The Oklahoma Bar Journal August 2023

C. Bretton Crane Jr. , Ethan Mock and Alex Telarik have been named shareholders of the Tulsa law firm of Pray Walker. Mr. Crane joined the firm in 2019, concentrating his practice in the areas of corporate governance as well as business, finance and commercial transac tions. Mr. Mock, who joined the firm in 2017, practices in the areas of energy law and oil and gas title examination. Mr. Telarik practices in the areas of complex commer cial litigation, oil and gas and appellate law.

Joe Byars and Josh Dickens have joined the Helton Law Firm in Tulsa as of counsel. Mr. Byars focuses on litigation matters, including business and commercial litigation, employment, construc tion, serious personal injury and trust and estate litigation. He also has significant experience with regulatory compliance and licens ing. Mr. Dickens has more than 20 years of oil and gas, real estate and commercial law experience. He has worked in leading roles in over $1 billion in transactions, ranging from small business sales to large oil and gas asset transactions. Rhiannon K. Baker spoke at TEDxUTulsa in March about her personal experience with forgiving her kidnapper, titled “Forgiving the Unforgivable.” Bob Burke gave the keynote address at the annual induc tion ceremony for the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers in New York City. In his speech, he challenged leaders of the nation’s workers’ compensation system to focus on civility in dealings with clients, other lawyers and judges.

Ted J. Nelson and Spencer C. Pittman have been named share holders of the Tulsa law firm of Winters & King. Mr. Nelson received his J.D. from the O. W. Coburn School of Law at Oral Roberts University. Mr. Pittman received his J.D. from the TU College of Law. Mr. Nelson and Mr. Pittman both serve on the litigation team at Winters & King. They practice in the areas of busi ness law and transactions in addi tion to providing legal counsel to nonprofit organizations, ministries and churches. Judge Timothy A. Brauer lectured on “Transitioning to the Bench” to judges from jurisdictions across the country at the general jurisdic tion course in Reno, Nevada. He is a faculty member of the National Judicial College. Marty Ludlum spoke to the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association in Norman about the Federal Trade Commission and the changing world of busi ness regulation. Mr. Ludlum is a business law professor at the University of Central Oklahoma. AT THE PODIUM

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