EDUCATION

• University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts in economics, summa cum laude; Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting, with special distinction)
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma;  Outstanding University Scholar; Homecoming Queen; Outstanding Senior Woman
• Vanderbilt University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1988)
  • Order of the Coif; student writing editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review; Patrick Wilson Scholar (full scholarship to Vanderbilt School of Law); president of the Honor Council; American Jurisprudence Awards for Estate Planning II, Real Property II and Evidence

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Oklahoma
• State Bar of Texas

EXPERIENCE

• Law clerk for the Honorable Jerry Buchmeyer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (1988-1989)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel – fellow (2002-present)
• William J. Holloway Jr. American Inn of Court – master (2012 – present)
• Oklahoma City Estate Planning Council – past president and director
• Oklahoma Bar Association: Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section – past chair; Tax Section
• Oklahoma Bar Foundation – sustaining fellow
• American Bar Association: Real Property, Probate and Trust Section; Tax Section

HONORS, AWARDS & RANKINGS

• Best Lawyers in America 2024 and 2025 – Trusts & Estates; Non-Profit/Charities Law; and Litigation, Trusts & Estates
• Best Lawyers 2025 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Litigation, Trusts & Estates
• Best Lawyers 2024 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Trusts & Estates
• Best Lawyers 2024 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Best Lawyers 2021 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Litigation, Trusts & Estates
• Best Lawyers 2019 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Best Lawyers 2018 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Trusts & Estates
• Best Lawyers 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Litigation, Trusts & Estates
• Best Lawyers 2016 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Non-Profits/Charities Law
• Best Lawyers 2015 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Litigation, Trusts & Estates
• Best Lawyers 2012 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Litigation, Trusts & Estates
• Oklahoma Super Lawyers – Estate Planning & Probate
• Leadership in Law Award, The Journal Record (2008)

NEWS, ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

• Revocable Trust Section, OBA/CLE Form Book (2005)
• Guardianship Pleadings Section, OBA/CLE Form Book (2001)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Leadership Oklahoma City, Class XXVI
• Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Planned Giving Advisor Council – past member