The Oklahoma Bar Journal February 2023

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ON THE MOVE R. Kevin Redwine has been elected as the first managing partner of Conner & Winters. Mr. Redwine brings significant financial acumen and business experience to the managing part ner role. He previously served on the firm’s executive committee as chief financial officer from 2014 to 2017, among several other leader ship roles. For over 30 years, he has practiced out of the Tulsa office in the Corporate & Securities and Energy Law practice groups. He has been lead corporate counsel in more than $2 billion of transac tions for oil, gas and manufactur ing companies, many of which are listed in the Fortune 500. Nathan L. Cook has been named a partner at the Oklahoma City law firm of Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson LLP. A member of the firm since 2018, he practices in the area of transactional law and has experience in commercial real estate, real estate development, oil and gas, renewable energy, creditor’s rights and general business law. Natalie Sears has been elected a shareholder of the Tulsa office of Hall Estill. Ms. Sears, who joined the firm in 2020, practices in the areas of family law and trust and estate litigation. She was named Tulsa County Bar Association’s Young Lawyer of the Year in 2017 and received the Tulsa County Bar Association President’s Award in 2019 and 2021. Telisa Webb Schelin has joined Extenet in Frisco, Texas, as the senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

vendor management, records and information governance, privacy and cybersecurity, crisis response and business continuity planning, employment law and enterprise risk management. Previously, Mr. Richardson served as vice pres ident and deputy general counsel of Continental Resources Inc. Atkinson, Brittingham, Gladd, Fiasco & Edmonds. Mr. Purdom practices in the area of civil litiga tion with an emphasis on insur ance bad faith and general torts. He received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 2018. Emily K. Wilson has been elected a partner of the Tulsa law firm of Best & Sharp. She joined the firm in 2020 and brought an extensive background in civil litigation, civil rights litigation, employment law, administrative law and municipal and governmental liability litiga tion. Ms. Wilson is also licensed to practice in Kansas, and she holds an inactive license in Colorado. Glen D. Johnson Jr. has joined the Oklahoma City office of Crowe & Dunlevy as a director. Mr. Johnson served as chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education from 2007 to 2021, where he led a state system of 25 state col leges and universities and 10 con stituent agencies. The State Regents named him chancellor emeritus in September 2021. Prior to that, he served as president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University from 1997 to 2006. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Raymond Purdom has been named a partner at the Tulsa law firm of

Ms. Schelin will handle all legal, regulatory and corporate gover nance matters for the company. She received her J.D. with highest honors from the TU College of Law in 1998. Kathryn Davis has been named of counsel at the Houston office of McGlinchey Stafford. She practices in the area of financial services litigation, primarily defending against consumer claims. She also has experience representing lend ing institutions in bankruptcy and complex commercial litigation mat ters. Ms. Davis joined the firm in 2021 as an associate in the Financial Services Litigation Practice Group. Carrie McNeer has been named a shareholder at the law firm of GableGotwals. Ms. McNeer’s practice focuses on defending corporate and individual clients in a variety of complex litigation in state and federal courts. Her experience includes representing insurance companies in a wide range of claims, including bad faith and medical malpractice defense. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel. Brooks A. Richardson has joined the Oklahoma City office of GableGotwals. He practices in the area of complex business litigation, including class actions, oil and gas royalty disputes, securities liti gation, indemnity and insurance coverage disputes, insurance bad faith, environmental litigation and public contract challenges. He also provides general counsel on reg ulatory compliance, contract and

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