2009 YLD Leadership

Kimberly Warren
Immediate Past Chairperson

Kimberly is a tax senior manager at the firm of Cole & Reed PC. She received her B.A. in political science and economics from TU and her M.B.A., J.D. and LL.M. in taxation from Capital University. Kimberly is a member of the OBA, American Bar Association, Oklahoma Society and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She has served as a director of the OBA/YLD Board of Directors for Judicial District 8 since 2002. Currently serving as chairperson, Kimberly previously served as secretary and treasurer. She was named OBA/YLD Outstanding Director of the Year in 2004 and Outstanding Officer of the Year in 2005. Kimberly is also a member of the Downtown Exchange Club and serves on the Board of the Exchange Club Center.

Richard L. Rose
2009 Chairperson

Rick is an associate at the law firm of Mahaffey & Gore PC in Oklahoma City, practicing in their litigation division. Rick graduated from Southern Nazarene University (B.S. 2000, distinguished achievement award) and Oklahoma City University (J.D. 2003, magna cum laude). Rick has been active on the OBA/YLD board since 2002, serving as secretary (2005-06), treasurer (2006-07) and as both an ex-officio board member in 2002-03 and as an elected board member in 2004-08, co-chairing the Gift of Life Committee. Rick is also the past chair of the Oklahoma County YLD (2006-07), serving on its board since 2004. In law school, Rick was president of the Student Bar Association, he received the Dean’s Service award and he was named to the Order of the Barristers. Currently, in addition to being the incoming chair of the OBA/YLD, Rick is also the YLD representative for the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. In addition to his elected positions, Rick serves as the chair of the Disaster Relief Committee, co-chair of the Wills for Heroes Committee, and Rick and his family participate in the Edmond adopt-a-street program. Rick is also a barrister in the Holloway Inn of Court.

CONTESTED ELECTIONS:

Lindsey Andrews
Secretary

Lindsey Andrews is a 2004 graduate of OCU School of Law. She is the current chair of the Oklahoma County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and has served as a board member for the OBA Young Lawyers Board of Directors for the past three years. Lindsey is co-chair-person of the Wills for Heroes project, which provide wills and advance directives for firefighters, police officers and military service members within the state of Oklahoma. Lindsey is also the co-founder of Oklahoma County Champions for Children, an organization dedicated to raising money for children in DHS custody. In 2007, Lindsey was honored as the outstanding Young Lawyer Director for the Oklahoma County Bar Association. She is an associate with the firm of Echols and Associates in Oklahoma City, where she practices primarily in the area of family law.

Roy D. Tucker
Secretary

Roy is the interim city attorney for the City of Muskogee. Prior to his affiliation with the City of Muskogee, Roy focused his practice in the areas of employment law, community law and general litigation. He was a partner in Coulter Tucker PC since its formation in January 2005. Roy is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, as well as the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is an active member of the OBA and the American Bar Association. Since 2005, Roy has served on the Board of Directors for the YLD. In 2006, Roy served as the art show coordinator for the 2006 OBA Annual Meeting, and in that same year was also selected as YLD Director of the Year. Roy was also recently selected to serve as the vice-chair of the YLD Solo/Small Firm General Practice Committee of the ABA. He earned his J.D. in May 2003 from the TU College of Law. Additionally, he received a certificate in public policy/public regulation. He has a bachelor of arts in English and a minor in political science from the University of Central Oklahoma. He is also a graduate of Class 31 of Leadership Tulsa, and as such, continues to be actively involved in the non-profit sector.

UNCONTESTED ELECTIONS:

The following persons have been nominated. They are running uncontested and will be declared elected at the Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.

