OCTOBER 2025 | 63 THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL OBA YLD Chair Alexandra J. “Allie” Gage, Tulsa Alexandra J. “Allie” Gage is an estate planning attorney with Oath Law in Tulsa. She graduated from OSU in 2013 and spent several years serving communities abroad. In 2017, Ms. Gage returned to Tulsa to begin her legal career by attending the TU College of Law, graduating in just 2 1/2 years with honors while also serving as president of the Board of Advocates, supervising editor for the Tulsa Law Review and chief justice of the Student Bar Association. After law school, Ms. Gage began a career in civil litigation at a prestigious downtown Tulsa firm before transitioning to estate planning in 2025. Ms. Gage married her law school sweetheart in 2019, and they just welcomed a baby boy earlier this year. In her free time, Ms. Gage enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with her family. Ms. Gage joined the YLD Board of Directors in 2021 in an effort to better connect with and serve her community after the COVID-19 pandemic left its mark on Oklahoma. As a member of the YLD Board of Directors, Ms. Gage has enjoyed serving her community and her fellow attorneys through the various opportunities afforded by the division over the past four years. She looks forward to leading the YLD throughout this next year and serving for many more years to come. CONTESTED ELECTION The election for president-elect will be held at the House of Delegates meeting on Nov. 7 during the 2025 OBA Annual Meeting. President-Elect John E. Barbush, Durant John E. Barbush is a solo civil trial attorney who practices in the areas of torts, business litigation, securities and family law. He is also an approved provider for Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Co., representing attorneys in legal malpractice cases. He is a trained mediator and has served as an arbitrator. Mr. Barbush graduated from Ambassador University, where he was a student-athlete and received a bachelor’s degree in business administration before attending the OCU School of Law. He was part of the 2017-2018 OBA Leadership Academy class and has served as a delegate and an Executive Committee member of the Oklahoma County Bar Association Family Law Section. He and his family moved to Durant so his wife, Judge Amy J. Pierce, could serve the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as chief district court judge. They have two children, Ella and Mac. Mr. Barbush currently serves as the OBA Board of Governors district representative for District 2 and was appointed to the OBA Strategic Planning Committee. He is also the Law Day chair for the Bryan County Bar Association. Mr. Barbush received an OBA President’s Award in 2024 in recognition of his efforts in advancing the administration of justice and promoting a professional judiciary. He also proudly serves as the assistant wrestling coach at Durant High School. Jana L. Knott, El Reno Jana L. Knott joined Bass Law in 2018 and became the firm’s managing partner in 2024. Her practice focuses primarily on appellate litigation, advocacy, briefing and consultation. She handles civil appeals in all areas of the law in both state and federal court, including oil and gas, trusts and estates, divorce, parental termination, appeals from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, real property, municipal law and bankruptcy. She also represents clients who wish to participate in an appeal as an amicus curiae. Ms. Knott represents clients in district courts across the state in civil litigation cases as both trial counsel and embedded appellate counsel. She often provides district court-level brief writing and complex motion writing to other lawyers and firms in all areas of the law, including trust and estate disputes, business disputes, oil and gas litigation, municipal law and real property disputes. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for seven years as a staff attorney to Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Noma D. Gurich. In addition, she has worked as an adjunct professor at the OCU School of Law, teaching civil practice and procedure. Ms. Knott co-hosts and produces Oklahoma Appeals: The Podcast, where she and her co-host discuss new cases published by the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals and interview guests on all topics related to civil litigation at both the district court and appellate court levels.
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