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IN THE MATTER OF THE SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS OF THE OBA

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Jun 2, 2026

IN THE MATTER OF THE SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS OF THE OBA

2026 OK 42

Decided: 06/02/2026

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Cite as: 2026 OK 42, __ P.3d __

FOR PUBLICATION IN OBJ ONLY. NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

IN THE MATTER OF THE SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS OF THE OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE

WITH MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2025

ORDER OF SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE

RULES FOR MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

On May 26, 2026 the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association filed an Application for the suspension of Oklahoma Bar Association members who failed to comply with mandatory legal education requirements for the year 2025 as required by Rules 3 and 5 of the Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE Rules), 5 O.S. 2011, ch. 1, app. 1-B. The Board of Governors recommended the members, whose names appear on Exhibit A attached to the Application, be suspended from membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and prohibited from the practice of law in the State of Oklahoma, as provided by Rule 6 of the MCLE Rules.

This Court finds that on March 16, 2026, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association mailed, by certified mail, to all Oklahoma Bar Association members not in compliance with Rules 3 and 5 of the MCLE Rules, an Order to Show Cause within sixty days why the member's membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association should not be suspended. The Board of Governors determined that the Oklahoma Bar Association members named on Exhibit A of its Application have not shown good cause why the member's membership should not be suspended.

This Court, having considered the Application of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association, finds that each of the Oklahoma Bar Association members named on Exhibit A, attached hereto, should be suspended from Oklahoma Bar Association membership and shall not practice law in this state until reinstated.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the attorneys named on Exhibit A, attached hereto, are hereby suspended from membership in the Association and prohibited from the practice of law in the State of Oklahoma for failure to comply with the MCLE Rules for the year 2025.

DONE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THE 1 ST DAY OF JUNE, 2026.

/s/_____________________________________

CHIEF JUSTICE

Exhibit "A"

Suspension for Noncompliance with MCLE Requirements for the Year 2025

OBA 19301 OBA 16942

Ginger D. Adair Mark Thomas Hamby PO Box 64 8404 S Toledo Ave Edmond, OK 73083-0064 Tulsa, OK 74137-1845

OBA 30192 OBA 36139

Elise Schuller Barajas Candace Michell Hamilton 2850 N. Harwood St., Suite 1100 1812 N. Desert Palm Ave. Dallas, TX 75201 Tulsa, OK 74012

OBA 36351 OBA 21212

Trevor James Beaty Brady Ross Henderson 1800 Teague Dr. Ste. 500 1009 W Glen Oaks Ln, Ste 109 Sherman, TX 75090 Mequon, WI 53092

OBA 1066 OBA 20782

Douglas Alan Branch Gregory William Milstead

131 Dean A McGee Ave 517 Wintson Dr. Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6418 Norman, OK 73072

OBA 21952 OBA 36220

Eric John Cook Jessamine Brooke Nazari 1584 Bison Rd, Apt 1221 35 N Bedford Ave Bartlesville, OK 74006 Castle Rock, CO 80104

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OBA 33879 OBA 35523

David Dwayne English Rachel Hurt O'Donnell

106 S. Okmulgee Ave. 8707 S Phoenix PL Okmulgee, OK 74447 Tulsa, OK 74132-5606

OBA 34838 OBA 11258

Shane Christopher Fletcher Cathy Cheney Olaniyan PO Box 98 222 N Detroit Ave.

Mounds, OK 74047-0098 Helmerich & Payne Inc Tulsa, OK 74120

OBA 30085 OBA 10923

Grant Chase Garrard Babette Patton 1797 Dexter St P.O. Box 18272 Broomfield, CO 80020-2514 Oklahoma City, OK 73154

OBA 12166

William C Sellers, Jr. PO Box 1305

Sapulpa, OK 74067-1305

OBA 12479

Janice Kay Skimbo 1412 SE Cravens Rd Wilburton, OK 74578-5545

OBA 33615

David Phillip Spielman 1116 Abigail Ct

Edmond, OK 73003-5789

OBA 8538

Daniel Paul Stake 2145 Watermark Blvd., Apt. 141 Oklahoma City, OK 73134

OBA 20874

Thomas Lee Tucker 13501 Brandon Pl. Oklahoma City, OK 73142

OBA 34878

Thomas Jefferson Watts

105 E Main ST Stigler, OK 74462-2427

OBA 35831

Aja Zhane Winslow 3104 Wilson St Monroe, LA 71202-5446

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