Professionalism for judges and lawyers means possessing, demonstratingand promoting the highest standards of Character, Competence,

Compliance, Courage, Civility and Citizenship.

• The Roles of Supervised Visitation & Therapy• Joint Operating Agreements in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

A Conversation with David Falk, Sports Agent

Stephen HaleGolden Rule Award

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6Golden Rule

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8Law Day Review

11Community

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2 Message from the PresidentFight the Good Fight

12 A Conversation with David Falk, Sports Agent

By D.C. Bar staff writer David O'Boyle

E. Zach Smith

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A Message From the President

Summer is upon us, and the fiscalyearwindingdown.Lastmonthsawthesuc-cessoftheTulsaCountyBarFoundation’sAnnual Golf Tournament and the YoungLawyerDivision’s3rdAnnualTriviaNight.Both events were a success. WilliamKelloughhasbeenphenomenalasthecom-mittee chair for the golf tournament thisyear,andClaytonBakerandtheYLDcom-mittee helped put together another greattrivia night. Thank you to everyonewhoattendedandmadethoseeventsasuccess.

Due to the timing of the event(April29th),inthelasteditionoftheTulsaLawyerIfailedtodiscusstheeventsoftheLawWeekLuncheon in detail. TheTulsaCountyBarFoundationputonanamazingLawWeekLuncheonthisyeartoasoldoutcrowd.ThekeynotespeakerwasLauraH.Nirider, BrendanDassey’s post convictionattorney. Brendan Dassey is the nephewof Steven Avery, the now infamous manwhoisthecenterpieceoftheNetflixseries,“MakingaMurderer”.

Steven Avery was sentenced toprisonforthesexualassaultandattemptedmurder of a woman in Manitowoc, WI,a crime he vehemently denied commit-ting. Due to the work of the Wisconsin

Innocence Project, DNA evidence laterexoneratedhim,andhewasreleasedfromprison in 2003 after serving 18 years ofhis sentence.However, by 2005, he foundhimself the target of the investigation ofanother heinous crime, the murder of aTeresaHalbach.

Brendan Dassey, Avery’s nephew,waslaterchargedasapartytothemurderofTeresaHalbach,aswellasmutilationofa corpse and sexual assault. Dassey wassixteen at the time, andhewas in specialeducation classes. He was brought out ofclassandquestionedbydetectiveswithouthis mother or any other adult to supporthim. The subsequent charges were basedsolely upon Dassey’s “confession” to thecrimes.

Mrs. Nirider’s presentation on thefacts surrounding the interrogation andthe “confession” of the Dassey case kepteveryone’s attention. Her lecture aboutfalse confessions, how they are obtained,andwhy people give themwas extremelyinformative and supported by the many

Fight the Good Fight

www.tulsabar.comvideoclipsofDassey’sinterrogationshowntotheaudi-ence.Everyoneinattendanceseemedawestruckastohowaconfessionunder thecircumstancescouldhaveoccurred, and even more confused his original trialattorney agreed to stipulate to the video of his inter-rogationthatexcludedpotentialexculpatorystatementsmadebyhim.

Mrs. Nirider’s presentation was a strongremindertoeveryoneinattendanceofjusthowimport-antattorneysaretothepublicatlarge.Whatwedoforpeoplematters, andwhether it is a person’s liberty, acontract,orapropertydispute,itisallrelative.Totheclienttheirissueisoftentimesthemostimportantthingin their life, and sometimes, it actually is their entirelife.

Keepfightingthegoodfight,onwhateversideyouhappen to be.Thankyou again to all theTCBAstaffandmemberswhohavehelpedmakethisyearawonderful success up to this point. Please enjoy thebeginningofyour summer,and remember tobesafe,relax,andenjoyyourfriendsandfamily.Theworkwillalwaysbetherewhenyougetback.

E. Zach SmithTCBA President 2015-2016

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Tier 1 winners – Mark Dixon, Larry Burchart, Geordie Matson & Jared Lentz

Tier 2 winners – Cliff Wofford, Will Wofford, Jason Moreau & Jerry Truster

Tier 3 winners – Steve Odea, Jeff Steven, Alex Stodghill & Gregory Meier

Congratulations to our TCBF Golf Tourney

Winners!

Stephen hale2015-2016 Golden Rule

3Rd QuaRteR

Professional,p r e p a r e d ,k n o w l e d g e -able, capable,practical, andpersuasive, all apt descriptorsof this quarter’sGolden RuleAward recip-ient. StephenHale epitomizesthese qualitiesand more. His

disposition is inevitably pleasant and courteous. Heexudesasolidcapability,seeminglywithoutarroganceor angst. These attributes are noteworthy in and ofthemselves,andespeciallysointhecontextofhischo-senandstressfullegalpracticearea.

Mr.Halehaspracticedlawfortwentyyears,thelast fifteen ofwhich have been exclusively in FamilyLaw. Since 2013, he is a shareholder with the HallEstilllawfirmhavingpracticedwiththeRiggsAbneyfirmfrom1999-2013.

Mr. Hale assists his clients with many areas,includingdivorceandprotectiveorders.However,hispractice primarily focuses on parenting coordinationandguardianadlitemwork.Mr.HaleisalsoacertifiedFamily/Domesticmediator.

Kimberly Hays, family law practitioner, saysthisofHale:

I have worked with Mr. Hale in hiscapacity as Guardian Ad Litem, ParentingCoordinator, mediator and opposing coun-sel.Inallroles,heisdedicated,professional,courteous, and knowledgeable. Mr. Hale’scalm demeanor makes him an effectiveParentingCoordinator.Heisaskilledadvo-catewhorepresentshisclients’interestsinaprofessionalmanner.Asamediator,heoffersthe parties creative solutions while makingeachonefeelheorshehadtheopportunityto“tellhisorherstory.”IoftensuggesttheuseofMr.HaleintheroleofGuardianAdLitembecauseofhisdedicationtothebestinterestofthechild/childreninthecase.

Stephen Hale’s outstanding service protectingthe interests of children enmeshed in divorce actionswasrecognizedwhenhewasnamedtheOBAFamilyLawSection’s2012GuardianAdLitemoftheYear.

