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Judicial Dinner
Everything I Need to Know...
Black History Month
Building Update
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Liberty Bell Nominations
Perspectives: Things to Do A Personal Opinion Column
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The Retainer
Firm Focus
Santa Review
Don’t forget your Valentine!
2 Message from the President 22 Grapevine 26 Classifieds 27 Word Search
FEBRUARY 2016
A Message From the President
E. Zach Smith Oklahomans (and many of the nation’s people) plod along daily, consciously or subconsciously hopWell it is February, again. ing for an early spring. What is there to say about February in Oklahoma? It gets dark early, I can’t say I disagree. I have sometimes snows, and while you lived in Oklahoma my whole life, can expect more freezing rain and and yet, about this time each year ice than anything, the cold, bitI ask my parents, “Was California ing wind seems to be a constant. closed when I was born?” I am usuPeople without a garage find themally reminded that our family has selves starting their vehicles early been here for generations and the in the morning to warm them and/ first settlers had much less by way or save time scraping the ice off of of amenities than we do today. That their windshields before leaving doesn’t seem to help much when for work. It is often a month where
I am walking four blocks to the courthouse in freezing rain. Then again, I also remember the August heat and how I would take a cold February day at any moment in the middle of our stifling summers. Regardless of the weather, there are plenty of events in February. Each year February hosts the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day, and President’s day, to name a few events. While I am not going to pretend that many (if any) of you get worked up over
"February is merely as long as is
needed to pass the time until March.” -Dr. J. R. Stockton Groundhog’s Day or throw office parties on President’s Day, they do hold their own places in the month of February. The Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day will certainly be the most popular events, and incidentally, this year they each fall on successive Sundays. So, ladies and gentlemen, you have been put on notice. Further, the Tulsa County Bar Association’s semi-annual Judicial Dinner is being held on the evening of February 25th. The Judicial Dinner is always a wonderful event for which the Tulsa
be given glimpses of the wonderful spring and summer days for which we all long. Regardless of the weather and your position on the month, I hope each of you can find time from your busy work While this month’s weather schedules to enjoy the small joys will test everyone on their way to in life. Bundle up, please drive work and back home each day, there safe, and enjoy another February in are many events to which you can Oklahoma. look forward. February weather does make for a good fire and movie E. Zach Smith night, a good book, hot bath, or any TCBA President 2015-2106 number of other warm amenities we all enjoy. We will soon enough County Bar Association is very proud. Members, please do not forget to make sure you get your tickets early, as this event sells out every year it is held.
Feb. 2nd - Groundhog Day - cross fingers for good news Feb. 7th - Superbowl - Snacks, drinks, invite the friends, relax Feb. 14th - Valentine’s Day - Don’t forget Feb. 15th - Presidents Day - Courts Closed & TCBA Closed Feb. 25th - TCBA Judicial Dinner - Make reservatoins today! Feb. 29th - Leap Day Tulsa Lawyer 3
Everything I Need To Know Kalan Chapman Lloyd
I’m a writer. With a psychology degree. Which means I can spend several paragraphs explaining an almost undetectable eyebrow movement. It’s a gift. I’m highly observant. To the point that I may have some stalker-like tendencies. If I were you, I wouldn’t lock eyes with me in Starbucks. It’s dangerous territory. The memories of my law school experience are rife with novel possibilities. It was breeding ground for human observation. Never more so than those first tender weeks of our first year. I observed an interesting phenomenon. We sized each other up in the beginning. It was constant. And encouraged. One such exercise required us all to identify our undergrad alma mater and degree type. I noticed, courtesy of my keen observant nature, that those with “pre-law” degrees were mostly self-satisfied. I also noticed the way a professor’s lips might quirk at these admissions. And then how their eyes might light when an educational background with some degree of quirk was announced. There was a gleam when the phrase “fashion design degree” was thrown out somewhat tepidly. Quickly, I understood. Those who came to law school thinking they knew things about the law were at a distinct disadvantage. The professors had to work doubly hard to scrape away the wasted arrogance to get to raw material. Those of us who entered law school fearing we were idiots, we had it somewhat easier. In the midst of the Socratic Method was the painstaking removal of assumptions, obvious answers, and irrelevant facts; all to get to the crux.
