Section & Leadership List
Want a way to network with other attorneys in your practice area from across the state? The OBA supports 30 substantive law sections that offer professional development and interaction. Experience professional growth by learning from colleagues in your practice area and develop new contacts, benefits vary by section with a growing number of sections holding midyear or quarterly meetings that offer free or discount CLE to section members, some sections publish member newsletters. The following is a list of those who are currently leading the sections. Join online by visiting your MyOKBar page.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Linda G. Morrissey – Chairperson
Tulsa
918-382-8686
Michael E. Mayberry – Vice Chairperson
Oklahoma City
405-521-3927
Charles Caldwell Mashek – Treasurer
Shawnee
479-477-0754
Animal Law Section
Charis L. Ward – Chairperson
Nichols Hills, OK
(405) 501-1277
Gary L. Maxey – Vice Chairperson
Enid, OK
(918) 323-5160
Morgan Maxey – Secretary
Tulsa, OK
(918) 255-0056
Rhonda Jo McLean – Treasurer
Edmond, OK
(405) 513-7707
Austin Manley – Member At Large
Yukon, OK
(918) 955-0693
Appellate Practice Section
Brittany Nicole Dowd – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 232-3722
Bevan G. Stockdell – Chairperson-Elect
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 556-9355
Elizabeth Mae Freeman – Secretary
Edmond, OK
(405) 301-5503
Evan Humphreys – Vice Secretary
Tulsa, OK
(918) 930-6031
Randall Don Young – Treasurer
Tulsa, OK
(918) 853-5903
Lauren Elizabeth Kiefner – Past Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 556-9385
Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section
Ronald Duane Brown – Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 585-9500
Greggory Thomas Colpitts – Chairperson-Elect
Tulsa, OK
(918) 747-9747
Brian Wayne Huckabee – Secretary
Tulsa, OK
(918) 587-3000
Brandon Craig Bickle – Treasurer
Tulsa, OK
(918) 595-4800
Kelley Gilbert Loud – Past Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 587-6800
Business and Corporate Law Section
Naomi D. Smith – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 235-7000
VACANT – Chairperson-Elect
VACANT – Secretary
VACANT – Treasurer
Cannabis Law Section
Felina Noelle Rivera-Brown – Chairperson
Oklahoma City
(405) 247-0647
Maximilian Chiel Federman – Vice Chairperson
Oklahoma City
(405) 535-2005
VACANT – Chairperson-Elect
VACANT – Secretary/Treasurer
Criminal Law Section
Mykel Shaun Fry – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 551-3184
Craig Hoehns – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 535-2005
Russell Stanley Cochran – Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 924-1255
Michael Ray Wilds – Other Leader
Midwest City, OK
(918) 449-6532
Albert J. Hoch – Past Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 521-1155
Disability Law Section
Gary W. Jones – Chairperson-Elect
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 236-1416
Ryan C.Dexter – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 691-1600
Melanee Leigh Kistle – Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 706-9613
Energy and Natural Resources Law Section
Johnathon R. Arrowood – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 754-1133
Sean-Michael O Brady – Chairperson-Elect
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 471-9666
John Robert Bomhoff – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 848-5000
Braden Avel Hague – Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 315-7427
Kayli Lynn Gillespie – Membership Director
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 471-1710
David Randolph Gleason – Immediate Past Chairperson
Norman, OK
(405) 235-3357
Environmental Law Section
Austin L. Sides – Chairperson
Norman, OK
(918) 284-4285
Andrew C. Price – Chairperson-Elect
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 921-0689
Kyleen C. Huffman – Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 812-0623
Alyssa Elaine Sloan – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(940) 594-2764
Joseph M. Daniel – Past Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(918) 906-0148
Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section
Jorjana Beaubien Marx – Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 901-7777
Chantelle Hickman – Chairperson-Elect
