Litigation (State & Federal)

GableGotwals’ litigators have been recognized locally and nationally for their high ethical standards, experience, and results. The Firm has continuously been named a “Highly Recommended Firm” in Benchmark Litigation 2021, recognizing not only the Firm’s commercial litigation capabilities but also the labor and employment team. Our clients include individuals, government entities, Global Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between.  These clients frequently entrust GableGotwals’ litigators with some of their most pressing, high stakes, litigation both locally, nationally, and internationally.

Our highly experienced and deep bench of litigators come from various backgrounds which helps provide unique perspectives to our clients. The team includes two former United States Attorneys, former Oklahoma District Court judges, a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern district of Oklahoma, a former United States District Court Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and a former federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma. In addition, several attorneys have been admitted as a Fellow to the American College of Trial Lawyers, including Jennifer Annis, David Bryant, and Robert McCampbell.

Members of our litigation team also have industry experience to draw on including a former petroleum engineer, a former natural gas marketer for a major oil company, and co-founder of one of the first companies to sell natural gas direct to end-users. Attorneys also serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court Standing Committee for Uniform Civil Jury Instructions.

GableGotwals’ attorneys have experience at all levels of state and federal appellate courts, including state supreme courts, tribal courts, the federal Circuit Courts of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Our skilled practitioners have handled appeals of matters arising within our Firm in addition to serving as specially retained appellate counsel for matters originating at other firms. Our appellate practice group includes several former federal law clerks and former federal appellate clerks.

Our alternative dispute resolution lawyers have been widely and actively involved as arbitrators, mediators, court appointed settlement judges and special masters. GableGotwals’ attorneys serve as neutrals on panels for the Center for Public Resources, Inc. (“CPR”) and the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”).

The litigation team has experienced litigation paralegals that have been involved in eDiscovery for more than 15 years from the collection, preservation, processing and review to productions. The litigation paralegals have worked on many complex litigation cases and understand the advantages and importance of eDiscovery workflows and the application to each assigned matter.

The Firm hosts Relativity Server — a powerful e-discovery legal and compliance software solution — in-house, which allows us to manage the data as well as the platform, thereby providing costs savings to our clients. Relativity has more than 300,000 users in approximately 40 countries serving thousands of organizations globally primarily in legal, financial services, and government sectors, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 198 of the Am Law 200. It is one of the industry-leading e-discovery platforms to manage and analyze large volumes of data.

Primary Firm Contact(s) for this area of law:

Steven J. Adams Shareholder 918-595-4876 E-Mail Download vcard
Jennifer Annis Shareholder 918-595-4880 E-Mail Download vcard
Rob F. Robertson Shareholder 405-235-5558 E-Mail Download vcard
Amy M. Stipe Shareholder 405-235-5512 E-Mail Download vcard
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