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Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 (Osage & Tulsa Cos.)
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(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 PracticeGeneral 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. Firm Size: 113
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.
Address320 South Boston Avenue, Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74103, (Osage & Tulsa Cos.)
PhonePhone: 918-594-0400
Facsimile: 918-594-0505
Websitehttp://www.HallEstill.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesFayetteville, Arkansas: 75 N. East Avenue Suite 402 72701. Telephone: 479-973-5200. Facsimile: 479-973-0520.
Washington, District of Columbia: Suite 700 North Building 1120 20th Street N.W. 20036-3406. Telephone: 202-973-1200. Facsimile: 202-973-1212.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Chase Tower Suite 2900 100 North Broadway 73102-8827. Telephone: 405-553-2828. Facsimile: 405-553-2855.
Walter B. Hall (1923-1986).
John S. Estill, Jr. (1919-2007).
Fred S. Nelson (1928-1987).
James C. T. Hardwick (Shareholder) born Bartlesville, Oklahoma, February 23, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.S., with distinction, 1960; LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi; Tau Beta Pi; Sigma Tau; Pi Epsilon Tau; Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Board of Editors, Oklahoma Law Review, 1961-1963. Author: "The 1982 Model Form Operating Agreement: Changes and Continuing Concerns," Special Institute on Oil and Gas Agreements, (Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation), 1983; "Gas Royalty Issues Arising From Direct Gas Marketing," 43 Oil & Gas Inst., ch. 11, Sw. Legal Fdn. (Matthew Bender 1992); "Gas Marketing Royalty Issues in The 1990's," Special Institute on Oil And Gas Royalties On Non-Federal Lands (Rocky Mtn. Min. Law Fdn. 1993); "Indian Units And Indian Communitization Agreements," Special Institute on Onshore Pooling and Unitization (Rocky Mtn. Min. Law Fdn. 1997); "Response and Comment: Some Musings on Fiduciary Duties and Oil and Gas Relationships," 50 Oil & Gas Inst., ch. 4A, Appendix, Sw. Legal Fdn. (Matthew Bender 1999); "Something Old, Something New Current Issues Under the Joint Operating Agreement," 51 Oil & Gas Inst. ch. 6, Sw. Legal Fdn. (Matthew Bender 2000); and "Private Landowner Royalties on Oil Theory and Reality," Special Institute on Private Oil & Gas Royalties, (Rocky Mtn. Min. Law Fdn. 2003); "Market Value Royalties - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," (Energy & Mineral Law 25th Annual Institute, 2004). Oklahoma Reporter, "Mineral Law Newsletter," Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 1984. Past Trustee and Past Member of Executive Committee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Fdn. Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Energy Law of The Center for American and International Law (formerly The Southwestern Legal Fdn). The 2004 recipient of the Eugene Kuntz Award for Leadership in Natural Resources Law and Policy. AAPL Committee on Revision of Form 610 Joint Operating Agreement, 1986-1989. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy; Natural Resources Law; Federal and State Energy Regulatory Law; Unincorporated Business Organizations Law.Email: James C. T. Hardwick
Larry W. Sandel (Shareholder) born Huntington Park, California, January 20, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, California; 1976, Oklahoma. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1968). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Southern California Law Review, 1967-1968. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporation Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Law.Email: Larry W. Sandel
Andrew M. Wolov (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Pennsylvania; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1977, Oklahoma. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1963); Villanova University (J.D., 1966); New York University (LL.M., Tax, 1969). Attorney in Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1966-1968. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Employee Benefits Law.Email: Andrew M. Wolov
Frank M. Hagedorn (Shareholder) born Morgantown, West Virginia, February 11, 1938; admitted to bar, 1968, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Criminal Appeals, Tenth, Federal and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., 1961; J.D., 1968). Delta Theta Phi. Assistant District Attorney, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1968-1973. Director, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, 1973-1974. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court (Council Oak/Johnson-Sontag Chapter); National Criminal Defense Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; General Civil Litigation; Selective Federal Criminal Practice; Labor Law.Email: Frank M. Hagedorn