What is the problem? And how are we to solve it? I believe you can test an attorney’s mettle by the way they answer a legal question in mixed company. Attorneys may give a direct, confident answer. Conclusive, definitive. Better attorneys will hedge their bets, offering scenarios, possible endings, digger for deeper facts. The best attorneys will give you a by-play of how the problem may be solved. “But what’s the answer?” laymen will ask, irritated when the legalities get spun into beautifully detailed, high-falutin’ oration. “I don’t know,” a good attorney will respond, “It depends. But I can find one. I can always find an answer.” The most important thing I learned in law school? The ability to acknowledge ignorance. It’s not a lawyer’s job to know. It’s a lawyer’s job to figure that crap out. Now if only one of us could discover the indecipherable code to the maligning of names by Starbucks employees.
I Learned From Law School and Starbucks
Kalan Chapman Lloyd is an attor ne y and author in Tulsa, Oklahoma . She enjoys big hair, S upreme Court Decisions on Intellectual Propert y, hats, the sound of const r uct ion and the feel of brand ne w sweatshirts. She attended Oklahoma State Universit y and the Universit y of Tulsa College of Law and has been a member of the Oklahoma Bar since 20 08. She and her husband, Grant, enjoy parent ing their st rongwilled, left-handed children.
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February is Black History Month As a Harvard-trained historian, Carter G. Woodson, like W. E. B. Du Bois before him, believed that truth could not be denied and that reason would prevail over prejudice. His hopes to raise awareness of African American's contributions to civilization was realized when he and the organization he founded, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), conceived and announced Negro History Week in 1925. The event was first celebrated during a week in February 1926 that encompassed the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The response was overwhelming: Black history clubs sprang up; teachers demanded materials to instruct their pupils; and progressive whites, not simply white scholars and philanthropists, stepped forward to endorse the effort. By the time of Woodson's death in 1950, Negro History Week had become a central part of African American life and substantial progress had been made in bringing more Americans to appreciate the celebration. At mid–century, mayors of cities nationwide issued proclamations noting Negro History Week. The Black Awakening of the 1960s dramatically expanded the consciousness of African Americans about the importance of black history, and the Civil Rights movement focused Americans of all color on the subject of the contributions of African Americans to our history and culture.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson The celebration was expanded to a month in 1976, the nation's bicentennial. President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” That year, fifty years after the first celebration, the association held the first African American History Month. By this time, the entire nation had come to recognize the importance of Black history in the drama of the American story. Since then each American president has issued African American History Month proclamations. And the association—now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)—continues to promote the study of Black history all year. (Excerpt from an essay by Daryl Michael Scott, Howard University, for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History)
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Nominations
The Liberty Bell Award was established more than 35+ years ago to acknowledge outstanding community service. The award is presented to a person who is not a lawyer, but who has demonstrated a dedication to the law through activities that support lawyers and their work in the legal system. Nominiees may be an individual or a group that has: • Promoted better understanding of the rule of law • Encouraged a greater respect for law and the courts • Stimulated a sense of civic responsibility • Contributed to good government in the community
Deadline for nominations is Monday, March 21, 2016 Please forward all nominations to kevinc@tulsabar.com
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Perspectives Personal Opinion Column
A Personal Opinion Column
Editor’s Note: These views do not necessarily express the opinions of the TCBA, its membership or staff.
Living a Life of Meaning and Significance Part I
By Fred Slicker I believe that making the right choices usually leads to more happiness and meaning when compared with choosing badly. Choosing correctly counts. Choosing the right mate, choosing the right friends, choosing the right profession, choosing the right job, choosing the right church and choosing the right place to live shapes the meaning of each person’s life. Some choices have small consequences, but other choices can have profound and lasting meaning. Choosing what to believe and Who to believe can even have eternal consequences.
but life happens. Opportunities abound, especially and even in the difficult times. Gratitude is a choice you can make every moment of every day. Chose to be grateful and your gratitude will be contagious. Choose joy in each moment of every new day, even and especially when things are not going as you hoped. 2. Be Humble. You may be the president of the local bank, the biggest rock star in the country or the greatest athlete that has ever played the game. No matter what, someone will soon be bigger and greater and more successful than you. Treat every person alike, as a child of God. Avoid arrogance. Embrace humility. All your popularity, all your success, all your honors are gifts from God. You do not deserve them. They are all fleeting. But your humility shown to every person, particularly to the least of them, will be remembered.
