GableGotwals Attorneys Named to 2023 Best Lawyers in America List

GableGotwals is pleased to announce that 70 lawyers have been recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, two of which were newly included, and two newly named on the “Ones to Watch” list. In addition, 16 GableGotwals attorneys were named 2023 “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers has published their list for more than three decades. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas and are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise.

GableGotwals would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to 2023 The Best Lawyers in America list:

Ellen A. Adams
Oklahoma City
Energy Law
Steven J. Adams
Tulsa
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Defendants (Lawyer of the Year)
Brennan Barger
Oklahoma City
“Ones to Watch”
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Oil and Gas Law
John R. Barker
Tulsa
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Tammy D. Barrett
Tulsa
Appellate Practice
Energy Law
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Brandon C. Bickle
Tulsa
Commercial Litigation
David L. Bryant
Tulsa
Arbitration
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Mediation
Meagan E.W. Burrows
Tulsa
“Ones to Watch”
Healthcare Law
Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships)
Banking and Finance Law
Frank J. Catalano
Tulsa
Copyright Law
Patent Law
Trademark Law
Casey Cooper
Tulsa
Commercial Litigation
Jason B. Coutant
Tulsa
Corporate Law (Lawyer of the Year)
Dale E. Cottingham
Oklahoma City
Commercial Litigation
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (Lawyer of the Year)
Energy Law
Litigation – Environmental
Oil and Gas Law
Water Law
Jeffrey A. Curran
Oklahoma City
Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
John D. Dale
Tulsa
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Lawyer of the Year)
Renee DeMoss
Tulsa
Insurance Law
Commercial Litigation

Litigation – ERISA
Adam C. Doverspike
Tulsa
“Ones to Watch”
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Municipal Law
Litigation – Construction
E. Talitha Ebrite
Oklahoma City
Oil and Gas Law
Energy Law
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Alicia J. Edwards
Tulsa
Patent Law (Lawyer of the Year)
LeAnn Drummond Ellis
Tulsa
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Philip Feist
Tulsa
Trusts and Estates
Craig A. Fitzgerald
Tulsa
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Amelia A. Fogleman
Tulsa
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Antitrust
John A. Gaberino, Jr.
Tulsa
Energy Law
Robert J. Getchell
Tulsa
Litigation – Real Estate (Lawyer of the Year)
Jeffrey D. Hassell
Tulsa
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
Corporate Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance (Lawyer of the Year)
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Jeffrey T. Haughey
Tulsa
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Steven G. Heinen
Tulsa
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Philip D. Hixon
Tulsa
Commercial Litigation
Andrew J. Hofland
Tulsa
Commercial Litigation
David HuntDavid D. Hunt, II
Oklahoma City
Oil and Gas Law
Thomas J. Hutchison
Tulsa
Real Estate Law
Susan Jordan
Tulsa
Litigation – Healthcare
Jake Krattiger
Oklahoma City
Commercial Litigation
Stephen W. Lake
Tulsa
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Oil and Gas Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Commercial Litigation
Securities Regulation
Lloyd W. Landreth
Tulsa
Litigation – Environmental
Natural Resources Law (Lawyer of the Year)
James F. Lea, III
Tulsa
Copyright Law
Patent Law
Lance Leffel
Oklahoma City
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Construction Law
Lewis T. LeNaire
Oklahoma City
Oil and Gas Law
Graydon Dean Luthey, Jr.
Tulsa
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Compliance Law (Lawyer of the Year)
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Gaming Law
Native American Law
Robert G. McCampbell
Oklahoma City
Administrative / Regulatory Law 
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Government Contracts
Government Relations Practice
Healthcare Law (Lawyer of the Year)
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
David B. McKinney
Tulsa
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Healthcare Law (Lawyer of the Year)
Litigation – ERISA
Trusts and Estates
Nick Merkley
Oklahoma City
Energy Law
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Sheppard F. Miers, Jr.
Tulsa
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Todd A. Nelson
Tulsa
Copyright Law
Litigation – Patent
Richard B. Noulles
Tulsa
Natural Resources Law
Commercial Litigation

Bet-the-Company Litigation (Lawyer of the Year)
Oil and Gas Law
Taylor Peshehonoff
Oklahoma City
“Ones to Watch”
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Leo J. Portman
Oklahoma City
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Terry D. Ragsdale
Tulsa
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Energy Law
Craig M. Regens
Oklahoma City
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Lawyer of the Year)
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Ronald N. Ricketts
Tulsa
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental (Lawyer of the Year)
Rob F. Robertson
Oklahoma City
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance Law
Energy Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Real Estate
Oil and Gas Law
Paul E. Rossler
Tulsa
Patent Law
Technology Law
Trademark Law
John Henry Rule
Tulsa
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – First Amendment
John D. Russell
Tulsa
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Stephen A. Schuller
Tulsa
Energy Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Real Estate
Real Estate Law
G. Blaine Schwabe, III
Oklahoma City
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Deborah C. Shallcross
Tulsa
Appellate Practice
Arbitration
Family Law
Lisa T. Silvestri
Tulsa
Energy Law
Insurance Law
Leasa M. Stewart
Oklahoma City
Insurance Law
Litigation – ERISA
Amy M. Stipe
Oklahoma City
Commercial Litigation
Oil and Gas Law
Timothy J. Sullivan, Jr.
Tulsa
Energy Law
Commercial Litigation
Sidney K. Swinson
Tulsa
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Chris S. Thrutchley
Tulsa
Labor Law – Management
Mia Vahlberg
Tulsa
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Jay P. Walters
Oklahoma City
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Litigation – Securities (Lawyer of the Year)
Native American Law
Brad W. Welsh
Tulsa
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Jace WhiteJace T. White
Oklahoma City
“Ones to Watch”
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Paula M. Williams
Oklahoma City
Employment Law – Management (Lawyer of the Year)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
David G. Woodral
Tulsa
Litigation – Patent Law
Patent Law
Scott R. Zingerman
Tulsa
Copyright Law
Patent Law
Trade Secrets Law

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