The Oklahoma Bar Journal March 2024

THOMAS GROSSNICKLAUS, OKLAHOMA CITY

Children and the juvenile court before practicing family and criminal law at Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis. Ms. Driskell then transitioned to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Child Support Services as a state attorney. She now works at Schmook Law Firm as an associate attorney and looks forward to many more years as a family law attorney in Tulsa and the surrounding communities. Ms. Driskell loves bodybuilding and spending time with her son, Rhett, and their rescue Shih Tzu, Buddy.

Thomas Grossnicklaus served in the Marine Corps for five years. During his ser vice, he was lucky enough to attend Designated Marksman School and graduate at the top of his class. He deployed with his unit to Guantanamo Bay. During his second deploy

SHERRY ERB, MUSKOGEE

ment, he was the section leader for the Designated Marksman. His unit was activated and tasked with recapturing and securing the U.S. Embassy in Yemen. Mr. Grossnicklaus enrolled at OCU for his degree in political science. During that time, he worked for U.S. Rep. Steve Russell in his district office as well on a successful reelection campaign. He then went on to the OCU School of Law and worked in Gov. Mary Fallin’s office. He was then given the opportunity to clerk for Supreme Court Justice James R. Winchester. He has served as an assistant attorney general in the legal coun sel unit and as an attorney for several state agencies and commissions. He is currently the chief of staff and gen eral counsel at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. He is in the Leadership Certificate Program at Harvard Kennedy School. Mr. Grossnicklaus is also a NextGen Under 30 recipient, a Journal Record 40 Under 40 recipient, a graduate of Leadership OKC LOYAL and serves on several advisory boards.

Sherry Erb moved from Florida to Oklahoma in 2000 and has been involved in the legal field since her 20s. She graduated from Tulsa Community College with an associate degree in entre preneurial development and from Northeastern State University with a bachelor’s

degree in criminal justice and a minor in business. She obtained her J.D. from the TU College of Law and is admitted to practice law in Oklahoma. She is also admitted to practice in the Eastern District Federal Court of Oklahoma, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Ms. Erb has traveled to numerous nations for humanitarian work and ministry work. She has been involved with the United Nations, speaking on legal and social issues. She also maintains her ministerial degree and enjoys speaking to local groups, civic organizations, churches and businesses. Her firm, Erb Law PLLC, has offices in Muskogee and Tulsa, emphasizing estate planning, probate, Chapter 7 bankruptcy, transferring asset assistance, limited scope representation and more.

RACHEL HARTMAN, NORMAN

Rachel Hartman is a recent graduate of the OU College of Law. While at OU, she obtained an Indigenous law peacemaking certificate and an American Jurisprudence Award in workers’ compen sation. She was also a student assistant for the Antitrust I and II classes.

Ms. Hartman is originally from Duncan. Prior to law school, she attended OSU, where she worked for the Cowboy football team and was a member of the Phi Mu sorority. She received many academic recogni tions while attending OSU, graduating with an honors degree in political science and a minor in legal studies. Currently, Ms. Hartman practices civil litigation in Norman. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with those she loves, including her fiancé, Tyler, and her dog, Rosie.

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