Hall Estill Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America and Lawyers of the Year 2015

August 2014

TULSA, Okla. (August 18, 2014) – Hall Estill, Oklahoma’s leading law firm, announced 10 of its attorneys were selected as 2015 Lawyers of the Year and 34 of its attorneys were selected for inclusion as The Best Lawyers^® in America 2015.

“We are again honored to have so many of our attorneys recognized on such an esteemed list,” said Michael D. Cooke, Hall Estill managing partner. “Our attorneys’ inclusion on this list is a true testament to the breadth of expertise on our team and our firm’s unwavering commitment to providing the best service to our clients.”

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of the other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Best Lawyers’ 2015 Lawyers of the Year from Hall Estill are:

Larry G. Ball, Best Lawyers 2015 Oklahoma City Litigation - Bankruptcy "Lawyer of the Year”
Betsy G. Jackson, Best Lawyers 2015 Tulsa Corporate Governance "Lawyer of the Year”
Michael T. Keester, Best Lawyers 2015 Tulsa Litigation - Construction "Lawyer of the Year”
Robert D. Nelon, Best Lawyers 2015 Oklahoma City Litigation – First Amendment "Lawyer of the Year”
P. David Newsome, Jr., Best Lawyers 2015 Tulsa Securities Regulation "Lawyer of the Year
Stephen W. Ray, Best Lawyers 2015 Tulsa Corporate Compliance Law "Lawyer of the Year”
Thomas P. Schroedter, Best Lawyers 2015 Energy Law “Lawyer of the Year”

Tulsa Office
Pamela S. Anderson, Oil & Gas Law
Mark Banner, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
Mark K. Blongewicz, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Steven A. Broussard, Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment
Michael D. Cooke, Banking & Finance Law, Communications Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Thomas A. Creekmore III, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy
Robert F. Dougherty, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Heather Flynn Earnhart, Family Law
Pamela H. Goldberg, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance Law 
Michael D. Graves, Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental
Del L. Gustafson, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation 
Sarah E. Hansel, Technology Law
James C.T. Hardwick, Commercial Litigation, Natural Resources, Oil & Gas Law
J. Kevin Hayes, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
Kenneth L. Hunt, Tax Law, Litigation & Controversy-Tax
Betsy G. Jackson, Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance Law
Michael T. Keester, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-Municipal 
James C. Milton, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Municipal, Litigation-Trusts & Estates, Water Law
P. David Newsome, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Litigation-Securities 
James J. Proszek, Communications Law 
Stephen W. Ray, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation 
James M. Reed, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation-Securities
James D. Satrom, Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law
Thomas P. Schroedter, Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law
Steven W. Soulé, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy
D. K. “Ken” Williams, Jr., Litigation-Environmental
Andrew M. Wolov, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates

Oklahoma City Office
Larry G. Ball, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy
Jon A. Epstein, Litigation-First Amendment 
Daniel J. Glover, Banking & Finance Law, Litigation-Banking & Finance, Real Estate Law
Randall K. McCarthy, Copyright Law, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law
Robert D. Nelon, First Amendment Law, Litigation-First Amendment 
Michael E. Smith, Litigation-Environmental, Patent Law
Elaine R. Turner, Employment Law-Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment