September 17, 2025 | GableGotwals is pleased to announce that four experienced Associates have joined the Firm.

Caleb Evans is a litigation Associate in the Firm’s Oklahoma City office, where his practice focuses on business and commercial litigation. Prior to joining the Firm, Caleb served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable David L. Russell of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Tristan Reagan is a litigation Associate in the Firm’s Tulsa office, where he focuses on general commercial and business litigation. Prior to joining the Firm, Tristan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Susan E. Huntsman and the Honorable Jodi F. Jayne, United States Magistrate Judges for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Bailey Tulloch is a litigation Associate in the Firm’s Tulsa office, where she focuses on commercial litigation and other business disputes in federal and state courts. Prior to joining the Firm, Bailey served as a law clerk to the Honorable David Alan Ezra of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. She also worked as a litigation associate at a national law firm, where she handled a wide variety of matters in state and federal courts, including breach of contract, property disputes, employment matters, white-collar investigations, collections, fiduciary litigation, and Fifth Circuit appeals.

Francesca Walentynowicz is a transactional Associate in the Firm’s Tulsa office, where her practice focuses on banking and commercial law matters. She previously worked as an associate at a Tulsa-based law firm, where she handled a wide variety of commercial law and financial services matters. She also served as a legal intern to the Honorable Gregory K. Frizzell of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and a legal extern with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma while attending The University of Tulsa College of Law.

Bailey, Caleb, Francesca, and Tristan join more than a dozen other GableGotwals attorneys who have gained valuable experience through judicial clerkships, internships, and externships in federal and state courts.

“My experience as a law clerk provided me with insight into the judicial decision-making process and sharpened my legal research and writing skills, which continues to benefit me and my clients. I am excited to welcome this group of talented young attorneys who bring similar experience to the Firm,” said Amy Fogleman, Director and Shareholder at GableGotwals.

About GableGotwals

GableGotwals® is a full-service law firm with 100 attorneys and more than 70 other business professionals in Oklahoma and Texas. We represent a diversified client base across the nation, and our connections and reach are global. Fortune 500 corporations, privately owned companies, entrepreneurs, foundations, and individuals entrust us every day with the stewardship and strategic management of their legal challenges.

September 15, 2025 | GableGotwals is pleased to announce that former summer associates Trisha Bunce, Logan Norton, CJ Pollins, and Madison Taylor have joined the Firm as litigation Associates.

Trisha Bunce is an Associate in the Firm’s Oklahoma City office, where her practice focuses on commercial litigation, bankruptcy law, and Native American law. At the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Trisha received the Joel Jankowsky Outstanding Graduate Award and was involved with numerous student organizations, including Oklahoma Law Review, the Native American Law Student Association, the Federal Bar Association, and Phi Alpha Delta. She was a finalist in the New York State Bar Association National Moot Court Competition, finishing second in the region and qualifying for the national-level tournament.

Logan Norton is an Associate in the Firm’s Tulsa office, where his practice focuses on commercial litigation, employment law, energy law, and healthcare. Logan graduated with highest honors from The University of Tulsa College of Law, where he served as an elected delegate for the Student Bar Association and participated in numerous student organizations such as the Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Society, the Health Law Society, and the Business Law Society. He also earned CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Criminal Law & Administration and Artificial Intelligence & Law. While in law school, Logan completed the Public Defender Clinic with the Tulsa County Public Defender’s Office, where he acquired an academic LLI and represented incarcerated individuals before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board through Project Commutation.

CJ Pollins is an Associate in the Firm’s Oklahoma City office, where his practice focuses on a wide range of matters involving commercial law, energy, and sports, media, and entertainment. While in law school, he was on the Oklahoma City University Law Review Editorial Board as a Resource Editor, a member of the ABA Moot Court Team, and externed for the Honorable Sarah Hall and the Honorable Janice Loyd at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Prior to joining the Firm, he served as a consultant for United Youth Football League and worked as a high school teacher and football coach in Mansfield, Texas, co-developing a financial literacy curriculum and coaching student-athletes, including several who earned collegiate scholarships and state honors.

