The Oklahoma Bar Journal February 2023

litigation practice is focused on the resolution of a broad range of civil disputes, including those involv ing claims of breach of contract, personal injury, professional negli gence and other torts. A significant portion of his practice is devoted to defending national insurance com panies against a variety of claims and coverage disputes. ciate attorney focused on issues involving business, clean energy, public utilities and regulatory law. Mr. Wright received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law and was awarded the 2022 Judge Alfred P. Murrah Sr. Award for Outstanding Academic Performance. David G. Graves , Jeffrey L. Wilson , Parker H. Foster and Teak Hull have joined the Tulsa office of Hall Estill. Mr. Graves joins the firm as a shareholder after more than 30 years assisting clients in the areas of medical malpractice, insurance defense and business litigation. Mr. Wilson, special counsel, practices in the areas of health care and medical malprac tice. Mr. Foster, special counsel, focuses on medical malpractice defense, civil litigation and labor and employment matters. Mr. Hull, special counsel, practices in the areas of civil litigation and medi cal malpractice matters. Peter K. Wright has joined the law firm of Phillips Murrah as an asso

including complex commercial litigation. Mr. Holland focuses on the resolution of complex business disputes. Mr. Huckaby is a trial lawyer who tries nonjury and jury trials in state and federal courts. Mr. Prosser is a trial lawyer whose state and federal litigation practice includes a broad range of complex business litigation. Mr. Vogt is a transactional attorney whose practice encompasses a wide range of complex business and commercial matters. Mr. Webb, a registered patent attorney, focuses on intellectual property coun seling and transactional matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing agreements and trade secrets. Allen J. Litchfield was named the first assistant United States attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma. He will also serve as the criminal chief for the district. Mr. Litchfield, who has served in the Department of Justice since 1991, has had various responsi bilities with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including prosecuting violent crimes, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigations and as a member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force. He previously served as an assistant district attorney in Tulsa County, where he prosecuted violent felo nies and led the District 14 Drug Task Force. Zach Neighbors has joined the Oklahoma City office of McAfee & Taft as a member of the firm’s Litigation Group. Mr. Neighbors is a trial lawyer whose state and federal

in 2006, the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges Hall of Fame in 2021. He has also been named a life fellow of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Erica Halley Blackstock , Jennifer K. Christian and Hilary Hudson Clifton have been elected direc tors of Phillips Murrah by the firm’s shareholders. Ms. Blackstock, a member of the firm’s Transactional Practice Group, represents indi viduals and businesses in a wide range of business matters, includ ing mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and entity formation and organization. Ms. Christian concentrates her practice on all aspects of commer cial law. Ms. Clifton is a litigation attorney who represents indi viduals and both privately held and public companies in a wide range of civil litigation matters. Kaitlyn Schrick Chaney , Katie Gant Crane , Alex Duncan , William J. Holland , Christian S. Huckaby , Dru A. Prosser , Jeffrey L. Vogt and Chase C. Webb have been elected shareholders of McAfee & Taft. Ms. Chaney, a transactional attorney, advises corporate and financial institution clients. Ms. Crane is a trial law yer whose commercial litigation practice encompasses complex business disputes, class actions, securities litigations, internal and government investigations and white-collar criminal defense. Mr. Duncan, a trial lawyer, focuses on civil litigation,

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