Mr.Haleworksandplayshardwithabilityandtalentonanotherkindofcourtaswell,thetenniscourt.Watchinghimintennisdrillsorinmatchesshowshimtobeatoughandchallengingcompetitorandasuperla-tiveathlete.AccordingtoRussellWarner,hisproandteammate:“IhavebeeninmanymatchesonthetenniscourtandthepersonIhadthemostfunwithisStephen

GOLDEN RULE:1: capitalized G&R : a rule of ethical conduct : do to others as you would have them do to you 2: a guiding principle

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Summary of Golden Rule Award Criteria

1. Meets ethical and professional obligations, spirit, and intent of Rules of Professional Conduct; 2. Is ethical, honest and true to his/her word; 3. Strives for moral excellence; 4. Exhibits highest standards of fairness and integrity; 5. Sets model example of conduct through words and deeds; 6. Is civil, courteous, respectful to the Court and opponents; 7. Is loyal to his/her client while being professional and honest with the Court and opponents; 8. Is without personal vendetta in representation of clients; and 9. Improves the image of the Bar to the public through his/her conduct.

Hale. Stephen isagreatplayer. He is funenergetic,fairandrespectful.Heisoneofthebestdoublespart-nersIhavehad.” Mr.Hale isconsistentlyfairandrespectfulonallcourtsinwhichheparticipates. ShaneHenry, another family law practitioner,advises that: “Stephen Hale is a leader in the legalcommunity. His advocacy forhis clients, profession-alismindealingwithopposingcounselanddedicationtothepracticeoflawprovideanexampleforalltofol-low.HeistrulydeservingoftheTCBAGoldenRuleAward.” Judge Stephen Clark has observed Mr. Haleinthecourtroomandstates: “Mr.Halehaspracticedbeforeme invarious capacities. He always conducts

himselfasagentlemanandaprofessional. He treatseveryonewithrespectandisrespectedinreturn.” Mr. Hale graduated from Oklahoma StateUniversity with his B.S in Biology and acquired hisM.S. in Taxation from the University of Tulsa. HegraduatedfromtheUniversityofTulsaCollegeofLawwithisJ.D.in1993.HewasadmittedtothepracticeoflawinOklahomain1993.Mr.HaleisamemberoftheOklahomaBarAssociation, Family LawSection.HeservesasChair,GrievanceCommittee,OklahomaDistrictfortheUnitedStatesTennisAssociation. CongratulationstoStephenHale,

GoldenRuleAwardrecipient.

1: capitalized G&R : a rule of ethical conduct : do to others as you would have them do to you 2: a guiding principle

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Our LawDay Luncheonwas heldon April 29, 2016 at the HyattRegency Downtown Tulsa. TheTulsa County Bar Foundationadopted the OBA theme, Judges,Juries,andJustice-TheConstitutionandtheRightsoftheAccused.OurKeynoteSpeakerwasLauraNirider,a Clinical Assistant Professorof Law and Co-Director of theCenter on Wrongful Convictionsof Youth at Northwestern PritzkerSchool of Law in Chicago. Ms.Nirider represents individualswhowerewrongfully convictedofcrimes when they were childrenor teenagers. Notably, one of hercurrent clients is Brendan Dassey,whose case was profiled in theNetflix Global series Making aMurderer. Theeventwas soldoutwith 287 attendees. Ms.Nirider’spresentation was right on pointwith our theme and recognition ofthe 50th anniversary ofMiranda v.Arizonaandwellreceivedbyall.

On April 28, 2016 we held areception for Ms. Nirider at theSkyLoft. There were around 60

attorneys, Judges, andcolleaguesinattendanceand Ms. Nirider held aQ&A session regardingMr.Dasseyandhiscase.

Our committee chairthisyearwasKaraPratt,an attorneyatBarber&Bartz.

Our award winnersthis yearwere:Liberty Bell- Julie DelCour, a dedicated, unbiased,andaccuratereporter.For39years,Ms.DelCourhaspromotedabetterunderstanding of the rule of law,encouraged a greater respect forlaw and the courts, stimulated asense of civic responsibility andcontributed togoodgovernment inourcommunity.

SandraDayO’ConnorAward-ThisawardisgiventoapersonorpersonswhohavesignificantlyadvancedtheteachingoflegalcivicsinOklahomaSchools. This year the awardwas presented to Hope ChristianAcademy in Skiatook Oklahoma.TheawardwasreceivedbyBelindaStevenson and Rachel Keeney onbehalfoftheschool.

Our committeeparticipated in thefollowing activities as part of ourlawweekcelebration:

Ask a Lawyer – This event has

beensub-chairedbyDanCrawfordfor 25 years. Dan presented anexcellent event again this year.The attorneys who volunteeredanswered 355 total phone callsand 50 emails. Some additionalnotablelongstandingvolunteersareas follows: Mark Dixon-over 30yearsofparticipation,JoeBohanon-over20years of participation, andMark Schwebke-over 15 years ofparticipation, 11 of those years hestayedtheentire12hours.

Naturalization Ceremony- Thisevent occurred onApril 13 at theFederalCourthousefortheNorthernDistrict. Severalofourcommitteemembersattendedthisevent.

Green Country Challenge Speechand Debate Tournament- Ourcommittee chair, Kara PrattparticipatedinthiseventonMarch2,2016asacommunityJudge.Theparticipateswereallhomeschooledstudents from Oklahoma andsurrounding states and theyall didafantasticjob.

Immigration Clinic- This eventis sub-chairedby RebekahGuthrie-Frisby.Theimmigrationclinic was ahuge success!They assistedaround 50-60people. Thisis more than4x the amount

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of people assisted last year! Most were Hispanic(Mexico, Spain, Venezuela, Dominican Republic,Argentina,Guatemala,Ecuador,Honduras; but therewereafewfromVietnamandafewAmericanstheretoaskquestionsaboutpetitioningforrelativesoversees.

Civics in the ClassroomOnMay 4, 2016, 5th gradersfromKieferMiddleSchoolparticipatedinaGOLDELOCKStrial.JudgeMarthaRuppCarterpresided,SheilaNaifehplayedGoldE.LocksandMelissaNorrisplayedMamaBear. OnMay6,2016JudgeDamanCantrelland Deborah Reedpresented at ThoreauD e m o n s t r a t i o nAcademy to theirEC Law Class. OnMay 11, 2016, JudgeCantrell and JudgeCarter presented atOwasso8thgrade.

