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A total of 63 Hall Estill lawyers have been named as 2022 Best Lawyers in America®, “Ones to Watch” and “Lawyers of the Year” A total of 63 Hall Estill lawyers have been named as 2022 Best Lawyers in America®, “Ones to Watch” and “Lawyers of the Year”

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Hall Estill Lawyers Named To 2022 Best Lawyers In America® List

August 2021

A total of 53 Hall Estill lawyers have been named as 2022 Best Lawyers in America®, “Ones to Watch” and “Lawyers of the Year” 

Hall Estill, Oklahoma’s leading law firm with offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver and Northwest Arkansas, announced a total of 53 lawyers have been named for inclusion in the 2022 Best Lawyers in America® annual list of the state’s top attorneys. Of those, 10 have been named to the “Lawyers of the Year” list, while an additional four attorneys were named to the “Ones to Watch” list.

“The continued recognition of our attorneys by Best Lawyers is a testament to the remarkable service we deliver to our clients on a daily basis,” said Mike Cooke, managing partner for Hall Estill. “It is an honor to be acknowledged by your peers for your expertise.” 

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Nearly 87,000 industry leading lawyers from around the world are eligible to vote, and on an annual basis almost 10 million evaluations are received on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on specific practice areas around the globe.

Best Lawyers 2022 Lawyers of the Year from Hall Estill

  • Mark Banner – Best Lawyers’ 2022 Tulsa Energy Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Michael R. Ford – Best Lawyers’ 2022 Oklahoma City Mergers and Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • John W. Gile – Best Lawyers’ 2022 Oklahoma City Family Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  •  Pamela H. Goldberg – Best Lawyers’ 2022 Tulsa Corporate Governance Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Del L. Gustafson – Best Lawyers’ 2022 Tulsa Securities/Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Brian T. Inbody - Best Lawyers’ 2022 Tulsa Oil and Gas Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Stephen W. Ray, Best Lawyers’ 2022 Tulsa Corporate Compliance Law "Lawyer of the Year”
  • James M. Reed – Best Lawyers’ 2022 Tulsa Litigation-Securities Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Michael H. Smith – Best Lawyers’ 2022 Oklahoma City Trade Secrets Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • D. Kenyon “Ken” Williams, Jr. – Best Lawyers’ 2022 Tulsa Litigation-Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year”

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Tulsa Office

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Oklahoma City Office

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Best Lawyers Denver Office

  • Ann K. Chandler,  Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 
    Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
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Founded in 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Hall Estill is a full-service law firm with clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to traditional family businesses, as well as nonprofit organizations, entrepreneurial start-ups and individuals. More than 150 legal professionals work in the firm at offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver and Northwest Arkansas, assisting a diversified base of local, regional, national and international clients.

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