Sharolyn C. Whiting-Ralston focuses her practice primarily in the areas of Employment and Labor Law and Business Litigation. As part of the Employment Law Practice Group, Ms. Whiting-Ralston provides advice to both public and private employers on issues ranging from OSHA inspection and compliance to discrimination litigation to drafting and negotiating employment contracts. Additionally, Ms. Whiting-Ralston's business litigation experience includes issues such as 1926(b) water rights, breach of contract, and construction law.

Ms. Whiting-Ralston is a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association, the Oklahoma Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She also serves as a volunteer attorney with Tulsa Lawyers for Children and on the Board of Directors for Campfire USA, Green Country Council and the Gatesway Foundation.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Whiting-Ralston worked for several years as a product manager and Director of Marketing for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Cedar Creek, Inc. respectively. Ms. Whiting-Ralston received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2006 along with certificates in Public Policy and Comparative and International Law. As a student, Ms. Whiting-Ralston served as Articles Research Editor for Tulsa Law Review and as a student ambassador. She was a member of Phi Delta Phi honors fraternity and the Public Interest Law Society.

Areas of Practice:

Employment and Labor 
General Business and Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions :

Oklahoma, 2006
U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma

Education:

University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2006
Juris Doctor
Honors: with highest honors
Honors: Order of Curule Chair

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States, 1992
Bachelor of Science
Major:  Marketing
Minor:  International Business

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Speaker - ADA Master Class, Employers Counsel Network

Speaker - FMLA Master Class, Employers Counsel Network

Speaker - Legal Issues in Behavioral Health in Oklahoma

Regular contributing author to the Employers' Legal Resource newsletter

Honors and Awards:

CALI Excellence for the Future Awards: Constitutional Law II, International Law, European Union Law, Legal Reasoning, Authorities, and Writing I

Certificates: Public Policy

Certificates: Comparative and International Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association
Member

Oklahoma Bar Association
Member

Tulsa County Bar Association
Member

Tulsa Law Review
Articles Research Editor

University of Tulsa College of Law
Student Ambassador

Tulsa Lawyers for Children
Volunteer Attorney

Camp Fire USA
Board Member

Gatesway Foundation
Board Member

Pro Bono Activities:

Tulsa Lawyers for Children

Fraternities/Sororities:

Phi Delta Phi