Admitted
1979, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Federal Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Tulsa, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Arizona State University, B.A., 1976
Memberships
Tulsa County (Delegate to American and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Member, Judicial Nominating Committee, 1983 and 1985-1986; Director at Large, 1985; Chairman: Community Outreach, 1991; Professional Responsibility, 1992; Public Relations Committee, 1984; Young Lawyers, 1983; Law Day Committee, 1982; Community Services Committee, 1980-1985; Legal Services Committee, 1989-1991; Member, Executive Committee, 1980-1985), Oklahoma (Chair: Women in Law Committee, 1998; General Practice Section, 1998; Chair: General Practice Section, 1997-1998; Litigation Section, 1999-2000; Women in Law Committee, 1998; Young Lawyers Division, 1984; Member: Women in Law, 1999-2003; Lawyer Referral Committee, 1984-1986; ADR Committee, 1994-1997; Legal Services, 1993-2002; Ethics Committee, 2000-2003; Member, Board of Governors, 1984; House of Delegates, 1982-1984, 1991-1997, 2000, 2002) and American (Chair: Standing Committee on Gavel Awards, 1996-1999; Dispute Resolution Section-Council Member, 1993-2000; General Practice Section-Counsel Member, 1998-2000; Member: Standing Committee on Public Education, 1996-1999; Commission on Homeless & Poverty, 2001-2003; Post-Bakke Task Force, 1979-1980; Standing Committee on Membership, 1980-1984; Liaison: Commission on Women in the Profession, 1998-2003; Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firm, 1998-2002; Oklahoma State Membership Chairperson, 1983, 1988-1994; Litigation Section: Chair, 1st Amendment Committee; Member, National Conference of Lawyers and Social Workers, 1980; Young Lawyers Division-Director, 1983; Executive Council, 1981-1984; Chairperson, Membership Committee, 1980-1982; Member, Long Range Planning, 1981-1983; Law Student Division-National Vice-President, 1978-1979) Bar Associations; National Association of Women Lawyers; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The American Civil Liberties Union; Tulsa Women Lawyers Association (President, 1988); National Association of Women Lawyers; National Conference of Women's Bar Association (Fo
Biographical
Recipient: National Law Student of the Year Award, California State Student Bar Association, 1977-1978; Outstanding Junior Lawyer Award, Tulsa County Bar Association, 1981; OBA's Service of the Public Award, 1994; Pinnacle Award for Public Service Advocacy by Tulsa Women's Foundation, 2000; OBA's Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award, 2001. Barrister, 1993-1996, Master, 1996-2002 and Master, Emeritus, 2002, American Inns of Court, Council Oaks Chapter.