Lanita Henricksen, born Sioux City, Iowa, May 5, 1948; admitted to bar, 1992, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Southern Nazarene University (B.A., 1988); legal education, Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Honor Society: Alpha Chi. Listed in: Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges, 1987, 1988. Recipient, Lifetime Abolitionist Award, Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, 2005. Member: Canadian County Bar Association; Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association; Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; American Civil Liberties Union (Board of Directors; General Counsel; President, 2007-2009). E−Mail: Lanita Henricksen
Mark Henricksen, born Okarche, Oklahoma, August 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, University of Oklahoma (B.S.E., 1975); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1977). Recipient: Justice Thurgood Marshall Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy, Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2001; 2004; Angie Debo Civil Liberties Award, American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma Foundation, 2005; Lifetime Abolitionist Award, Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, 2005; Opio Toure Courageous Advocate Award, Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, 2013. Election Board Chairman, Canadian County, Oklahoma, 1983-1987. Board member, Canadian Valley Vo-Tech Foundation, 1985-1990. City Attorney, City of El Reno, Oklahoma, 1986-2001. President, American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma, 1993-1998. National Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1993. Human Rights Commission, State of Oklahoma, 1994-1996. General Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1998-2001. Sentencing Council, Canadian County, Oklahoma, 1999-2002. Member: Canadian County Bar Association; Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association; Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. E−Mail: Mark Henricksen