Madison Taylor is an Associate in the Firm’s Tulsa office, where her practice focuses on matters involving medical malpractice, oil and gas law, commercial law, and Native American law. At the University of Oklahoma College of Law, she received the Student Bar Association Prize for outstanding contributions to the student body, the Professional Responsibility Award, and was named Outstanding 3L. Madison was also recognized as a 1L Moot Court Distinguished Speaker and participated in multiple competition teams. She was active in several student organizations, serving as the Student Body President of the Student Bar Association, as a Negotiations Assistant for the Board of Advocates, and as an Articles Editor for the Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal. 

About GableGotwals
GableGotwals® is a full-service law firm with 100 attorneys and more than 70 other business professionals in Oklahoma and Texas. We represent a diversified client base across the nation, and our connections and reach are global. Fortune 500 corporations, privately owned companies, entrepreneurs, foundations, and individuals entrust us every day with the stewardship and strategic management of their legal challenges.

Each summer, GableGotwals hosts 1L and 2L students who gain valuable experience alongside our attorneys through hands-on legal work, exposure to a broad range of practice areas, and meaningful opportunities to connect with our people and culture. The program provides opportunities for both the Firm and the candidate to get to know each other. The program emphasizes integrating law students into the practice of law. For more information, click here.

June 3, 2025 | Congratulations to the GableGotwals attorneys recently recognized in the 2025 Top Attorneys guide by 405 Magazine. This marks the Firm’s sixth consecutive year to appear in the review.

The local guide to attorneys and practices was developed through extensive peer-review surveys conducted by DataJoe Research. This year, 20 GableGotwals attorneys were highlighted in 13 practice areas:

Appellate Law

Gerard M. D’Emilio

Business Law

J. Blake Patton

Civil Law Litigation

Amy M. Stipe

Commercial Litigation

John M. “Jake” Krattiger
Nick V. Merkley

Eminent Domain

Scott Kiplinger

Energy, Oil and Gas

Brooks A. Richardson
Rob F. Robertson

Government and Administrative

David R. Herber
Robert G. McCampbell

Insurance

Lance Leffel
Ashlyn M. Smith
Leasa M. Stewart

Labor and Employment

Ellen A. Adams

Land Use Environment

Tim Sowecke

Medical Malpractice Defense

Brian Blackstock
Zoe Butts Dowdell

Oil and Gas

Talitha Ebrite
Leo J. Portman

Product Liability

Jeffrey A. Curran

GableGotwals’ profile is featured in the June 2025 issue of 405 Magazine, beginning on page 67. The article is also available online.

November 7, 2024 | Best Lawyers®, for the 14th consecutive year, announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings. GableGotwals is ranked in the 2025 list regionally in 51 practice areas. Firms in the “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

GableGotwals received the following rankings:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Oklahoma City

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Energy Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Insurance (NEW)
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Litigation – Securities (NEW)
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Oil & Gas Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Tulsa

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Family Law
• Gaming Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – ERISA
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil & Gas Law
• Patent Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Technology Law
• Trademark Law
• Trust & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 2

Houston

• Commercial Litigation (NEW)

Oklahoma City

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Litigation – ERISA
• Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Native American Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Tulsa

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation First Amendment
• Litigation – Health Care
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Privacy and Data Security Law
• Securities Regulation

Metropolitan Tier 3

Oklahoma City

• Health Care Law

Tulsa

• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Native American Law

October 10, 2024 | Benchmark Litigation, a guide that provides analysis of commercial and financial litigators and law firms in the United States, named GableGotwals as a “highly recommended” law firm for Dispute Resolution.

In addition, the following attorneys were recognized by Benchmark Litigation.

