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St. Patricks Day isThursday, March 17th!

A Message From the PresidentE. Zach Smith

I hope everyone had a great February! I am certain that I am not the only one, but I can honestly say I will be very happy to welcome spring weather and always do. This month will bring us the spring of 2016!! Just writing that makes me wonder if anyone reading it sees the year 2016, and like me, thinks about their path in the law and is amazed at how much time has gone by in their careers, how fast it passes, and just how much they have accomplished in that time. I wonder how many of us actually take inventory of our careers, how we got here, who helped us, and why is it we continue on this path only attorneys can seem to appreciate?

A legal career requires such a wonderful passion, and while I certainly will never attempt to speak for every-one, I feel as much as we attorneys (judges included) can sometimes lament the daily rigors of our jobs, we are also assured few careers hold as much reward. It is an anomaly to me the studies in recent years have revealed the dissatisfaction of working attor-neys because I witness attorneys display the passion

and pleasure of our careers on a daily basis. I mean, what other careers or jobs DO bring people so much reward and happiness, and what other group of people sharing the same lack the need to commiserate? The legal profession certainly cannot be singled out as a lone, miserable void, because it isnt.

Perhaps I am but a minority, however, I am willing to bet the lawyers who read this magazine regularly are with me when I say that I love being a lawyer. As a fifth generation attorney, maybe it is just in my blood, but at the same time I think to myself, who else gets to do what we do? Who else gets to work alongside some of the most brilliant of people from all walks of life? We touch the very fabric of everything in our country, everything!

Thankfully, like many of you, I have had sound guid-ance throughout my career. In my early years as a frustrated attorney, there were times I complained to my father, a retired judge. His response? Son, you

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could have hung sheet rock today, or you could have installed a hot water tank, is that what you would rather do...? While thinking that sounded very appealing at times (because we all know how riveting the Evidence Code can be in the hands of a skilled orator), the truth is I knew he had a very valid point. What is better? All work has its drawbacks, and I truly dont know what I would do if I wasnt competing in our profes-sional arena serving others. I really do enjoy being a lawyer, and for any and all of the complaining I may do or have done, I love it.

However, I dont know how I would have gotten to this point without the guidance and help of so many other attorneys, my father being at the top of that list. For every one of you I am certain the story is simi-lar, which brings me to the ultimate question: Why did you choose the law, and why do you love it? More importantly, who have you leaned on throughout your years for your guidance and advice, and have you told them how much you appreciate them? Whether you have been prac-ticing law for 2 years or 50 years, odds are you have had one men-tor or more who have helped you get to where you are throughout your career, guiding you through the good and bad times. Can you think of them? Can you remember the conversations? Who are they? Are they still alive? If so, have you thanked them lately or told them how much you appreciate them and their contributions to your career? Have you recognized them?

As someone who grew up around attorneys, I always envied what I saw as a strong camaraderie amongst them, and that fact remains to this day. Some of the most fascinating people I have ever met are attorneys, truly, and I can say the longer I am in this profession the more wonder-ful people I meet. However, my true thanks today goes to the attorneys and judges who took the time to help me along the way. Now isnt the time to name them, but I thank them profusely. For a profession of people consumed by work and time, I still find it amazing the number of attor-neys willing to lend a helping hand or ear. No matter where you are in your career, that help is needed and appreciated.

Please think about this, and if you havent in awhile, take the time this month to remember and thank the people who helped get you to where you are today, no matter your position. Pause to remember the attorneys, judges, staff, or other people in your life, whether today or years ago, who helped you get to this point in your career. We all know someone who has inspired us along the way, who convinced us of the beauty and magic in what we do. They took the time to bestow upon us the secrets of a long and successful career,

that it is worth it, and they listened and cared. Perhaps they even con-vinced you to stay when you were ready to leave. Regardless of the contribution, no one in our illustri-ous profession gets through it alone without the assistance of another. So enjoy this month, revel in what you do, be happy, thankful, and proud.