J. Patrick Cremin (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 18, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Top Ten Lawyer in Oklahoma; Who's Who in American Law. Cited as Leading Lawyer for Business, Chambers USA. Member: National Moot Court Team; Order of the Barristers. Order of the Curule Chair, 1973. Member, University of Tulsa Law Review, 1972-1973. Master, American Inns of Court. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Litigation.Email: J. Patrick Cremin
J. Kevin Hayes (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., 1972; J.D., 1974). Phi Gamma Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Federal Energy Bar Association; American Inns of Court (Master; Past President, Council Oak Chapter). Practice Areas: Energy; Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Pipeline Law; Telecommunications Law; Natural Resources Law.Email: J. Kevin Hayes
Michael D. Graves (Shareholder) born Randolph Field AFB, Texas, February 4, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Oklahoma; 1977, Kentucky. Education: Tulsa University (B.A., 1967; M.A., 1969); Washington University (J.D., 1973). Member, Order of the Coif. Author: "Attorneys' Fees: What Constitutes a 'Benefit' Sufficient to Award Fees From Third Party Beneficiaries," Washington University Law Quarterly 271, 1972. Co-Author: Note, "Introduction: The Insanity Defense in the District of Columbia," Washington University Law Quarterly 19, 1973; "Environmental Compliance Auditing," 21 Tulsa Lawyer 9, 1981. Co-Author: "Oklahoma" Chapter, 6 Environmental Law Practice Guide (Matthew Bender, 1997). Author: "Selected Environmental Issues in Bankruptcy Law," Oklahoma Environmental Law Handbook (Oklahoma Bar Association, 1997). Author: "Oklahoma" Chapter, Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide To Redeveloping Contaminated Property (Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, American Bar Association, 2008). Trial Attorney, Pollution Control Section, Land and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-1977. Recipient, Award for Meritorious Service, Land and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1976. Lecturer, Environmental Law, University of Louisville School of Law, 1978. Adjunct Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tulsa, 1982. Chairman, Policy and Planning Committee, Governor's Council on Environmental Quality, 1990-1994. Former Chairman, Environmental Law Section, Oklahoma Bar Association. Chairman, Hazardous Waste Advisory Council, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Kentucky and American (Member, Section on Natural Resources Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Regulation; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Land Use; Water Law; Civil Appeals; Architectural Law.Email: Michael D. Graves
William C. Milks, III (Shareholder) born St. Louis, Missouri, April 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1984, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Oklahoma). Education: Northwestern University (B.S.E.E., 1972); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1975). Member: State Bar of California (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Law; Computer Law; Trademark Licensing.Email: William C. Milks, III
James D. Satrom (Shareholder) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia; 1980, Oklahoma. Education: Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Attorney-Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Secretary of the Air Force, 1977-1980. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and Federal Energy Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Federal and State Regulatory Law; International Law.Email: James D. Satrom
Graydon Dean Luthey, Jr. (Shareholder) born Topeka, Kansas, September 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A. in Letters, with highest honors, 1976; J.D., 1979); Keble College of Oxford University, Oxford, England. Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Visiting Research Fellow of Keble College, 1975. Author: "Chickasaw Nation v. United States: The Beginning of the End of the Indian Law Canons in Statuatory Cases and the Start of the Judicial Assault on the Trust Relationship?" 27 Am. Indian L. Law Review Rev. 553 (2003). Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, 1985-1999. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Tulsa, 1985. Chairman, University Hospitals Authority of State of Oklahoma, 1993-1998. Chairman, State of Oklahoma Economic Future Board, 1998-2002. Chairman, Tulsa Public Facilities Authority, 1990-1993. Presiding Judge, Oklahoma Temporary Court of Appeals, 1991. Member: American Law Institute; American Inns of Court (Barrister, 1987-1989; Master, 1996; Inn President 2007-2008). Fellow: American Bar Foundation (State Co-chair, 2003); Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Public Law; Indian Law; Securities; Securities Litigation; Class Actions; Antitrust.Email: Graydon Dean Luthey, Jr.