Molly A. Bircher
Chairperson-Elect

Molly has been an associate at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson in the Tulsa office for five years. Her primary practice area is employment and labor defense litigation. Molly provides employment counseling and advice to numerous employers and represents employers in employment litigation matters. Molly is currently serving as treasurer of the OBA Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors. Molly has served on the board as a director for Judicial District 6 since 2004 and has been chair of the YLD Membership Committee for the past three years. Molly is also active as an Oklahoma YLD Delegate to the American Bar Association YLD Assembly. In addition, Molly has served on the Tulsa County Bar Association Board of Directors, is a past chair of the TCBA/YLD, and was named the TCBA Young Lawyer of the Year in 2006. Molly earned her bachelor of arts degree, with honors, in economics and political science from Fort Hays State University in May 2000. While at Hays, Molly was a state finalist for both the Rhodes and Truman Scholarships. Molly received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in May 2003. While at Kansas, Molly received the Rice Scholarship, a full tuition scholarship, and was a member of the Kansas Law Review. She is admitted to practice in Oklahoma and Kansas. In addition to bar activities, Molly is also co-administrator for the Council Oak/Johnson- Sontag American Inns of Court, is an ambassador for the Tulsa Young Professionals, and is active in the Junior League of Tulsa and Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church.

Nathan Johnson
Treasurer & District Nine

Nathan Johnson practices law and serves as a part-time municipal judge in Lawton. He was born and raised in Oklahoma. He graduated from OU (B.A., economics, 1999) and the OU College of Law (J.D., 2002). He is a member of the American, Federal, District of Columbia, Oklahoma and Comanche County bar associations. Nathan is a past president of the Comanche County Bar Association. He also serves on the OBA Young Lawyers’ Division Board of Directors, the Board of Directors for the Lawton Food Bank and is a fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation. In his free time he enjoys reading, traveling, watching Formula One races and cheering on the OU Sooners football team. He also enjoys training for and competing in bike races and triathlons.

Lindsey Andrews
District Three

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Robert Faulk
District Four

Robert R. Faulk is originally from Oklahoma City. He graduated from Northwest Classen High School in 1996. After graduation, he attended OSU where he was president of several organizations including Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Political Science Club and College Republicans. Upon his graduation in 2001, he was awarded the Kenny Gallagher Award for top Arts & Science Male. Robert then attended OCU School of Law on a Hatton W. Sumners Scholarship. While at OCU Law, he founded the Criminal Law Association and was active in many other organizations including Merit Scholars, American Trial Lawyers Association and the Federalist Society. In 2004, he graduated magna cum laude from OCU and was admitted to the Oklahoma bar in October of 2004. Robert now lives in Enid and practices in the areas of criminal defense, general civil litigation, family law, personal injury, custody and divorce. He has been an active member of the Garfield County Bar Association, serving as treasurer and social chair for the past three years. In 2007, the county bar presented him the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Enid Noon Ambucs Board of Directors and past president, is an Oklahoma Bar Foundation Fellow and a member of the Federal Bar of the Western District of Oklahoma. He has been a member the Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers Division representing the rural counties of the state including Enid for the last two years. Robert is also a member of the inaugural OBA Leadership Academy.

Shawnae Robey
District Five

Shawnae E. (Proctor) Robey, associate general counsel in the Department of Litigation at the University of Oklahoma’s Office of Legal Counsel, was admitted to practice in Oklahoma in 2001 and is also admitted to practice in the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma and the 10th Circuit. Preparatory education, Cameron University (B.S., criminal justice, 1998); legal education, OCU School of Law (J.D., 2001) — Phi Delta Phi, Merit Scholar, Oklahoma City University Law Review, Hatton W. Sumners Scholar. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma County Bar Association, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Young Lawyer Division, District 3, Director 2002-2006; District 5, Director 2006 to present.

