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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 Bialick began practicing law in 1981. He has been admitted to practice before the U. S. District Court: Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, U. S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit as well as the U. S. Supreme Court. Over the course of his 30 year career he has litigated and tried to verdict several of the state's seminal cases in the area of insurance law and the duty of good faith and fair dealing, as well as cases involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. His p...
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.
Lance Bryan is a skilled litigator who represents commercial lenders, contractors, electric utilities, manufacturers and retailers. Lance has deep experience helping clients resolve contract disputes, construction claims and commercial loan defaults. Equally capable at trial, mediation, arbitration and handling appeals, Lance works closely with business owners, company officers and in-house counsel to develop and execute strategies consistent with budgets and business objectives. Lance is fre...
Aaron Bundy is a trial lawyer from Sapulpa, Oklahoma. His legal experience includes jury trials in criminal defense and parental rights cases, bench trials in divorce and child custody disputes, and appellate briefing and oral argument. His qualification for trial work is best demonstrated by his board certification for family law trials from the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Aaron is presently ranked in the exclusive Chambers Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth guide to advisors for indiv...
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...
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 Donchin’s litigation practice involves Insurance Law, Complex Litigation, Personal Injury Law, Products Liability, Employment Law, Environmental Law and Medical Malpractice. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Donchin has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law for Trial Practice, and as a member of the Faculty of the Southern Region of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Donchin was elected into the American College of Trial Lawyers,...
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 E. Durbin, II, began his legal career in 1971 and has been admitted to practice in all State and Federal Courts in Oklahoma, as well as the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U. S. Supreme Court. Over the past over 45 years, his practice has concentrated in the area of complex civil litigation. He has represented many national insurers and represented individuals in obtaining some of the most significant verdicts rendered in Oklahoma. His successful career has been recognized by me...
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...
Kathleen Egan is one of the most accomplished family law practitioners in the Midwest. After graduating from Bishop Kelley High in Tulsa, she attended the University of Oklahoma and obtained a degree in Psychology. She then studied law at the Touro Law Center on Long Island. Kathleen is known for the depth of her skill in a variety of practice areas across the jurisdictions of Arkansas and Oklahoma. She is an experienced trial lawyer, having tried bench and jury trials to verdict. A strong wr...
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...
Isaac Ellis’s practice focuses on litigation and internal investigations. Isaac has served as trial counsel in jury and non-jury trials in state and federal courts. His breadth of experience in cases involving commercial and business disputes, energy, class-action defense, zoning and real estate, and other complex litigation makes him a valuable asset to any legal team. He also devotes his practice to internal investigations for corporate clients, including whistleblower complaints, per...
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...
Robert G “Hap” Fry, Jr For over 40 years, Robert G ‘Hap’ Fry, Jr., has been practicing law in Tulsa, Oklahoma, devoting 35+ years exclusively to the areas of divorce and child custody litigation in Oklahoma from his offices at Fry & Elder . He received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and received his Juris Doctor from The University of Tulsa College of Law in 1967. Upon being graduated from law school, he served as the Chief Public Defender ...
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. Grundy practices solely in the Divorce & Family Law area and served as the editor of the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Journal in 1993. He has an individual AV rating through Martindale-Hubbell; was selected a Best Lawyer in America in Family Law and Family Law Mediation; and was recognized as an Oklahoma Super Lawyer in Family Law.
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...
Tony Haynie primarily focuses his practice on the litigation and resolution of business disputes. In the course of his practice, Mr. Haynie has represented brokerage houses, banks, Fortune 500 companies, insurance companies, bankruptcy trustees, small businesses, partnerships, non profit entities and individuals in a variety of matters in state and federal courts at all levels throughout the country. Mr. Haynie practices in a number of substantive areas including contracts, business torts, tr...
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...
Jack Ingraham has practiced in the areas of estate planning and estate administration for over 25 years. In estate planning, Mr. Ingraham represents a wide range of clients, from those with basic estate plan needs to those with very large and complex estates. In this representation, he has prepared many wills, revocable “probate avoidance” trusts, and irrevocable trusts designed for specialized uses, such as life insurance, education support and charitable purposes. He also has he...
Eric is a partner in the firm's Oklahoma City office and Editor in Chief of CounselorLibrary.com's Spot Delivery publication. He assists national and state banks, savings associations, credit unions, mortgage bankers, other licensed lenders, motor vehicles dealers and automotive finance companies in the development and maintenance of nationwide consumer mortgage and automobile finance programs; online motor vehicle sales programs; litigation funding programs; and electronic payment programs. ...
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