Experience

GableGotwals

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Shareholder

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  Litigation Attorney in Tulsa office focused on civil litigation, the energy and construction industries, multidistrict litigation and appellate matters. Representative work includes: 5-day jury trial in construction dispute. Subcontractor sued for non-payment by general contractor. Jury verdict in client's favor for full amount owed. 7-day federal jury trial in CJA-appointed criminal trial. Defending the constitutionality of the 2013 Oklahoma Workers Compensation reform at the Oklahoma Supreme Court in an amicus brief. Defending clients from allegations of submitting false claims to the government. Obtaining injunctions for clients to stop ex-employees from using stolen trade secrets. Handling pretrial preparations and jury trial in oil and gas industry investment dispute. Representing FDIC in effort to recover bankers bond coverage from insurer of failed bank. Ensuring compliance with affirmative action requirements for federal contractors. Briefing jurisdictional issues before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Handling arbitration between partners in failed business venture. Representing utility through state ratemaking process at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Assisting companies recover in breach of contract cases. Navigating tribal courts and disputes with tribal entities. Shareholder since Jan. 2017. Associate from 2013-2017.



The Federalist Society

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President, Tulsa Lawyers Chapter

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  Host events covering current national, state, and local legal issues. Speakers include: U.S. Senator Tom Coburn Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor United States District Judge and Former Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Patrick Wyrick Cato Institute, Dir. of Center for Constitutional Studies Ilya Shapiro Oklahoma Solicitor General Mithun Mansinghani Former FEC Chairman Brad Smith OCU Law Professor Michael O'Shea Topics covered include Oklahoma appellate judge selection methods, Oklahoma's Affordable Care Act litigation, a round-up of each Supreme Court term, Voter ID laws, tribal sovereign immunity, federalism and the EPA, eminent domain and property rights, Supreme Court cases involving Oklahoma litigants, and a review of the Oklahoma Constitution's single subject rule.



United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

• Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Judicial Law Clerk

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

  Assist United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma Chief Judge Gregory K. Frizzell in preparation and decision-making process. Civil Cases: Prepared bench memoranda before hearings and on complex issues. Drafted opinions and orders on motions in employment discrimination, ERISA, class actions, tribal sovereign immunity, personal jurisdiction, contract disputes, excessive force, and personal injury cases. Prepared jury instructions. Managed 100+ pending cases to ensure Judge Frizzell achieved fair and expeditious resolutions. Helped reduce pending civil caseload. Criminal Cases: Evaluated pretrial motions. Prepared jury instructions. Drafted orders on federal applications for writs of habeas corpus.



Sidley Austin LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Oct 2009 - Aug 2012

  Litigation associate focused on energy regulatory, complex civil litigation, and appellate matters. Clients included pharmaceutical manufacturers, pipeline companies, and other energy corporations. Energy: Prepared comments on EPA rulemaking concerning current and proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations. Assisted major pipeline in preparing for natural gas certificate application for greenfield interstate project. Provided legal research concerning federal regulation of natural gas pipelines and LNG terminals. Provided antitrust advice and filed HSR forms on behalf of interstate pipeline companies. And counseled renewable energy clients regarding environmental issues, federal eminent domain policies, and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Complex Civil Litigation: Handled multidistrict litigation and coordination, including complex choice of law and statute of limitations analyses. Prepared Daubert and other dispositive pretrial motions. Managed discrete aspects of a nation-wide multidistrict litigation, including fact discovery and depositions in individual cases. Tracked procedural matters in hundreds of cases and drafted numerous motions concerning personal jurisdiction, untimely service and removal as well as motions in limine directed at evidentiary matters. Appellate: Wrote appellate briefs on a range of issues, including the application of the Class Action Fairness Act, the scope of the ministerial exception under the First Amendment, the application of the Establishment Clause, service requirements in a multidistrict litigation, railroad mergers, and the Compensation Clause of the United States Constitution. Drafted arguments presented to the Courts of Appeal for the Seventh Circuit, Tenth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit and the D.C. Circuit as well as amicus arguments presented to the Supreme Court in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC and Beer v. United States.



Institute for Justice

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Constitutional Fellow

  • Aug 2009 - Oct 2009

  Conducted legal research involving public interest litigation in the fields of eminent domain, property rights, school choice, and economic freedom. Prepared a motion for summary judgment concerning the Public Records Act in a California eminent domain action. Conducted legal research involving public interest litigation in the fields of eminent domain, property rights, school choice, and economic freedom. Prepared a motion for summary judgment concerning the Public Records Act in a California eminent domain action.



Sidley Austin LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Conducted research and wrote memoranda on railroad mergers and rate regulation. Researched energy rate regulation and private rate settlements approved by FERC. Participated in other research and training opportunities provided by the firm. Conducted research and wrote memoranda on railroad mergers and rate regulation. Researched energy rate regulation and private rate settlements approved by FERC. Participated in other research and training opportunities provided by the firm.



Conner & Winters, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Summer Associate

  • Jul 2007 - Aug 2007



Crowe & Dunlevy

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2007 - Jun 2007

  Co-authored the first draft of the proposed Oklahoma Standard Authorization to Use or Share Protected Health Information. After further drafting, the Oklahoma Board of Health approved the Standard Authorization, the Oklahoma legislature passed a bill requiring its acceptance by medical facilities, and Governor Brad Henry signed the bill into law in summer 2008. Co-authored the first draft of the proposed Oklahoma Standard Authorization to Use or Share Protected Health Information. After further drafting, the Oklahoma Board of Health approved the Standard Authorization, the Oklahoma legislature passed a bill requiring its acceptance by medical facilities, and Governor Brad Henry signed the bill into law in summer 2008.



North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Judicial Internship

  • Jan 2007 - May 2007

  As part of the North Carolina judicial internship program, I wrote memoranda on pending cases for Judge Wanda Bryant and drafted a pre-opinion concerning subrogation claims under the North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Association Act. As part of the North Carolina judicial internship program, I wrote memoranda on pending cases for Judge Wanda Bryant and drafted a pre-opinion concerning subrogation claims under the North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Association Act.



Federal Reserve Board

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2004 - Aug 2005

  Analyzed statistical data using complex statistical computer packages including SAS, STATA, and MATLAB. Assisted economists in the Payment Systems Studies group research the use of checks, debit cards, and credits cards. Analyzed statistical data using complex statistical computer packages including SAS, STATA, and MATLAB. Assisted economists in the Payment Systems Studies group research the use of checks, debit cards, and credits cards.



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Peace Corps Trainee

  • Sep 2003 - Nov 2003

  Spent 6 weeks in Kenya, training to work in the small business development sector of the Peace Corps mission. Interacted with several microfinance institutions in Naivasha, Kenya and traveled through much of the inland portion of Kenya. Spent 6 weeks in Kenya, training to work in the small business development sector of the Peace Corps mission. Interacted with several microfinance institutions in Naivasha, Kenya and traveled through much of the inland portion of Kenya.