Are you looking for new client opportunities in 2023?

The TCBA Lawyer Referral & Information Service may be just what you need!

The Lawyer Referral and Information Service is always excited to welcome new TCBA members to its panel of attorneys. Contact Jeril Haug at JerilH@tulsabar.com or 918-587-6014 for information or to sign up. To join is $37.50 the first year and $75 each year after. Areas currently needing more attorneys in rotation are marked in red below.

Things to consider on how the LRIS may benefit your practice...

• Has your practice seen a decline in clients since the pandemic began? Great way to break into new practice area, especially for those litigation lawyers whose practice may have seen a decrease in numbers in recent months.

• "Retired" but just want to keep a foot in the door and work in the mix of things without carrying a large client base?

• New attorneys looking to increase client base?

• Word of Mouth! Every client you assist is the potential for another "word of mouth" client coming your way!

Areas that always need increased participation:

• Spanish speaking attorneys in all areas of law

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The shareholders of McAfee & Taft, Oklahoma’s largest law firm, have elected Tulsa-based attorneys Katie Gant Crane, William J. Holland, and Dru A. Prosser, as well as Oklahoma City-based attorneys Kaitlyn Schrick Chaney, Alex Duncan, Christian S. Huckaby, Jeffrey L. Vogt, and Chase C. Webb as fellow shareholders, effective January 1, 2023. The announcement was made by managing director Michael Lauderdale.

Katie Gant Crane is a trial lawyer whose commercial litigation practice encompasses complex business disputes, class actions, securities litigations, internal and government investigations, and whitecollar criminal defense. Prior to joining McAfee & Taft, she practiced in the New York offices of Levine Lee LLP and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, and clerked for the Honorable Vincent L. Briccetti of the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York. Crane earned her law degree from Fordham University in 2013.

William J. Holland’s practice is primarily focused on the resolution of complex business disputes, with a focus on public and private companies in the financial services sector. Holland earned his Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) from the International

Association of Privacy Professionals and his achievements have earned him inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, as well as Oklahoma Super Lawyers’ list of “Oklahoma Rising Stars”. Prior to joining McAfee & Taft, Holland served at a publicly traded Texas-based financial services company. He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Dru A. Prosser is a trial lawyer whose state and federal litigation practice encompasses a broad range of complex business litigation. He has dedicated his practice to cultivating a comprehensive understanding of the civil litigation process. His achievements have earned him inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. Prosser is a 2015 honors graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law.

With more than 175 attorneys, McAfee & Taft is one of the nation’s 250 largest law firms as ranked by the National Law Journal.

Crowe & Dunlevy attorney J. Christopher Davis has been inducted into the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN).

NADN is America’s foremost professional organization for experienced mediators and arbitrators practicing in the field of civil & commercial conflict resolution. Membership is by invitation only and requires a minimum of 200 successful mediations.

“This is a tremendous honor for Chris,” said Roger A. Stong, Crowe & Dunlevy’s president and CEO. “Chris has been very active in alternative dispute resolution, in addition to his trial practice, and well-deserves this recognition.”

A shareholder and director in the firm’s Tulsa office, Davis represents clients as a member of the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Trial, and Product Liability Practice Groups. With more than 27 years of experience in the courtroom, Davis represents businesses and individuals throughout Oklahoma in state and federal courts. A seasoned litigator and mediator, Davis is Oklahoma’s only active paraplegic trial attorney.

Davis is a former federal law clerk, serves as an Adjunct Settlement Conference Judge, is a member of the Committee on Local Rules and Court Operations, and is a former member of the Admissions and Grievances Committee for the U.S. Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Davis received his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He graduated cum laude from Oral Roberts University (ORU) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology, and holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Literature as well as a Master of Education in Applied Linguistics from ORU.

GableGotwals is pleased to announce that Carrie McNeer has been promoted to Shareholder, effective January 1, 2023. Carrie’s practice focuses on defending corporate and individual clients in a wide variety of complex litigation in state and federal courts. Her experience includes representing insurance companies in a wide range of claims, including bad faith and medical malpractice defense. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel.“Carrie is a valuable member of our litigation team. Her extensive experience in insurance and health care litigation has been an asset to those practice groups,” said John Dale, CEO of GableGotwals. Carrie received her J.D. from The University of Tulsa College of Law and her BSBA in marketing at The University of Tulsa.

Best & Sharp is pleased to announce that Emily K. Wilson has been elected as a Partner with the firm. Emily joined the firm in 2020 bringing an extensive background in civil litigation, civil rights litigation, employment law, administrative law, and municipal and governmental liability litigation. In addition to being licensed in Oklahoma, Emily is also licensed in Kansas and holds an inactive license in Colorado having previously worked for both the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the City of Wichita, Kansas.

Emily is originally from Tulsa and a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School but moved away to attend college at the University of Denver during which time she met and married an Air Force Academy graduate who loves to fly. Emily has spent over twenty years moving to various duty locations with her husband and expanding her legal practice in each of the locations except for Hawaii. Having returned to Tulsa after her husband’s retirement, Best & Sharp is looking forward to her future with the firm.