GableGotwals is pleased to announce that 74 lawyers have been recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, four of which were newly included, and seven newly named on the "Ones to Watch" list. In addition, eight GableGotwals attorneys were named 2024 "Lawyer of the Year."
Following GableGotwals’ successful representation of Security Bank & Trust, Co. on its civil claims for fraud, conspiracy, and civil RICO (racketeering) against a former bank customer and a former bank employee, criminal charges were filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Oklahoma. In 2018, the bank was awarded actual and treble damages in the District Court of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, totaling $3,645,412.80, for a check kiting scheme involving John Theodore Linthicum, a former bank customer, and Angela Asbell, a former bank employee. In his criminal case, Linthicum pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. He also ordered to pay restitution of $1,215,137.60. Criminal charges against Asbell and a third participant, Doug Mayfield, remain pending.
GableGotwals is pleased to announce that 71 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.”
Following GableGotwals’ successful representation of Security Bank & Trust, Co. on its civil claims for fraud, conspiracy, and civil RICO (racketeering) against a former bank customer and a former bank employee, criminal charges were filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Oklahoma.