Del L. Gustafson (Shareholder) born Holdrege, Nebraska, March 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Oklahoma. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., with high distinction, 1976); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Former Chairman, Corporate Law Section, Oklahoma Bar Association. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities Law.Email: Del L. Gustafson
Mark K. Blongewicz (Shareholder) born Lincoln, Nebraska, March 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Oklahoma; 1985, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., Education, 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1980). Master, American Inns of Court (Council Oak/Johnson-Sontag Chapter). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and Nebraska State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Tort Defense; Insurance Litigation; Indian Law.Email: Mark K. Blongewicz
Michael D. Cooke (Managing Partner) born Beckley, West Virginia, November 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Oklahoma. Education: Drury College (B.A., 1974); University of Iowa; University of Tulsa (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi (Exchequer, 1978-1979). Notes and Comments Editor, Tulsa Law Journal, 1979-1980. Member, Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team, 1978. General Counsel, WilTel Communications, LLC (2003-2006). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Construction; Telecommunications; Intellectual Property.Email: Michael D. Cooke
Kenneth L. Hunt (Shareholder) born Laramie, Wyoming, March 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Oklahoma. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1978; J.D., cum laude, 1980). J. Reuben Clark Scholar. Author: "Property Settlements," Brigham Young Law School Journal of Legal StudiesFamily Law Summary, 1980; "Oklahoma Taxes," Baedeker Press, 2002. Correspondent on Oklahoma Taxes, State Tax Notes. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma (2007-2008 President of Tax Section) and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Federal and State Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Corporate Law.Email: Kenneth L. Hunt
B. Kenneth Cox, Jr. (Shareholder) born Fayetteville, Arkansas, July 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Oklahoma. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., with high honors, 1978); Duke University (J.D., 1981). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Communications Industries) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Loans; Right of Way Easements; Telecommunications Contracts; Telecommunications Law; Telecommunications Leasing.Email: B. Kenneth Cox, Jr.
D. Kenyon Williams, Jr. (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Oklahoma; 1998, Arkansas. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., 1974; J.D., 1977). Author: continuing author of "Annual Update of Oklahoma and Tenth Circuit Environmental Case Law," presented to Joint Meeting of the Arkansas and Oklahoma Environmental Law Section; "Musings on Natural Resource Damages," presented to Oklahoma Environmental Law Section, June 2006; "Ethics and Environmental Justice," presented to the 1998 Joint Meeting of the Arkansas and Oklahoma Environmental Law Section; "Civil and Criminal Liability of Officers and Directors of Corporations under Current Environmental Law - Guidance through Summaries of Recent Cases," Environmental Law Section Handbook, 1997 Edition; "Oklahoma's Proposed Regulation of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials," Environmental Law Section Newsletter, 1994. Adjunct Professor: "Oil & Gas Law II," Tulsa Junior College, 1989; "Environmental Law," Tulsa University, 1992 and 1993. Member: Tulsa County (Chair 1994-1995, Mineral Law Section, 1988), Oklahoma (Member, Environmental Law Section, 1991; Chair, 1995-1996), Arkansas (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, 1988; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1988) Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Master). Practice Areas: Environmental; Business; Oil and Gas; Litigation.Email: D. Kenyon Williams, Jr.
Thomas P. Schroedter (Shareholder) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1976); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1979). Delta Theta Phi. Author: "Oil and Gas Title Examination and Title Curative: Marketable v. Defensible Title," Comprehensive Land Practices, an AAPL Publication, 1984. Adjunct Professor, University of Tulsa School of Law, 1986-1989. Chairman, Legal Committee, Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, 1986-1990. Member: Tulsa County (Chairman, Mineral Law Section, 1984-1985), Oklahoma (Member, Mineral Law Section) and American (Member, Natural Resources Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Natural Resources Law; Governmental Relations; Regulatory Law; Business Law.Email: Thomas P. Schroedter
