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ROLLER NAMED OIPA
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS VP
James Roller has been named the vice presi-
dent of legislative affairs for the Oklahoma
Independent Petroleum Association.
In the position, Roller will lead the associa-
tions legislative outreach efforts on behalf
of Oklahomas independent oil and natural
gas producers.
Its a tremendous honor to represent OIPAs
2,800 members statewide, Roller said. Okla-
homa is blessed to have the economic engine
of oil and gas as a background for economic
growth and stability. I look forward to telling
that story and representing our members.
A native of Clinton and an Oklahoma State
University graduate, Roller most recently served
as a national technical sales representative for
Varel International Energy Services.
Previously he was the director of corporate
development and government relations for
Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy,
handling the companys day-to-day govern-
ment relations efforts in Oklahoma and Kan-
sas.
We are extremely excited to have James
Roller join our OIPA team, said OIPA Chairman
Ronnie Irani, president & CEO of RKI Explora-
tion and Production in Oklahoma City. Roller
has a proven history promoting Oklahomas
oil and natural gas industry. His knowledge
of the industry and his wealth of experience
will help the OIPA better serve Oklahomas
independent producers and the companies
that support them.
RENAISSANCE HEALTH &
WELLNESS OPENING IN TULSA
Renaissance Health & Wellness will be open-
ing their new location in Oklahoma.
Weve had great success with the treatment
of peripheral neuropathy in our other clinics
and were excited to bring these procedures
to the Tulsa area, says Dr. Chester Carlson,
D.O., Medical Director at Renaissance.
Renaissance Health and Wellness offers qual-
ity, client-focused, specialty protocol treat-
ments, neuropathy care, aesthetic services
and family medicine for all ages.
The Grand Opening will take place on Oct. 24
at 8014 S. 101st East Ave., Suite 200.
Weve seen phenomenal success with this
treatment in Arkansas and look forward to
being the rst to offer this revolutionary treat-
ment to headache sufferers in Oklahoma, says
Ginger Creech, Clinic Manager.
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GableGotwals attorneys on Super Lawyers list
Oklahoma Super Lawyers recognizes
38 GableGotwals attorneys, three at-
torneys named Top 50
Thirty-eight GableGotwals attorneys
have been named by Thomson Reuters
to the 2014 Super Lawyers list.
In addition, three of the firms share-
holders, Steven L. Barghols, David L.
Bryant and Sidney K. Swinson, have
been ranked in the 50 top attorneys for
the state of Oklahoma.
Super Lawyers also selects Rising
Stars to recognize the top up-and-com-
ing attorneys in the state, those who are
40 years old or younger, or who have
been practicing for 10 years or less.
The comprehensive 2014 Oklahoma
Super Lawyers and 2014 Rising Star
list for GableGotwals Tulsa office in-
cludes: David L. Bryant Business
Litigation; Dennis C. Cameron En-
ergy & Resources; Timothy A. Carney
Employment Litigation: Defense;
Erin K. Dailey Business Litigation;
John Dale Business/Corporate; Re-
nee DeMoss Business Litigation;
Craig A. Fitzgerald Business Litiga-
tion; Amelia A. Fogleman Business
Litigation; Robert Glass Health
Care; Steven G. Heinen - Business/
Corporate, and Oliver S. Howard
Business Litigation.
Also, David E. Keglovits Business
Litigation; Graydon Dean Luthey, Jr.
Business Litigation; David B. McK-
inney Business/Corporate; Richard
B. Noulles Energy & Resources;
Terry D. Ragsdale Energy & Re-
sources; Ronald Ricketts Business
Litigation; Scott R. Rowland Busi-
ness Litigation.
Also, Lisa T. Silvestri Business
Litigation; James M. Sturdivant
Business Litigation, and Sidney K.
Swinson bankruptcy.
Oklahoma City attorneys honored in-
clude: Steven L. Barghols Alternative
Dispute Resolution; Jeffrey A. Curran
Personal Injury Defense: Products;
Sidney G. Dunagan Business Liti-
gation; David L. Kearney Energy &
Resources; Leslie L. Lynch - Business
Litigation; Rob F. Robertson Busi-
ness Litigation; G. Blaine Schwabe III
Business Litigation, and Leasa M.
Stewart Employee Benefits.
Gable Gotwals 2014 Oklahoma
Rising Stars: Ellen A. Adams Civil
Litigation: Defense; Talitha E. Ebrite
Energy & Resources, and Lewis T.
LeNaire Business Litigation.