3. Serve Others with Gladness. You cannot live life in isolation. Someone needs you. Serving others Life is a journey for each of us, and that journey gives your life significance and pleasure and texture. is constantly changing, a fluid work in progress. How Serve to live. Care for others. You will find meaning can my life count for my family, for my friends, for othand purpose beyond yourself by helping others. Doing ers? What should I do to maximize personal success? for others will always be worth the effort, and you will Does success mean happiness? Does success produce always get back more than you ever share with others. joy and peace and purpose? How can I live a life filled Time spent helping others is always meaningful. Peace, with meaning and significance? Some of my suggesjoy and significance will always follow. tions are set forth below. While the ideas may not be original, I believe that the words are. My hope is to 4. Be True to Yourself. You are not what you share these suggestions to guide your decisions as you have, and you are not what others think of you. You are continue your journey to meaning, significance and joy. a child of the divine, uniquely created for a special purpose that only you can fill. Take time to find out who 1. Be Thankful. Chose to be grateful for who you you really are and what your unique purpose is. Then are and for all you have. If you are grateful, you are do it passionately and with your whole heart. not fearful. If you are grateful, you live out of a spirit of enough, rather than out of a spirit of scarcity. Your 5. Follow Your Conscience. Each of us has a still daily life may not be filled with roses, and at some time small voice within us. That spirit within you is intended you will experience disappointment, defeat or disaster, to help guide your thoughts and actions. When you are 14 Tulsa Lawyer
10. Be Positively Joyful. Choose to be joyful in all things. Smile and others will smile too. Share your joy in everything you do, and others will follow you. Pursue the positive. Reject the negative. Avoid criticism of others. In the midst of disappointment and distress, chose to be joyful. Celebrate the wonder, awe, mystery and majesty of every moment of every day. Do as much 6. Follow Your Core Values. List the values that good as you can for as many people as you can for as are important to you. Define your core values in line long as you can. And do it with joy. Your joy will be with time-tested principles of truth and morality. Let contagious. those values guide your thoughts, your actions, your Be a Defining Moment for Others. Others are decisions and your life. By defining and following your 11. core values, you will be a positive example for others to watching you. They need hope and inspiration from follow. Your example will give strength and encourage- you. Their lives are out of control. They look to you for guidance and hope. You can be a bright shining examment to others. ple for them to follow. What you say to others, what you 7. Do More than Asked. Do your best in every- do for others, how you live with others will rub off on thing you do. Good enough is just not good enough. those that are watching. By being kind, you can change Good is the enemy of great. Do all things as if you their lives. By being thoughtful, you can inspire their are doing them for God Himself. Set your goals above greatness. By listening to others, they will know that easy expectations. Reach beyond your comfort zone. you care. Be a defining moment for others, and you will Make a habit of doing more than is asked or expected make a positive difference. of you. Go beyond the minimum. Push your limits. Pursue Your Passions. Your passions define Come to work in early. Stay late. Work harder than your 12. your purpose. Identify the burning desires within your competition. heart. Then pursue them. Peace, joy and happiness will 8. Find and Follow Balance. There will always be allude you, until you find and pursue what you were many good demands upon your time. Prioritize your created to be and do it. Your passions will guide you to actions. Do what is important now. Balance your find your purpose. present actions against the current needs of your family, your profession, your community, your church and Part II of Living a Life of Meaning and Significance will yourself. Choose the best and reject the rest. Do not let be continued in the March issue of Tulsa Lawyer. others rob you of a balanced life. Balance is difficult to achieve. But balance is worth the effort. A life out of balance is a life in chaos and confusion. uncertain about what action to take, ask: Is it lawful? Is it right? Would I be proud to have done it? Would my Father approve? Let your spirit guide and direct you actions. Trust your instincts. Do what you know is right. Let your conscience be your guide. Listen to your heart, and do what your spirit nudges you to do.