Theodore Q. Eliot (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1976); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1979). Member, Oklahoma Law Review, 1977-1979. Book Review Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1979. The Summit Club, Member, Board of Directors (5 years), Secretary (1 year). Past Chair, Tulsa County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division. Past Board Member, Oklahoma Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Bankruptcy; Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Theodore Q. Eliot
James J. Proszek (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, July 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, including Trial Bar, Cherokee Nation and Pawnee Nation. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., 1975; J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi (Secretary, 1981-1982; Chapter and Province Graduate of the Year, 1983); Order of the Barristers; Order of the Curule Chair. Member, National Moot Court Team. Staff Member, 1981-1982 and Articles Editor, 1982-1983, Tulsa Law Journal. Instructor, Tulsa Community College Paralegal Program, 1984-1989. Member, National Association of Legal Assistants Certifying Board, 1985-1987. Ad Hoc Board Member, Oklahoma One-Call Systems, Inc. 2005. Master, American Inns of Court (Johnson-Sontag Chapter). Member: Tulsa County, American and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Indian Law; Civil Trials; Civil Appeals; Eminent Domain; Right-of-Way; Easements.Email: James J. Proszek
James M. Reed (Shareholder) born Libertyville, Illinois, July 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Lake Superior State University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi (President, 1981-1982). Adjunct Professor, Tulsa Community College, Paralegal Program, 1990-1991. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Securities Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Antitrust; Debtor and Creditor; Commercial Law; Real Estate.Email: James M. Reed
Thomas A. Creekmore, III (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., Journalism, 1978; J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Note Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1982. Adjunct Professor of Law, Real Estate Transactions, University of Tulsa College of Law, 1988. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor; Finance.Email: Thomas A. Creekmore, III
Stephen W. Ray (Shareholder) born Kittery, Maine, October 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., with distinction, 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1981-1982. Secretary, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., 1997-2007. Member, Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, 1999. Practice Areas: Business Organizations and Transactions; Real Estate Law; Securities Law; Commercial Law; Estate Planning Law; Health Care.Email: Stephen W. Ray
Margaret A. Swimmer (Shareholder) born Stratford, Oklahoma, February 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1983, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., with distinction, 1966; M.S.W., 1969); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Curule Chair. Notes and Comment Editor, Tulsa Law Journal, 1982-1983. Author: "Indian Tribes: Self-Determination Through Effective Management of Natural Resources," 17 Tulsa Law Journal 507. Co-Author, "Indian and Federal Oil and Gas Leasing and Royalty Valuation," 20th Annual Institute Journal Vol. 5 (1993). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Indian Law; Energy Law; General Civil Litigation.Email: Margaret A. Swimmer
Michael T. Keester (Shareholder) born Lawton, Oklahoma, October 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., with distinction, 1981; J.D., with honors, 1984). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1983-1984. Member, Board of Directors, Oklahoma University College of Law Alumni Association, 1988-2000; Best Lawyer in America, Commercial Litigation, 2009. President, 1990. Member, American Bar Association Litigation and Construction Sections; Barrister, American Inns of Court. Member and Director, Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, 2002, 2005); and Past Member, Oklahoma Bar Association Civil Procedure Committee. Past Chairman, Tulsa County Bar Association, Professionalism Committee. Tulsa County Bar Association, Distinguished Service Award, 1991. Oklahoma Super Lawyer-Civil Litigation, 2009. Member: Defense Research Institute; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial and Business Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment Law.Email: Michael T. Keester
Ronald O. Ray, Jr. (Shareholder) born Frederick, Oklahoma, November 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., 1980); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Member: Oklahoma (Member, Mineral and Energy Law Sections) and American Bar Associations (Member, Mineral and Energy Law Sections). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Energy; Real Estate Law.Email: Ronald O. Ray, Jr.
