Mike Cooke, a Senior Member of the firm's Board of Directors, has been with the firm since 1980. He has an individual AV rating through Martindale-Hubbell, and has been selected as Best Lawyers 2018 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year Banking and Finance Law Tulsa; 2017 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year Mergers and Acquisitions Tulsa; and 2014 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year Mergers & Acquisitions Law Tulsa, as well as recognized as an Oklahoma Super Lawyer in Business/Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions.
Mike has been involved in every aspect of the Energy and Telecommunications industries during his career and has handled hundreds of acquisitions in those fields.
Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1980)
- University of Iowa 1975-1976
- Drury College (B.A. in Philosophy, 1974)
- Drury College (B.A. in Psychology, 1974)
Admissions
- Oklahoma
- Supreme Court of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Legal Experience
- 1980 - Present Hall Estill
- 2004 - 2006 General Counsel, WilTel Communications, LLC
Professional Involvement
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Tulsa County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Member, Board of Directors, The Saint Francis Health System, 2015-Present
- Former Secretary and General Counsel, Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce 2011-2016
- Member, Board of Advisors, Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce, 2017-present
- Tulsa Area United Way Legal Steering Committee, 2010
- Tulsa Area United Way Campaign Cabinet, Professional Business Division, 2011
- National Republican Congressional Committee 2001 Republican of the Year - Oklahoma
- National Republican Committee
- Nature Conservancy
- Ducks Unlimited
- National Rifle Association
- Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Tulsa Area United Way
- Parent Child Center of Tulsa Circle of Honor
Honors & Awards
- 2018 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year - Banking and Finance Law - Tulsa
- 2017 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year - Mergers and Acquisitions - Tulsa
- 2014 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year - Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Tulsa
Teaching/Lecture Experience
- Presentation to Texas Utility Lawyers Association annual meeting, October 2000
- Speaker at National Business Institute Seminars on Construction Law