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
- Board of Visitors for OU Law School
- Board of Directors for WovenLife
Honors, Awards & Rankings
- Oklahoma Super Lawyers – Top 25 Female (2006-2023), Top 50 Attorneys (2009-2021), Family Law
- Best Lawyers in America – Family Law
- Best Lawyers 2019 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Family Law
- Best Lawyers 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Family Law
- Best Lawyers 2016 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Family Law
- Best Lawyers 2015 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Family Law
- Best Lawyers 2014 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City – Family Law
- Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers
- Benchmark Top Business Litigators
- 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)
- 2021 CLE Presenter of the Year
News, Articles & Publications
- deSilva v. Pitts, 481 F.3d 1279 (10th Cir. 2007)
- Robinson v. City of Edmond, 160 F.3d 1275 (10th Cir. 1998)
- Robinson v. City of Edmond, 68 F.3d 1226 (10th Cir. 1995)
- Crysco Oilfield Services, Inc. v. Hutchinson-Hayes International, 913 F.2d 850 (10th Cir. 1990)
- Smith v. Speligene, 1999 OK CIV APP 95, 990 P.2d 312
- Horton v. State of Oklahoma, 1996 OK 137, 915 P.2d 352
- 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