Student Art and Poetry Contest- This event is sub-chairedbyRodneyL.Buck. Wehadmanyexcellentsubmissions by local elementary, middle, and highschoolers.ThestudentsandparentsattendedanawardceremonyonMay3,2016.

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ThisyearduringFamilyLawSectionmeetingswehavebeenbringing inspeakersforinformal 30to45minutepresentations onissuesrelatedtothepractice ofFamilyLaw. Please join us formore of these casual andinformative sessions.We look forward to seeingyouthere.Hereyou will find a list of our futurespeakersanddates..

Chairs - Aaron D. Bundy and M. Shane Henry

June 16, 2016RonLittle-TrialLawyer’sLessonsintheCourtroom

July 21, 2016 RobertG.Fry-FavoriteClient

August -NoMeetingMeetingsareheldattheTCBABarCenterat12:00pm.

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TCBA Sections and Committees are en-couraged to submit their meeting updates, photos of events and meetings and news about what they have planned or accom-plished during the year. Submit your infor-mation to tulsabarnews@yahoo. com

The Mental Health Association Volunteer Day was held on April 23, 2016. The Tulsa County Bar Foundation Community Outreach Committee worked to rebuild and repair fencing along the Altamont Apartment location downtown. The apartments feature 24-hour staffing, on-site meal service, social activities, and offer the opportunity of independent living for those with a serious mental illness. Thank you TCBF Community Outreach for your efforts to rebuild the community!

Pictured from left to right:Doug Inhofe, Ashley Webb, Katy

Inhofe, Kevin Cousins

Community Outreach

The Bar Center will be closed Monday, July 4th!

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SportsagentDavidFalkhasbeeninthegamesincetheearlydaysofthesportsrepresentationbusiness.WithaheavyfocusonNBAplayers,hisstar-studdedclientrosterincludesnamessuchasMichaelJordan,PatrickEwing, Alonzo Mourning, and the NFL's BoomerEsiason.Falkhasnegotiatedsomeofthemostlucrativeandeye-catchingcontractsforhisclients.Falkactivelymarketed his players, fielding shoe deals and evenproducingthemovieSpace Jam.Falkalsoiscreditedwith dreaming up one of themost iconicmarketingcampaignsof the20thcentury—the conceptof"AirJordan."Immediately following his graduation fromTheGeorgeWashington(GW)UniversityLawSchool,Falkwashiredasafull-timesportsagentwiththefirmDell,Craighill,Fentress&Benton,whichlaterbecameProServ, Inc.Falk leftProServ in1992 tocreatehisownboutiquefirm,FAME,shortforFalkAssociatesManagementEnterprises,Inc.Justsixyearslater,FalksoldhisagencytoSFXSportsGroupfor$100millionincashandanother$100millioninstock,andbecameitschair.SFXwasboughtbyClearChannel in2000.Aschair,Falkoversawapproximately900employeesand1,100clients.Frustratedwithhisroleandthesizeof the new operation, he resigned in 2001 and tookon amuch smaller role,managinga small groupofclients.In2007FalkrelaunchedFAMEasaboutiqueagency,wherehenowworkswithhispartner,DanielleCantorJeweler.Washington Lawyer recentlysatdownwithFalktodiscusshiscareer.

Tell me about your upbringing and background.

I grew up in Seaford, NewYork, which is in LongIsland. I went to school in Levittown, NewYork, acommunitybuiltbyWilliamLevittforGIsreturningfromtheKoreanWar.Mydadwasabutcher,andmymom was a teacher, which was typical of thecommunity. I'd say 80 percent of the families wereworkingclass.Theywereskilledlaborers,carpenters,

electricians,plumbers,andsteamfitters.I was alwaysa pretty good student, one of those kinds ofstudents who did really well without maximumeffort. I liked to play sports andgot pretty involvedinextracurricularactivities,andIalwaysknewIwasgoingtogotocollege.

What kind of values did your parents instill?

My mom had two master's degrees in classicallanguagesandSpanish.ShewasaninterpreterhereinWashington, D.C., duringWorld War II for NelsonRockefeller and the U.S. Office for Inter-AmericanAffairs. Both of my parents were first-generationAmericans whose parents were immigrants fromPoland.My dad never finished high school, but hepushed education. My mom was highly educated,so she pusheditaswell.Mymomwasveryloving.She was my mentor. Nothing was ever enough, nomatter what youdid.Myfirst SATscoreswere justunder1,400,andshebarelytalkedtome.Shethoughtthat was like failing.That's thewayshegrewup. ItwasinherDNA.

Growing up, did you have any experience with the legal profession? Did you have any interest in it?

Not really. It's funny—back in the day, itwas a riteofpassageat theendoffifthandsixthgrades togetthese little books with colored pages. You'd writesomething in themforyour friends,goofy stuff like"Too young to drink Four Roses." One student inmy class, Gregory Mallow, wrote in my autographbook,"Youshouldbealawyerbecauseyou'reagoodarguer."Don't askmewhy that stuck, but from fifthgradeon,Ialwayssortofexpectedtobecomealawyer.It's something that I almost arbitrarily gravitatedtoward.

A Conversation with David FalkBy D.C. Bar staff writer David O'Boyle

What led you to Syracuse University for your undergraduate studies?

I reallywanted to go toCornellUniversity becauseit was an Ivy League school in New York. I alsoappliedtoBrown,Penn,andYale,andIdidn'tgetintoany of them. I got into Cornell on the waiting list,andIwasofferedascholarshipattheStateUniversityof New York.I got into Syracuse the day after Iapplied. In hindsight, I would say it was the bestthing that everhappened tome because I ended upstudyingeconomics,andtheyhadagreateconomicsdepartment. The honors program had a bunch ofstudentsjustlikeme:TheycouldhavegonetoanIvyLeague school, but for one reason or another, theydidn'tget in.Syracuse was so much fun. The sociallife was great. I met my wife there. My collegeroommate for three years is still one ofmy closestfriends. Now I have my own college at SyracusecalledtheDavidB.FalkCollegeofSportandHumanDynamics,soitwasfortuitousforme.