Steven A. Broussard (Shareholder) born Port Arthur, Texas, June 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Oklahoma. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1984); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1988). Staff Member, Energy Law Journal, 1987-1988. Member: Oklahoma, Tulsa County, American and National Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Steven A. Broussard
Steven W. Soulé (Marketing Partner) born Santa Monica, California, September 7, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, Southern District of Texas and District of Colorado; Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., Accounting, 1986; J.D., with honors, 1989). Named to Bankruptcy Law "Dream Team," Tulsa Business Journal, 2006. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Chapter 7 Panel Trustee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Adjunct Settlement Judge, U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Member: Tulsa County (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and Oklahoma (Member, Bankruptcy Section) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Financial Institutions; Franchise; Real Estate; Commercial Law; Telecommunications Law; Energy.Email: Steven W. Soulé
Michael L. Nemec (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Estate Planning Law.Email: Michael L. Nemec
Joseph D. Fincher (Shareholder) born Lagunillas, Venezuela, May 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Oklahoma. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., with highest honors, 1981); Duke University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Oklahoma (Member, Business Associations Section; Chair-Elect, Indian Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Indian Law; Franchise Law; Trademarks; Commercial Law; Corporate Law.Email: Joseph D. Fincher
Angelyn L. Dale (Shareholder) born Wichita, Kansas, May 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Oklahoma; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., Statistics, with high honors, 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1984). Beta Gamma Sigma, Mortar Board. Executive Committee, American Inns of Court, Johnson-Sontag Chapter, 1991. Recipient: John S. Athens Award, 1997; Earl Sneed Award, 2004; James Sontag Award, 2007. Editor, Southern Methodist University Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1983-1984. Law Clerk, Honorable James O. Ellison, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1987-1991. Senior Adjunct Settlement Judge, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1992. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Litigation.Email: Angelyn L. Dale
R. Mark Petrich (Shareholder) born Columbia, Missouri, May 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., 1983); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1986). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Tulsa Law Journal, 1984-1986. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Law.Email: R. Mark Petrich
Pamela H. Goldberg (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, December 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1987, Oklahoma. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Tulsa (M.A., 1981; J.D., 1987). Member, Order of the Curule Chair. Member, Tulsa Law Journal, 1985-1987. Author: "The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982: Does Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha Veto the Congressional Override?" Tulsa Law Journal, Vol. 21, No. 4, Summer, 1986. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Appellate Practice; General Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Finance.Email: Pamela H. Goldberg
Mark Banner (Shareholder) born Rockville Centre, New York, April 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Staff Member and Associate Editor, The Tax Lawyer, 1986-1988. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and Federal Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Class Action Defense; Eminent Domain; Right-of-Way.Email: Mark Banner
Robert F. Dougherty (Shareholder) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 31, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Oklahoma; 1993, U.S. Tax Court; 1994, Missouri; 1995, Kansas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., Accounting, 1988; J.D., 1991); Emory University (LL.M., Taxation, 1993). Oklahoma Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Oklahoma, 1992. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate; Telecommunications Law; Taxation.Email: Robert F. Dougherty
Gregory A. Calvert (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., Economics, 1990); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with honors, 1993). Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Products Liability; Construction Law; Railroad Law.Email: Gregory A. Calvert
Betsy Grabel Jackson (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Oklahoma; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1993, District of Columbia; 1994, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1987); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1990). Member, Tulsa Law Journal, 1988-1990. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts II. Author, "The Exemption of ERISA Qualified Pension Plans in Bankruptcy," 25 Tul. L.J. 799 (1990). Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Commercial; Real Estate.Email: Betsy Grabel Jackson
Robert P. Fitz-Patrick (Shareholder) born Arlington, Virginia, October 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, Oklahoma. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1979); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., 1987); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1991). Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1982-1988. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Employment Law; Intellectual Property; White Collar Crime.Email: Robert P. Fitz-Patrick
Sarah Jane Gillett (Shareholder) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1996, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., with honors, 1989); Boston College (J.D., with honors, 1992). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Tulsa Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Sarah Jane Gillett