9. Choose Peace. The pace of life is frantic, and the conflicts are many. The stress of making a living causes pressure, worry, anxiety and strife. In the midst of the turmoil, choose peace. Take a deep breathe. Pause. Slow down. Act with poise. Be patient. Take time to reflect. Peace will soften the stress, and poise will relieve the stress and the tensions. You will make better decisions and live a more fulfilled life if you choose peace.
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FEBRUARY THINGS TO DO Tulsa Boat, Sport & Travel Show - Feb 1-7, 2016 The 60th Annual Tulsa Boat, Sport & Travel Show featuring boats, RVs and recreational accessories, family fun and food. Ranked as the fourth largest show of its kind in the U.S., this annual expo features over 150 booths and 10 1/2 acres of exhibits. River Spirit Expo at Expo Square - 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa
Tulsa Oilers - Feb. 3rd - 23rd, various dates BOK Center - 200 S Denver Ave W - Tulsa, OK 74103 Check the website for opponents, dates & tickets. www.tulsaoilers.com
Tulsa Ballet presents: Romeo & Juilet Feb 12-14, 2016 Featuring choreography by Edwaard Liang, the Tulsa Ballet performs one of the greatest love stories of all Celebrity Attractions presents Kinky Boots time on stage at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center during Feb 2-7, 2016 "Romeo & Juilet." Come see the tale of these star-crossed Tulsa Performing Arts Center with the Tony Awardlovers told as you've never seen it before through dance winning show, "Kinky Boots." This musical tells the and music. This ballet is sure to be intense, full of passtory of an unlikely pair of friends, a shoe factory sion and an experience to remember. Tulsa Performing owner and an entertainer, as they work together to help Arts Center - 110 E 2nd St - Tulsa each other. "Kinky Boots" won the 2013 Tony for Best Musical. Don't miss it when it comes to Tulsa. Tulsa Darryl Starbird's National Rod & Custom Car Performing Arts Center - 101 E 3rd St - Tulsa, Show - Feb 19-21, 2016 With over 1,000 entires, this car show is a highly competitive and full of astonishing classic and custom cars from across the nation. Tulsa Eagle Tour & Loon Watch - Feb 6, 2016 Expo Square - 4145 E Come to the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge for a tour featuring southern bald eagles on the nest. Begin the tour watching eagles from the refuge's webcam and continue the tour on the 25-person tour bus. Guests are encouraged to bring binoculars. Stops will be made at two nesting sties as well as other points of interest where eagles are known to be viewed. Two spotting scopes will be provided for an up close look. Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge & Tenkiller State Park - Vian, OK Mardi Gras Parade - Feb 6, 2016 Celebrate Fat Tuesday in style at the sixth annual Mardi Gras Parade. Head to downtown Tulsa to join in all the fun. Watch as masked, costumed revelers and colorful, elaborate floats make their way through the Blue Dome District. Following the parade, the festivities continue in the Blue Dome District's restaurants and bars. Hosted by the Blue Dome District Merchant's Association, the Mardi Gras Parade will start and finish at 1st Street and Elgin Ave.
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Santa Update...
Thank you to everyone who particiapted and donated to the 2016 TCBA Santa Brings A Law Suit clothing drive. As you can see from the photos, the committee & volunteers had a great time supporting this TCBA tradition and great cause helping others be ready to find work! Sincerely, Ashley R. Webb, Committee Chair
It was a huge success thanks to all of you!