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 252-0472
Annie Rischard – Treasurer/Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 235-2393
Rebecca Heatherman – Membership Officer
Tulsa, OK
(918) 289-2498
Roberto Seda – Title and Real Estate Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 759-0678
Shannon Taylor – CLE Committee Member
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 602-8446
Terrell Monks – CLE Committee Member
Edmond, OK
(405) 733-8686
Lam Nguyen – CLE Committee Member
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 216-5357
Andrea Lynn Painter – CLE Committee Member
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 338-7689
Stephanie Jackson – Tulsa Liaison
Tulsa, OK
(918) 292-8650
A. Daniel Woska – Officer
Edmond, OK
(405) 657-2271
Blaine Frizzell – Officer
Tulsa, OK
(918) 901-7777
Farrah Burgess – Officer
Edmond, OK
(405) 535-9596
Kraettli Epperson – Officer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 917-5000
Travis Smith – Officer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 235-8454
Dawn Hallman – Officer
Norman, OK
(405) 447-9455
Denis Paul Rischard – Past Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 235-2393
Family Law Section
Kensey Wright – Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 591-5216
Kimberly Hays – 2027 Chairperson-Elect
Tulsa, OK
(918) 592-2800
Courtney Driskell – 2028 Chairperson-Elect
Tulsa, OK
(918) 894-0140
Kimberly Hays – Budget Officer
Tulsa, OK
(918) 592-2800
Raelynn Marie Keith – Secretary
Tulsa, OK
(918) 990-4737
Kimberly Hays – CLE Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 592-2800
Courtney Driskell – CLE Co-Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 894-0140
Keith Jones – Practice Manual Chair
Tulsa, OK
(918) 367-8500
Anastasia Krich-Mahoney – Practice Manual Chair
Tulsa, OK
(918) 382-9200
Phil Tucker – Trial Advocacy Institute Co-Chair
Edmond, OK
(405) 898-8651
Ron Gore – Trial Advocacy Institute Co-Chair
Tulsa, OK
(918) 703-3272
Kensey Wright – Awards and Nominations
Tulsa, OK
(918) 591-5216
Kimberly Hays – Annual Meeting Chair
Tulsa, OK
(918) 592-2800
Keith Jones – Annual Meeting Social Chair
Tulsa, OK
(918) 367-8500
Ron Gore – Bylaws
Tulsa, OK
(918) 703-3272
Kimberly Hays – Bylaws
Tulsa, OK
(918) 592-2800
Rebecca Lewis – Social Co-Chair for Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Lezel Brianna Safi – Social Co-Chair for OKC
Edmond, OK
(405) 206-4161
Stacy Acord – Adoption Chair
Tulsa, OK
(918) 382-9200
Anastasia Krich-Mahoney – ABA Liaison
Tulsa, OK
(918) 382-9200
Anastasia Krich-Mahoney – Leadership Committee Chair
Tulsa, OK
(918) 382-9200
Financial Institutions and Commercial Law Section
Lori E. Eropkin – Chairperson
Shawnee, OK
405-395-0516
VACANT – Vice-Chairperson
VACANT – Secretary
VACANT – Treasurer
General Practice/Solo and Small Firm Section
Ashley Brooke Forrester – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 974-1625
Michael A. Whiting – Vice-Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 525-6671
David Aaron Bruner – Secretary
Tulsa, OK
(918) 488-8000
Government and Administrative Law Practice Section
Courtney Templeton – Chairperson
Edmond, OK
(405) 503-3411
Vacant – Chairperson-Elect
April Danielle Kelso – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 522-0204
Garrett Hudson Sill – Treasurer
Oklahoma City
(580) 317-7744
Health Law Section
Emily N. Isbill – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
Lucas Robert Moyer – Vice Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(580) 334-4881
Lucas Robert Moyer – Budget Officer
Oklahoma City, OK
(620) 440-9024
Immigration Law Section
Yovana Lopez Medina – Chairperson
Moore, OK
(405) 201-6468
Elissa Rae Stiles – Vice Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 419-0166
VACANT – Treasurer
Mosiah Olvera Rodriguez – Secretary
Tulsa, OK
(737) 333-1937
Indian Law Section
Keaton Esselstrom – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 683-1950
Palmer Scott – Vice Chairperson
Edmond, OK
(405) 255-0109
Kendra Jump – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 385-2852
Vacant – Budget Officer
Brian Candelaria – Past Chairperson
Norman, OK
(405) 943-6437 (116)
Insurance Law Section
Matthew B. Wade – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
405-239-7046
Vacant – Chairperson-Elect
Vacant – Secretary
