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Ms. Knott represents clients in district courts across the state in civil litigation cases as both trial counsel and embedded appellate counsel. She often provides dis trict court-level brief writing and complex motion writing to other lawyers and firms in all areas of the law, including trust and estate disputes, business disputes, oil and gas litigation, municipal law and real property disputes. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for seven years as a staff attorney to Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Noma D. Gurich. In addition, she has worked as an adjunct professor at the OCU School of Law, teaching civil prac tice and procedure. Ms. Knott co-hosts and produces Oklahoma Appeals: The Podcast , where she and her co-host discuss new cases published by the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma

federal Quality Improvement Centers related to human services issues, committees of the Pew Charitable Trusts, and volunteers for her church and neighborhood. She was recently reappointed by Mayor David Holt as a com missioner for the Oklahoma City Housing Authority and serves as the vice chair. In 2017, she founded Martha’s Giving Circle, a philanthropic organization created for women of all ages and stages of life. Ms. Jacobi created the group because she appreciates the profound personal benefits that come from serving others, and she believes philanthropy should be accessible to everyone. Martha’s Giving Circle has approximately 100 members who provide financial and volunteer support to nonprofits while creating friendships that add value to their personal and professional lives.

JANA L. KNOTT

Jana L. Knott is the current president-elect of the OBA and will serve as the association’s president in 2027. She joined

Bass Law in 2018 and became the firm’s managing partner in 2024. Her practice focuses primarily on appellate litigation, advocacy, briefing, and consultation. She han dles civil appeals in all areas of the law in both state and federal court, including oil and gas, trusts and estates, divorce, parental termina tion, appeals from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, real property, municipal law, and bank ruptcy. She also represents clients who wish to participate in an appeal as an amicus curiae .

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