Partnering with employers to successfully navigate state and federal employment law through both practical and preventative counseling and litigation defense
On-demand counseling in all aspects of labor and personnel matters including hiring, family and medical leave, discipline, termination, reductions-in-force, workplace threats and violence, investigating and responding to complaints (including sexual harassment)
Development and implementation of policies and procedures, employment contracts, non-competition and confidentiality agreements, drug/alcohol testing
Corrective and preventative employee training
First-chair representation defending employers before federal agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Wage & Hour Division of the U. S. Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and state agencies including the Oklahoma Attorney General Office of Civil Rights Enforcement and the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
First-chair representation defending employers in both federal and state courts, trial and appellate, in a wide variety of matters, including claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and other federal and state laws
First-chair representation defending employers in federal courts against collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act
First-chair representation defending employers in arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association and JAMS
Previously served as in-house counsel for an independent oil and gas company
ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Oklahoma
United States District Courts for the Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
2019 Outstanding Junior Alumnus Award by the University of Tulsa College of Law Alumni Association
Best Lawyers in America 2025 – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
EDUCATION
Oklahoma Baptist University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2005
University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., with highest honors, 2008
Order of the Curule Chair
Tulsa Law Review, Editor, 2007-2008
Outstanding Editor Award
Phi Delta Phi
College of Law Awards:
F. M. Rowell, Sr. Award (Property Law); George & Jean Price Award (Legal Reasoning, Authorities, and Writing); Judge Thomas Brett Award (Criminal Law); Oklahoma Bar Association Business Associations Section Award (Basic Corporate Law); Phi Delta Phi Professional Responsibility Award; Pray, Walker, Jackman, Williamson & Marlar Award (Energy Policy)