Michael L. Chitwood – Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
405-419-2654
Intellectual Property Section
Tynia Adele McQuigg – President
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 437-4144
Katherine Elizabeth Sullivan – Vice President
Tulsa, OK
(918) 231-2546
Hunter Kiyoshi Akin – Secretary/Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 607-8605
Jim Varughese John – District 1 Director
Oklahoma City, OK
(224) 623-2516
Genni Dawn Ellis – District 2 Director
Oklahoma City, OK
(907) 351-4023
Sasha Lynn Beling – Past President
Edmond, OK
(405) 246-5533
International Law Section
Katherine J. Trent – Co-Chairperson
Norman, OK
(405) 300-4784
Rebeca J. West – Co-Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(210) 862-6350
Brooke E. Jackson – Secretary
Edmond, OK
(405) 371-2532
Jason W. Hubbert – Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 301-2238
Juvenile Law Section
Stefanie Sarah Sinclair – Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 605-4414
Cheyenne Cheri Donatello – Vice Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 282-9004
Holly R. Iker – Secretary
Norman, OK
(918) 880-2452
Holly R. Iker – Treasurer
Norman, OK
(918) 880-2452
Labor and Employment Law Section
Katherine R. Mazaheri – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 414-2222
Justin P. Grose – Vice Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
((405) 546-3758
Jeffery C. Hendrickson – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 620-6913
Philip Richard Bruce – Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
N/A
Law Office Management and Technology Section
Mark A Robertson – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 848-1944
VACANT – Chairperson-Elect
Russell Stanley Cochran – Secretary and Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 924-1255
Litigation Section
Larry Matthew Dobson – Chairperson
Edmond, OK
(405) 330-0118
Robert James Winter – Vice Chairperson
Tulsa, OK
(918) 581-5500
Paulina Thompson – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 242-6400 ext. 7769
VACANT – Treasurer
Master Lawyers Section
(Open to OBA members in good standing for at least 30 years – or at least age 60 in practice for 15 years or more)
TBD – Chairperson
TBD – Chairperson-Elect
TBD – Secretary
TBD – Treasurer
Military and Veterans Law Section
Col. Robert D. Gifford II – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
405-778-4647
Amy Kay Hart – Deputy Chairperson
Bartlesville, OK
(918) 336-5100
Rex Earl Starr – Secretary
Stilwell, OK
(918) 696-6500
Amy Kay Hart – CLE Coordinator
Bartlesville, OK
(918) 336-5100
Real Property Law Section
Christopher Charles Trojan – Chairperson
Enid, OK
(580) 297-8090
Ralph F. Keen II – Chairperson-Elect
Stilwell, OK
(918) 696-3355
Bryson J. Williams – Budget
Edmond, OK
(405) 513-7707
J. Brad Torgerson – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 820-7410
Matthew Garrett McDonald – Member At Large
Jenks, OK
(918) 728-5117
Nicholas Samuel Callaway – Member At Large
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 760-8520
Taxation Law Section
Tracy Leigh Turner – Chairperson
Dallas, TX
(214) 935-9477
Ambrielle Rose Anderson – Vice Chairperson
Norman, OK
(360) 621-6155
Joseph Daniel Pierce – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 615-1532
VACANT – Treasurer
Women in Law Section
Madison Botizan – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 513-0483
VACANT – Chairperson-Elect
Morgan Michelle Lawson – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(281) 923-6968
April Kelso – Treasurer
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 522-0204
Rhiannon Kay Thoreson – Past Chairperson
Broken Arrow, OK
(918) 585-9211
Workers Compensation Section
Zachary Harris Walls – Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 235-7641
Micah Joseph Felton – Chairperson-Elect
Broken Arrow, OK
(580) 603-3487
Lacy Nicole Vassar – Historian
Edmond, OK
(405) 231-2627
Theresa Marie Bullard – Secretary
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 604-5000
Emily Julian Biscone – Other Leader
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 232-6490
Daniel Joseph Talbot – Other Leader
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 602-5600
William Russell Emig – Immediate Past Chairperson
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 235-7641