Oklahoma Super Lawyers Articles
The community’s need can be overwhelming, but Rachel Gusman just keeps chipping away
Amy D. White dreams of horse farms—and another conversation with her grandparents
Though she keeps some ‘fairy dust’ on hand, her real power lies in listening
They Give at the Office … Literally
Doug Sorocco helped turn Dunlap Codding’s law office into a free community-event space
Taking part in Gerry Spence’s first Trial Lawyer’s College brought the human side back to David Humphreys’ practice
Shannon Davies: on the Creative Side
The business litigator turns on the inspiration both in front of juries and on the pages of her novels
Bringing Public and Private Together
Leslie V. Batchelor makes economic development partnerships happen
Lisa and David Riggs devote much of their time to protecting the environment
Discovery with Sheila D. Stinson
The Edmond attorney on Strom Thurmond, jury clothing etiquette and the joy of being hyper-organize
For environmental lawyer and guardian ad litem LeAnne Burnett, it’s not about competition; it’s about relationships
You Can Believe What Terry West Says
Personal injury attorney Terry West finds the missing link
Tulsa litigator Joe Farris’ clients range from laid-off employees to activists bent on scuttling a nuclear power plant
Oklahoma City’s Linda Scoggins is just what the doctor ordered for her health-care industry clientele
Drew Neville does his homework. And then he does it again
Is intellectual property law a boys’ club? Ask Tulsa’s Rachel Blue
Widowed at 28, Judy Hamilton Morse battled her grief by going to law school. Now she’s one of Oklahoma City’s leading litigators
Pat Cremin took a chance on law school after a career in journalism
Reggie Whitten’s straightforward style results in multimillion-dollar verdicts against the kinds of companies he used to defend
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.
Karen Long aims to keep school districts compliant with Title IX
Transactional business lawyer Adam Marshall knows business and brews
Sidney G. Dunagan on the importance of writing, how Vietnam changed his career path, and the question you can’t ask in a deposition
The unassuming Frank Hill closes multimillion-dollar deals and has helped bring the NBA to OKC … twice
Linda Crook Martin tends to get what she wants
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
James M. Sturdivant looks back on almost 50 years with GableGotwals and the $5,000 verdict that remains his favorite case
Whether he's prosecuting terrorists or defending executives, Patrick M. Ryan keeps things classy
Mary Quinn Cooper, born trial lawyer
Moura A. J. Robertson's kinder, gentler family law practice
From social worker to health care lawyer, Elise Dunitz Brennan is all about healing
Terry Tippens practices law so he can tend to his ranch
When IP attorney John Kenney isn’t protecting his clients’ inventions, he’s coming up with his own
After D. Kent Meyers saw the plight of children in the Oklahoma court system, he knew he had to help
Robert H. Alexander Jr. credits his success to the struggles of his ancestors; now he pays it forward
R. Thomas Seymour couldn’t make up for the 14 years Arvin McGee spent in prison for a rape he didn’t commit. But Seymour did help clear his name and win $12.3 million from the system that failed him
Stephen Jones invited controversy when he decided to represent Timothy McVeigh in 1995. And he isn’t done with the case yet.