1973). Contributing Author: ABA Sales and Use Tax Handbook, 1988-1994; Oklahoma Probate Law and Practice, 3 - Edition. Co-Author, Oklahoma Probate and Estate Planning Deskbook. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Multistate Taxation, 1990. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: ERISA; Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; International Taxation; Employee Benefits.Email: Varley H. Taylor, Jr.

Leonard I. Pataki (Of Counsel) born Palmerton, Pennsylvania, October 2, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1975); Oklahoma City University (J.D., with honors, 1977). Research Editor, 1976 and Managing Editor, 1977, Oklahoma City University Law Review. Research Assistant, Oklahoma Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee, 1978. Crier/Law Clerk to Hon. Allen E. Barrow, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1978. Law Clerk to Hon. Fred Daugherty, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1978-1979. Senior Law Clerk to Hon. James O. Ellison, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1979-1982. Contributing author, Oklahoma Employment Law Newsletter. Oklahoma Mediation Act Certified Mediator, Civil-Commercial and Employment Law. Adjunct Settlement Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1998—. Alternate Municipal Judge, City of Tulsa, 2004—. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America; Tulsa County Bar Association (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 1998-1999; Treasurer, 2006); American Bar Association (Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Labor Law (Management); General Civil Litigation; Contested Probate Matters; OSHA Compliance and Administrative Proceedings (State and Federal); Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Leonard I. Pataki

Harry V. Rouse (Of Counsel) born Tulsa, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1985, Oklahoma; 1996, U.S. Tax Court; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., with distinction, 1977); Harvard University (J.D., 1985); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation and Certificate in Employee Benefits Law, 1996). Member, Military Officers Association of America, 1997—. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. [Active duty, U.S. Navy, 1977-1995, CDR, JAGC, USN Ret]. Practice Areas: Tax; Estate Planning; Probate; Employee Benefits; Non Profit Organizations; Trusts; Business Formations; Complex Trusts and Estates; ERISA; Elder Law; Medicaid Planning.Email: Harry V. Rouse

Chad Burris (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2005, Oklahoma; 2009, District of Columbia. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., Psychology, 1994); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Quarter Finalist, National Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Outstanding Law Student in the Native Certificate Program Award. Practice Areas: Indian Law; Entertainment Law; Theater Law; Entertainment Syndication; Motion Picture Production and; Distribution.Email: Chad Burris

Robert E. Spoo (Of Counsel) born July 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2003, Oklahoma; 2007, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Princeton University (M.A., 1984; Ph.D., English, 1986); Yale University (J.D., 2000). Member: New York State and Oklahoma Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration; Trademark Infringement; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert E. Spoo

Jeffrey Rambach (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, Louisiana; 1989, Oklahoma; 2009, District of Columbia; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1983); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 1986); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Law Clerk to the Honorable D. Irvin Couvillion, U.S. Tax Court, 1987-1989. Author, Oklahoma Chapter of the ABA State and Local Tax Lawyer. Member: Tulsa Tax Club; Tulsa Tax Forum; Tulsa Estate Planning Forum. Member: Tulsa County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association (Member, Legal Ethics Committee, 2002-2003); Louisiana State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; International Taxation; Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; ERISA; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Jeffrey Rambach