EDUCATION

• Oklahoma State University (Bachelor of Science in business administration, 1983)
• University of Oklahoma College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1986, with highest honors)
  • Nathan Scarritt Prize (for graduating first in the class academically), Order of the Coif, note editor of the Oklahoma Law Review

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Oklahoma

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• American Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association

HONORS, AWARDS & RANKINGS

• Best Lawyers in America – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Best Lawyers 2018 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Corporate Law
• Best Lawyers 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Best Lawyers 2014 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Oklahoma Super Lawyers – Business, Corporate Law
• Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers
• Leadership in Law Award, The Journal Record (2009)
• Best Lawyers in America 2025 – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law

NEWS, ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 73 Oklahoma Bar Journal (December 14, 2002)
• The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988, 60 Oklahoma Bar Journal (May 27, 1989)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Deer Creek Schools – board of education (2007-2017)
• Crossings Community Church – member and small group leader