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.
2015 Super Lawyers Recognizes 27 Attorneys from Hall Estill
October 2015
Hall Estill, Oklahoma’s leading law firm, announced a lengthy list of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in Oklahoma Super Lawyer’s annual list of the state’s top attorneys. Of the many attorneys selected, six attorneys were named as Rising Stars.
“While there are many lists and awards that come to our attorneys, this one is always truly special to our attorneys,” said Michael D. Cooke, Hall Estill managing partner. “To be commended by your peers is one of the highest honors for a practicing attorney. Our lawyers strive to give the best counsel to their clients and to see that excellence be recognized by others in the profession means a great deal to each of them.”
Super Lawyers has been recognized by bar associations and courts across the country for the legitimacy and rigor of its selection process. Attorneys are selected using a rigorous, multi-phase rating process including peer nominations and evaluations combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, and the lawyers recognized represent no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state.
Hall Estill Oklahoma Super Lawyers List
Larry G. Ball, Business Litigation
Mark K. Blongewicz, Civil Litigation Defense
Steven A. Broussard, Employment Litigation: Defense
W. Deke Canada, Business/Corporate
Michael D. Cooke, Mergers & Acquisitions
Thomas A. Creekmore III, Bankruptcy: Business
Seth A. Day, General Litigation
Jon A. Epstein, Media/Advertising
Michael D. Graves, Environmental Litigation
Del L. Gustafson, Securities & Corporate Finance
John M. Hickey, Construction Litigation
Randall K. McCarthy, Intellectual Property
James C. Milton, Estate & Trust Litigation
Robert D. Nelon, Media/Advertising
P. David Newsome, Securities & Corporate Finance
Bryan J. Nowlin, Business Litigation
Stephen W. Ray, Business/Corporate
James M. Reed, Business Litigation
James D. Satrom, Energy & Natural Resources
Michael E. Smith, Energy & Natural Resources
Steven W. Soulé, Bankruptcy: Business
Elaine R. Turner, Employment Litigation: Defense – Top 25 Female Attorney
Richard A. Wagner II,Family Law
D. Kenyon Williams, Jr., Energy & Natural Resources
Hall Estill Oklahoma Rising Stars List
Heather Flynn Earnhart, Family Law
Kristen Pence Evans, General Litigation
