Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Admitted to practice in Oklahoma (1974), Texas (1998), Missouri (2006); U.S. District Courts for the (a) Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma, (b) Eastern District of Wisconsin, and (c) Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Lecturer for Continuing Legal Education Seminars sponsored by the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law, the Oklahoma Bar Association and the Texas Association of Bank Counsel on the following topics: Banking, Bankruptcy, Creditor’s Remedies and Debtor’s Rights, Energy, Failed and Failing Banks, Lending to the Troubled Venture, Loan Participations, Mortgage Foreclosure, Officers and Directors Liability, and Real Estate Problem Loans.  “Participate in the Conduct of an Enterprise: Rx for RICO Liability,” 64 Oklahoma Bar Journal 2142, 1993.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Scott v. Archon Group, L.P., 2008 OK 45; 191 P.3d 1207 ; Bank of America v. Johnson, 186 F. Supp. 2d 1182 (W.D. Okla. 2001); Cherokee Nation v. NationsBank, N.A. 67 F. Supp.2d 1303 (E.D. Okla. 1999); Brannon v. Boatmen’s National Bank of Oklahoma, 976 P.2d 1077 (OK Ct. App. 1999); Brannon v. Boatmen’s First Nat’l Bank of Oklahoma, 153 F.3d 1144 (10th Cir. 1998); Marshall v. AFGE, 996 F. Supp. 1319 (W.D. Okla. 1997) Barrett Refining Corp., 221 B.R. 795, (Bankr.W.D.Okla., 1998); Brannon v. Boatmen’s Bancshares, Inc., 952 F. Supp. 1478 (W.D. Okla. 1997); Octagon Gas Systems, Inc. v. Rimmer, 995 F. 2d 948 (10th Cir. 1993); Grove Holding Corp. v. First Wisconsin Nat’l Bank of Sheboygan, 803 F.Supp. 1486 (E.D. Wis. 1992); In Re Schick Oil & Gas, Inc., 35 B.R. 282 (W.D. Okla. 1983); Heritage Land Co. v. FDIC, 572 F.Supp. 1265 (W.D. Okla. 1983); Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v. FDIC, 554 F.Supp. 251 (W.D. Okla. 1983); Earthmovers, Inc. v. Clarence L. Boyd Company, Inc., 554 P.2d 877 (Okla. App. 1976).
• Bank One, N.A. v Shreeji A&M, Inc, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10994 (N.D. Tex. 2003), 2003
• Bank One, N.A. v Shreeji A&M, Inc, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8100 (N.D. Tex. 2004), 2004
• Minor v American Nat’l Ins. Co., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82699 (W.D. Okla 2006), 2006
• Minor v American Nat’l Ins. Co., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57850 (W.D. Okla 2007), 2007
• Mittal Well Tech LLC v Professional Well Services, Inc 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97738 (W.D. Okla 2008), 2008
• Mittal Well Tech LLC v Professional Well Services, Inc 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98110 (W.D. Okla 2008), 2008
• Big O Tires v Legacy Bank, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97737 (W.D. Okla 2009), 2009
• Pendarvis V. ConocoPhillips, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33110 (E.D. Okla 2009), 2009
• Clark v Anderson Gas 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33120 (E.D. Okla 2009), 2009
• First Nat’l Bank v Bank of America, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84301 (W.D. Okla 2009), 2009
• APR Energy LLC v Pak Power Res LLC 653 F. Supp. 2d 1227 (M.D. Fla. 2009), 2009
• In re Edra D. Blixseth, 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 1628 (D. Mont. 2009), 2009
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Trustee v LaSalle Bank National Association, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38279 (W.D. Okla 2010), 2010
• DG v DeVaughan, 594 F.3d 1188 (10th Cir. 2010), 2010
• City Of Broken Arrow v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, L.L.C., 2011 OK 1, __ P.3d __, 2011

Transactions:

• Bank charter application and protest; Restructure financing for bank holding company with regulatory approval; Obtain regulatory approval for organization and operation of bank subsidiaries; Obtain regulatory approval for organization and operation of bank holding company subsidiaries; Negotiate reversal of one billion dollars in loan participations for FDIC with multiple lenders; Hostile tender offer for publicly traded company by publicly traded company; Acquisition and Development of Founders Plaza, a 20 acre commercial development; Redevelopment and construction of Timber Ridge, a residential community;  Redevelopment and construction of The Trails, a residential community;  Development and construction of Robinson Plaza, a central business district office building; Senior Notes and Credit Agreement for interstate trucking company; Credit Facility with interest rate swaps for publicly traded energy company; Credit Agreement for road machinery manufacturer; Credit Agreement for integrated dairy and retail sales business; Credit Agreement for retail furniture business;  Oklahoma Development Finance Authority 1990 Pooled Business Financing Program; Complete Debt Restructure for publicly traded conglomerate including issuance of new securities; Acquisition and Refinance of two recreational theme parks;  Senior Secured Term Debt and Credit Agreement for large gathering and pipeline transmission company;  Debtor in possession financing for petro-chemical equipment manufacturing company;  Debtor in possession financing for nursing homes;  Finance distribution of feature length commercial movie;  Contract and export licensing of engineering technology into European Common Market;  International Letters of Credit to finance export and import of goods and technology.

Representative Clients:

• American Bank of Montana; BancFirst; Bank of America Corporation; Bank of America, N.A.; Banc of America Securities LLC; Digestive Disease Specialists Inc.; First National Bank of Fletcher; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Kentucky Natural Gas Corporation; LSB Industries, Inc.; Legacy Bank; Newpoint Gas Services, Inc.; Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation; Raymond James Bank, FSB; Rose Rock Bank; Union Bank.