Regards,E. Zach SmithPresident

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Judge doris L. Fransein2015-2016 goLden ruLe ~ 2nd Quarter

GOLDEN RULE1: capitalized G&R : a rule of ethical conduct : do to others as you would have them do to you 2: a guiding principle

The Tulsa County Bar Association with great pleasure names Judge Doris L. Fransein as the recipient of its Golden Rule Award for the second quarter of 2016. When you reach the end of this article, we think you will acknowledge what a deserving recipient she is, and you might well wonder what took us so long to recognize her for this award.

Judge Fransein is the Chief Judge of the Juvenile Divi-sion of the Tulsa County District Court where she has served since April 2005. But lets travel back in time a bit to see how she arrived at this destination. Her back-ground shows a consistent commitment to public ser-vice and community which can be described, in fact, as a long obedience in the same direction.

After graduating summa cum laude from Drury Col-lege, Doris Fransein moved to Tulsa where she attend-

ed the University of Tulsa College of Law while acting as executive director of On the Bricks, a United Way agency responsible for the reintegration of parolees in the Tulsa area. After graduating among the top 10 students in her law school class, she joined the Tulsa County District Attorneys office where she tried pre-liminary hearings and jury trials.

Although her focus has not always been on juvenile justice, she has had a distinguished legal and judicial career. In 1984, Judge Fransein was appointed the first female municipal judge in Tulsa and in 1985 became its presiding judge. After working again in the District Attorneys office in the civil division representing Tul-sa County elected officials, she entered private practice with Darven Brown handling urban development and tax increment districting issues.

She became a special judge in Tulsa in 1995 where she served first in the Family Relations division. After her assignment to Juvenile Court, she collaborated in the creation of Family Drug Court for juvenile delinquents and their families as well as the Treatment Court for addicted parents of deprived children, the third court of its kind in the nation. She regularly assisted the De-partment of Human Services and the Office of Juvenile Affairs as a facilitator at training conferences on addic-tion issues, was a conference facilitator for ATTACH on issues of adoptions and the courts, was a keynote speaker and training facilitator for the Child Welfare League of America, and regularly spoke to local civic groups on issues of delinquency and addiction.

She took office as a District Judge in January 2003 and first served in the Civil Division until April 2005 when

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she was appointed Chief Judge of the Juvenile Division. In that position, Judge Fransein continues to advocate greater co-ordination between child welfare and juve-nile justice programs, including delinquency prevention programs and more effective intervention for repeat of-fenders. In her own words, We can no longer afford to build more prisons to house those adults we have chosen to ignore as children. She is a strong proponent of estab-lishing a single child-centered bureau that can eliminate the barriers separating agencies, dockets, and community services.

Judge Fransein helped create the Tulsa County Juvenile Justice Trust Authority, and she co-chaired the Oklaho-ma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee to review our juvenile justice system and produce a best practices modification to our juvenile code. As a member of the TCBAs Children and the Law Committee and its Court Operations Committee, she has worked tirelessly on is-sues confronting our family and juvenile courts. Judge Fransein was instrumental in the formation of Tulsa Law-yers for Children and has worked actively on Tulsa Coun-ty District Court working committees addressing issues of Family Court design, domestic violence protocol, and quality assurance panel oversight of Tulsas Families in Transition program.

In August 2014, the National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges notified Chief Judge Fransein that Tulsa County Juvenile Court had been selected as one of eight sites nationally for its Model Court Project whose purpose is to improve court practices in child abuse and neglect cases and improve outcomes for children and fam-ilies. This selection highlights her organization, prepara-tion, openness to improvement, and professionalism.

Recently, Judge Fransein was chosen to lead the Tulsa Safe Babies Court Team Project, a systems change initia-tive launched by the national nonprofit ZERO TO THREE and the Parent Child Center of Tulsa and designed to bring community resources together to provide services to abused and neglected infants, toddlers, and their fam-ilies so the children can reach safe, loving permanency swiftly. According to Judge Fransein, this initiative will bring Tulsas juvenile court and child welfare system so much closer to achieving the goal of healthy development,

permanency and well-being for every Tulsa County infant and toddler in foster care. Clearly this choice reflects Judge Franseins ability to collaborate with a wide variety of partners in the field with respect, trust, and professional excellence.