John F. Heil, III (Shareholder) born Lima, Ohio, July 10, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Oklahoma; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., Finance, 1990); University of Tulsa (J.D., with honors, 1994). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Curule Chair. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Production Editor, Tulsa Law Journal, 1993-1994. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Telecommunications Law; General Business Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Appellate Practice; Patent and Trademark Infringement.Email: John F. Heil, III
Pamela S. Anderson (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., with honors, 1985). Tulsa Law Journal. Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Curule Chair. Author: "Gender-Based Determination Retirement Benefits. Arizona v. Norris," 19 Tulsa Law Journal 755 (1984). Co-Author, "Division of the Goodwill of a Medical Practice as a Marital Asset after Mocnik v. Mocnik," 63 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3851 (1992). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Federal Practice; Telecommunications Law; Oil and Gas Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Pamela S. Anderson
Timothy S. Posey (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 15, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., with distinction, 1986); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1989). Speaker, Doing Business in Indian Country, Oklahoma State University, Okmulgee Campus, 2003, 2004 and 2008. Supreme Court Justice, Sac and Fox Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. Ranked in Band 2nd, Chambers USA in Native American Law, 2009. Reported Cases: Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, 118 S. Ct. 1700 (May 26, 1998); Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. American Tobacco Co., R.J. Reynolds, et al., Case No. CV 97-27 (1997), Oklahoma Bar Journal. Practice Areas: Federal Indian Law; Employment; Corporate; Litigation.Email: Timothy S. Posey
Bradley A. Grundy (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa; Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Staff Member, 1988-1989 and Managing Editor, 1989-1990, The Journal of College and University Law. Author: "Equitable Division of Personal Injury or Worker's Compensation Awards," Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, June 30, 1991; "The Trial: Proposing Relocation," 20 Family Advocate 36, Fall 1997. Co-Author: "Shannon v. Bepko: Public Colleges and Universities as State Agencies: Standards for Eleventh Amendment Protection," 16 J.C.U.L. 151, Summer 1989; "Support Alimony: Family Law's Ever Evolving Enigma," 60 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3197, Dec. 30, 1989. Editor, Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Journal, 1993. Member: Tulsa County (Chair, Continuing Legal Education, 1998; Member, Board of Directors, 1998), Oklahoma (Budget Officer, 1996 and Chair, 1999, Family Law Section; Programs Chair, 1995; Programs Co-Chair, 1997) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Colclasure v. Colclasure, 892 P.2d 676 (Okl. App. 1995) Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce.Email: Bradley A. Grundy
Marshall J. Wells (Hiring Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, May 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1993); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1996). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court (Johnson-Sontag Chapter, 2001). Reported Cases: Bastible v. Weyerhaeuser Co., 437F.3d 999 (10 Cir., 2006); Griffin v. Baker Petrolite Corp., 99 P.3d 262 (Okla. App., 2004). Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Insurance; Negligence; Products Liability.Email: Marshall J. Wells
Anthony J. Jorgenson (Shareholder) born Boone, Iowa, March 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Iowa State University (B.B.A., 1993); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1996). Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Antitrust; Intellectual Property; Telecommunications Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Anthony J. Jorgenson
Heather L. Cupp (Shareholder) born Norman, Oklahoma, October 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2007, Texas. Education: Northeastern Oklahoma State University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Publishing Editor, Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law, 1996-1997. Author: Comment, "The Impact of the Trade Wars Between the United States and Japan on the Future Success of the World Trade Organization," 3 Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law 227 (1996). Speaker, "Legal Issues the Confront Every Writer," HAWK Writing Workshop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2009. Volunteer, Tulsa Lawyers for Children. Committee Member, American Lung Association, Beaujolais Nouveau, 2008-2009. Member: Tulsa County (Member, Litigation Section), Oklahoma (Member: Mentoring Committee; Community Outreach) and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Inns of Court (W. Lee Johnson Chapter, 1997-1998, 2002-2003); Tulsa Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Business Torts; Securities; Civil Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Oil and Gas Litigation.Email: Heather L. Cupp
Michael J. Lissau (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Oklahoma, U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1994); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1998). Author: "Federal Family and Medical Leave Act," The Business Owner, Vol. 28, No. 5, September/October 2004; "Ask the Experts: Age-Based Discrimination Laws," The Business Owner, December 2004; "Avoid Sexual Harassment Claims," The Business Owner, Vol. 29, No. 6, November/December 2005; "Reducing Problems with Employee Terminations," The Business Owner, Vol. 29, No. 5, October 2005; "It's The Law: Complete I-9 for Every Employee," The Business Owner, May/June 2007. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Counseling and Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Insurance Defense; Defense Litigation; Health Care; General Defense Litigation.Email: Michael J. Lissau
Margaret M. Clarke (Shareholder) born Bronx, New York, January 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1993); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1996). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Civil Trial Practice; Business Litigation; Bad Faith.Email: Margaret M. Clarke
Garry L. Keele, II (Shareholder) born El Reno, Oklahoma, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1987); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Transactions/Environmental Due Diligence.Email: Garry L. Keele, II