Amber Peckio Garrett
District Six

Amber Peckio Garrett is an associate with the Tulsa law firm of Garrett Law Office PC. She received dual bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science from Southeastern State University in 1999 and her J.D. in 2003 from the TU College Of Law, where she served as articles editor for the Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law and as the Student Bar Association speaker of the house. She was admitted to practice in Oklahoma in 2003. Amber’s practice areas include personal injury, insurance disputes, product liability, criminal defense and family law. Amber currently serves as the OBA Women in Law Committee co-chair and as OBA/Young Lawyers Division Board Director representing District 6 for Tulsa. She serves on the Professionalism Law Committee and the OBA Lawyer Advertising Task Force. She was most recently selected as a participant in the inaugural 2008-2009 OBA Leadership Academy. In addition to her work with the OBA, Amber also serves on the pro bono attorney panel for Legal Aid of Oklahoma, Tulsa working with at-risk women and families. She is admitted to practice in all courts in the state of Oklahoma and before the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. She is an active member of the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, the Oklahoma Association for Justice and Tulsa County Bar Association

Kimberly K. Moore-Waite
District Six

Kimberly is a staff attorney at Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, where she focuses on housing law and consumer law. Kimberly is a 2001 graduate of the TU College of Law. While at TU, Kimberly served as a judicial intern to Linda G. Morrissey in the Tulsa County District Court, was a member of the honors legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi, the vice president of the Women’s Law Caucus and the president of the International Law Society. Kimberly is a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association, OBA and American Bar Associations. She is also a co-chair of the Young Lawyer Committee for the bar exam survival kits, a member of the TCBA Mentoring Committee and a member of the Animal Law Committee. Kimberly has also been involved in charitable and community activities including the Tulsa Alzheimer’s Association, Saint Francis Hospice and she is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

Roy D. Tucker
District Seven

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Javier Ramirez
At-Large

Javier currently sits on the Board of Directors for District 7, a seat which he has held for four years. Javier is a graduate of Dartmouth College and a graduate from the TU College of Law. He is in general practice with his main office in Okmulgee and an office in Tulsa. He is married to Pandee Moore, who is also a TU law alum, and with whom he has two sons. They reside in Okmulgee.

LeAnne McGill
At-Large

LeAnne is an attorney with the law office of Cathy M. Christensen PC. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, LeAnne received her B.A. in English and political science from OSU in 2003 and her J.D. from OCU in 2006. While in law school, LeAnne served two terms as the National Secretary Treasurer of the ABA Law Student Division and one term as the OBA Law Student Division Chair. Since her admission to the bar, LeAnne has served on several OBA committees including the Mentoring Task Force Committee, the Law Day Committee, the Women in Law Committee, the Access to Justice Committee, the Bench and Bar Committee and the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Assistance Program Committee. In addition, she was selected as one of the members of the 2008-2009 Leadership Academy. LeAnne also serves on the Oklahoma County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors, the OCU Law Alumni Association Board of Directors and is active in the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, having served on the Programming Team last year and currently serving as chair of the YLD Access to Justice Committee. In addition to bar activities, LeAnne is involved in charity work through the American Cancer Society and has served as the registration and logistics chair as well as the coordinator for the Youth Outreach Committee for the Oklahoma City Relay for Life for the last two years.

Doris Gruntmeir
At-Large Rural

Doris Gruntmeir works as a staff attorney for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She received her J.D. from the OU College of Law in 2000. She has been active on the OBA/YLD Board since 2004 and was named Outstanding Director in 2007. She is co-chair of the OBA/YLD New Attorney Orientation Committee and attended the 2007 OBA Leadership Conference. Doris is also a member of the OBA Law Day Committee and contributed to the Centennial Task Force Committee. She is a member of the American Bar Association and currently serves as the ABA/YLD Representative for District 24 (OK and AR.) Doris previously served on the board of directors for the Oklahoma County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division for four years, having served as its chair from 2004-2005. Doris has also been a member of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court since 1999 and has served as its administrator since 2004. Outside the OBA, Doris is a board member for the American Red Cross (Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee and N. McIntosh counties) and a founding member of the Muskogee Young Professionals organization and currently serves as chair-elect.