If this were not enough to warrant a Golden Rule Award, Judge Fransein continues with Tulsa Countys three County Commissioners to press and plan for a desperate-ly needed Tulsa County Juvenile Justice Center to replace the current unsafe, overcrowded and antiquated facility.

For her dedication to juvenile justice reform, she has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Oklaho-ma Bar Associations Alma Wilson Award and the Mona S. Lambird Spotlight Award, DHSs Adoptive AdvocateAward, and the Oklahoma CASA Association Judge ofthe Year Award. She has been active in the AmericanInns of Court and on the Oklahoma Judicial ConferenceExecutive Board and previously chaired TCBAs BrownBag CLE series to great acclaim. She is also extremelyproud of her adult son, Matthew Fransein, who has neverappeared before her in juvenile court.

At a time when it is all too easy to rage against failures in our juvenile justice system, Judge Fransein channels her energy into finding thoughtful, workable solutions to problems facing children and families under stress and in trouble.

Whether as a leader, teacher, mother, mentor, reformer, colleague, visionary or guiding light, Doris Fransein is long-overdue for the Golden Rule Award. This award is meant to acknowledge a TCBA member who embodies the highest standards of fairness, integrity, civility, and professionalism, and Judge Fransein is that person. Our Association gratefully recognizes this outstanding judge for her dedication, understanding, professionalism, imag-ination, and commitment to the children and families of our state and nation and to our juvenile justice sys-tem. Congratulations and thank you, Judge, for being the change we wish to see in the world!

Dear Members:

This year for Litigation Section meetings we are bringing in speakers for informal 30 to 45 minute presenta-tions on issues related to trial practice. Please join us for these informative sessions. We look forward to seeing you there.

Last month we had a very entertaining and engaging meeting and presentation from Mary Quinn Cooper on the Use of Demonstrative Aids at Trial. Below you will find a list of our future speakers and dates.

February 16, 2016 Deborah Shallcross -What a Judge Wants to HearMarch 15, 2016 No MeetingApril 19,2016 Doug Dodd - Media- High Profile CasesMay 17, 2016 Mark Stanley- QT TrialJune 21, 2016 Chuck Richardson- MediationJuly 19, 2016 TBDAugust 16, 2016 No Meeting

Aaron D. Bundy and M. Shane HenryLitigation Section, Chairs

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The Diversity Committee has been meeting regu-larly with a team of high school students from the Union Alternative School since late October 2015 preparing them to compete in the Oklahoma Bar Foundations Mock Trial program. Our attorney volunteers have been meeting weekly with the students during October, November and December and at least twice a week during January. Some of our attorneys have volunteered outside of practice times to assist students who are preparing direct and cross exam-inations or preparing opening and closing statements.

On Martin Luther King Day we took students to the Tulsa County Courthouse to watch scrimmage rounds of the more advanced teams. This scrimmage is a yearly event hosted by Judge Daman Cantrell, who is a fellow Mock Trial coach for the Owasso teams. Union Alternatives participation on Monday was sponsored by PrayWalker. The offices of Fry and Elder hosted our final dress rehearsal and the committee provided the students with lunch and a gift bag. The Committee reached out to some local firms and legal organizations to obtain mate-rials for inclusion in the gift bags, we received materials from Fry ad Elder, PrayWalker, Conner and Winters, TU

College of Law, and Litgistix. We are very excited about what we were able to put together for the students, includ-ing some generous gift cards from Fry & Elder.

On competition day the students gathered at the offices of Crowe and Dunlevy for one final round of pol-ishing up and practicing. A sponsorship for lunch was secured from the Pipeline Plus Program, presented by Williams and WPX Energy. The Committee has been so lucky to have many dedicated volunteers who have made this program/partnership with Union Alternative possible. We have had 2-6 attorneys at each and every practice with the students. Our attorney volunteers have been critical in securing sponsorships when we needed it and working ad-ditional hours on this program to ensure the students suc-cess. We have been very lucky to have so many great law firms and legal organizations support our team. I am proud of the committee and the work we have accomplished this year at Union Alternative. We have learned so much and our team will only get stronger and better each year.

Valery GiebelTCBA Diversity Development Chair

Diversity Development Committee Update

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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 understaning 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

Please forward all nominations tokevinc@tulsabar.com

Deadline for nominations is Monday, March 21, 2016

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Living a Life of Meaning and Significance

Part II

By Fred Slicker

Part I of this article was pubished in the February 2016 issue of Tulsa Lawyer. As stated then I believe that making the right choices usually leads to more happiness and meaning when compared with choosing badly. Choosing correctly counts. Life is a journey for each of us, and that journey is constantly changing, a fluid work in progress. How can my life count for my family, for my friends, for others? What should I do to maximize personal success? Does suc-cess mean happiness? Does success produce joy and peace and purpose? How can I live a life filled with meaning and significance? Some of my suggestions are set forth below. While the ideas may not be origi-nal, I believe that the words are. My hope is to share these suggestions to guide your decisions as you con-tinue your journey to meaning, significance and joy.

13. Dream Big. Most of us set our goals and objectives far below what we are capable of achiev-ing. Chose to dream big, and then pursue with passion achieving those dreams. Achieving big goals always requires risk and change. Without risk, there is no change. Without change, there is no improvement. Risk more to achieve greatly.

14. Be a Peace-Maker. Strive to be a peace-maker and a solution-seeker, not a problem-perpetuator. Look for ways to reduce animosity, anger, tension, disagreement and conflict. Look for and find the win-win solution. Identify the alternatives, and seek peace, not strife.

15. Volunteer. Volunteer to help others. Your most meaningful experiences will come because you chose to volunteered. Be generous with your time and your talents. Give to live. Giving may reduce your possessions, but your rewards will be far greater than what you gave up. Give yourself away. Give and your gifts will be returned, multiplied beyond your beliefs.

16. Listen to Care. Listen to show you really care. When you listen, they will know you care. Be inquisitive. Before offering a solution, carefully lis-ten to show you care. You cannot know their needs without listening to their problems. When you stop listening, you cannot earn their respect or help solve their problems.

17. Live Life Now. Understand the past. Have goals for the future. But life is not about the past, and life is not about the future. Right now is a gift; that is why this very moment is called the present. You cannot change the past, no matter how hard you try.

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Editors Note: These views do not necessarily express the opinions of the TCBA, its membership or staff.

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You can influence the future, but you cannot control the future. Live in the present right now. Do what is important now. Be in the present. Avoid multi-task-ing. Slow down. Take a deep breathe. Do what is best right now. Then the past and future will take care of themselves.

18. Do Your Best. Choose every moment of every day to do the best you can. You will never have perfect knowledge. You will never have unlimited resources. You will never have enough time, but you can always do your best with what you have. Make a habit of seek-ing perfection. It is better to shoot for the stars and fall short than dreaming too small and achieving a goal less than your best. Do your best, and you will always be successful.

19. Surrender Self. True joy comes when we transcend self for others. Temporary happiness can be achieved through work, music, literature, art and other passions. We all experience happiness when we do what you love to do and do it well. But if we elevate self over others, our happiness turns sour and becomes tarnished. When we put God on the throne of our lives in place of ourselves, we experience more than happi-ness. We achieve true joy.

20. Follow the Golden Rule. Do to all others what you expect them to do to you. Do not do to anyone what you do not want them to do to you. If you show respect to others, you will receive respect back from them. If you show anger to others, expect anger and revenge in response. You get back what you put out. However, our focus should not be the quid pro quo, but instead be on how we treat others. We cannot control

their response, but we can control our actions and our attitudes. Choose respect, compassion and peace all day, at all times, to all people, under all circumstances. Joy and peace will surely follow.

21. If you are a believer, Passionately Pursue Gods Presence. Seek God and His presence in all you do. Ground every choice, every decision and every action you take on His will. Consciously spend some of each day with God. Fill the God-shaped hole in your heart with His Spirit. Nothing can separate you from the love of God, but a busy family and success-ful professional life can crowd God out of your daily activities. Instead, take time to worship at His foot-stool. Acknowledge that He is present everywhere and always. Give God a place in your busy schedule. If you are a believer, do not let daily duties push God out of your life.

I recently listened to series of programs on the Ted Radio Hour programs on NPR in which the subject was about a scientific study seeking to find happiness. The program reported studies by scientists studying physical changes in humans under different conditions of stress or happiness, seeking to find an elixir for human joy. Philosophers, poets, scholars and other ancient men of wisdom have long tried to find a formula for meaning, purpose and happiness. One example is Solomon, son of King David and report-edly the richest man in history. He wrote Proverbs in order to share the wisdom that he had learned with oth-ers seeking a life of meaning and purpose. Solomon also wrote Ecclesiastes in search of meaning and purpose, which opens: Meaningless! Meaningless! says the Teacher. Utterly meaningless! Everything is

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meaningless. Ecclesiastes 1:2 After listing virtually every type of human desire and possession and every possible human success, Ecclesiastes concludes: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13

Despite ancient wisdom, man today still searches to discover the secret to happiness and meaning. Man has always sought to be happy, to be meaningful and to be significant. History is filled with books, theories and formulas on the subject. Books stores, like Barnes and

Noble, are inundated with programs for achieving suc-cess in business and happiness in life. One example, out of many, is Rick Warrens The Purpose Driven Life. In addition to books, CDs, DVRs and similar materials, there are endless college courses, professional seminars and cruises, weekend retreats and other programs on the subject of meaning, purpose and joy. It seems that almost everyone these days has a prescription or recipe for becoming successful, for living a life of meaning and for achieving happiness, purpose, joy and significance.

Interested in sharing your Perspective on a topic?

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Getting to Know Jody Geiger

TCBA Accounting

I have been with TCBA since March 2015 and enjoy what I do. Before working here I have worked in accounting using several different software platforms Quickbooks since it first came out. I have also done forensic account-ing, Quickbooks training and Accounting train-ing classes. I really find it gratifying that in my job there is no gray area - it is black and red. Before that I owned several printing companies with my husband. We still have an online print-ing company since some of our customers, for over 30 years, wont let us stop!

My dad forced me to take Accounting in High School and College - I fought him every step of the way!! Looking back my dad knew I had a knack for numbers. Out of 5 siblings he pushed me to Accounting - I guess your parents know you better than anyone!! I grew up knowing I was loved and nurtured and wanted more than anything to give that gift to my children!! I am a Mum first and foremost to my 5 beautiful and talented blessings! Thanks for letting me be part of such a great organization, Jody

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Considering selection of an eDiscovery software plat-form or upgrading to a better one for your case or your entire law firm to use? There are numerous in-house, vendor outsourced or cloud-based software solutions both for e-discovery processing and document review in the current litigation support marketplace to choose from.

A recent article on Legaltech News provides some useful questions for a law firm to ask to help select the solution that best meets your needs. In Buying a New E-Discovery Platform? 8 Questions You Need to AskFirst, the author (Zach Warren) interviews two prom-inent e-discovery attorneys: Gareth Evans of GibsonDunn and John Rosenthal of Winston & Strawn, to gettheir input on the questions firms should ask themselvesbefore investing in an eDiscovery platform or considercloud-based solutions from a vendor. See the websitelink to read the full article: http://www.legaltechnews.com/id=1202746790142/Buying-a-New-EDiscovery-Platform-8-Questions-You-Need-to-Ask-First

The article is more from the perspective of a firm look-ing to invest in an in-house e-discovery solution. The key points to consider are:

What do your attorneys and staff actually usenow? What are their likes and dislikes on using current software if they even are?

