Joseph T. Acquaviva, Jr., born Queens, New York, May 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Long Island University, Brookville (B.A., Business/Finance, 1983); legal education, Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Named in: Oklahoma Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics, Oklahoma Magazine, since 2009. Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); American Board of Trial Advocates. E−Mail: Joseph T. Acquaviva, Jr.
Timothy D. Cain, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1983); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1986). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. American Inns of Court. Named in: Oklahoma Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics, Oklahoma Magazine, since 2006. Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association; American College of Trial Lawyers; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); Oklahoma School Board Attorneys Association; National Institute of Trial Advocacy. E−Mail: Timothy D. Cain
ASSOCIATES
John W. Austin, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 29, 1992; admitted to bar, 2018, Oklahoma. Preparatory education, University of Oklahoma (B.A., Political Science, 2014); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2018). Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association.
Stephen M. Coates, born Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., 1990); University of Oklahoma (M.S., 1995); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Tulsa County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. (Resident, Tulsa, Oklahoma Office). E−Mail: Stephen M. Coates
Jennifer F. Sherrill, born Fort Smith, Arkansas, August 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Hendrix College (B.A., Biology, cum laude, 1996); University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (M.S., Plant Pathology, 1998); legal education, University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2002). Order of the Curule Chair. Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel.
Elizabeth A. Snowden, born Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 13, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Oklahoma State University (B.S., Business Administration, summa cum laude, 2006); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2009). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association.
Ernest R. Walcher, III, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 16, 1991; admitted to bar, 2018, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Oklahoma State University (B.S., Sports Management, 2015; B.S., Marketing, 2015); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2018). Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association.
Kevin M. Walos, born Lewistown, New York, July 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Oklahoma; 1994, District of Columbia; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., Political Science, 1990); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1993); University of Houston Law Center (LL.M., 1994). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar.
OF COUNSEL
F. Thomas Cordell, Jr., born Miami, Oklahoma, April 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Oklahoma State University (B.A., English Literature, 1976); legal education, University of Idaho College of Law (J.D., 1979). Order of Barristers, Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1984); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (President, 2010-2011); Defense Research Institute/DRI™ (Board of Directors, 2009-2012); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Lawyers for Civil Justice, 2013). Fellow: Oklahoma Bar Foundation. E−Mail: F. Thomas Cordell, Jr.
Roger K. Gofton, born Bronxville, New York, March 31, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma; 1988, New York; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Pace University (B.A., American Studies, 1979); legal education, Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Oklahoma City University Law Review, 1980-1982. Recipient, E.C.A.C. Award for Scholarship and Athletic Prowess, 1979. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. E−Mail: Roger K. Gofton
Melissa S. Minton, born Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., Philosophy/Political Science, 1991); legal education, University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1994). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, University of Tulsa Law Review. Member: Tulsa County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); American Inns of Court. (Resident, Tulsa, Oklahoma Office)
David D. Wilson, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1967); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1970). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Named in, Oklahoma Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics, Oklahoma Magazine. Member: Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel.