Karissa K. Cottom

kcottom@hallestill.com

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Direct Dial

918-594-0670

Office

320 South Boston Avenue
Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74103-3706

Biography

Ms. Cottom practices in the firm’s Litigation group and has an individual BV-rating through Martindale-Hubbell, and has been recognized as an Oklahoma Rising Star in Business Litigation by Super Lawyers. During the course of her career, she has obtained many favorable outcome for clients, including obtaining plaintiff and defendant verdicts on claims exceeding $4 million. Ms. Cottom serves as the chair of the firm's Recruitment & Diveristy Committee.

Classification

Attorney

Practice Areas

Legal Experience

2003 - Present Hall Estill
2001 - 2003 Hughes & Luce, LLP

Admissions

2001 - Texas
2004 - Oklahoma
U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
U.S Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Education

1996 - Oklahoma State University, B.A., in Psychology
2001 - Baylor University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Baylor Law Review, Senior Editor
Dean's Outstanding Law Student, Spring 2001
Recognized as the outstanding Practice Court student, Spring 2001

Professional Involvement

American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Oklahoma Bar Association
Tulsa Women Lawyers Association
Advisory Board Member, Institute for Energy Law, since 2009

Community Involvement

Board of Directors Member, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Sooner Chapter
Baylor University Women's Counsel of Tulsa
Committee Member (2008 & 2009), Beaujolais Nouveau Gala, benefiting American Lung Association
Committee Member (2008 & 2010), Art in Architecture, benefiting Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Named one of "Tulsa's Twenty New Leaders 2008" by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
2009 Volunteer Leadership Chair, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Named to the Tulsa Business Journal's 40 Under 40 list in 2010