The Common Man’s Lawyer
Reggie Whitten’s straightforward style results in multimillion-dollar verdicts against the kinds of companies he used to defend
Knowing the Realities
Teresa Meinders Burkett’s experiences as a nurse inform her current role as partner at Conner & Winters, where she directs the firm’s health care practice group. She talks with Super Lawyers about why her practice is one of the most interesting areas of law, why we shouldn’t be afraid of consolidated medical records and why she’s such a happy lawyer.
A Commitment to Justice
Karen Long aims to keep school districts compliant with Title IX
Beer Man
Transactional business lawyer Adam Marshall knows business and brews
From Taxes to Trials
Sidney G. Dunagan on the importance of writing, how Vietnam changed his career path, and the question you can’t ask in a deposition
Under the Radar
The unassuming Frank Hill closes multimillion-dollar deals and has helped bring the NBA to OKC … twice
In a Word: Moxie
Linda Crook Martin tends to get what she wants
Hanging Their Own Shingles
Who’s the boss? Three area lawyers told us how they turned the answer into “I am.” They left other legal jobs—or never really had them to begin with—and mustered up the courage to go it alone. Their firms are dreams realized, but entrepreneurship also means figuring out accounts payable
Q&A With James M. Sturdivant
James M. Sturdivant looks back on almost 50 years with GableGotwals and the $5,000 verdict that remains his favorite case
Lawyer in the White Hat
Whether he's prosecuting terrorists or defending executives, Patrick M. Ryan keeps things classy
An Appetite for Deduction
Mary Quinn Cooper, born trial lawyer
Kid-Friendly Divorce?
Moura A. J. Robertson's kinder, gentler family law practice
Prescription for Success
From social worker to health care lawyer, Elise Dunitz Brennan is all about healing
Cowhand, Esq.
Terry Tippens practices law so he can tend to his ranch

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