THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 68 | FEBRUARY 2026 ON THE MOVE Bench & Bar Briefs Dwight L. Smith has relocated the office of his alternative dispute resolution practice, effective Jan. 1, to: Dwight L. Smith PLLC, ADR Services, Mid-Continent Tower, 401 S. Boston Ave., Ste. 500, Tulsa, 74103. Mr. Smith’s practice is limited to the provision of neutral services as a mediator, arbitrator and special master. He is affiliated with Dispute Resolution Consultants and is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s national panels of commercial, construction and consumer arbitrators. He is also a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Colby Byrd and Emalie Foster have been elected as fellow shareholders at the law firm of McAfee & Taft. Mr. Byrd is a trial lawyer in the firm’s Oklahoma City office who represents a wide variety of clients – including individuals, landowners, local and family- owned businesses, energy companies, real estate developers and financial institutions – in business, commercial and real estate litigation. He also serves as the leader of the firm’s Agriculture and Equine Industry Group and dedicates a significant portion of his practice to the representation of agricultural producers, businesses and interest groups in a variety of matters affecting those industries. Ms. Foster is a trial lawyer in the firm’s Tulsa office whose practice is primarily focused on the representation of clients in domestic family law matters, including disputes and negotiations involving prenuptial agreements, complex divorce actions and related settlement agreements, complex valuations involving personal and business assets, the apportionment of assets and debts, the division of retirement assets, child custody and visitation arrangements, and alimony and child support payments. She also devotes a portion of her practice to complex business and commercial litigation, products liability defense and insurance defense. Christopher T. Combs has been named a partner at the law firm of Hayes Magrini & Gatewood. His practice includes construction, surety, insurance and commercial litigation. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law. The law firm of Atkinson, Brittingham, Gladd, Fiasco & Edmonds PC will operate under the new name of Gladd, Maguire, Allen, Brown & Wakeman PC. All contact information, such as email addresses, telephone numbers and the firm address, will remain the same. David Herber has been promoted to of counsel at the law firm of GableGotwals. Mr. Herber focuses his practice on administrative and regulatory law, energy and environmental law, bankruptcy, insurance and various other commercial disputes. Prior to joining the firm, he served as deputy general counsel in the executive office of Gov. J. Kevin Stitt, where he advised the governor and his office on various issues related to administrative law, state ethics rules, elections and criminal law. He also served as a judicial extern to Chief Judge Joe Heaton in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and as a summer law clerk in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma. HOW TO PLACE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: The Oklahoma Bar Journal welcomes short articles or news items about OBA members and upcoming meetings. If you are an OBA member and you’ve moved, become a partner, hired an associate, taken on a partner, received a promotion or an award or given a talk or speech with statewide or national stature, we’d like to hear from you. Sections, committees and county bar associations are encouraged to submit short stories about upcoming or recent activities. Honors bestowed by other publications (e.g., Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, etc.) will not be accepted as announcements. (Oklahoma-based publications are the exception.) Information selected for publication is printed at no cost, subject to editing and printed as space permits. Submit news items to: Hailey Boyd Communications Dept. Oklahoma Bar Association 405-416-7033 barbriefs@okbar.org Articles for the April issue must be received by March 1.
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