Kyle D. Freeman (Shareholder) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Oklahoma. Education: University of Central Oklahoma (B.A., 1991); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Curule Chair. Articles Editor, Tulsa Law Journal, 1997-1998. Corpus Juris Secundum Award, Civil Procedure. CALI Award, Civil Procedure. Author, "Robinson v. City of Edmond: Establishment Clause Jurisprudence and A Case for Governmental Acknowledgment of The Historical Role of Religion," 32 Tulsa L.J. 605 (1997). Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Information Technology; Real Property; Telecommunications Law; Energy Law.Email: Kyle D. Freeman
W. Deke Canada (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado; 2001, Oklahoma. Education: Evergreen State College (B.S., 1992); Tulane University (J.D., 1998); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 2000). Member, Journal of International and Comparative Law. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: W. Deke Canada
Thomas P. Nally (Shareholder) born Juneau, Alaska, September 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi (Vice Magistrate, 1974). Judge, Oklahoma Temporary Court of Appeals, 1992. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Director, Young Lawyers Division, 1978; Member, Grievance Committee, 1993; Member, Grievance Committee, 2002; Chairman, Court Operations Committee, 2004; Director, 2006; Treasurer/Director 2007; Member, Banking and Business Law Section) Oklahoma (Delegate, Oklahoma House of Delegates, 2007) and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Business Law; Litigation.Email: Thomas P. Nally
Sarah E. Hansel (Shareholder) born Alton, Illinois, March 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Oklahoma. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with honors, 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Emory Scholarship, 1987. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American (Member, Section on: Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Software Licensing; Electronic Commerce; Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law.Email: Sarah E. Hansel
Trent A. Gudgel (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1996, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1986; M.B.A., 1990; J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. The Order of Barristers. Member, ATLA National Trial Team, 1989-1990. Student Member, American Inns of Court XXIII, 1989-1990. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Inns of Court (Council Oak/Johnson-Sontag Chapter); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Defense Litigation; Business Law.Email: Trent A. Gudgel
Bonnie N. Hackler (Shareholder) born Henryetta, Oklahoma, March 21, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Oklahoma and Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., with special distinction in Political Science, 1996; J.D., with special distinction, 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1998-1999. Recipient, Judge Harry L. S. Halley Memorial Scholarship. Teaching Assistant for the Legal Research and Writing Program, 1997-1998. Cortez A. H. Ewing, Washington D.C. Fellow. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Tulsa Lawyer's Association; International Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Rights; E-Discovery; Tort and Insurance Defense.Email: Bonnie N. Hackler
Karissa K. Cottom (Shareholder) born Woodward, Oklahoma, August 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2004, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., Psychology, 1996); Baylor University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member, Baylor Law Review. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Member: Litigation Section; Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Oil and Gas.Email: Karissa K. Cottom
Stuart E. Van De Wiele (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Oklahoma; 2003, Courts of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Education: University of Arkansas; University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1995); University of Tulsa (J.D., highest honors, 1999). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: Stuart E. Van De Wiele
Kimberly Biedler Schutz (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Kansas (B.B.A., 1997); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Advocates, 1998-1999. Recipient, Dean's Honor Roll, 1997-1999. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kimberly Biedler Schutz
John T. Richer (Associate) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Kansas (J.D., 2002). Member, Kansas Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable James A. Pusateri, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas. Member: Tulsa County (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and Oklahoma Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Commercial Litigation.Email: John T. Richer
Genevieve L. Schmook (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., Business Management, 1997); University of Tulsa (M.B.A., 1998; J.D., 2002). Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Organizations; Business Transactions; Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law.Email: Genevieve L. Schmook
Stephanie T. Gentry (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona, May 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2000, Oklahoma and Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S./B.A., 1994; J.D., 1998). Member: Tulsa County Bar Association; Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Stephanie T. Gentry
Molly Aspan (Associate) born Ellsworth, Kansas, June 20, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Oklahoma; 2004, Kansas. Education: Fort Hays State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Kansas (J.D., 2003). Member, Kansas Law Review. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Kansas and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Member, Executive Committee, Johnson-Sontag Chapter). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Molly Aspan
Maren Minnaert Lively (Associate) born Huron, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 2004, Oklahoma; Oklahoma District Courts; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, 2001); Georgetown University (J.D., 2004). Author, Georgetown Journal of Gender & Law, Vol. IV, No. 1, Fall 2002 (Senior Notes and Articles Editor). Formerly with U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals, Office of General Counsel. Member: Tulsa County Bar Association (2009-2010 Chair of Mentoring Committee); Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association; Oklahoma Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Family Law; Securities; Trusts and Estates; Business Transactions; Collaborative Law; Appellate Practice; Probate; Civil Litigation.Email: Maren Minnaert Lively
