Oklahoma State University (Bachelor of Science in agricultural economics and accounting, 1980)
University of Oklahoma College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1983)
Order of the Coif, Nathan Scarritt Prize (for graduating first in the class academically), S.T. Bledsoe Memorial Prize, F.C. Love Memorial Scholarship, American Judicature Society Award, Welcome D. Pierson Memorial Award, Earl Appleton Brown Memorial Award, Prentice-Hall Tax Award, Robert B. Looper Memorial Scholarship (for overall academic achievement), two-term note editor of the Oklahoma Law Review
ADMISSIONS
United States Tax Court
State Bar of Oklahoma
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Oklahoma Bar Association
American Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association: Taxation Section – former Chairman
Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
HONORS, AWARDS & RANKINGS
Best Lawyers in America – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Corporate law, mergers & Acquisitions
Oklahoma’s Super Lawyers – Mergers & Acquisitions/Tax
Best Lawyers 2019 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Trusts and Estates
Best Lawyers 2011 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Non-Profit & Charities
Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers
Accounting Hall of Fame (Oklahoma State University)
Farm House Fraternity International Builder of Men Award
Best Lawyers in America 2025 – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
American Heart Association, Oklahoma Affiliate: Board of Directors – former chairman, secretary, treasurer and board member
Oklahoma City Community Foundation: Board of Trustees – former chairman and investment committee member
Former Director of Southwest Bancorp.; former Chairman of First Commercial Bank
