Thursday, December 19, 2013

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Briefs, from 1 the American Institute of Architects, where he formerly served on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Oklahoma Chapter. Aarons prominent work includes Childers Middle School in Broken Arrow, W.W. Hastings Urgent Care, Southern Hills Baptist Church, as well as multiple projects for clients H-E-B and Church on the Move, and others. A 2000 graduate of Oklahoma State University, Carreno has been with Selser Schaefer Architects for over 11 years. Carreno has worked on local projects that included the Tulsa Boys Home, Sam Hider Community Health Center, W.W. Hastings Urgent Care, Wallace Engineering, YMCA Owasso, multiple projects for Cherokee Nation Entertainment, University of Tulsa, and H-E-B, to name a few. Passionate about developing young talent, Carreno has coached competitive youth soccer in Tulsa since 1999. Aaron and Carreno join fellow Associates Paul Moore AIA, LEED AP BD+C; Kevin Bowden RA, LEED AP BD+C; Hank Spieker AIA; Andrew McCready AIA; Bobbie Motl; Shannon West; Bret Pfeifer AIA; Britton Howerton IIDA; and Jeffrey Thomas CDT, LEED AP BD+C. SMARTPHONES TO BE GENIUS PHONES Smartphones will become genius phones with the Tulsa City-County Librarys mobile app. Library ofcials said convenience is the key to connecting with a librarian, searching the library catalog, downloading the latest bestseller and sharing an insight with other readers. Patrons now can register for a library card within the app. With the incredibly high use of smartphones today, Tulsa City-County Library recognizes we can reach customers and help them nd information and entertainment beyond the walls of the libraries throughout Tulsa County, said Charlotte Frazier, deputy director of support services. New mobile app features include: Apply for a library card from your device BookLook lets you scan a books barcode to see if the library owns a copy Menus available in Spanish Access eBooks available for immediate checkout Shortened menu text and combined social media options For more information on the enhanced library app or other Tulsa City-County Library services, visit the librarys website at www.tulsalibrary. org/library-apps.

Glass Law Firm to merge with Gable Gotwals

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BY TB&LN STAFF

Six members the Glass Law Firm and their staff of five will become part of the GableGotwals Law Firm effective Jan. 1, 2014. The Glass Law Firms founder, Robert Glass, began his legal career at GableGotwals in 1984. After working at firms in San Antonio and Tulsa, Glass founded his own firm in 2000. Now he is returning to the place where his legal career began and bringing with him a team of attorneys and other professionals to GableGotwals. Glass joins the GableGotwals firm as a shareholder. He has been included in the Best Lawyers in America in the areas of health care and bankruptcy each year since 2001. Additionally, he has been listed in Super Lawyers for his business litigation practice every year since 2006 and in Chambers for corporate and commercial law since 2011. Martindale-Hubbell has given Robert an AV rating. Glass received his law degree, as well as his undergraduate accounting degree, from the University of Texas. Philip D. Hixon joins GableGotwals as an of counsel attorney. He has more than a decade of litigation experience representing the interests of clients in a variety of legal matters including construction, environment, insurance and general litigation. Philip received his law degree summa cum laude and masters degree in business administration from Oklahoma City University. Hixon received his undergraduate degree in business administration from

the University of Central Oklahoma. Martindale-Hubbell has given Hixon an AV rating and he is listed as a Rising Star with Super Lawyers in 2010-2011. Jared K. Nelson joins BURROWS the firm as an associate attorney. He brings experience to GableGotwals in the areas of health care law and general business transactions, including business formations and reorganizations GLASS and structuring business ventures. Nelson earned his law degree from the University of Tulsa and his bachelors degree from Texas A&M University. Meagen E. Burrows JORDAN joins the firm as an associate attorney. She has been focused primarily in the areas of health care law, general business transactions and Corporate law. Burrows earned her law degree from Seattle University School of Law and holds an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University. Susan I. Jordan joins GableGotwals as an of counsel attorney. She has devoted her legal practice to the representation of hospitals, physicians, nurses and other health care providers. Jordan is the founder of Tulsa-based Jordan Law, where she will continue to also practice. She earned her law degree from

Southern Methodist University School of Law and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. LeAnn Drummond Ellis joins the firm as an ELLIS of counsel attorney. She brings varied legal experience in the areas of tax law, wills, trusts, estate planning, guardianship and probate. Ellis also is in private HIXON practice with Ellis and Ellis based Stillwater, where she lives fulltime while commuting to Tulsa at least one day a week. She earned her law degree from the University of Oklahoma NELSON School of Law. She also holds a bachelors degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University. Martindale-Hubbell has given LeAnn an AV rating and she is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. The Glass Law Firm has a superb reputation for skillful and effective legal counsel, with distinction and concentration in the area of health care law. The group is also known for their experience in the areas of banking/corporate finance; business transactions; restructuring, workouts and bankruptcy; litigation; construction; labor and employment law; real estate; representations before governmental agencies; tax; wills, trusts, estate planning and probate; and insurance law.

District court receives training grant

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BY RALPH SCHAEFER
A two-year grant to fund Court Training and Improvements has been awarded to the Tulsa County District Court. The $300,000 grant will focus on developing effective responses to violence against women.

Kelly Greenough has been named project director. Greenough, who has a wide array of experience in both the public and private sectors, currently is employed in the Civil Division of the Tulsa County Public Defenders Office. Approximately 1,600 domestic assault and battery charges (7 percent of all criminal charges) were filed last

year in Tulsa County. Domestic assault and battery is ranked 3rd as the most often filed criminal charge. Additionally, 4,000 requests for protective orders were filed. The Courts goal is to improve court responses to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.