Attorney Profile
Law School
Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Tulsa College of Law
College
Bachelor of Business Administration The University of Oklahoma
Experience
- Private Practice – Oil & Gas: lease negotiation, partition actions, easement negotiation, right-of-way negotiation; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate Transactions; Corporate Law: entity formation, non-profit entities.
- Corporate Counsel at Oxley Petroleum – Responsibilities included: all employment matters; long-range planning; securities issues; litigation management; entity organization and related filings; lease negotiation; drilling plan oversight; contract negotiation.
- Staff Attorney - Pray, Walker: Supported the business and oil and gas sections.
- Managing Partner Blackhawk Investments, LLC - An oil & gas company with 225 interests located in three states. Responsible for all planning, financial and organizational matters.
Affiliations/Memberships
- Tulsa County Bar Association
- Oklahoma Bar Association: Oil & Gas and Estate Planning Sections
- Various civic and non-profit associations
Honors, Awards and Interests
- University of Tulsa College of Law
- Managing Editor, Energy Law Journal
- Currently serving on two non-profit boards: Tulsa Auto Museum; and Ahava Ministries/Camp KIVU.
- Involved in various church and missions organizations
- Husband father of three adult children
- Avid sportsman: cyclist, runner, swimmer, rock climber
- Hand-built a custom hot rod over a four-year period: 1953 Chevy truck