October 23, 2025 | Super Lawyers has named 32 GableGotwals attorneys to its 2025 “Super Lawyers” list for Oklahoma, two of whom were newly included. In addition, four of the Firm’s Shareholders were recognized among Oklahoma’s top attorneys, with Jennifer Annis ranked in the top 10 and Jeffrey Curran, Lance Leffel, and Robert McCampbell ranked among the top 50. Jennifer Annis was also honored on the list of “Top 25 Women Lawyers” in the state.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, and selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.

The comprehensive 2025 Oklahoma Super Lawyers and 2025 Rising Stars lists for GableGotwals include:

Oklahoma City
	Jeffrey A. Curran Top 50 – Oklahoma Personal Injury – Products: Defense		Lance E. Leffel Top 50 – Oklahoma Business Litigation
	Robert G. McCampbell Top 50 – Oklahoma Business Litigation		Nick V. Merkley Energy & Resources
	Rob F. Robertson Business Litigation		Amy M. Stipe General Litigation
	Jay P. Walters Business Litigation

Tulsa
	Jennifer R. Annis Top 10 – Oklahoma Top 25 Women – Oklahoma Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice		David L. Bryant Business Litigation
	John D. Dale Business/Corporate		Grant A. Fitz Civil Litigation: Defense
	Craig A. Fitzgerald Business Litigation		Amelia A. Fogleman Appellate
	Jeffrey D. Hassell Banking		Thomas J. Hutchison Business/Corporate
	Stephen W. Lake Mergers & Acquisitions		Graydon D. Luthey, Jr. Native American Law
	Todd A. Nelson Intellectual Property Litigation		Trent Shores Administrative Law
	Sidney K. Swinson Bankruptcy		Chris S. Thrutchley Employment and Labor

2025 Oklahoma Rising Stars – GableGotwals

Oklahoma City
	Zoe Butts Dowdell Business Litigation		Gerard D’Emilio General Litigation
	Scott Kiplinger Employment and Labor		John (Jake) Krattiger Business Litigation
	Ashlyn Smith General Litigation
Tulsa
	Bailey Barnes Mergers & Acquisitions		Whitney N. Humphrey Business/Corporate
	Justin A. Lollman Business Litigation		Barbara Moschovidis Civil Litigation: Defense
	Barrett L. Powers Business Litigation		Alex Telarik Business Litigation

June 13, 2024 | GableGotwals is pleased to announce that Whitney Humphrey has joined the Tulsa office as a transactional associate. She advises clients in mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending and corporate finance, real estate transactions, securities, entity formation and restructuring, and general corporate matters.

Whitney assists businesses of all sizes with drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, advising on corporate governance, risk management, shareholder relations, and regulatory matters, including compliance with federal securities rules and regulations. Her industry experience includes manufacturing, transportation, oil and gas, banking, healthcare, and professional services. She has also has experience representing buyers and sellers in asset and stock purchases and sales, as well as representing financial institutions and borrowers in complex commercial financing transactions.

Within real estate, Whitney assists clients in commercial property sales and acquisitions, leasing, project development, transaction financing, and zoning and land use issues.

She was named a Rising Star in Corporate Law and Land Use & Zoning by Super Lawyers.

Whitney graduated with highest honors from The University of Tulsa College of Law, where she served as the Notes & Comments Editor of the Tulsa Law Review. During law school, she earned four CALI Awards, was named a Holloway Scholar, and completed externships at Oral Roberts University and a local non-profit organization. She received her B.A. in psychology with a minor in finance and philosophy from Oklahoma State University, where she graduated cum laude.