The Oklahoma Bar Journal November 2024

B ench & B ar B riefs

ON THE MOVE

Elizabeth E.L. Isaac has joined the Oklahoma City office of Spencer Fane LLP as of counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. She helps businesses, entrepreneurs and artists assess and protect their inventions, cre ative works and ideas to leverage IP portfolios and enhance busi ness opportunities. She counsels clients on due diligence, patents, trademarks, copyrights, entertain ment law and internet law, as well as licensing, transactional and other litigation matters. Ms. Isaac’s dispute experience comprises the full spectrum of IP resolution platforms, including district court litigation, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. She serves as chair of the OBA Intellectual Property Section and as chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association Pro Bono Committee. She received her J.D. summa cum laude from the OCU School of Law. Judge Brett Butner has been appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt as district judge of the 22nd Judicial District. He has 14 years of legal experience. He was previously an associate attorney at Colclazier & Associates, where he practiced civil litigation, criminal defense and family law. In 2018, he was elected as an associate district judge of Seminole County and was reelected in 2022. Judge Butner is actively involved in the Seminole County Bar Association and serves on its Executive Committee. He received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law.

litigation matters. His practice includes first- and third-party insurance defense, breach of con tract, insurance bad faith, property loss and complex commercial liti gation in state and federal courts. Mr. West received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law, where he earned distinction as a Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Scholar and was named to the dean’s list and the Order of Barristers. He was an active student member of the William J. Holloway Jr. American Inn of Court and represented his school on the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Team. W.R. Moon Jr. has been named partner at the Oklahoma City law firm of Collins Zorn & Wagner PLLC. He has been with the firm since 2020 and has become heav ily involved in the firm’s defense of municipalities and counties in civil rights, tort claims and employment matters, as well as maintaining a robust appellate practice. Mr. Moon received his J.D. from the OU College of Law. Chase Gordon has joined the Tulsa office of GableGotwals as an associate attorney. He focuses on commercial litigation, general insur ance defense and health care law. His experience includes litigating complex high-stakes matters, such as construction defects, wrongful death, catastrophic incidents, bad faith and medical malpractice. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gordon was an associate at a local law firm in Tulsa, practicing insurance defense. He received his J.D. with honors from the TU College of Law.

Nick J. Candido , Camryn A. Conroy and Stassi M. Vullo have joined the Oklahoma City office of Phillips Murrah. Prior to joining the firm as attorneys, they served as summer interns. Mr. Candido is a litigation attorney who represents individuals and both privately held and public companies in a wide range of civil litigation matters. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law, graduating first in his class. He was a member of the Oklahoma Law Review and chair of the Judiciary Committee. Prior to law school, Mr. Candido was a manager at American Airlines in the Revenue Management Department. Ms. Conroy is a transactional attorney who rep resents clients in a wide range of commercial and business matters. She received her J.D. from the OU College of Law, where she was a Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society member. Her note on tribal jurisdiction conflicts was published in the American Indian Law Review , and she also served as a research editor for the publica tion. Ms. Vullo is a litigation attor ney who represents individuals and both privately held and public companies in a wide range of civil litigation matters. She received her J.D. with highest honors from the OU College of Law, where she served as assistant executive editor for the American Indian Law Review . Max G. West has joined the Oklahoma City office of Phillips Murrah as an associate attorney. He has experience representing individuals, corporations and municipalities in various civil

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