Pamela “Pam” S. Anderson
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Pam Anderson's practice is primarily focused on the representation of energy-related companies in litigation involving all facets of the oil and gas industry, including lease and contract disputes, tort claims, land use issues, and class action litigation. She has also performed appellate work on non-energy-related cases and assisted in estate-related litigation.
Pam has been a practicing litigator for more than 25 years and has received an individual AV Preeminent rating through Martindale-Hubbell. Further, she has garnered many significant results for clients, including:
- Part of plaintiff team in breach of contract/merger case responsible for winning $1 billion verdict.
- Part of defense team responsible for Oklahoma Court of Appeals Opinion, in a case of first impression, holding that owners of statutory 1/8th royalty interest under a force pooling order were required to bear their share of post-production costs.
Practice Areas
Education & Admissions
Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985)
- University of Tulsa (B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, 1982)
Admissions
- Oklahoma (1986)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Oklahoma Supreme Court
Experience
- 2002 - Present Hall Estill
- 1985 - 2001 Gable & Gotwals
Honors & Awards
- Recognized as a Best Lawyer in America in Oil & Gas Law
- Recognized as a Super Lawyer in Oklahoma in Energy & Natural Resources
- Named Best Lawyers' 2021 Tulsa Oil and Gas Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Community & Professional Involvement
- Former Member, Tulsa School of Arts & Sciences Board of Trustees
- Former Advisory Board Member, Louder Than A Bomb - Oklahoma
- Former Vice-President, Board of Directors, Openarms Youth Project
- Board Member, American Red Cross, Tulsa Chapter, 2008-2009
- Director, University of Tulsa College of Law Alumni Association, 2007-2008
- Tulsa Volunteer Lawyers
- Neighbor for Neighbor
- Former Director, The Summit Club
- American Bar Association
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Budget Director, OBA Mineral Law Section, 2008-2009
- Treasurer, OBA Mineral Law Section, 2009-2010
- Secretary, OBA Mineral Law Section, 2010-2011
- Vice-Chair, OBA Mineral Law Section, 2011-2012
- Chairperson, OBA Mineral Law Section, 2012-2013
- Immediate Past Chairperson, OBA Mineral Law Section, 2013-2014
- Tulsa County Bar Association, Fellow
- Tulsa County Bar Association Grievance and Fee Arbitration Committees
- Member, The University of Tulsa College of Law Board of Visitors, Sustainable Energy & Resources Law (SERL) Program, 2013 to present
- Master of the Bar, Council Oak/Johnson Sontag Inns of Court
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Articles & Presentations
- Author, "Gender-Based Determination of Retirement Benefits: Arizona v. Norris", 19 Tulsa Law Journal 755 (1984)
- Co-author, "Division of The Goodwill of a Medical Practice as a Marital Asset after Mocnik v. Mocnik", 63 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3851 (1992)
- Presenter, 2017 Eugene Kuntz Conference on Natural Resources Law & Policy, "Update on Oklahoma Oil & Gas Royalty Litigation." (November 2017)