Newkirk Lawyers

Travis Vernier graduated magna cum laude from Oklahoma City University School of Law as a Merit Scholar. While in law school, Travis won CALI Excellent Awards for the highest scoring grades in his class in Civil Procedure I, Legal Research and Writing II, Trial Practice, and Corporations law. Travis was selected as a Staff Editor for the Oklahoma City Law Review and was inducted into numerous honor societies, including Phi Kappa Phi and the International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi. Travis gained experience interning for several law firms and had the privilege to serve as a judicial extern...

Richard Wall is a criminal defense attorney from Norman, Oklahoma. He is a life-long resident of Norman, graduating from Norman High School in 1986. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he was a five-time recipient of the Director's Award from the H.H. Herbert School of Journalism and Mass Communication and was listed six times on the President's Honor Roll. He graduated with distinction from the University of Oklahoma in 1990 with a degree in journalism. Mr. Wall attended law school at the University of Oklahoma College of Law where he was listed on the Dean's Honor Roll and received...

Thomas has been practicing law since 1994 and has been a former Trust Officer for over 8 years and a former judge of the district court for over 13 years. Thomas K. Baldwin is concentrating his practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Business law and Criminal law.

Member of the Oklahoma State Bar and admitted to practice in the following courts: • All Oklahoma State District Courts • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit • United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma • United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma Amelia B. Recla received her Juris Doctorate at Oklahoma City University School of Law graduating Cum Laude in 2006. She was Editor in Chief of Oklahoma City University Law Review during her last year. Upon graduation, she was honored...

Admitted to the bar in 2007, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.A. 2001); legal education, University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007), fraternity: Phi Delta Phi, Dean's list: spring-fall, 2005; spring-fall-2006; spring, 2007. Attorney for: Rural Water District #1, 2009-; Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center, 2007-; 911 Trust Authority, 2014-; LeFlore County Detention Center Public Trust, 2019-. Member: LeFlore County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. email: ranada@hwbalaw.com.

Attorney Kim Nguyen has recovered over $50 million dollars in compensation for her clients. Due to her dedication and perseverance, Kim has earned a reputation for being a tough adversary among her peers and she is committed to protecting and defending the rights of injured workers in Oklahoma.

Kim, a personal injury lawyer, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from Oklahoma State University. She also studied abroad for a year in Japan where she earned a minor in Japanese and International Relations. Prior to receiving her Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma...

Shelley L. Levisay is a Christian community-oriented attorney that dedicates herself to her clients. She is a Shawnee native having attended high school at Liberty Academy, college at Oklahoma Baptist University, and lawschool at the University of Oklahoma. She is an officer and active member of the Shawnee Rotary Club, as well as President of the Pottawatomie County Bar Association, an auxiliary and advisory board member of Project Safe, a member of the Shawnee and Oklahoma Music Teachers Association. She teaches in the evenings at both Oklahoma Baptist University and St. Gregory’s University. Shelley’s...

I am Gary Maxey, a former judge from Craig County, Oklahoma with 21 years of service on the bench. Before my time as a judge, I held the position of First Assistant District Attorney in Enid, Oklahoma. Currently, I am the Chairman of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Animal Law Section and manage my private practice as the managing partner of Maxey Law LLC, which has offices in Vinita and Claremore, Oklahoma. I completed my law education at the University of Tulsa, College of Law, and also hold a degree from Oklahoma State University. Additionally, I have pursued legal studies at...

Marcus P. Mears is a founding partner of Cunningham & Mears. Mr. Mears is committed to helping Oklahoma’s injured victims in the areas of injury law and insurance litigation. Mr. Mears was selected to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for his work as lead counsel in multiple seven figure injury cases. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States with membership limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. Less than 1 percent of U.S. lawyers are members.

20 years of Criminal Law experience.

Matt was born and raised in Oklahoma. He earned his Bachelor's of Science in Business at Oklahoma State University in 2007, before getting his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. He started his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Pushmataha County, where he gained trial experience and a working criminal law knowledge. He then went to work as an Associate for Gotcher and Beaver Law Firm in McAlester, with a varied practice from domestic law to criminal defense to personal injury. In 2015, Matthew was appointed to serve as the Special District Judge for Pittsburg County. His dockets...