Will they use the technology? Are greaterfunctionality needed like data analytics or do they just need to review documents? Most attorneys prefer ease-of-use.

Can your firms IT network and IT staff handleand support an in-house platform?

What is the overall cost components, licens-ing fees, and contract length? Consider your internal IT, hardware and project management resources in ad-dition to the software cost too. Does the costs and in-ternal IT resources needed justify or outweigh the ben-efits of an in-house solution?

Where will the data reside? Data security iscritical issue today to protect your clients data. Does your firm have a secure firewall and backup storage ca-pabilities? Or are you better off hosting the data with a vendor with a more robust IT data security?

As an alternative or even to complement current in-house software, cloud-based solutions are becoming much more prevalent and capable of handling more complex e-discovery processing beyond just basic hosting. So, also see a recent article in the Bloomberg BNA article 2016 The Year of Cloud-Based E-Dis-covery? (written by Daniel Garrie and Yoav M. Griv-er of Zeichner, Ellman & Krause see https://bol.bna.com/2016-the-year-of-cloud-based-e-discovery/), where the authors note that cloud-based computing will become more fully enmeshed in the e-discovery marketplace.

Beyond being more capable of automated e-discovery and email processing, cloud-based software is adding better tools to upload your own data and much easier

Questions to Ask When SelectingE-DiscoverySoftware

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for attorneys and paralegals to learn and use to review and handle electronic document productions from.

So it is becoming easier to find a cloud-based solution that meets the needs of the firm or on a specific case at a much more economical cost than a solution in-house. Cloud-based solutions offered by vendors can be more case-specific and billable vs. the fixed on-going costs of in-house software. Plus you have dedicated vendor support and typically stronger overall data security re-quired by the vendor for the cloud software.

Article written by:Brian M. GrossmanCo-Owner/CFO for Litgistix LLCwww.litgistix.com

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Nlom iinations Sought for the2016 - 2017 Slate of Offiicers for theTu Isa County Bar Association

The Nlominatiions and Awards Committee is soliciting suggestions from the TCBA membership for nominees for officers and dkectors at llarg1e for the 2016 - 2017 term ,of office. lihe Nomination and Awards Committee wiill meet in March to complete the slate of nominees,, according to Ken WiUiams,, Committee Chair .

Nominations are be"ng sought for the followiing offices:

President-Elect Vice President Secretary ABA Delegate (2 year term)

Treasurer TCBA Dir,ectors at Large (2) 2 year term Library Trustee - .2 y,ear term

Every member iis good standing of the TCBA is ellig1ible to be nominated for these positions except members of the Nominations and Awards committee.

The Commiittee iis also soliic1iting suggestions for nomination to lhe:

OBA House of Delegates (15 Delegates and 15 Alternates)

Nominees for the OBA House of Delegates do not have to be members of the Tullsa County Bar Association, but must reside in Tulsa County.

According1 to Ken Williams the suggestions received from the membership each year play an important p,art in the nomination process. .A member submitting nominations should be sure theiir proposed nominees a.re wiUing toserve if nominated. All sugg1estions should be maHed to:

Ken WiHiams or Kevin Cousins

Clo Tulsa County Bar Associiation

1446 South Boston Avenue ! Tulsa, OK 74119-3612

Or you may call or emaiil Kevin with nominations at 584-5243 e.xt.222 orkevinc@tulsbar.com

The Deadline for all nominations is 5 p.m. fr;iday. !March 181h, 2016

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Crowe & Dunlevy recently announced two at-torneys have joined the firms Indian Law & Gaming practice group. Christina M. Vaughn is a director in the firms Tulsa office, while Jennifer N. Lamirand is an associate in the Oklahoma City office.