LAWYERS AT WORK – THE RETAINER By R. Dobie Langenkamp “Isn’t it a cold hard fact that this fine lady actually paid you every penny you were owed before you Slightly overweight with a threw her out on the street in front of weather battered face and dusty run- all her neighbors while damaging her down farm shoes,her hands were modest possessions, even the family rough and large. She had canned bible?” It would be a half day trial at and milked for many a year. Clearly the most. a down at the heels country widow The old lady asked timidly who needed help. And she reminded “How much will it cost me? LeRoy LeRoy of his mother. had no other cases or business on He imagined how easy the his calendar of course. “Well if you case would be. LeRoy would simply pay cash in advance I think I could put the old lady on the stand and after do it for $100.00.” She reached in garnering a bit of sympathy with her her purse, brought out a wad of bills background story ask her to describe wrapped in rubber bands the size of the event, her embarrassment and her a coffee mug and began peeling them off. One hot August afternoon losses. in the late Forties, LeRoy was in his “ Of course in addition to “You mean they even dam- Pythian Building office, cooled only by a Sears and Roebuck fan lis- aged the family bible?” LeRoy asked that retainer” LeRoy intoned “, I’ll tening to Harry Carey announce a himself, preparing for trial even then. need $400 for the trial and another Cardinals game. Business was slow. He’d put the landlord on the stand $250 more if we win the case.” He was thinking about going to the and ask in his best cross examinaFrisco Bar for a few beers when tion voice. Editor’s note: The name has been an old lady walked in and asked if changed to protect the guilty. he was a lawyer. ‘None better “ he grinned. LeRoy was a huge disheveled man with sallow pock marked face and greasy slicked-back hair. You’d see him at the court house in his one dark baggy suit, shirt tail half way out of his pants getting paid in cash by one of his scruffy clients. He had a reputation as a wily defense lawyer in murder cases involving impoverished defendants where no one really cared that much whether there was a conviction or not. “There’s three defenses for murder” he liked to say in his impressive bass growl in closing argument “Insanity, Self-defense and the Son of a B-----needed killing.”
She soon told him a sad tale of deception and loss. Her landlord had evicted her even though she had paid her rent on time. While removing her furniture a number of treasured items had been broken or lost. The prospective client had been humiliated in front of the neighborhood. She wanted back in her apartment , to have the broken items
replaced and maybe a few dollars for the embarrassment.
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CROWE & DUNLEVY HOSTS CASA HOLIDAY EVENT Crowe & Dunlevy’s Tulsa office hosted a Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) holiday event Friday, Dec. 11 where attorneys and staff filled 36 laundry baskets full of food and holiday treats for families, as well as 20 stockings with goodies for teens. The gifts were distributed at the Tulsa CASA holiday party that included children who have a case pending on the
deprived docket of the Tulsa County District Court Juvenile Division, the foster families with whom those children are temporarily living and the CASA volunteers who advocate for them. The firm, attorneys and staff provided funds to purchase items and provided their time to assemble the baskets and stockings.
Filling Baskets (Left to right) Christina Vaughn, Stacy Schauvliege, Brett Liles, Daniel Poole, Alex Shipley, Allison Osborn and Pat George.
Tulsa CASA Group: (Left to right) Debra Pascoe, Brett Liles, Mac Rosser, Christina Vaughn, Allison Osborn, Ann Ashley, Gary McSpadden, Stacy Schauvliege, Gerry Jackson, Alex Shipley, Dorci Kelley, Juli Balman, Terry Thomas, Pat George and Karen Adams.
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Grapevine News ExcellStyle Magazine recently named Crowe & Dunlevy attorney Ruth J. Addison one of the “Top 20 Oklahoma Women Who Rock.” The annual list celebrates a distinguished group of women who have been trailblazers in their communities and their state. “Ruth is a dedicated, up-and-coming attorney at the firm, and we are proud to see her recognized by ExcellStyle Magazine,” said Kevin D. Gordon, president and CEO of the firm. “She is very passionate about serving her community and her clients, and we look forward to seeing her continue to grow and succeed.” Addison is an associate in the Litigation & Trial, White Collar, Compliance & Investigations, Labor & Employment and Administrative & Regulatory practice groups in Crowe & Dunlevy’s Tulsa office. As a trial lawyer, she regularly represents individuals and business entities in white collar defense and compliance matters in federal and state court on criminal charges and during grand jury investigations. She is listed as a 2013-2015 Oklahoma Super Lawyers Rising Star in Criminal Defense: White Collar, General Litigation, Employment & Labor. Prior to joining Crowe & Dunlevy, Addison gained experience at the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney. Addison received her Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2007 and holds a bachelor’s degree in government from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. An active member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and the Tulsa County Bar Association, Addison is heavily involved with the Diversity Committee for both organizations. She is also an adjunct professor of paralegal studies and criminal justice at Brown Mackie College. Locally, Addison serves as a member of the board of directors for Palmer Continuum of Care, Inc. and is a member of both the Junior League of Tulsa and Tulsa Young Professionals. ExcellStyle Magazine’s focus includes fashion,
beauty, health and promoting excellence in successful living. The publication was established in 1998 and reaches audiences in the U.S. and U.K.
McAfee & Taft has announced that ERISA attorney Judy Burdg has joined its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group. Her practice encompasses a broad range of employee benefits matters involving retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and executive compensation. Much of her employee benefits practice is focused on the design, implementation and administration of various forms of retirement and health plans, as well as benefit matters related to corporate mergers and acquisitions. As part of her counseling practice, Burdg advises clients on compliance issues with the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor as well as complex compliance matters related to the implementation of health care reform. Burdg graduated cum laude from the Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2012 and worked in private practice while earning a master of laws degree in taxation from the University of Florida the following year. Her prior career experience includes serving as assistant general counsel with the Protest/Litigation Section of the Oklahoma Tax Commission and as assistant general counsel of a Tulsa-based international consulting and software group of companies. McAfee & Taft is one of the nation’s 250 largest law firms as ranked by the National Law Journal, and its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice ranks as one of the largest of its kind in the region.
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Hall Estill announces that Vaden Bales, Christopher Carter and T.J. Mantooth have been elected as shareholders of the firm in the Tulsa and OKC offices. “Vaden, Chris and T.J. all possess excellent legal skills,” Hall Estill Managing Partner Michael D. Cooke said. “They have demonstrated all of the attributes we look for in our shareholders.” Bales joined Hall Estill in 2014 as a senior attorney who practices solely in the areas of business transactions, banking and real estate law. Bales has assisted clients in all phases of real estate and business transactions through his career and enjoys the challenge of finding solutions for his clients to even the most difficult transactions. He graduated from the University of Tulsa and Washburn University School of Law. Carter graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2005 where he earned his B.S. in Economics and Marketing, cum laude, and earned his J.D., with honors, from the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law in 2008. Carter began his legal career with Hall Estill in 2008 and is a member of the firm’s real estate and corporate transactions group. During his time at Hall Estill, Carter has assisted in the representation of a variety of clients ranging from local small businesses to publicly traded companies. Mantooth, an Edmond native, has an intellectual property practice focusing primarily on patent prosecution, including the drafting, enforcement, and defense of patent rights. Mantooth has experience in consulting with sophisticated corporations as well as start-up companies concerning the development and valuation of intellectual property portfolios. He earned his B.M.S.E. from the University Of Oklahoma in 2005 and his J.D. from the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law in 2008.
McAfee & Taft has announced the addition of Stephanie R. Wells and Alessa French as paralegals in its Tulsa office. As a paralegal for the firm’s Litigation Group, Stephanie Wells works with trial lawyers providing comprehensive support in the resolution of civil disputes involving claims of product liability, premises liability, personal injury, mass torts, professional negligence, and other complex business matters. Well’s responsibilities include preparing and filing pleadings and other legal documents, coordinating depositions and mediations, reviewing and organizing evidentiary and discovery documents, docketing, preparing and organizing documents and exhibits for trial, and assisting attorneys at trial. A Missouri native, Wells attended Southwest Missouri State University and began her legal career in 1987 as a legal administrative assistant for a law firm in Springfield, Missouri. Upon moving to Oklahoma, she worked for the in-house legal department of a leading petroleum company and at law firms based in Tulsa and Claremore. She is also a member of the Tulsa Area Paralegal Association. As a certified professional paralegal for the firm’s Em ployee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group, Alessa French provides support to attorneys engaged in all aspects of employee benefits law, with an emphasis on matters involving retirement plan qualifications and design and executive compensation. She also provides assistance in business and transactional matters involving corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions, as well as estate planning law. French began her legal career in 1996 and, while continuing her legal education, gained experience as a paralegal and office manager for a small family and criminal law office working on many high-profile cases involving criminal matters in municipal, state and federal courts. She went on to work as a legal administrative assistant for both a mid-sized law Tulsa Lawyer 23
firm and the legal department of a publicly held corporation. French is a member of NALS, the association for legal professionals.
The law firm of Norman Wohlgemuth Chandler Jeter Barnett & Ray is pleased to announce that David R. Ross has been named a Shareholder and Director of the firm. Mr. Ross joined the firm in 2003, and his practice consists of litigation in state and federal courts. Mr. Ross obtained his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, MO in 2003.
Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson has named Tom Q. Ferguson as its Managing Partner. In addition, the firm has named Michael Linscott to serve on its executive committee, and James R. Bullard and David J. Looby as partners. Ferguson’s practice emphasizes complex commercial litigation covering diverse industries and legal issues such as oil and gas exploration and production, midstream transportation, utility service, construction, environmental claims, intellectual property, and protection of confidential information and trade secrets. His practice also includes representation of individuals and small businesses prosecuting and defending commercial, contract, and tort claims as well as fiduciary duty matters.
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Linscott focuses in the area of complex litigation, including business disputes such as breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims, insurance coverage, contract and bad faith claims, securities arbitrations, construction cases, intellectual property matters and collection disputes. He also provides general business counseling on logistics and acquisitions as well as pre-litigation advice and strategy for companies. Looby is experienced in federal and state taxation, tax controversy and litigation, estates and trusts, family wealth, and civil, commercial and employment litigation. He practices frequently before the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Tax Court and the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Bullard’s practice is primarily in family law and civil litigation, particularly related to property division, support alimony, child custody and child support orders and modifications. He also has experience drafting, enforcing, and challenging prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.
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Tulsa Lawyer Magazine Official Publication of the Tulsa County Bar Association
The Tulsa Lawyer is a full-color monthly publication of the Tulsa County Bar Association and is distributed to its membership of over 2,100 attorneys, Tulsa County Courthouse, the Law Library, the Oklahoma Bar Association and all advertisers.The Tulsa Lawyer accepts advertisements for products or services that have an existing or potential market in the Tulsa Legal Community. Space reservations may be requested, but no guarantee of ad placement can be made. The Tulsa Lawyer reserves the right to reject any advertisement. SUBSCRIPTIONS • Subscriptions are available for $40.00 a year for those who are not Tulsa County Bar Association members or advertisers. CLASSIFIED ADS • Classified ads are accepted at a charge of $35.00 for 40 words and .25 cents for each additional word. • You can add a small picture or color logo for $10.00. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS • The deadline for submitting advertisements is 5:00 PM on the 10th of the month preceding publication. • Example: Oct 10 for the Nov issue) Ads accepted after this date will be published if space and time allow. PAYMENTS • Due upon receipt of invoice. Please make check payable to TCBA. • Credit card payments can be made at our website www. tulsabar.com a small convenience fee will be charged. Advertising Rates - Please visit www.tulsabar.com or contact TCBA at 918-584-5243 for ad sizes & rates. Submit: Send files to accounting@tulsabar.com PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS Preferred Material: Digital files are preferred. Four-color CMYK film is acceptable but file must be built to the correct ad dimensions. We cannot accept ads in the following formats: Microsoft Word, Publisher, Powerpoint or Corel Draw. Black only ads can be submitted as camera-ready copy.
File Formats Accepted: Color ads: All digital files must contain only CMYK data. No RGB or any other color space accepted. Files must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Files will be output with a line screen of 133. The following are acceptable formats. Keep in mind, printer will not be able to make corrections in these formats: 1. CMYK or grayscale EPS All fonts must be outlined. 2. CMYK or grayscale TIFF 3. PDF 1.4 or lower version (Write a postscript file and use Acrobat Distiller to make PDF file; do not use an export PDF plug-in within program to make PDF. Distiller must be set up for 300 dpi, CMYK output.) 4. Fonts must be embedded. The following formats are also acceptable. All fonts and artwork must be provided along with page layout file. Printer will be able to make minor corrections if necessary: 1. QuarkXpress 6.5 or lower (PC or Mac version) 2. Illustrator CS2 or lower (PC or Mac version) 3. InDesign CS2 or lower (PC or Mac) Pagemaker 7.0 or lower (PC or Mac version)
Black and White ads:
Files must have a resolution of at least 200dpi. If you are not familiar with the technical terms above, please feel free to call or email for clarification – Jody at accounting@tulsabar.com or 918-584-5243 ext 240. If staff assistance is required or requested to prepare any display advertisement there will be an additional “set-up” charge at $40 per hour, with a 1 hour minimum. This includes attempting to rearrange existing layout of an ad submitted. All advertising must be accompanied by a written request including: • • • • • •
Ad size Number of insertions and dates Position preference Full name & mailing address Contact full name & address Magazine mailing address