MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Jeff Trevillion is a native of Tulsa and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1994. He went on to attend Moorehouse College in Atlanta, Ga.; however, he ultimately obtained a B.B.A. from Langston University in Tulsa with honors in 1999. Jeff moved to Oklahoma City upon accepting a position as a financial auditor with the Fleming Cos., and later accepted a position with Devon Energy and became a certified public accountant.

In fall 2003, Jeff became the first African American to enter the joint juris doctor and master of business administration program at OU. While at OU, he earned several academic honors including the Ford Scholarship, the Royce Savage Scholarship and the A.L. Jeffery Municipal Scholar award for writing. Jeff also served as the financial secretary on the NBLSA board of directors. He was awarded both degrees in May 2007, becoming the first African American to obtain the J.D./M.B.A. degrees from OU simultaneously.

Jeff has been admitted to practice law in Oklahoma and the U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma. He formerly clerked as an intern for Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Judge David B. Lewis. Jeff is currently an assistant municipal counselor with the city of Oklahoma City.

He is a member of the American Bar Association, the National Bar Association, the Oklahoma County Bar Association, the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants and Phi Alpha Delta International Legal Fraternity. Jeff is also proud to be a part of the OBA’s 2008-2009 Leadership Academy. He currently resides in Oklahoma City with his wife and children.

SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY

This month, the YLD focuses on lawyer leaders serving as mentors. One youth program YLD members have partnered with is Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Brandon Long is an associate at McAfee & Taft. Brandon first became involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters in 1994. That same year, Brandon was matched with his “Little Brother,” Crosby, who was then just eight years old. Over the next 10 years, Brandon and Crosby met for three to four hours every week to watch a movie, go bowling, play video games or spend time with each other’s families.

 Fourteen years have passed since they first met. Crosby is now 22 and Brandon is married with four children. But they still get together when they can, and they still refer to each other as “my brother.”

 Brandon says the most rewarding part of being a “Big Brother” has been the friendship that he and Crosby now have, and seeing Crosby turn out to be such an outstanding, good guy.

The YLD wants to hear from those individuals or groups who are really making a difference in their community, their city or the state. Likewise, we want to hear about any ideas you may have, or projects about which you have heard, that are not yet in practice but which could be of great benefit to the people of Oklahoma. Our committee will take these ideas and projects and put them together with lawyers looking for ways to volunteer.

Please e-mail your stories and ideas to rrose@mahaffeygore.com.

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