EDUCATION

• Oklahoma Baptist University (Bachelor of Science in biology, 1983, magna cum laude)
• University of Oklahoma College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1987, with highest honors)
  • Order of the Coif, Corpus Juris Secundum Award, Oklahoma Law Review

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Oklahoma
• United States District Courts of the Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
• United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• Oklahoma Bar Association – Labor and Employment Law; Family Law
• American Bar Association – Labor and Employment Law; Family Law; Litigation
• Oklahoma County Bar Association – past president
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – fellow; Oklahoma Chapter – past president
• American Bar Foundation – fellow
• Oklahoma Bar Foundation  fellow

HONORS, AWARDS & RANKINGS

• WovenLife, 501(c)(3), Board Member of the Year (2024)
• Oklahoma Super Lawyers – Top Ten Attorneys in Oklahoma (2023), Top 25 Female (2006-2023), Top 50 Attorneys (2009-2023), Family Law
• Best Lawyers (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Best Lawyers – Attorney of the Year (2023)
• Best Lawyers in America – Family Law (2024, 2025)
• Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Family Law (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024)
• Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers (2018)
• Benchmark Top Business Litigators (2024)
• Oklahoma Bar Association William G. Paul Oklahoma Justice Award Recipient (2010)
• Oklahoma Bar Association Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award Recipient (2010)
• Profile in Excellence, Oklahoma Baptist University (2010)
• Cross and Flame Award, United Methodist Men for Service to Youth of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church
• COALA Attorney of the Year (2007)
• Leadership in Law Award, The Journal Record (2006)
• CLE Presenter of the Year (2021)

NEWS, ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

• Crysco Oilfield Services, Inc. v. Hutchinson-Hayes International, 913 F.2d 850 (10th Cir. 1990)
• Robinson v. City of Edmond, 68 F.3d 1226 (10th Cir. 1995)
• Robinson v. City of Edmond, 160 F.3d 1275 (10th Cir. 1998)
• deSilva v. Pitts, 481 F.3d 1279 (10th Cir. 2007)
• Horton v. State of Oklahoma, 1996 OK 137, 915 P.2d 352
• Smith v. Speligene, 1999 OK CIV APP 95, 990 P.2d 312
• Dorn v. Heritage Trust Co., 2001 OK CIV APP 64, 24 P.3d 886
• In the Matter of the Adoption of CDM, 2001 OK 103, 39 P.3d 802
• Myers v. Lashley, 2002 OK 4, 44 P.3d 553
• Smith v. Smith, 2003 OK CIV APP 28, 67 P.3d 351
• Kerby v. Kerby, 2007 OK 36, 164 P.3d 1053
• Kerby v. Kerby, 2007 OK 35, 164 P.3d 1049
• Redmond v. Cauthen, 2009 OK CIV APP 46, 211 P.3d 233
• Starcevich v. Starcevich, 2014 OK CIV APP 100, 352 P.3d 1250
• The Margaret Blair Trust v. Blair, 2016 OK CIV APP 47, 378 P.3d 65
• Dancer v. Dancer, 2022 OK CIV APP 25, 513 P.3d 569
• Fitzpatrick v. Fitzpatrick, 2023 OK 81.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Leadership Oklahoma Class XVI
• Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma – board of directors; Oklahoma County Fundraising Committee
• WovenLife – Board of Directors
• Uniform Law Commission (2017 – 2024) – Commissioner