CELEBRATION!

By being a member of the TCBA, you are also a member of the Tulsa County Bar Foundation. As a general rule, the funds that come into the Foundation are the result of a fundraising event for our community, and the monies raised are immediately distributed back out into the community through non-profit organizations. In an effort to assist the Foundation, we have implemented a monthly “Fund the Foundation” program. To participate we are asking each member who has a birthday this month to consider making a donation to the Foundation. You can do so with the QR Code shown here.

If you are not currently a Fellow, please consider joining that program. As a thank you (and let’s be honest, an encouragement to other members), if you donate before the 10th of the month we will include a shout out to you in the next issue of Tulsa Lawyer Magazine.

If you wish to donate or join the Fellows program, please contact Tami Williams a tamiw@tulsabar.com.

Sincerely,

Philip Hixon, TCBA President 2022-2023

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The Tulsa law firm of Atkinson, Brittingham, Gladd, Fiasco & Edmonds announces that Raymond “Trey” Purdom has become a partner in the firm.

Trey graduated with honors from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2018, after earning a B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 2014. While in law school, he served as a Supervising Editor on the Tulsa Law Review and Speaker of the House for the Student Bar Association. Trey is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, and admitted in all three Oklahoma Federal District Courts. He has been selected as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and practices civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance bad faith and general torts.

Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, LLP (DSDA) is pleased to announce the addition of Kari A. Deckard. She joins DSDA’s Employment Law and Transactional practice groups as the firm’s newest partner in its Tulsa office.

Alex Sokolosky has returned to Crowe & Dunlevy as an associate attorney in the firm’s Tulsa office.

Sokolosky is a member of the firm’s Banking & Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights, and Litigation & Trial Practice Groups. He represents businesses and individuals in a wide range of commercial disputes in both federal and state court with a focus on bankruptcy, breach of contract, collection and foreclosure matters.

Sokolosky graduated with honors from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. In law school, he was selected into the Order of the Coif, the Order of the Scribes and was on the editorial board of the Oklahoma Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oklahoma.

A former law clerk to the Honorable Ronald A. White and the Honorable John F. Heil, III, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Sokolosky served as a student clerk to the Honorable Yvonne Kauger of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma while he was in law school.

He also serves on the board of directors of First Bank of Owasso.

Kari brings 15 years of relevant law experience. Her employment law practice includes defense of claims of discrimination and harassment, wrongful and retaliatory discharge, breach of contract, enforcement of employment, non-competition and confidentiality agreements, and wage and hour disputes. She dedicates a substantial portion of her employment practice to educating, training and counseling clients on litigation avoidance strategies and compliance with state and federal laws and regulations affecting the workplace. Kari routinely counsels clients in connection with employee discipline and terminations, internal investigations, employee handbook and policy development, drug and alcohol testing, employee leave and disability, and employment and post-employment agreements.

In addition, Kari advises public and private companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and non-profit organizations in complex transactions as well as day-today business affairs. She has completed numerous asset and equity acquisitions and divestitures. Kari also counsels clients in negotiating and drafting all types of commercial contracts, designing and remaking business entity structures, corporate governance, risk management, protecting intellectual property, and alternative resolution of business disputes.

Kari graduated with honors from the University of Tulsa College of Law where she received her Juris Doctor. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in International Business from Oklahoma State University.

GableGotwals is pleased to announce that Brooks A. Richardson has joined the Firm in the Oklahoma City office. His practice focuses on complex business litigation, including class actions, oil and gas royalty disputes, securities litigation, indemnity and insurance coverage disputes, insurance bad faith, environmental litigation, and public contract challenges. In addition, Brooks provides general counsel on regulatory compliance, contract and vendor management, records and information governance, privacy and cybersecurity, crisis response and business continuity planning, employment law, and enterprise risk management.

Prior to joining GableGotwals, Brooks was the Vice President & Deputy General Counsel of Continental Resources, Inc. He also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Dean Whipple in the U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Brooks received a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he was elected to Order of the Coif, and a B.A. from Duke University, where he graduated cum laude.

clients endure during litigation, and she strives to keep her clients informed of new developments while making them as active of a participant in their cases as they would like to be

Christina began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in Tulsa County, Oklahoma as a felony prosecutor. She handled many types of serious crimes but her focus was on crimes against children including physical abuse, sexual abuse and child homicide. Christina earned a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma Law School and holds a B.A. in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis.

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is pleased to welcome Partners Christina Wolfram and Michael D. Carter to its office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Partner Christina Wolfram focuses her practice on medical malpractice and other personal injury matters. She represents healthcare institutions, private practices, physicians, nurses and medical practice staff members in complex medical malpractice actions. She works to develop strong professional relationships with her clients, as she understands the stress

Partner Michael Carter focuses his practice on asbestos, talc, and silica defense, labor and employment, products liability, and workers’ compensation matters. Michael has defended multi-party asbestos, talc, respirable dust, silica, and benzene exposure cases in multiple jurisdictions across the United States, representing equipment manufacturers, distributors, contractors, premises owners, manufacturers of industrial and cosmetic talc products, manufacturers of joint compound, and manufacturers of fire brick, felt, gaskets, and kiln-entry suits. He has substantial experience serving clients as National Coordinating Counsel in nationwide talc litigation.

In addition, Michael has many years’ experience in the field of workers’ compensation and serves as chair of the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation. He works to counsel clients in all aspects of employment including the development of employment policies, human resources outsourcing, employer immigration compliance, and issues involving professional employer organizations. Michael earned his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and holds a B.A. in Letters from the University of Oklahoma.