Why did you choose to go to GW Law School?

My best friend who I grew up with got into GW,andwethoughtitwouldbefuntolivetogether.IgotintoBostonUniversityandon thewaitlistatBostonCollege,butmywifeisfromBoston.Wewereprettyseriousandlivedtogetherforayearincollege.Iloveherparents,butIdidn'twanttobeunder theirnose.IalsolikedtheideaofbeinginWashington,D.C

.Did you do legal work while you were at GW?

For my first job, I worked for the Bureau of LandManagement at theU.S. Department of the Interiordoinglandleasesforthreeorfourmonths.ThenIgota job at SidleyAustin LLP. Some of the work wasadministrative—doing filings and things—but the

youngassociatesletmedoresearch.Then the summercame and they hired two summer clerks from IvyLeague schools, and all the research assignmentsstopped. I asked the associates what happened tothe research, and they said, "Oh, we have the IvyLeague guys now." And I asked, "Well, didn't Ido a good job before the Ivy Leagueguysshowedup?"Iwasn't jealous. I felt Iwas just as qualified. Idon't believe in labels. I believeyouhirepeople fortheirability,butthelawistraditionalthatway.WhenIstartedtobecomesuccessful,somepeoplesuggestedIcomebackandworkfor the lawfirm. I refusedandsaidtheycouldsticktotheirIvyLeaguetypes.Theydon'tneedblacksheeplikemewhowenttoSyracuseandGW.

How did you get into the sports representation business?

Many of my networking connections within thebusiness told me that if I wanted to be in sportsmanagement and representation, I had to meet agentlemannamedDonaldDell.Dell had a tiny firmthat represented American tennis players. Of thefirm's six lawyers, three had gone to theUniversityofVirginia School of Law, one had gone to TulaneUniversityLawSchool.So,again, it wasa littlebitlikeSidley. I came in fromSyracuseandGW,and Ididn't exactlybowl themoverwithmy credentials.Icouldn'tevengetDellonthephone.Icalledhimforweeksonend. Itwasclassic. Iwas told thathewasat lunch,atameeting,outof town,withaclient, inthebathroom.Oneday,Ijustgotsofrustrated that Iwent to the law library,which I rarelyvisited,and Icalled theguyevery15minutes.Whenthey ranoutofexcuses,hefinallyagreed toseeme.Hekeptmewaiting three hours in the lobby and then toldmetheyweren'thiring.ItoldhimthatIwouldworkforfreeandthatIreallywantedtotryit.Sointhesummer

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betweenmysecondand thirdyearsof lawschool, Igotmarried,ItookacourseinnegotiationsatGWatnight,IworkedforSidleyAustinfull-timeintheday,andwhenIgotdonearound6 p.m., I walked acrossthe street and worked at Dell, Craighill, Fentress&Benton until 11 p.m. for free.They hiredme as aclerk at the end ofmy second year for $5 an hour.Asa full-timestudent, theyallowedyou towork20hoursaweek,butIknewthatthiswasmyopening,soIworked full-time— about80hoursaweek.Iwaitedallyearforthemtohireme.Asoneoftheironiesoflife, I learned later on that they had put an offer into a guy fromPrinceton, but he had accepted a jobfromasmallfirminNewJersey.Fortunately forme,hehonoredhiscommitment.They hired me a weekafter graduation for $13,000 a year. My friends atGWprobablywould haveburneddownthebuildingif they hadn't hiredme.They all knewhowbadly IwanteditandhowhardI hadworkedfor15months.It was a great introduction for me because when Istarted, I wasn't a rookie anymore. I had organizedallthecontractsinthefirm,soIhadagoodfeelforthemarketplace.My firstmentor, an associate at thefirmnamedMichaelCardozo,washiredrightafterIstarted.MikewaslaterhiredbyJimmyCartertorunCarter'spresidentialcampaigninConnecticut.Carterlost inConnecticut,andtorewardhimfor thegreat job he did in that state, Carter hired him as deputyWhiteHousecounsel.Whenheleft,thefirmgavemeMike's 20 clients. Itwas like jumping into thedeependof thepool after onlya fewswimming lessons.Mywholecareeracceleratedimmediately.

What would you say fueled your tenacity to get that position at Dell Craighill?

It'smyDNAand thewaymymom raisedme.Hermantrawas "Always shoot for the stars;never settlefor second best." That's my life philosophy. I'vecome to believe that really successful people seeobstacles as hurdles, as things that they're going tojump over. Most people see obstacles as barriers,and they think they can't get through them.It neveroccurredtomethatIwasn'tgoingtofindsomewaytomake it work. I didn't know how—itwasn't likeI had an amazing route to get towhere Iwanted togo—I just instinctively felt that I was goingtogetthere.

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Naples Flatbread “Eat for a Cause

Night” raised $320, proceeds to benefit the Welcome Home Project for the Tulsa Day Center for the

Homeless!

Thank you to all who participated!

Your career requires excellent negotiation skills. How did you hone those skills early on?

WhenIteachnegotiations,whichIdoatGWandatSyracuse, I tell students you have to negotiatewithyourownpersonality.Youhavetobereal.DonaldandI met these two Ohio State football players in themid-'80s,anAll-Prowhoplayedfor theWashingtonRedskins named Jim Lachey, and Mike Tomczak,a quarterback who played for theChicago Bearsand Pittsburgh Steelers, among other teams. Wewere invited out to Columbus, Ohio, to meet witha screening committee of 10 local business leaders.They told Donald that he had an impeccablereputation and track record, but that we would bedealing with two young men from Ohio State, soheshoulddialbackhispersonality.So we went intothemeeting and tried to be as lowkey as we couldbe.Afterward the head of the screening committeecalled me up and said we did a great job, but theplayers both picked another guy.WhenIaskedwhatwecouldhavedonebetter,hesaidtheguysthoughtweweretoolowkey.NownoonehasevertoldmethatI'mtoolowkey.I'vebeentoldalotofthingsinmycareer,butnoonehasevertoldmeI'mtoolowkey.Ittaughtme thatyou justhavegot tobeyourself.Peoplearegoingtolikeyouandrespectyouforwhoyouare,ortheywon't.Youcan'tplayadifferentroleeverytimeyou gotomeetsomeonebecausethenyou'llhavenocredibility.

How did your relationship with Michael Jordan begin?

Back in theday, the [college]coacheswould screentheagents.Theybasicallysaidagentscouldhave nocontactwhatsoeverwiththeplayers.Michaelhad lefttheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill,andCoach Dean Smith invited all the agents that everrepresented aTarHeels player—therewere only sixof them—to make a presentation. He would thenmake a recommendation to the parents, which waslike a recommendation from the Pope.Most of thetime he recommended us and we got the player.Once or twice a player wanted to signwithus,butCoachSmithdidn'trecommendus,andwedidn'tgettheplayer.In1977werepresentedaTarHeelsplayernamed Tom LaGarde, a 6-foot-10 center who blewout his knee right before the NCAA Tournament,whichNorthCarolinalostinthefinalstoMarquette.LaGardewastheninthpickofthe1977draft,andwereally did a great job on his contract. He gotmoremoney thanWalterDavis,whohadbeenthenumberfive pick fromNorthCarolina that same year.Afterthat,wegoteveryguyfromCarolina.

When you first began representing Jordan, did you have any idea what kind of iconic figure he would become?

No. I don't think there's a human being on Earthwho knew. He was the third pick of the1984draft— peoplethoughthewouldbeexciting,butnobodybelievedhewouldbethegreatestplayerofall time.In his ownway, Michael is the most competitivehumanbeingIhaveevermet.Hisparentswerereally hardworkingpeople,andtheykepthimbothmotivatedandhumble.Theywerelikemymom.Nomatterwhathedid,hisparentsalwaysfelthecoulddomore,whichisamazing.

On the Air Jordan deal, why did you choose to go with Nike, a relatively unknown brand at the time?

Based on my experience representingtennis players, I wanted Michael to betreated as an individual athlete with his

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own line. Everyone scoffed at this idea and said itwouldneverworkinbasketball.Nikewas tiny, and Ihad developed a strong relationship with a lawyerat Nike named Rob Strasser who became its headof marketing.We both thought we were instinctivemarketers,andweweretwo lawyers who were sortof chiefs of staff to strong-willed CEOs who hadnever taken a course in marketing.After all therecruiting by Nike marketing executives SonnyVaccaro and George Raveling, Michael didn't evenwant to get out of the plane and visit the sportscompany.It was like a college coach recruiting aplayerforayearandtheplayerdoesn'tevenwanttomakeacampusvisit.IwenttoMichael'sparentsandtoldthemthatifweweregoingtoworktogether,theyhadtotrustme.IthoughtthatNikewasthebestplaceforhimbecause theywouldbe themostaggressive,themostcreative.IbasicallytoldMichaelthathehadtoseeNike.Itwashischoiceofwhohewantedtogowith,buthehadtoseethemandunderstandwhattheopportunitywas.

What effects did the contracts you negotiated for your players have on the market?

Atthetime—andIdon'twanttosoundbraggadocious—wewereliketheWarrenBuffettofagents.We setthemarket.Wehadthebestreturns.Wehadthebesttrackrecord inboth contracts andmarketing.I'll give youanexample:Thelastyearbeforethewagescalewasinstituted was 1994, and we had a client from theUniversity of Michigan named Juwan Howard. Hewas the fifth pick in the 1994 draft, andafterbeingintheleaguefornineyears,hehadout-earnedmorethanthefourguyspickedaheadofhim.HowardcametoWashington [to play for the NBA's Bullets], andheendeduponateamwithChrisWebber,Howard'scollegeteammatewhoeveryonealwaysthoughtwasbetter.Webbersignedadeal in1995for$9.5milliona year for six years. Howard signed a contract oneyear later for $15 million a year for seven years.That was the best head-to-head comparison in thehistory of pro basketball. Two players who went tothesamecollege,whowereaboutthesameheight,thesameweight, theyplayedinthesameposition, theirbirthdays were weeks apart, and they both signedcontractswiththesameproteam.Mostpeoplewouldhave said, "Yeah,Webber will get 60 percent morebecausehe's better,"buthegot60percent less.Thatall changed in 1995 because they established the

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wagescaleandithomogenizedthemarket.It turnedintosocialism.It'sveryhardtodifferentiateyourselftodayonthecontractside,butnoton themarketingside.

What role did you play in the NBA lockouts of the 1990s?

I encouraged my better players to get involved inthe players' union so they could be involved inthedecision making and know what was going on.Patrick Ewingwas president of the union;DikembeMutombo, Juwan Howard, and Alonzo Mourningwereofficers.Myjobwastotrytocounselplayersonhowtoevaluatewhatwasgoingonwith the league.WhileIalwayshadtremendousrespectandaffectionfor David Stern, [the former commissioner of theNBA],I didn'twanttogoagainstStern,butIwantedto try toeducate theplayersonhow toprotect theirrights.The players went too far. It was all rhetoric.It was almost like suicide bombers. I told a few ofthe players to be prepared to be locked out for thewhole year. You're not going to challenge someoneas strongandsmartasStern.He'sgoingtocrushyou.Theideaofhavinga lockoutwhereplayerswhoare

earning a few million dollars a year are trying tochallenge owners who are worth billions is idiotic.The players don't have the staying power for that.Throughthetwolockouts,theplayerslostsomethinglike$1.25billionthattheywillnevergetback.Itwasagargantuanwasteoftime.Ithurtthegrowthofthebusiness.Nooneprofitedbythat.Ithinktheplayers'uniondroppedtheballonthattwice,andIhopetheydon'tdroptheballagain.PlayerssaidthatIdidn'twanttofight,butthere'snoonewhohasfoughtharderthanI have. I putmy reputationontheline.Idon'tmindfighting,butIdon'twanttofightstupidly.Myjobistomakedeals.

What was behind your split from ProServ and the launch of your agency, FAME?

Ineverhadagreatburningdesiretobeonmyown.IexpectedtobeatProServforever.ItoldDonaldDellthat Iwould leave if I found out someone elsewasmakingmoremoneythanme,orifIhadtoputaguntomyheadforhimtobefairwithme.Idon'twanttohave thatkindof relationship.Dell brokeboth rules,andIknewIhadtogooutonmyown.