Vaughn is a member of the firms Indian Law & Gam-ing, Litigation & Trial and Energy, Environment & Natural Resources practice groups. She is experienced in commercial litigation, business torts, oil and gas, environmental law, and de-votes an extensive portion

of her practice to Native American law. Vaughn currently serves as Attorney General for one of the largest Indian tribes in Oklahoma. Her Native American law practice includes representing In-dian tribes in federal courts and before federal agencies, drafting legislation, providing legal guidance regarding internal tribal matters and external matters affecting tribes, assisting with elections, gaming regulatory and compliance matters and litigation, tribal court juvenile proceedings, tribal housing authority matters, and ne-gotiating agreements with the state, the federal gov-ernment, and other tribes. She is admitted to practice in a number of tribal courts, including the United Kee-toowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, Mus-cogee (Creek) Nation, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Osage Nation, as well as the United States Court of Indian Offenses. In addi-tion, Vaughn represents clients in transactional matters such as commercial contracts, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) issues, class actions, management agree-ments and joint partnership agreements. Vaughn has been named one of Oklahoma Su-per Lawyers Top 25 Women. She was selected as a Rising Star in the areas of Native American Law, civil litigation defense and environmental litigation, a Super Lawyer in Native American Law, and was selected for inclusion in Chambers USA for Native American law. An Oklahoma native, she graduated from the Universi-ty of Tulsa College of Law with highest honors; earning a Juris Doctor and certificate in Native American law.

She also graduated summa cum laude from Northeast-ern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Lamirand is a member of the firms Indian Law & Gaming, Litigation & Tri-al and Insurance practice groups. She is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Na-tion. Her practice includes litigation matters with a pri-mary focus on Native Ameri-can law, insurance coverage,

insurance claims and contract disputes. Prior to joining Crowe & Dunlevy, Lamirand worked as a litigation at-torney at an international law firm based in Los Ange-les, California. She holds a Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she graduated with merit and received distinc-tions in International Business Transactions: Commer-cial Litigation, International Business Transactions: Transnational Torts, and Art and Antiquities Law. Lamirand also graduated cum laude from the Univer-sity of Notre Dame Law School, where she received her Juris Doctor and entered the Phi Alpha Delta Inter-national Law Fraternity. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English magna cum laude from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The law firm of Barber & Bartz is pleased to announce that Kurtis R. Eaton, Kelsey T. Pierce, and William C. Searcy have been named as Shareholders of the firm. Mr. Eaton obtained his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Finance with an emphasis in Marketing and Accounting from the University of Kansas in 2005. In 2008, he received his Juris Doctor-ate from Oklahoma City University School of Law. His practice is concentrated in the areas of business organi-zations and transactions, including non-profit entities. Mr. Pierce graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2006 with a Bachelor of Business Admin

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istration. In 2009, he received a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Tulsa. Mr. Pierce was admitted to practice law in Oklahoma in 2009. He focuses his practice in the areas of business and commercial trans-actions, real estate transactions and development, con-struction law, corporate securities, business organiza-tions, and intellectual property law.

Mr. Searcy obtained his undergraduate degree in 1991 from Baylor University and in 1992 earned a Masters degree from Middlebury College in Vermont. In 1999, Mr. Searcy attained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma. He focuses his practice on labor and employment law and Human Resources management. He gives continuing legal education pre-sentations on employment and human resources, and has also taught human resources law, business law, and employment law at the collegiate level. He has em-ployment law litigation experience in both state and federal courts.

GableGotwals has announced the promotion of one associate attorney and three of counsel attorneys to shareholder status. The new shareholders include Sara Barry, Brandon Bickle, and Philip Hixon who are locat-ed in Tulsa and Leo Portman who practices in Oklaho-

ma City. The Firm now has offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and San Antonio, Texas.

Sara E. Barry counsels clients on corporate formations and reorganizations, contract review, mergers and acquisitions, real es-tate transactions and estate plan-ning. Her areas of focus include Corporate and Business Organiza-tions, Commercial Law, Mergers

and Acquisitions, Securities and Corporate Finance, Trusts and Estates, Employee Benefits and Real Estate. Sara was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2008.

