THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 78 | MARCH 2026 ON THE MOVE Bench & Bar Briefs John C. Gotwals has been promoted to common shareholder at the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law. Mr. Gotwals practices in both litigation and generalized legal counseling. His litigation practice primarily consists of family law, paternity matters, probate/ trust administration and litigation, guardianships, civil litigation, real estate and business disputes. Outside the courtroom, Mr. Gotwals advises his clients on estate planning, entity structure, transactional matters and general corporate advising. Robert W. Hill has been promoted to a member at the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC. He received his J.D. with honors from the TU College of Law in 2018 and began his practice with a local tax and estate planning firm. Mr. Hill focuses his practice on estate planning, probate and trust litigation, trust and estate administration, tax matters and general business matters. Tosha Ballard Sharpe has joined the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC as an associate attorney. She received her J.D. from the OU College of Law in 2006, where she served as the managing editor of the American Indian Law Review. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sharpe served as a staff attorney for the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. Her practice primarily focuses on civil appellate law and civil litigation, estate planning and Indian law. Donald A. Lepp has joined the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC as of counsel. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as an associate editor of the Michigan Journal of International Law and was active in moot court. His journey began even earlier with years of service in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Mr. Lepp is a civil litigator who has handled hundreds of cases over the years, from small matters to multimillion-dollar cases. Mr. Lepp has also handled complex appeals before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. He currently serves on the Family Safety Center board in Tulsa. J. Remington Huffman has joined the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC as an associate attorney. He received his J.D. from the TU College of Law, where he graduated with honors. While in law school, he received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for the highest individual performance in Advanced Oil and Gas, demonstrating an aptitude for energy law matters. Mr. Huffman’s practice primarily focuses on construction and surety litigation, drafting and reviewing construction contracts and complex case analysis for the representation of general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and surety companies. Along with construction litigation and surety law, he also practices in energy and oil and gas law, business-related litigation, business services and other general civil litigation. Bradley A. Grundy has joined the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC as of counsel. He received his J.D. magna cum laude from the Notre Dame Law School, where he served as the managing editor of the Journal of College and 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 May issue must be received by April 1.
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