Barrett L. Powers

Barrett Powers is a Shareholder in GableGotwals’ Tulsa office. His practice focuses on business and commercial disputes in state and federal courts, representing publicly traded and privately held businesses, governmental entities, Native American tribes, and individuals.

Barrett has significant experience representing clients navigating high stakes disputes, including claims involving contractual breaches, unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, shareholder derivative actions, and fiduciary duties. His recent experience includes representing clients in cases involving a broad range of issues, including the False Claims Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), class actions, trade secret theft, and non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. Barrett recently served as trial counsel in both jury and bench trials, and he successfully defended and argued a civil rights appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

While in law school, Barrett served as an editor for the Tulsa Law Review and as an Executive Director for the Board of Advocates. He was selected by the Oklahoma Bar Association for its Outstanding Student Award, received the Order of the Curule Chair for academic excellence, and received the Order of Barristers for outstanding trial skills. In addition to his studies, Barrett served as a judicial intern for Chief Judge Gregory K. Frizzell of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Barrett is active in the Tulsa community, serving on the Board for Green Country Habitat for Humanity and as a trustee and youth leader with his church, First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa. Barrett previously served on the Alumni Board for the University of Tulsa College of Law and the Executive Committee for the Tulsa County Bar Association.