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Tulsa, Oklahoma

15+ year commercial litigator and creditors' rights attorney. Bankruptcy, workouts and commercial debt collection.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Commercial litigation; creditors' rights and commercial debt collection.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Crude purchaser for Texas-based marketer entering the Oklahoma market. During 6 month tenure, successfully secured bid invitations from 10+ new customers for company with no established brand in new territory.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Responsible for sales of crude oil for company's production in various geographic areas. Duties include negotiating price and contractual terms, facilitating logistics of sale, and managing relationship between company and purchasers.

Corporate/commercial legal practice focusing on business transactions of all types, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate (especially acquisitions and leases), contract review and drafting, corporate record-keeping, and other areas. Estate planning, including wills and trusts, power of attorney, living wills, etc.

One of four in-house attorneys on staff for preeminent oil field pipes, valves and fittings distributor in the U.S. Primary duties consisted of reviewing and revising various types of standard form purchase and sale agreements between client and customers/vendors.Ancillary duties consisted of performing and preparing due diligence report on company's ~$9M acquisition of small oil field tool company, managing outside counsel in litigation matters of company, and providing general legal advice to company's business personnel on wide range of legal issues arising in ordinary course of company's business.

One of two in-house attorneys on staff for publicly-traded natural gas processing company.Duties consisted of assisting General Counsel in managing all legal affairs of company, including structuring and preparing documents for $300 million and $20 million divestitures of company assets, drafting form contracts for company's use, reviewing contracts prior to company's entry into same, advising business personnel regarding legal questions and issues arising during ordinary course of business and managing outside attorneys in handling of litigation and other matters.

Managed all aspects of $15 million acquisition of crude oil transportation and storage assets by client.Managed all aspects of $7 million acquisition of asphalt emulsion assets from Fortune 500 company by client. Involved in drafting and reviewing operational/product purchase-type agreements for energy industry client. From 2002-2008 yearly billable hour totals were 2000+.

Participant in a leadership development program in which recent college graduates rotatedthrough various groups within company to expose the participants to various parts of the compa-ny and provide broad-based experience and understanding of the company in order to maximizethe participants' leadership skills and growth potential. Rotations included one year in the taxdepartment and eight months in business development group. During rotation in business development group, participated in the divestiture of two retail energy subsidiaries of the company. Involved in all aspects of the divestiture process.

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B.B.A, Accounting/Finance