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EDUCATION

  • Rhodes College (Bachelor of Arts in political science, 1999, magna cum laude)
    • Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Abe Fortas Award for Excellence in Legal Studies, Captain of the National Runner-Up Rhodes College Mock Trial Team
  • Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 2002)

ADMISSIONS

  • State Bar of Oklahoma
  • State Bar of Texas
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
  • United States District Court for the District of Colorado
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Supreme Court of Oklahoma

EXPERIENCE

  • Associate with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field in the Washington, D.C., office (2002-2005)
  • Significant experience before state and federal administrative bodies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Successfully tried numerous lawsuits to verdict in both state and federal courts
  • Successfully argued before state and federal appellate courts
  • Successfully litigated complex arbitration matters under the rules of the American Arbitration Association

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Bar Association
  • Luther L. Bohanon American Inn of Court XXIII – former barrister
  • Oklahoma Bar Foundation – fellow

HONORS, AWARDS & RANKINGS

  • Best Lawyers in America 2024 – Litigation-Environmental and Oil & Gas Law (2012-2024)
  • Super Lawyers Magazine – “Super Lawyer” in Business Litigation (2013-2023) and “Rising Star” in Business Litigation (2008-2012)
  • Achievers Under 40, The Journal Record (2009)
  • Leadership in Law Award, The Journal Record (2009)
  • Best Lawyers in America 2025 – Litigation – Environmental and Oil and Gas Law

NEWS, ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

  • As a research assistant for Professor Arthur R. Miller at Harvard Law, he reorganized, edited and drafted new sections for the revised Federal Practice and Procedure treatise, volumes 4 and 4a, covering Rules 1-6 of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  • Updated and revised the chapter on personal jurisdiction and drafted a new section on Internet and personal jurisdiction for Cound, Friedenthal, Miller, and Sexton Civil Procedure Casebook

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation, Board of Advocates – current member
  • Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation, Board of Directors – past member
  • Casady School Alumni Board – Former member and past president
  • Oklahoma City Downtown Club – former member
  • Oklahoma Lawyers for Children – volunteer attorney