MARCH 2026 | 51 THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL MACKENZIE KENNEDY, OKLAHOMA CITY Rhodes Hieronymus Jones Tucker & Gable PLLC Mackenzie Kennedy is an Oklahoma City-based attorney originally from Edmond. She earned her bachelor’s degree cum laude from the University of Arkansas, majoring in political science and sociology, and received her J.D. from the OCU School of Law, where she was a member of the Order of the Barristers. Ms. Kennedy’s practice includes administrative enforcement proceedings, professional liability defense, labor and employment matters and personal injury litigation. Before entering private practice, she clerked with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma and interned (and later practiced) at the Oklahoma attorney general’s office, experiences that shaped her interest in regulatory and litigation work. She lives in Oklahoma City with her husband, Mark, and their two Labrador retrievers, Rory and Kirby. MATT KIEHN, OKLAHOMA CITY Kiehn | Sanchez Matt Kiehn is a co- managing partner at Kiehn | Sanchez, licensed to practice in Oklahoma, Texas and before the United States Tax Court. His practice focuses on cannabis law, business and transactional matters, estate planning and civil litigation. Mr. Kiehn earned his J.D. from the St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, where he served as president of the St. Mary’s chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund and competed as a brief writer on the national moot court team. He is a member of the OBA Animal Law, Business and Corporate Law, and Estate Planning, Probate and Trust sections. Outside of practice, he enjoys spending time with his family and many pets, as well as traveling throughout the U.S. and internationally. MAXFIELD MALONE, TULSA Pray Walker Maxfield Malone practices at Pray Walker. He previously served as an assistant district attorney in the Tulsa County district attorney’s office, where he worked in the juvenile and criminal divisions. While at the district attorney’s office, Mr. Malone joined the Special Victims Unit and prosecuted cases involving sex crimes, aggravated domestic violence and domestic homicide. He graduated from the OU College of Law, where he was active in the Student Bar Association and a case editor for the Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal. MITCHELL WELLS, TULSA JPM Law Mitchell Wells has practiced law in Tulsa County since graduating from the OU College of Law in 2020. During the first four years of his career, he served as a prosecutor in Tulsa County in the Domestic Violence, Organized Crime and Special Victims units. Now, as a second-year associate with JPM Law, Mr. Wells’ practice area is primarily focused on insurance defense, business disputes and criminal defense. MORGAN W. SMITH, OKLAHOMA CITY The Rudnicki Firm Morgan W. Smith is an associate attorney at The Rudnicki Firm, where she practices oil and gas, civil litigation and insurance defense. She is licensed in Oklahoma and Texas. Ms. Smith earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and international studies from OU, where she served as president of the 2019 Class Council and chaired the Student Government Association Human Diversity Committee. At the TU College of Law, she served as speaker of the House for the Student Bar Association and clerked for Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Dana Kuehn before graduating with highest honors.
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