10 Hall Estill Attorneys named 2022 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyers of the Year”

August 2021

Hall Estill, Oklahoma’s leading law firm with offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver and Northwest Arkansas, announces 10 attorneys have been named 2022 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyers of the Year”.

“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”