The Oklahoma Bar Journal September 2024

B ench & B ar B riefs

ON THE MOVE Paul Hood has joined the Tulsa law firm of Pray Walker as an associate attorney. He received his J.D. from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Mr. Hood practices in the areas of complex business and commercial litigation, employ ment and labor law, personal injury and insurance cases. Daisy S. Borders has joined the Oklahoma City office of Phillips Murrah as an associate attorney. She practices in the areas of civil and family law, including litiga tion of relationships with domestic violence and abuse, high-conflict custody dynamics and complex property valuation. Ms. Borders received her J.D. with honors from the University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law. During law school, she worked as a law clerk for Clapp, Peterson, Tiemessen, Thorsness LLC in Fairbanks, Alaska. She also interned with the University of Montana’s legal counsel under the general counsel and in a Blackstone LaunchPad consultant capacity. Viki Farrior has joined the Oklahoma City office of Ogletree Deakins as of counsel. Previously, Ms. Farrior served as a trial attor ney with the Department of Justice Tax Division and as a special trial attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel. Her practice has primarily focused on corporate, partnership and private equity tax matters, including complex financial transactions. Ms. Farrior received her J.D. summa cum laude from the American University Washington College of Law and

as a domestic violence and family law unit intern at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia and as a legal intern for Judge Steven Wellner. As part of her prac tice, she has handled divorce litiga tion, complex property settlements, asset tracing, premarital agreements and divorce decree and settlement modifications. She received her J.D. with honors from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2020. Ms. Lawson’s practice focuses on family law, civil rights, corporate and business services, employment litigation, Native American law, products liability and real estate. During law school, she served as an extern with the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Court under Judge Trevor Pemberton. She received her J.D. from the OU College of Law in 2022. Mariana Pitts has joined the Oklahoma City office of Spencer Fane as an associate attorney. She is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group and assists clients in a variety of complex litigation matters, specif ically focusing on trust, estate and fiduciary litigation and resolving multifaceted disputes while pre serving highly sensitive interests and relationships. Previously, Ms. Pitts worked primarily in business immigration law, aid ing individuals and institutions in professional fields, including education, medicine and energy. She received her J.D. from the OU College of Law while working as a legal assistant.

her LL.M. in taxation from the New York University School of Law.

Whitney Humphrey has joined the Tulsa office of GableGotwals as a transactional associate attor ney. She advises clients in merg ers and acquisitions, commercial lending and corporate finance, real estate transactions, securities, entity formation and restructuring and general corporate matters. Ms. Humphrey received her J.D. with highest honors from the TU College of Law, where she served as the notes and comments editor of the Tulsa Law Review . During law school, she earned four CALI Awards, was named a Holloway Scholar and completed extern ships at Oral Roberts University and a local nonprofit organization. Allison Lee has been promoted to equity shareholder at the Tulsa law firm of Mullican & Hart PC. She joined the firm in 2021 after beginning her practice in railroad defense at another firm in 2015. Ms. Lee has experience in complex matters, including the interpretation of state and federal railroad regu lations, the preemptive effect of the Federal Railroad Safety Act and the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act, as well as nuances of state and federal procedure. Margaret White and Morgan Lawson have joined the Oklahoma City office of Hall Estill as associ ate attorneys. Ms. White’s practice focuses on high net worth matrimo nial and child custody actions, as well as complex commercial litiga tion. During law school, she served

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