How did Dell break your rules?

He had secret deals with people who would makemore money than I was making, and I realized hewouldhave never paidmewhat I deservedunless ItoldhimIwasgoing toquit.To illustrate thatpoint,whenIresigned,hiscounterofferwasfourtimesmoremoneythanIwasmaking.I told him I could alwayshave made that money. I didn't want to have tothreaten to quit in order to makeit.That'snothowyouhaveapartnership.Idon'tbelieveinthat.Iwasn'tangryorresentful.Ijust realizeditwastime.BecauseIhadanon-compete,Icouldneverimaginewalkingaway from it all, so I ended up doing a leveragedbuyoutandbasicallyboughtthebusiness.

Did you enjoy developing your own agency?

I loved it. I loved having my name on the door.I'll give you an analogy: If you're a student in highschool or college, and you think your teachers arereally boring, and you complain to all your friendsabout how boring your teachers are, and one daylightning strikes and you decide you're going to bea teacher, you canbe anykindof teacheryouwantexceptforonekind—boring.Keepinginmindallthethings that bothered me about ProServ or Donald'smanagement style, I tried to do it differently—andI'm not saying I was always successful. I didn'twant people to say I wasn't financially fair or thatIdidn't treat themproperlyor Iwasgreedyandhadsecretdeals.Itriedtostayoutofthemanagementofthe firm. I hired someone to be the chief operatingofficer to handle those tasks. I wanted to be therainmaker. I wanted to bring business in.I was therainmaker—theMr.Outside—andmypartner,CurtisPoke,wasMr.Inside.Itworked.Wehadthecompanyfrom1992to1998,thenwesolditfor20timeswhatProServsoldfor.

What was your role during the years between the sale of FAME in 1998 and the relaunch of the agency in 2007?

Bob Sillerman, who I'll always be grateful to forgiving me lifetime security, told me he wanted togrow SFXSportsGroup,sowewentoutandbought14 other agencies. I bought my biggest competitor,Arn Tellem, who is a very good friend.We bought

threebaseballagencies.WeboughtafootballagencywithJimSteinerandBenDogra,whoI take licenseto callmyprotégé.Webought branding companies.AschairofSFX, Iwent fromhaving24 employeesand 40 clients in 1998 to 900 employees and 1,100clientsin2001.IwasworkingforaNewYorkStockExchange company. I really didn't like it becauseyouhavetodoearningsreportsandallsortsofotherstuff.In 2000 SFX was sold to Clear Channel. ThemanagementofClearChannel came tomeand saidIhadtoshowthem50percentyear-over-yeargrowth.The maximum increase in salaries that collectivebargainingallowsforis10.5percent,sotheytoldmeto sign more clients. I said, no, and explained thatwe'relikeNeimanMarcus,that'sourbrand.We'renotgoingtobecomeWal-Mart.After sixyears, I steppeddownasthechair.Thepressurefromthetopandtheimmaturity of a lot of the agencieswe bought thatdidn'twanttogiveupthetitlesortheirautonomyofbeingamom-and-popagencybecametoofrustrating.Afterthat,IhadaverylooseworkarrangementwithClearChannel and managed a group ofmy clients.When they spun off the entertainment divisionof Clear Channel as Live Nation, which was theremnantsofSFX,IgotwhatwasleftofFAMEback.Ihired Danielle Cantor Jeweler, who had done talentmarketingforme,andtoldherFAMEwasgoingtobeaboutiquefirm, just the twoofusandmyassistant.That'swhatithasbeenforthepasteightyears.Ilovebeingsmallandboutique. I lovenothavingtoworkforanybody.Ilovenothavingpersonalmanagementissues. I love working with women because there'sless testosterone. It's really fun forme.

What significant changes have you seen in the sports management business?

Everythingisdifferent.Nowyouhaveawagescale.I'd say 70 percent of the contracts in basketball arepredetermined.Thereareminimumsandmaximums,mid-levelexceptions,sothere'salotlessnegotiation.The business has become largely corrupted. Manyor most of the players are getting paid by theagents to sign with them. I wouldn't pay a pennyto anyone because it goes against the grain ofeverythingIbelieve.Youcan'tstartarelationshipoftrustwhenyou'rebuyingpeople.Youcan'tdothekindsofthingsthatI'vedoneinmycareerliketellingguyslikeAlonzoMourning to turn down theirfirst $100

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millioncontract,ortellingDikembeMutombonottomarryhisfiancéebecauseshewouldn'tsignaprenup,or tellingMichael Jordan to gowithNikewhen hedoesn't evenwant to get on the plane.You can't dothosethingsforyourclientsiftheydon'treallytrustyou. You lose all that trust at the outset when youbuythem.Overall,I'mnotangry.Ihadmyrun,andIenjoyedit.Idon'tthinkanyonewilleverreplicateit.Atone time, I had Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing,John Stockton, Dominique Wilkins, James Lofton,ChrisDoleman,BoomerEsiason,EthanHorton,MikeKrzyzewski, and John Thompson.If I never haveanother client, I'll live a very long, happy life. I'llalways be incredibly grateful to those people, whoinmy thirtiesmademewho I am today. I have noallusions that I got here on my own.Those peopleestablishedme,theytrustedme,andtheystoodwithme.

Do you think law school is the best option for someone who is interested in becoming a sports agent?

ItwasformeatthetimeIwentin,butI'mnotsureitistoday.WhenIwentintothebusinessinthe1970s,itwas a nascentfield. Iwould say, respectfully, thatMark McCormack basically invented the business.People likeMcCormack,whosefirmwas IMG, andMichael Ovitz, cofounder of the Creative ArtistsAgency,enabledsomeonelikeme,withlegaltraining,tospreadmywings.IfyouhadtoldmeincollegethatIwouldbecomeamovieproducer,Iwouldhavesaid,"Yeah,afterIgrowhair."Thosepeoplewerepioneerswhopushedboundariesofwhatarepresentativecoulddo and created a pathforpeople likemewhocameafterthemtofollowtheirownpassionandcreativity.I'mverygrateful tothosepeople.

What's your take on the state of collegiate basketball?

