Best Lawyers in Oklahoma, United States

Mike Atkinson practices as a trial lawyer and is primarily involved in handling insurance bad faith, product liability and medical malpractice cases. Following graduation from the University of Oklahoma College of Law he was associated with a law firm, before serving as an Assistant Public Defender and later as an Assistant District Attorney in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. In 1975, he received his Master of Laws in Antitrust from the University of Texas College of Law at Austin, after which tim...

Mark Berman has approximately 30 years of varied corporate, securities and mergers and acquisitions experience, both as inside counsel and in private practice. At Conner & Winters, Mr. Berman represents a wide variety of public and private companies operating primarily in the energy and construction sectors. He has served as issuer’s counsel in numerous public offerings and PIPEs transactions underwritten by national investment banking firms and involving the sale of common equity, ...

Mark E. Bialick entered the practice of law in 1981. His practice centers upon complex civil litigation, and, over the course of his nearly forty-year career, Mark has litigated and tried to verdict several of the State of Oklahoma’s seminal cases in the areas of insurance, particularly with respect to the duty of good faith and fair dealing, as well as cases involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. In 2006, Mark was inducted as a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawye...

Elise Dunitz Brennan has practiced healthcare law for over 30 years. Her practice concentrates on the general representation of healthcare systems, including hospitals, pharmaceutical and device companies, and long-term care facilities. She specializes in operational and regulatory support, compliance planning, mergers and acquisitions, HIPAA, billing issues, Medicare, Antikickback and Stark, EMTALA, managed care, physician recruitment, physician medical staff issues, licensure, Certificate o...

Galen Brittingham graduated with honors from Washburn University School of Law in 1987, where he served on the Washburn Law Review. He received his M.S. degree from Central Missouri State University in 1983 and his B.S. degree from Southwest Missouri State University in 1976. Mr. Brittingham practices in the areas of insurance defense, appellate advocacy and research, insurance contract law, insurance bad faith, medical malpractice, products liability, and negligence.

EXPERIENCE Successfully tried numerous lawsuits through jury trial and bench trial, as well as appeal, in both state and federal courts Significant experience in complex commercial arbitration matters filed under the American Arbitration Association Experience in litigation and arbitration matters filed in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Georgia, Colorado, Wyoming and California Testified as an expert witness on matters related to the recovery of attorney fees in complex trust litigation S...

Aaron Bundy is a trial lawyer from Sapulpa, Oklahoma. He provides legal assistance to clients involved in complex financial disputes related to valuation, income determination and imputation, and asset identification and location in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. A very experienced trial lawyer, he is board-certified for family law trials from the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Aaron has a prestigious ranking in Band 1 of the exclusive Chambers Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth guide f...

Teresa Meinders Burkett was born in Okarche, Oklahoma, and grew up in Norman, graduating from Norman High School in 1977. After graduating from OU's College of Nursing, she worked weekend night shifts as a critical care nurse and attended OU's College of Law during the day. She joined Boone Smith Davis Hurst & Dickman upon graduation from law school and built a successful health law practice there. In 2007, she joined Conner & Winters, LLP, founding and now co-directing the health law...

David is co-chair of the firm’s employment practice. He joined the firm upon his graduation from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1985. He practices in the area of litigation, with special emphasis on employment and energy law. He has represented clients ranging from individuals to multi-national corporations in state and federal trial courts, appellate courts, agency proceedings, and arbitrations and mediations throughout the central southwest. He has developed special expe...

Kathie Coyle has practiced in the areas of estate planning and tax-exempt organizations for more than three decades. She does complex estate planning for individuals, many of whom are charitably inclined. Ms. Coyle has a particular interest in inter-generational issues that arise in the realm of charitable giving and wealth transfer. She assists clients in effective philanthropic strategies, particularly in the area of private foundations and charitable trusts. Ms. Coyle’s clients also ...

Brett Crane has served as the Firm’s Managing Partner since 2008. His practice concentrates in the areas of corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, securities, private equity and emerging businesses, venture capital transactions, family-owned businesses and succession planning, and counseling with respect to business issues, compliance and contract negotiation. He has extensive experience representing clients in various industries and servi...

Mr. Cunningham’s practice focuses on domestic litigation and matters involving families. His career has been devoted to finding real solutions for client’s real-life problems through difficult times. Mr. Cunningham represents clients in divorce, child custody, child support, paternity, guardianship and protective order litigation at the trial and appellate levels. He is experienced in the complex issues often involved in this type of litigation, including business valuations, comp...

J. Dillon Curran has a broad experience base gained through hands on representation of financial institutions and providers of financial products. His practice areas include business litigation, bankruptcy, real estate, energy and commercial transactions. Mr. Curran also regularly represents companies and individuals in the real estate, oil and gas and transportation industries. At this early stage in his career, Mr. Curran already has structured, negotiated and closed numerous complex inter-...

Bob Curry has practiced in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, general corporate matters, securities regulation, and international business transactions for over 38 years. He has been responsible for numerous M & A transactions, including both stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, involving both public and private companies in many different industries. Mr. Curry has represented companies in their initial public offerings, follow-on public offerings and private placements of e...