Brandon C. Bickle reg-ularly advises clients on a variety of business matters, including contract and loan disputes, con-struction disputes, collections, loan workouts, and bankruptcy matters. Brandons practice is fo-

cused broadly in the area of general commercial litiga-tion, with an emphasis on collections, foreclosures, and bankruptcy. Brandon has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in the areas of Business Litigation and Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights.

Philip D. Hixon rep-resents the interests of clients in a variety of legal matters includ-ing construction, environment, insurance, health care, general litigation and appellant review of the same. Philip is an AV Pre-

eminent attorney with Martindale-Hubbell and a Super Lawyers Rising Star. He currently serves as co-chair of the Health Law section for the Tulsa Count Bar Associ-ation.

Leo J. Portman, an Oklahoma City attorney, brings over thirty years of ex-perience to GableGotwals in the areas of title examination and oil and gas law. He also practices in the areas of corporate liquidation, wealth management for families

and businesses, and with business management and as-set transactions. With over 30 years practicing law, Leo is well known in the legal and civic communities for his leadership in a variety of private and not-for-profit organizations.

Newton, OConnor, Turner & Ketchum, P.C. is pleased to announce the promotions of Gregory P. Reilly and Jerrick L. Irby to Shareholders of our law firm. Mr. Reilly represents clients in the areas of Cor-porate Law, Probate, Guardianship, Labor and Employ-ment Law, and Civil Litigation. Mr. Irby represents clients in the areas of Complex Business and General Litigation. Both are members of the Oklahoma, and Tulsa County Bar Associations and Mr. Irby is also a member of the Missouri Bar Association.

Tulsa-based Newton, OConnor, Turner & Ketchum is a 22 lawyer law firm, serving local, region-al and national clients who seek advice and representa-tion regarding labor and employment matters, complex business litigation and dispute resolution, mergers and

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acquisitions, corporate governance, insurance receiver-ship, estate planning and probate. Visit www.newtono-connor.com to learn more about these Shareholders and our firm.

Hall Estill is expanding its Oil & Gas practice with the addition of Leah Rudnicki to the firms Oklahoma City office. Rudnicki, who was most recently a partner at Reed Smith in Hous-ton, is an Oklahoma native who

graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2001.

I have a long history with Hall Estill beginning in 1997 with a summer job while completing my un-dergraduate degree at the University of Oklahoma, and Im grateful to be back, Rudnicki said. Hall Estill has a solid vision and robust strategy for the future, and I look forward to serving our clients on issues that are important to their business.

Less than 10 years after law school, Leah was president of a private independent oil and gas operator with operations assets in Oklahoma and Texas. Under her management, the business grew from 17 operat-ed wells in Oklahoma to nearly 300 operated wells in Oklahoma and Texas and from two to more than 30 em-ployees.

As a litigator in private practice, Leah has rep-resented, counseled and advised a diverse range of cli-ents, from small independent businesses to Fortune 500 companies in various disputes in front of state courts, federal multi-district panels, arbitration panels, and lo-cal and federal administrative agencies. Most recently, her practice has focused on general advice, litigation, and dispute resolution for oil and gas clients, including, landowner/joint venture disputes, drilling in city limits, alleged breach of joint operating agreements and lease agreements, issues related to horizontal drilling, frack-ing and disposal wells (water pollution/earthquakes), and royalty/JIB accounting disputes.

Leah previously worked as in-house litigation counsel for a Fortune 500 oil and gas services company. She was instrumental in updating, implementing, and communicating internal policies, preparing a strategy for effectively managing a national toxic tort docket and assessing successor liability claims.

Leah said she has always considered the Sooner State her home and is happy to return with her husband Ray and their two children.

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TULSA PLAINTIFF'S PERSONAL INJURY FIRM SEEKS LAWYER with 0-5 years of experience. Compensation is competitive and includes benefits for a full-time attorney (i.e., health ins., 401(k) with matching from firm, paid time off, life ins., dental ins., vision ins., performance and/or production bonuses, etc.). Emphasis on litigation. Please send confidential cover letter, resume, references and writing sample to john@truskettlaw.com. Respond by 4/15/16 to be considered.

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