(Main Office)

At Hall Estill, our clients' ambitious goals drive us to creative solutions. Our attorneys achieve dynamic results for their clients in a full range of proceedings before local, district and federal courts, and regulatory agencies. Our attorneys are leaders in their fields, regularly publishing and lecturing in their areas of expertise, continuing to build on the firm's reputation for excellence. A full-service business law firm, we have created a practice that taps the knowledge of skilled attorneys while maintaining focus on meeting clients' needs. With 11 legal sections and more than 75 practice areas, we deliver comprehensive, cost-effective legal services with powerful results to its clients every day.

Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C. is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice. Trials and proceedings before all State and Federal Courts and Agencies. Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Banking, Construction, Corporate, Commercial, Securities, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Energy, Natural Resources, Energy Regulatory, Environmental, Estate Planning, Probate, Family Law, Domestic, Healthcare, Medical Malpractice, Indian Law, Intellectual Property, International Law and Trade, Labor, Employment, Legislative, Administrative Law, Litigation, Media, Real Estate, Taxation, Telecommunications, Tort, Insurance Defense, Utility Law.

Representative Clients:

AES Shady Point, LLC
Allbritton Communications Company
America Online
Apache Corporation
Arby's
AUSCO
Bank of Oklahoma
Bank of Texas
Bank One
Berendson Fluid Power, Inc.
Blockbuster, Inc.
Blount, Inc.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oklahoma
Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company
Cherokee Nation Enterprises, Inc.
Chubb Insurance
City of Tulsa, Oklahoma
CNA Insurance
Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
ConocoPhillips
Denny's Restaurant
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group
Dow Jones & Company
Eateries, Inc.
El Paso Energy Corporation
Fluor Corporation
Halliburton Company
Hearst- Argyle Television, Inc.
Hilton/Doubletree Hotels
Hormel Food Corporation
Leucadia National Corporation
Magellan Midstream Partners, LP
MCI
Multimedia Games, Inc.
National Steak & Poultry
Oklahoma Transportation Authority/Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Oxy USA, Inc.
Southern Hills Country Club
St. Francis Health Systems
St. Paul Insurance
State Farm Insurance
State of Oklahoma
Terex Corporation
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
The New York Times Company
The Seminole Group, LP
The Warren Foundation
The Williams Companies
Travelers Insurance Company
Williams Sonoma
WilTel Communications, LLC
Zurich North America.

Address

320 South Boston Avenue, Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74103, (Osage & Tulsa Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 918-594-0400
Facsimile: 918-594-0505

Website

http://www.HallEstill.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

RETIRED PARTNER

Thomas F. Golden (Retired Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., Economics, 1966); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1968). Managing Editor, Tulsa Law Journal. Member, Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, all Federal Districts of Oklahoma, 1981-1992. Board of Directors of DTU, Eateries, Inc. and Midwesco Industries, Inc. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Full Member, Urban Land Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Transactions; Legislative Matters; Commercial Law.Email: Thomas F. Golden

OF COUNSEL

Thomas D. Gable (Of Counsel) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 7, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Board of Editors, 1965-1967, Note Editor, 1966, Oklahoma Law Review. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate Financing Law.Email: Thomas D. Gable

Neal Tomlins (Of Counsel) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Oklahoma. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1980); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1983). Note Editor, 1982 and 1983, Oklahoma Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Oklahoma, 1982. Member: Tulsa County (Treasurer, 1990-1991; 1991-1992; Budget Chairman, 1992-1993) and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Bankruptcy Institute. Reported Cases: In re Commercial Financial Services, Inc., 246 F.3d 1291; NI Fuel Co., Inc. v. Jackson, et al., 257 B.R. 600 (N.D. Okla. 2000); NationsBank, N.A. v. Commercial Financial Services, Inc., 268 B.R. 579 (Bankr. N.D. Okla. 2001); In re Nichols. 221 B.R. 275 (Bankr. N.D. Okla. 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy Law; Corporate Law.Email: Neal Tomlins

Jerry R. Nichols (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, March 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1974, District of Columbia; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1964); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1969). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Member and Chairman, Corporate, Banking and Business Law Section, 1978-1979) and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations; The Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Financial Institutions Law; Banks and Banking.Email: Jerry R. Nichols

Richard L. Edmonson (Of Counsel) born Corpus Christi, Texas, August 3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1981, Colorado; 2004, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., 1973); University of Texas (J.D., 1977). Corporate Counsel, Pennzoil Company, 1977-1995. Vice President and Senior Vice President, Legal, Pennzoil Exploration and Production Company, 1987-1995. Senior Vice President, International and Negotiations, Pennzoil Exploration and Production Company, 1995-1997. Senior Vice President, Negotiations, Land and Administration, Pennzoil Exploration and Production Company, 1997-1999. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, EEX Corporation, 2000-2002. Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Syntroleum Corporation, 2003-2004. Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Syntroleum Corporation, 2004-2007. Member: State Bar of Texas; Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association; Association of International Petroleum Negotiators; Oklahoma Renewable Energy Council. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; International Law; Energy Law; Export Regulation.Email: Richard L. Edmonson

SPECIAL COUNSEL

Clive A. Seymour (Special Counsel) born Brighton, England; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 2000, Oklahoma. Education: University of Texas (B.A.; J.D.). Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Estate Planning; Executive Compensation; Tax.Email: Clive A. Seymour

Frank B. Wolfe, III (Special Counsel) born Flint, Michigan, February 23, 1939; admitted to bar, 1967, Oklahoma; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1961); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Guest Lecturer, Labor Law, University of Tulsa, College of Law, 1970-1973. Trial Lawyer, NLRB, 16th Region, 1967-1969. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Member, 1974— and Council Member, 1975—, Labor Law Section) and American (Member, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1973-1976) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Immigration.Email: Frank B. Wolfe, III