Admitted
1984, Oklahoma; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Law School
Oklahoma City University, J.D., with distinction, 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
University of Oklahoma, B.A., Journalism, 1976
Memberships
Tulsa County (Chair, Court Operation Committee, 1996-1997), Oklahoma (Chairperson, Mineral Law Section) and American ( Member, Sixth Judicial District, Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners) Bar Associations; American Society of Corporate Secretaries; American Corporate Counsel Association; National Association of Corporate Directors; Barrister, The Council Oak American Inn of Court (1996-1999).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law, Torts, Civil Procedure, Property, Bankruptcy and Trusts; Order of Barristers Advocacy Award, 1983; National Moot Court Team, 1983; Woman's Law Caucus Award, 1983. Articles Editor for Law Review. Author: Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege-The Changing Tide, 7 Okla. City U. L. Rev. 419 (1982); Interpretation of Corporation Commission Orders: The Dichotomous Court/Agency Jurisdiction, 8 Okla. City U. L. Rev. 311 (1983). Co-Author, with Mike Palmer, Natural Gas Marketing and Transportation Committee 1993 Annual Report: Part III, Gathering, The Year in Review, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law. Judicial Assistant, Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1985-1989. Vice President, Secretary and Associate General Counsel, ONEOK, Inc.