I don't believe in the players coming out of schoolearly. For every LeBron James there are 20 playerswhowillfailwithinthefirstthreeyears.Eventhoughthey'reverytalented,theyeitheraren'tphysicallyreadyortheyaren'tverywellknown.Ifyoustudybasketballfrom1979,whenLarryBird playedMagic Johnsonin the NCAA Tournament, which at that point was

thehighest-ratedbasketballgameinhistory,to1995,when Kevin Garnett went to the NBAout of highschool,almosteverymajorstar in theleagueplayedin the NCAA Tournament.The NCAA Tournamenthas been a springboard for average fans, not forwhackofans likemewho liveand die by this stuff.Theaveragefan,overathree-weekperiodofintensecoverage from ESPN and other networks, connectwiththeplayerssothatwhentheycomeintotheNBA,they'rewellknown.That's not good for growing thebusiness. It's not a question of civil rights, it's aquestion of sheer business. TheNCAATournamentisthebestfreeadvertisingfortheNBA,andwehavediminished its role because we don't let the guysparticipate for long enough. I think that's foolish.That costs the playersbillionsofdollarsinrevenue.Idon'tbelievethatcollegeplayersshouldbepaid.I'mnotsayingtheyshouldn'tbehelpediftheycomefromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.But eitheryou'reprooryou'reanamateur.Ifpeoplewanttobepros, thenweshouldhave aD-League [developmental league] forthat.Ifguysdon'twanttogotocollege, that'sfine.Idon'tlikethe"oneanddone"rule[whereplayersplayoneyearofcollegebasketballbeforedeclaringfortheNBA draft], because I think the kids don't go toschool.Theyknowthey'regoingtoleave,andthey'renotcommitted.

What do you hope your legacy is defined by?

Ihope Iamdefinedasapersonwho isapassionateadvocate, a loyal friend, a good teacher, and assomeone who values relationships and who wasn'tafraid to roll up his sleeves and advocate for hisclientswhenevertheopportunitypresenteditself.

Reach D.C. Bar staff writer David O'Boyle at doboyle@dcbar.org (mailto:doboyle@dcbar.org) . Follow him on Twitter at@d_oboyle (https://twitter.com/d_oboyle)

From the Washington Lawyer (http://www.dcbar.org/bar-resources/publications/washington-lawyer/),March2016.Reprintedwithpermission

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BringingMaking a Murderer

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False Confessionsto Tulsa

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On April 29, 2016, I hadthe great honor of speaking at theTulsa County Bar Association’sannual Law Day Luncheon aboutmy client,BrendanDassey,whosemurder convictionwas the subjectof the recentNetflixhitdocuseriesMaking a Murderer.Brendan’scasehaslongfascinatedmeandmyco-counsels–StevenDrizinandRobertDvorak – because at age sixteen,Brendan gave what appears to bea patently false confession underpolice interrogation to the murderof a young Wisconsin womannamed Teresa Halbach. Making a Murderer chronicles his storyas well as the story of his uncle,Steven Avery, who was convictedasBrendan’sco-defendant.

Brendan’s post-convictioncasecametotheorganizationthatIdirect–anationalprojectcalledtheCenter on Wrongful Convictionsof Youth (CWCY) – because wehave unique expertise in wrongfulconviction cases involving falseconfessionsby juveniles. Todate,according to theNationalRegistryof Exonerations, 1,781 individualshave been exonerated of crimes

that they didnot commit.Before 2008,however, no

attention had been focused onthosewhomaybemostlikelytobewrongfullyconvicted:childrenandadolescents.TheCWCY,housedatNorthwestern University’s PritzkerSchool of Law in Chicago, wasfoundedtofillthatgap.

Soon after its founding,the CWCY focused its work oneliminating false and coercedconfessions by children – guidedby the expertise of our founder,nationally recognized falseconfession expert Steven Drizin.Indeed,thereisnobetterillustrationof the challenges faced by ourclients than the story of BrendanDassey. Making a Murderer exposes the way in which policeinterrogators induced sixteen-year-old, intellectually limited Brendanto give a false confession. As thevideo of the interrogation reveals,investigators used a number oftactics that increase the risk offalseconfessions:theyinterrogatedBrendan alone, without a parentor lawyer present; they falselyimplied that he might be facingcharges unless he told a story

in which he was involved inHalbach’s disappearance; theyfalsely assured him that theyalready knew everything he hadsupposedly done and that theywere nonethelesswilling to “go tobat”forhim;andtheyassuredhimthat telling the “truth” would helphim and that “honesty is the onlythingthatwillsetyoufree.”AfterBrendanwas eventually convincedto confess, informationwas fed tohimaboutthefactsofthecrimesothatBrendanwaseventuallyabletostringthatinformationtogetherintoan accurate-sounding confession.When these tactics were usedagainst amentally limited juvenilelike Brendan, he didn’t stand achance. Theeventual resultwasafalseconfession–and,evenworse,afalseconfessionthatsoundedtrue– which landed Brendan in prisonuntil at least 2048 for a crime hedidn’tcommit.

As tragic as his story is,BrendanDasseyisnotalone.ManyCWCY clients – like DamienEcholsofArkansas’sWestMemphisThree orRobertTaylor of Illinois’Dixmoor Five – spent decades inprison based on false and coercedconfessionsbefore theCWCYandour partners secured their release.

Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin, Brendan Dassey’s Post-Conviction AttorneysCredit: Randy Belice

Virginia’s Robert Davis is anothersuchcase.Atageeighteen,Robertfalsely confessed to a 2003 arson-homicide during an interrogationthat uncannily resembled that ofBrendan Dassey. Interrogatorsthreatened that Robert was goingtofacecharges–andperhapseventhe death penalty – if he didn’tconfess;theyliedaboutthestrengthof the evidence against him; andthey fed him information aboutthe crime untilRobertwas able toweave those facts into a plausiblestory of apparent guilt. Despitehis confession’s falsity, Robertwas convicted and sentenced todecades in prison. Fortunately,theCWCYwas able toworkwithRobert’s longtime attorney, StevenRosenfield,tovindicateRobertandsecure his release. Hewalkedoutof prison – and into his mother’swaitingarms–at theendof2015,onlyfourdaysbeforeChristmas. I consider these children’s heart-wrenching stories to be an inescapable call to action. As Iwrite, Brendan’s case is on hold

whilewewaitforafederalcourtinWisconsin to rule on our petitionfor a new trial. Meanwhile, inthe wake ofMaking a Murderer’srelease,mycolleaguesandIat theCWCYhavedonewhatwecandotospreadawarenessoftheproblemof false confessions. We havegiven interviews to investigativejournalists from around the worldabout this troublingly commonphenomenon; we have workedwith national law enforcementorganizations to begin reforminginterrogationtacticssothatchildrenarenolongerledtofalselyconfess;and–most importantly–wehavetraveledaroundthecountrytospeaktosupportiveorganizationsliketheTulsaCountyBarAssociation.

As we await a ruling inBrendan’s case, we at the CWCYcontinue to fight for Brendan andotherchildrenwhowerewrongfullyconvicted.Ourabilitytoeffectivelyadvocateforourclients,however,isdependentonphilanthropicsupport.While the CWCY is housed at

Northwestern University’s PritzkerSchoolofLaw,ouroperationsandthe salaries of some of our staffattorneys are funded by charitabledonations.Forthosewhomayfeelmovedtoactinsupportofourwork,I invite you to visit www.cwcy.org. There, you can find updatedinformation on Brendan’s case; adescriptionofbadlyneededreformsto thepolice interrogationprocess;andguidelinesforthesupportoftheCWCY’s work. In the meantime,the Tulsa County Bar Associationhas my gratitude for inviting meto speak at the 2016 Law DayLuncheon. I hope and pray thatby the next time I come to Tulsa,BrendanDasseywillbeafreeman.

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The law firm ofRichards & Connor is pleased to announce that Bradford J. Williams, Jr., has become Of Counsel with the firm.Mr. Williams graduatedfrom the University of Tulsa College of Law while also serving in the AirNationalGuard. Hebegan practicing law in the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office ,

workedattheHallEstilllawfirmand,subsequently,forMazzio’s,LLCasSeniorVicePresidentandGeneralCounsel for 37 years until February, 2016, whenhe decided to transition to private practice and join Richards&Connor.Mr.Williamspracticesprimarilyin the fields of real estate, franchising, employment,and contracts and also continues as General Counsel forMazzio’s.

Crowe & Dunlevy has named Timila S. Rother president and CEO and elected its 2016ExecutiveCommittee,includingJames W. Larimore as vice president of economics and Joel W. Harmon, Jeffrey T. Hills and Drew T. Palmer asmembers.Thefive-member committee is responsible for managingthe firm’s business activities, including long-rangeplanning,amongotherresponsibilities. Larimore, based in the firm’s Oklahoma

City office, and Hills, basedin the firm’s Tulsa office,are returning committee members; the remainder are new to their roles and all based inOklahomaCity. Rother is a director and member of several Practice

Groups, including Litigation & Trial, Insurance,HealthcareandAppellate.Herexperienceandpracticefocusincludescommercial,classaction,insuranceandhealthcarelitigation.Sheisalsoexperiencedinethicsandprofessionalliabilitylitigation,andservesaslosspreventionandclaimscounseltothefirm. Sheisalectureronethics,insurance,healthcareandcybersecuritytopics.Additionally,sheisamemberof theAmericanBarAssociation, theOklahomaBarAssociation, Oklahoma Legal EthicsAdvisory PanelandtheOBAProfessionalismCommitteeandlistedinBestLawyersforInsuranceLaw.

Rother is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and obtained her bachelor’s degree in political science from The UniversityofOklahoma. A director at the firm,HarmonservesintheBanking

& Financial Institutions and Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights Practice Groups. He focuses his practice incommercial and banking law, lending transactions,workouts and restructurings, bankruptcy litigation,creditor’srightslawanddefenseoffinancialinstitutions.His representation of creditors presently includesnational banking associations and state-charteredbanksaswellasindustrialconcerns,creditor’sgroupsand individuals. Harmon represents many clients asleadcounselincreditor-relatedlitigationandfinancingtransactions. HeisadmittedtopracticelawinOklahomaandTexasand isamemberof theOklahomaCountyBarAssociation,theOklahomaBarAssociation,theTexasBar Association and the American Bar Association.He obtained his Juris Doctor from the Universityof Oklahoma College of Law and has a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Oklahoma ChristianUniversity.

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Palmer is a directorand member of the firm’sIntellectual PropertyPractice Group, specializingin litigation and conflictresolution in the software,internet and other high-technology industries. He

handles patent, copyright and trademark infringementmatters for his clients and assists in the protection and enforcement of his clients’ other intellectual property interests.Palmeralsocounselsbusinesseswithregardtotheir obligations and rights associated with a variety of software,internet,serviceandotherlicenseagreements. Asaformerexecutiveinthesoftwareindustry,he has a unique and invaluable perspective regardingthe business motivations and common practices in enterprise software.As an attorney, Palmer leveragesthat knowledge and experience to assist clients innavigating the complex legal issues surrounding the

procurementanduseofinformationtechnology. Palmer received his law degree from theUniversity of Oklahoma College of Law and has a BachelorofArtsdegreefromBrownUniversity.

Graves McLain PLLC is pleased to announce that Malcolm McCollam of MalcolmLaw, PC is now of counsel with the firm. Malcolm was admitted to the bar in 1982 and is a co-founder of the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough cycling event, which annually draws thousands to Tulsa from around the world. Malcolm will focus primarily on personal injuries arising out of bicycle and motorcycle collisions.  One of the firm’s founding partners Chad McLain said “Malcolm’s profile in the cycling community along with his reputation and experience in handling bicycle accident cases make him a great fit with our firm.”  You may reach Mr. McCollam through the office at 918-359-6600 or at malcolm@malcolmlaw.com

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On May 12, 2016 the sharpest legal minds in Tulsa area gathered to participate in the TCBA’s Young Lawyers Division Annual Trivia Night. The teams were highly competitive, putting their heads together to test their knowledge and go home with the coveted Lady Justice Trivia Trophy and a year’s worth of bragging rights! At the completion of the trivia rounds, both Gorospe & Smith and Conner & Winters teams had tied for the prize. In the final lightening round however, the 1st Place Trivia Masterminds emerged: Conner & Winters, LLP! 

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