Shena E. Burgess, born Lexington Park, Maryland, March 18, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Catawba College (B.A., Political Science/History, 1997); legal education, University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2000). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: Tulsa County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; Tulsa Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Past President/Officer); Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Vice-President/Board of Directors); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Oklahoma Jury Instruction Committee (Criminal Division). Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Bad Faith; Breach of Contract; Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense in Municipal, State and Federal Courts.
Tim Crow, born Lawton, Oklahoma, January 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Oklahoma State University (B.F.A., 1984); legal education, University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Tulsa County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association. Personal Injury Litigation; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense.
A. Mark Smiling, born Clinton, North Carolina, February 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Oklahoma; 1998, North Carolina; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Preparatory education, Lee College (B.S., 1980); legal education, OW Coburn School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: Tulsa County Bar Association (Professional Responsibility Committee); Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); National Association of Subrogation Professionals; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomat). Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Defense; Corporate Law; Bad Faith; Wrongful Termination; Premises Liability; Mediation/Arbitration; Products Liability; Civil Rights; Health and Hospital Law; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Workers' Compensation; Nursing Home Litigation.
Gentry M. Smiling, born Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 27, 1986; admitted to bar, 2012, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Oklahoma State University (B.A., Journalism/Broadcasting/Political Science/Spanish, 2009); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2012). Intern to: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; Oklahoma State Courts, Tulsa County, Oklahoma; District Attorney's Office, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. Co-Founder, Education for the Nations. Member: Tulsa County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; Beautiful Love Ministries (Board member); With All My Heart (Board member). Adoption; International Adoption; Step-Parent Adoption; Friendly Suits; Guardianships; Civil Litigation; Employment Law and Litigation; Estate Planning; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Law; Probate.
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Bryan L. Smith, born Denver, Colorado, January 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, 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, Oral Roberts University (B.S., 1982); legal education, O.W. Coburn School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Tulsa County Bar Association; Oklahoma County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association. Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Defense; Corporate Law; Bad Faith; Wrongful Termination; Premises Liability; Mediation/Arbitration; Products Liability; Civil Rights; Health and Hospital Law; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Workers' Compensation; Nursing Home Litigation; Business Litigation; Social Security Disability.
Stephan A. Wangsgard, born Stillwater, Oklahoma, September 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Arizona; 1999, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Arizona and Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Preparatory education: Phoenix College (1989-1991); Arizona State University (B.A., 1993); legal education, University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1996). Fraternity, Phi Delta Phi. Honor Society, Golden Key. Recipient, Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1997. Author: "Secession, Humanitarian Intervention and Clear Objectives: When to Commit U.S. Military Forces," Tulsa J. Comp. & Intl. L 313, 1996. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Insurance Defense Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning.