Carney Lawyers

J. Kirk McGill is a Shareholder stationed in the firm's Denver Office but practices throughout the country in essentially all of the firm's practice areas. Kirk leverages his knowledge, skills, training and experience to effectively and efficiently assist his clients with transactional, litigation, and administrative/regulatory matters. Kirk holds the highest Martindale-Hubble peer review rating of AV Preeminent, and the highest client review rating of Platinum (Client Champion). As an appellate lawyer, Kirk's practice broadly encompasses all of the firm’s practice areas, and routinely involves Federal and state appeals, commercial litigation, constitutional law, tax (including planning and controversies/litigation), estates and trusts...

William B. Federman is the founder and managing partner of Federman & Sherwood and brings more than four decades of courtroom and appellate experience to the firm. His practice focuses on complex, high-stakes matters—including data-breach, securities-fraud, consumer-protection, and product-liability class actions—handled in federal and state courts, multidistrict litigation, arbitration forums, and even before the Supreme Court of the United States. As leader of the firm’s nationwide class-action group, Mr. Federman has served as lead counsel, co-lead counsel, or executive-committee member in hundreds of cases, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars for clients. He is recognized for both exceptional advocacy and...

When a divorce or family law matter arises in Oklahoma City, it is common to feel overwhelmed and confused. These cases often have long-lasting effects on your life, and ensuring that you have caring and dedicated legal representation to protect your rights can make all the difference in the end. Sidney Jones is a compassionate Associate Attorney at Stange Law Firm. Based in our Oklahoma County office, she can help individuals throughout the Oklahoma City area and nearby. Sidney attended law school at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor in May 2023. Before law...

When you are facing a difficult divorce or family law matter, having dedicated legal representation on your side can provide you with much-needed guidance throughout your case. Monica Miller Collison is a compassionate Senior Associate Attorney with Stange Law Firm. Based in our Oklahoma City, OK office, she is prepared to represent clients throughout Oklahoma County and surrounding areas. Monica attended the University of Oklahoma School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor in May of 1999. While in law school, she was inducted into the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honorary Fraternity and selected as the law student representative for...

Andrew Woods is a passionate and client-focused attorney with a diverse background in criminal, labor and employment, and consumer protection law. After earning his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law, he began his legal career at the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office. Currently based in Dallas, Texas, Andrew investigates civil rights complaints—including Title VI, Title VII, and Title IX matters—in the higher education sector, ensuring institutions comply with federal laws and uphold equity and accountability. Driven by a desire to make legal support more accessible, Andrew has recently expanded his practice into consumer litigation, focusing on helping...

I was born in Norman and raised in Oklahoma City. I earned both my undergraduate degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma, where I was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll. Before law school, I worked in the oil and gas industry, gaining experience in contract negotiation and land management. To help fund my education, I founded my own mineral company while in law school. I also interned with top trial attorneys and the Oklahoma Public Defender’s Office, developing a passion for litigation and client advocacy. In 2024, I co-founded DeGiusti & Welch PLLC with my uncle, Josh Welch. Our...

Matthew B. Wade – Joined the Abel Law Firm in 2014 after spending 7 years as In-House Counsel for State Farm Insurance and 2 years working for small litigation firms in Oklahoma City. In 2022, Matthew was named the Managing Attorney for the Abel Law Firm. Matthew is a 2005 graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and a 1999 graduate of Oklahoma Christian University (BBA in Accounting). He serves as the Chair of the Insurance Law Section and as a member of the Bench and Bar Committee and Law School Committee for the Oklahoma Bar Association....

Allison Garrett is Of Counsel with the national law firm of Spencer Fane. She is admitted to practice in both Oklahoma and Arkansas, and made the top score on the Arkansas bar exam. Garrett has been the Vice President and General Counsel for Walmart's corporate-level legal services, a university president and the chancellor over the Oklahoma higher education system. She has also served on the NCAA's Board of Governors, and was Vice Chair of the NCAA and a member of its Audit Committee. Garrett has an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Christian University, a law degree from the University...

Facing a family law matter in Tulsa, Oklahoma is never easy. Working towards a brighter future can be easier when working with legal representation that understands the situation you face. John Kristjansson is a Senior Associate Attorney with Stange Law Firm. He can help represent clients throughout Tulsa County, OK, and the surrounding areas from the firm’s Tulsa, Oklahoma family law office. John attended the University of Tulsa College of Law where he obtained his Juris Doctor in December 2017. Prior to earning his law degree, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma State University in December 2014, majoring...

Ben Hoover is an experienced trial lawyer who dedicates his practice to injury, wrongful death and estate planning matters. He is licensed to practice law in Texas, Oklahoma and Federal Court. Ben aggressively seeks justice for people who have suffered harm. He believes that every client is important, regardless of whether their damages were catastrophic or less severe. Ben has successfully obtained verdicts and settlements for his clients in wrongful death, auto collision, dangerous products, vicious dog attacks, slip and fall, property damage, and criminal defense cases. Hoover Rogers Law protects families by creating thorough wills, trusts, and kids' protection documents. Ben...

David M. Nix is the only personal injury trial attorney in the Texoma region to be recognized by the Board of Legal Specialization as being Board-Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law; by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, which awarded him with the Certificate of Special Competence in the Field of Civil Trial Advocacy; as a finalist for National Trial Lawyer of the Year, named by the Public Justice Foundation (2011); a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers (2012); and as a Super Lawyer in the field of personal injury trial law, as determined by Texas Monthly...

Grant is an experienced trial lawyer who dedicates his practice to injury, wrongful death and estate planning matters. He went to law school at OU Law in Norman, OK before moving back to North Texas to be closer to family. He is licensed to practice law in Texas, Oklahoma. Grant and his law partner Ben Hoover aggressively seek justice for people who have suffered harm. They believes that every client is important, regardless of whether their damages were catastrophic or less severe. Grant has successfully obtained verdicts and settlements for clients in wrongful death, auto collision, dangerous products, vicious dog attacks, and...

Upon graduation from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in July 1966, I moved to Pryor, Oklahoma, as an Associate of well known and famous trial lawyer, Tony Jack Lyons. We soon became partners. We had a LOT of Criminal Business, and I assisted in, or tried about 39 homicide cases. Only had one client receive prison time, and that was for a very minimal sentance. I personally tried what is believed the first Murder case in Oklahoma, with a defense of "Extreme Domestic Violence". My client shot her husband to death with a shotgun, in front...

The Nix Means Law Firm has provided dedicated, client-committed, experienced representation for victims of accidents in Wichita Falls, Lawton and the Texoma region of Texas and Oklahoma for decades.

Wayne earned his J.D. Degree from the University of Arkansas in 2002 and his LL.M in Taxation from the University of Missouri in 2003. Wayne has extensive experience in taxation, estate planning, real estate and general business law drawing on decades of business experience prior to entering the practice of law having first obtained his B.S. in Accounting from Northeastern State University in 1990. He concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, probate, wills and trusts, contract and transactional law, business and commercial law, contracts, real estate, taxation and business litigation and appeals.

Wayne is admitted to practice before...

Our law office begins and ends with helping our clients. Many times this involves helping people during hard times. We help families with their questions and legal needs after a loved one dies. We help people who have been injured or wronged – whether by an accident, fraud, a broken contract, a difficult insurance company, or otherwise. We help people who have suffered property damage – from environmental accidents to stolen business assets, car wrecks to embezzling executors or trustees. Many times this involves property. We help people buy and sell property – from...

Evan Humphreys was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Atlanta, Georgia's Emory University School of Law in 2016. At Emory, he was a managing editor at one of the school's law journals and was a volunteer at the veteran's clinic. In 2017, he moved to Guymon, Oklahoma to work for a statewide non-profit law firm. For five years, he represented hard-working people who couldn't afford an attorney in family law, consumer protection, tenants' rights, and victims' rights cases. He is now a solo practitioner in Guymon representing clients in family law, appellate, and civil litigation cases.

I am a Midwest attorney by training and an Oklahoman by choice.


I begin by making sure that I personally understand what it is that my clients want to accomplish, and then I do everything in my power to get them the best possible outcome.


Whether it is drafting an estate plan, probating an estate, fighting for custody of a child, or representing a business through complex litigation, I have the experience my clients have come to depend on.


As an attorney in Tahlequah, I offer legal services like estate planning, business representation, and custody and divorce in Tahlequah,...

Blake is a business and commercial transactions attorney with over a decade of experience in a variety of corporate areas. Blake’s career has primarily been focused on corporate governance and transactional matters in his capacity as an entrepreneur and start-up business owner. After launching and rapidly scaling his first entrepreneurial venture, a food delivery company based in Norman, he successfully negotiated the acquisition and sale of his company to GrubHub, Inc. Later, he served as General Counsel and Chief Executive Officer of a multi-unit retail business based in OKC, overseeing the expansion of the business to 6 locations across Oklahoma,...