The Oklahoma Bar Journal August 2023

B ench & B ar B riefs

ON THE MOVE Chad Neuens has joined the Tulsa office of Helton Law Firm in an of counsel position. He practices in the areas of business litigation, product liability, construction, banking and transportation, among others. He is also a mediator named to Dispute Resolution Consultants and is licensed to practice in Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado, as well as several federal courts. Shane Fletcher has joined the Tulsa office of Helton Law Firm as an associate attorney. He practices in the areas of trust and estate litigation, commercial litigation, business collections, personal injury, construction defects and estate planning. Mr. Fletcher is licensed to practice in Oklahoma and Arkansas, as well as several federal courts. Joshua W. Solberg has joined the Oklahoma City law firm of Hartzog Conger Cason as a partner. He is a trial attorney who primarily practices in the area of labor and employment law, including discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage and hours and other disputes arising from employer relationships with employees. Mr. Solberg received his J.D. with highest honors from the TU College of Law, where he was an editor of the Tulsa Law

probate, guardianship, real estate and small business representation. Prior to this, Mr. Grant formed his own practice in 2021, and Mr. and Ms. Voorhees practiced together since 1992. Christopher W. Cotner has returned to the Oklahoma City law firm of Mee Hoge as a partner. He practices in the areas of medi cal marijuana law, business orga nization and transactional law, estate planning and general civil litigation. Mr. Cotner previously worked at the firm before leaving to establish a nonprofit organiza tion, Water4. Following that, he returned to private practice at the Bethany Law Center. Sara K. Hawkins has been pro moted to partner at the Oklahoma City law firm of Mee Hoge. She has worked at the firm as an asso ciate attorney since 2013, assisting clients with estate planning and probate matters. Ms. Hawkins practices in the areas of estate planning and administration, business organization and trans actional law, real estate, ad valorem tax appeals and oil and gas. Will J. Collins has joined the Oklahoma City office of Hall Booth Smith as an associate attor ney. He practices in the areas of aging services, business litigation, business transactions, general liability, health care, insurance coverage, labor and employment, medical malpractice, products liability and real estate matters. Mr. Collins earned his J.D. with honors from the OU College of Law, where he participated in

compliance matters, business operations, HIPAA compliance and health privacy. Ms. Kirkland received her J.D. from the OU College of Law in 2022, where she was a member of the Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Team and the Victim Advocacy Program. She has been awarded the David Swank Professionalism Award and an American Jurisprudence Award in legal research and writing. D. Bryan Goodpasture and Samantha T. Lemke have joined the Oklahoma City law firm of Durbin, Larimore & Bialick as asso ciate attorneys. Mr. Goodpasture practices in the areas of civil litiga tion, insurance law and personal injury. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 2019. Ms. Lemke practices in the areas of insurance law, products liabil ity, employment law and personal injury. She received her J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 2022. Madison B. Miller has joined the Oklahoma City law firm of Ryan Whaley. She has had more than 12 years of experience at the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. She served as a staff and supervising attorney for the department’s Air Quality Division and, most recently, deputy general counsel. Ms. Miller prac tices in the area of air compliance issues. She received her J.D. from the OU College of Law in 2010. Chase Grant , Mike Voorhees and Sharon Voorhees have joined to create the law firm of Voorhees & Grant. The firm will provide ser vices in the areas of estate planning,

Review and a member of the Order of the Curule Chair.

Carly D. Kirkland has joined the Oklahoma City office of McAfee & Taft as an associate attorney. She is a member of the firm’s Healthcare Group. She practices in the areas of healthcare transactions, regulatory

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