Oklahoma 2025 Benchmark Litigation: Oklahoma Attorneys
David L. Bryant United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Insurance, Securities, Environmental, Energy	Jeffrey A. Curran United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star
Craig A. Fitzgerald Oklahoma Litigation Star Insurance, Dispute Resolution, Energy	Jake Krattiger Oklahoma, 40 & Under List – South (2024) Commercial, Energy
Justin A. Lollman Oklahoma, 40 & Under List – South (2024) Dispute Resolution	Graydon Dean Luthey, Jr. United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Securities, Commercial, Native American, Energy
Nick Merkley United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Competition/Antitrust, Product Liability, Energy	Barrett L. Powers Oklahoma, 40 & Under List – South (2024) Dispute Resolution
Rob F. Robertson United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Product Liability and Recall, Commercial, Energy	Leasa M. Stewart Oklahoma Litigation Star Labor and Employment, Commercial
Amy M. Stipe United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Insurance, Commercial, Oil and Gas

About GableGotwals
GableGotwals® is a full-service law firm with nearly 100 attorneys and more than 70 other professionals in Oklahoma and Texas. We represent a diversified client base across the nation, and our connections and reach are global. Fortune 500 corporations, privately owned companies, entrepreneurs, foundations, and individuals entrust us every day with the stewardship and strategic management of their legal challenges.

August 7, 2024 | Benchmark Litigation, a guide that provides analysis of commercial and financial litigators and law firms in the United States, named GableGotwals as a “highly recommended” law firm for Dispute Resolution.

In addition, the following attorneys were recognized by Benchmark Litigation.

Oklahoma 2024 Benchmark Litigation: Oklahoma Attorneys
David L. Bryant United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Insurance, Securities, Environmental, Energy	Jeffrey A. Curran United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star
Jake Krattiger Oklahoma, 40 & Under List – South Commercial, Energy	Justin A. Lollman Oklahoma, 40 & Under List – South Dispute Resolution
Graydon Dean Luthey, Jr. United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Securities, Commercial, Native American, Energy	Nick Merkley United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Competition/Antitrust, Product Liability, Energy
Barrett L. Powers Oklahoma, 40 & Under List – South Dispute Resolution	Rob F. Robertson United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Product Liability and Recall, Commercial, Energy
Leasa M. Stewart Oklahoma Litigation Star Labor and Employment, Commercial	Amy M. Stipe United States (National), Oklahoma Litigation Star Insurance, Commercial, Oil and Gas

About GableGotwals
GableGotwals® is a full-service law firm with nearly 100 attorneys and more than 70 other professionals in Oklahoma and Texas. We represent a diversified client base across the nation, and our connections and reach are global. Fortune 500 corporations, privately owned companies, entrepreneurs, foundations, and individuals entrust us every day with the stewardship and strategic management of their legal challenges.

June 26, 2024 | Congratulations to the GableGotwals’ attorneys recently recognized in the 2024 Top Attorneys guide by 405 Magazine. This is the Firm’s fifth consecutive year to appear in the review.

The local guide to attorneys and practices was developed through extensive peer-review surveys conducted by DataJoe Research. This year, 19 GableGotwals attorneys were highlighted in 12 practice areas:

Appellate Law
Gerard M. D’Emilio
Jay P. Walters

Bankruptcy And Workouts
Blaine Schwabe, III

Business Law
J. Blake Patton

Commercial Litigation
John “Jake” M. Krattiger
Nick Merkley
Amy M. Stipe

Energy, Oil and Gas
Brooks A. Richardson
Rob F. Robertson

Government and Administrative
Robert G. McCampbell

Healthcare Law
Zoe Butts Dowdell

Insurance
Brian Blackstock
Lance Leffel
Leasa M. Stewart

Land Use Environment
Tim Sowecke

Labor and Employment
Ellen A. Adams

Oil and Gas
E. Talitha Ebrite
Leo J. Portman

Product Liability
Jeffery A. Curran

GableGotwals’ profile is featured in the June 2024 issue of 405 Magazine, beginning on page 63. The article can also be found online.