Rising stars in Tulsa are: Brandon
C. Bickle Business Litigation; Ali-
cia J. Edwards Intellectual Property;
Thomas J. Hutchison - Business/Cor-
porate; J. Wesley Pebsworth Busi-
ness Litigation; Paul E. Rossler In-
tellectual Property, and Mia Vahlberg
Energy & Resources.
BY RALPH SCHAEFER
ralphs@tulsabusiness.com
Hall Estill attorneys on Super Lawyer list
Hall Estill ofcials announced 51
of its attorneys were selected by their
peers for inclusion in Oklahoma Super
Lawyers annual list of the states top at-
torneys.
Of the 51 attorneys selected, 11 were
named as Rising Stars.
We feel honored to once again have
so many of our attorneys included on
such an esteemed list, said Michael D.
Cooke, Hall Estill managing partner. I
am particularly proud to see us have 11
of our up-and-coming attorneys named
as Rising Stars. Their inclusion on this
list speaks to our continued focus on
building a rm that will offer the best
client service for years to come.
In addition to Hall Estills Oklahoma
attorneys included on the list, one of the
rms up-and-coming attorneys from
their Fayetteville, Ark. ofce was named
a Rising Star in Mid-South Super Law-
yers Magazine.
Having a lawyer from our Fayette-
ville ofce named a Rising Star is a rst
for our rm, said Cooke. As we see
that ofce continue to grow and our
rm continue to expand throughout the
region, I doubt that Scott will be our
last Rising Star outside of Oklahoma.
Hall Estill attorneys on the Super
Lawyers List include:
Pamela S. Anderson, Energy & Natu-
ral Resources; Molly A. Aspan, Employ-
ment Litigation: Defense Top 25 Fe-
male Attorney; Larry G. Ball, Business
Litigation; Mark K. Blongewicz, Civil
Litigation Defense; Steven A. Brous-
sard, Employment Litigation: Defense;
W. Deke Canada, Business/Corporate;
Margaret M. Clarke, Personal Injury
Defense: Medical; Michael D. Cooke,
Mergers & Acquisitions; Casey Cooper,
Business Litigation; B. Kenneth Cox,
Jr., Real Estate; Thomas A. Creekmore
III, Bankruptcy: Business; J. Patrick
Cremin, Employment Litigation: De-
fense Top 50 Attorney; Angelyn L.
Dale, Employment Litigation: Defense;
Seth A. Day, General Litigation; Juli-
anna P. Deligans, Intellectual Property
Top 25 Female Attorney, and Phillip
L. Free, Jr., Intellectual Property Liti-
gation Top 50 Attorney.
Also, Sarah Jane Gillett, Business
Litigation Top 25 Female Attorney;
Pamela H. Goldberg, Business/Corpo-
rate; Michael D. Graves, Environmental
Litigation; Trent A. Gudgel, Construc-
tion Litigation; Del L. Gustafson, Secu-
rities & Corporate Finance; James C.T.
Hardwick, Energy & Natural Resources;
John L. Hickey, Construction Litigation;
Michael T. Keester, Civil Litigation De-
fense; Michael J. Lissau, Employment &
Labor; Robert D. Looney, Jr., Personal
Injury Defense: General; Randall K.
McCarthy, Intellectual Property; James
C. Milton, Estate & Trust Litigation;
Robert D. Nelon, Media/Advertising;
Michael L. Nemec, Estate Planning &
Probate; P. David Newsome, Securities
& Corporate Finance; Bryan J. Nowlin,
Business Litigation; Stephen W. Ray,
Business/Corporate; James M. Reed,
Business Litigation; James D. Satrom,
Energy & Natural Resources; Michael E.
Smith, Energy & Natural Resources, and
Steven W. Soul, Bankruptcy: Business.
Also, Elaine R. Turner, Employment
Litigation: Defense Top 25 Female
Attorney, and Richard A. Wagner II
Family Law; D. Kenyon Williams, Jr.,
Energy & Natural Resources.
Hall Estill Attorneys on the Rising
Stars List include: Conor P. Cleary,
Business Litigation; Kelly C. Comarda,
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Mal-
practice; Heather Flynn Earnhart, Fam-
ily Law; Kristen Evans, General Litiga-
tion; Bonnie N. Hackler, Bankruptcy:
Business; Scott Hall, Business Litiga-
tion.
Andrea Stailey Hoskins, Business Liti-
gation; Tyler J. Mantooth, Intellectual
Property; Elisabeth E. Muckala, Busi-
ness Litigation; J. Terrell Siegfried, Busi-
ness/Corporate, and Michael S. Young,
Intellectual Property.
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