Angela L. Smoot (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 9, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., 1997; J.D., with honors, 2004). Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Construction; Financial Services; Health Care.Email: Angela L. Smoot
Johnson W. Custer (Associate) born Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Oklahoma. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2005). Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Johnson-Sontag Chapter). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation.Email: Johnson W. Custer
Stephen F. Bulleigh (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Oklahoma; 2007, Texas; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Political Science, 2003); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Phi Delta Phi; Member, American Indian Law Review. Member: Oklahoma, Tulsa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Stephen F. Bulleigh
Adam D. Grandon (Associate) born Harrison, Arkansas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Oklahoma; 2007, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 2000); The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Transactions.Email: Adam D. Grandon
Matthew A. Sunday (Associate) born Norman, Oklahoma, 1969; admitted to bar, 2006, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., Classical Studies, 1995); Oklahoma State University (M.S., Telecommunications Management, 2005); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 2006). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Curule, Chair (2005-2006). Editor-in-Chief, Energy Law Journal. Member: Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy; Natural Resources; Indian Law.Email: Matthew A. Sunday
Robert L. Betts (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1963; admitted to bar, 2007, Oklahoma; 2008, Texas. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., Chemistry, 1988); Texas A&M University (Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, 1994); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Employment Law; Federal Indian Law.Email: Robert L. Betts
Brandon B. Rule (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A. in Philosophy, magna cum laude, 2002); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Production Editor, George Mason University Law Review, 2006-2007. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Telecommunications.Email: Brandon B. Rule
J. Terrell Siegfried (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Oklahoma. Education: University of Tulsa (B.B.A., 2002); University of Notre Dame School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Notre Dame School of Law, Student Bar Association (2004-2007); University of Tulsa Letterman's Association; University of Tulsa Scholarship Endowment Committee; University of Tulsa President's Council; Cascia Hall Preparatory School Special Committee Member; Steering Committee, Tulsa Charity Fight Night. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Executive Compensation.Email: J. Terrell Siegfried
Johnathan L. Rogers (Associate) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Oklahoma; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., English Literature, with special distinction, 2003); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 2006). Notes Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 2006-2007. Law Clerk to The Honorable James H. Payne, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2006-2007. Member: Oklahoma, Tulsa County and American Bar Associations.Email: Johnathan L. Rogers
Christopher L. Carter (Associate) born Paris, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Oklahoma. Education: Oklahoma State University (Economics & Marketing, 2005); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member, Oklahoma Law Review. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Christopher L. Carter
Briana J. Clifton (Associate) born Jay, Oklahoma, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Oklahoma. Education: The George Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2008). Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Indian Law.Email: Briana J. Clifton
Chace W. Daley (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy; University of Missouri (B.S., Business Administration, Minor in Psychology, 2005); Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany; Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Telecommunications Law.Email: Chace W. Daley
Jean C. Lopez (Associate) born Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., Letters, summa cum laude; B.A., Political Science; 2005); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2008). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: Weapon of Mass Coercion: How eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, LLC Eliminated the Threat of Coercive Automatic Permanent Injunctive Relief and Restored Balance to the American Patent System, 60 Okla. L. Rev. 605, 2007. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Law.Email: Jean C. Lopez
Leah V. Ammons (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas, July 29, 1984; (Admission pending). Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., History, 2006); Southern Methodist Unviersity Dedman School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2009).Email: Leah V. Ammons
Ashley M. Epperly (Associate) born Wichita, Kansas, November 3, 1983; (Admission pending). Education: Trinity University (B.A., 2006); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2009).Email: Ashley M. Epperly
Jada D. Stiner (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 13, 1982; (Admission pending). Education: University of Tulsa (Bachelor of Performing Arts, 2004); Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2009). Phi Delta Phi, 2006-2009. Editor of Tulsa Law Review. Cali Award in Contracts.Email: Jada D. Stiner
RETIRED PARTNERThomas 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 COUNSELThomas 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 COUNSELClive 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
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