R. Ryan Deligans began practicing law in 2003 and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law where he was honored as the Outstanding Graduate in the area of Trial Practice and Procedure. His practice has been focused on complex litigation involving Insurance Law, Manufacturer’s Product Liability, and cases involving catastrophic injury or death. Ryan is annually selected by his peers for inclusion in Super Lawyers Magazine. He has been selected as a Top ...

Gary W. Derrick specializes in corporate and securities law, including mergers and acquisitions, ’34 Act reporting, private equity and debt financing, venture capital financing, business formation and restructuring, corporate governance, and general business contracts. His clients are in oil and gas, technology, hospitality, agriculture, manufacturing, retail and professional services.

David B. Donchin’s practice includes Insurance Law, Complex Litigation, Personal Injury Law, Products Liability, Employment Law, Environmental Law, and Medical Malpractice. In addition to his legal practice, David has served as an Adjunct Professor for Trial Practice at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and as a member of the faculty of the Southern Region of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. David served as the Managing Director of Durbin Larimore Bialick from 2014 to 2...

Kevin Doyle has been with Pray Walker since 1987. He provides consultation concerning compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws. He also represents employers before state and federal courts and administrative agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of Labor (Wage and Hour Division), National Labor Relations Board, and State Labor and Human Rights Commissions.Kevin has considerable experience in providing anti-harassment training and ma...

Gerald (“Jerry”) E. Durbin, II began his legal career in 1971. Over the past 45 years, Jerry’s practice has concentrated in the area of complex civil litigation. He has represented many national insurers and individuals in obtaining some of the most significant verdicts rendered in the State of Oklahoma. In 2010, Jerry was elected as a fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, a recognition reserved to the top 1% of trial lawyers in each state. Jerry has a...

Bill Eagleton focuses his real estate practice on a full range of transactional, development, construction and finance in Oklahoma and throughout the United States. He represents developers, lenders, restaurant chains, purchasers, sellers, investors, landlords and tenants. Bill has assisted clients in the acquisition, financing, construction, leasing and sales of all types of commercial real estate, including:Counseling owners and developers of commercial properties on legal, financial and pr...

David has significant trial experience with complex commercial, intellectual property, trust and estates, tax, energy, and environmental litigation matters in both state and federal courts. He has successfully tried to verdict complex litigation matters in state and federal courts, and under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. He has successfully argued before state and federal appellate courts. In addition, he has experience with matters before state and federal administrative...

The founder of Farzaneh Law Firm, PC, Mr. Amir Farzaneh focuses his practice on Immigration Law and Immigration issues. Mr. Amir Farzaneh is an accomplished immigration lawyer with more than 16 years of experience in immigration law.Fluent in Farsi, Farzaneh is a frequent speaker on Immigration Law issues. In addition, he is the author of: “Your Approach Toward Immigration Law Affects Your Organization’s Performance,” Performance Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 3; “Emerging Tre...

Melodie Freeman-Burney is a Director in the firm’s Litigation Section and has served on the firm’s Executive Committee for the past nine years. She also serves as Chair of the firm’s Information Technology Committee. She has over twenty-five years of experience in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including commercial litigation, complex tort and product liability claims, wrongful death lawsuits, class actions, shareholder’s derivative suits, construction disp...

Sam Fulkerson’s practice is focused on the representation of management in all phases of the employment relationship, including litigation before federal and state courts, regulatory and administrative agencies, and in arbitration matters. He also handles litigation matters involving the enforcement of non-competition and confidentiality agreements, breach of employment contracts, handbook and personnel policy violations, wage and hour disputes, and other disputes arising out of the emp...

John Funk is a commercial transaction attorney whose practice is primarily focused on commercial lending, real estate, acquisitions, and business transactions. He has substantial experience in representing financial institutions in commercial lending transactions of all types, including loans related to income producing properties, real estate development and construction, hospitals and health care businesses, farm and ranch including cattle feeding, asset based lending, and oil and gas. Mr. ...

Over 30 years representing defendants in business and complex litigation, including commercial and employment disputes, securities, class action and antitrust cases. Has lectured in the areas of trial practice, civil procedure, and insurance law. Former President of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, 2007-08.

Jared Giddens is a unique combination of seasoned business litigator and accomplished transactional attorney whose practice spans a wide range of industries including banking, energy, construction and transportation. He has been lead counsel in diverse matters ranging from business bankruptcies to collective action wage & hour cases to complex real estate finance deals. Local, regional and national business leaders and financial institutions rely on his expert guidance in crisis managemen...

Mr. Hathaway’s practice is focused primarily in the area of construction law, handling both complex litigation and non-litigation matters. He counsels owners, developers, design professionals, subcontractors and suppliers on matters ranging from contract negotiation to claims handling and litigation. In addition, Mr. Hathaway represents construction companies, energy companies and manufacturers on a variety of matters including labor and employment and general commercial litigation matt...

For more than thirty years, Mr. Hiltgen has focused his practice in the areas of products liability defense, insurance defense, commercial litigation, and transportation litigation. He continues to add to that experience through the representation of companies of consumer goods and products, manufacturing industries and the insurance market. Mr. Hiltgen and his firm have represented a number of national and international corporations, serving as national, regional, and local trial counsel. Mr...