The Oklahoma Bar Journal November 2025

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ON THE MOVE Trisha Bunce , Logan Norton , CJ Pollins and Madison Taylor have joined the law firm of GableGotwals as litigation associ ates. They all previously served as summer associates. Ms. Bunce is an associate in the Oklahoma City office. She practices in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy law and Native American law. Mr. Norton is an associate in the firm’s Tulsa office. He practices in the areas of commercial litigation, employment law, energy law and health care. Mr. Pollins is an asso ciate in the firm’s Oklahoma City office. He practices in a wide range of matters involving commercial and energy law, sports, media and enter tainment. Ms. Taylor is an associate in the firm’s Tulsa office. She prac tices in the areas of medical malprac tice, oil and gas law, commercial law and Native American law. Caleb Evans , Tristan Reagan and Francesca Walentynowicz have joined the law firm of GableGotwals as associates. Mr. Evans is a litigation associate in the firm’s Oklahoma City office. He practices in the areas of business and commercial litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Evans served as a judicial law clerk to Judge David L. Russell of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Mr. Reagan is a litiga tion associate in the firm’s Tulsa office. He practices in the areas of general commercial and busi ness litigation. Before joining the firm, he served as a law clerk to Judge Jodi F. Jayne, U.S. magistrate judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Ms. Walentynowicz is a transactional associate in the

transactional matters and counsels banks and other financial institu tions on corporate governance, com pliance and operational matters. She received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Ms. Charles is a corporate and transactional lawyer whose practice encompasses a broad range of business and commercial matters. She received her J.D. with distinction from the OU College of Law. Mr. Contreras is a corporate attorney whose broad based business practice includes representing clients operating in the oil and gas and renewable energy industries with a myriad of transac tional, risk management and oper ational issues. He received his J.D. with honors from the OCU School of Law. Ms. Crone is a trial lawyer whose practice is focused on the resolution of complex business dis putes, the defense of manufacturers and distributors in products liability lawsuits and the representation of national insurance companies in coverage disputes and lawsuits alleging first-party contractual and extra-contractual claims. She received her J.D. with highest hon ors from the TU College of Law. Ms. Hamilton is a trial and appel late lawyer whose practice encom passes a broad range of complex business disputes, including those involving professional liability claims, condemnation and emi nent domain proceedings and real estate disputes. She received her J.D. magna cum laude from the OCU School of Law. Mr. Pool is a corporate lawyer who represents clients in a broad range of business transactions and real estate matters. He received his J.D. magna cum laude from the OCU School of Law.

firm’s Tulsa office. She practices in banking and commercial law mat ters. She previously worked as an associate at a Tulsa-based law firm, where she handled a wide variety of commercial law and financial services matters. She also served as a legal intern to Judge Gregory K. Frizzell of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and a legal extern with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma while attend ing the TU College of Law. Nathan H. Atkins has joined the law firm of GableGotwals as a shareholder in the Oklahoma City office. His experience includes advising corporate clients regarding private market mergers and acquisi tions, commercial finance, joint ven tures, securities, investor relations and general corporate governance. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Atkins practiced at major international law firms headquartered in New York and Silicon Valley, where he advised private equity and venture capital sponsors and investors in connection with fundraising, operational and wide-ranging transactional matters. He has also served as in-house general counsel to a global investment firm and an SEC-registered investment adviser. Rhema Brodie-Mends , Reese H. Charles , Christopher J. Contreras , Callie F. Crone , Haley L. Hamilton and Tanner L. Pool have joined the law firm of McAfee & Taft as associates following their spring 2025 law school graduations. Ms. Brodie-Mends is a corporate attorney who represents clients in a broad range of business and

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