GableGotwals Welcomes New Associates

GableGotwals is pleased to announce new associates have joined the Firm in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

Bailey Barnes focuses on general corporate transactions, commercial agreements, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. She received her J.D. with honors at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. In addition, she won two American Jurisprudence awards for Antitrust and Mergers & Acquisitions, was named to the Order of the Solicitors and Dean’s Honor Roll, and received the Gene H. & Jo Ann Sharp Outstanding 2L Award. Bailey is a Marjorie P. Maute Memorial Public Service Fellow and was on the Editorial Board of the Oklahoma Law Review as a Notes and Comments Editor. 

Madeline M. Cook focuses on a broad range of general litigation matters, specifically in copyright and trademark infringement, medical malpractice defense, Native American law, and energy. Her experience includes drafting pleadings, researching complex legal issues, and advising clients on litigation strategy. She received her J.D. with honors at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where she was on the Dean’s Honor Roll, received the Frank C. Love Memorial Award (2021), and American Jurisprudence Award – International Business and Human Rights. Madeline was also the Notes and Comments Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review.

Maria Escobar focuses on litigation matters, including drafting, preparing, and reviewing motions and pleadings. Her experience also includes conducting legal research on various matters, including oil and gas, civil procedure, zoning laws, discovery request limitations, and conflict of laws. Maria received her J.D. at the Oklahoma City University School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude and was named on the Faculty Honor Roll and Dean’s List. She also received CALI Awards in Evidence, Constitutional Law I, and Trial Practice. She was a member of the Oklahoma City University Law Review, inducted to the Order of the Barristers, and named a Holloway Scholar and Alumni Scholar. Maria is also fluent in Spanish.

About GableGotwals

GableGotwals® is a full-service law firm with 100 attorneys and more than 60 professionals with offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK. Though Oklahoma-based, we represent a diversified client base across the nation, and our connections and reach are global. Fortune 500 corporations, privately owned companies, entrepreneurs, foundations, and individuals entrust us every day with the stewardship and strategic management of their legal challenges. GableGotwals is well known for high quality legal services provided by experienced litigators and transactional lawyers who have been recognized by Benchmark Litigation, Chambers USA, Best Lawyers In America, IFLR1000, Super Lawyers, and several federal, state, and county bar associations.