Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, LLP (DSDA) congratulates our 26 lawyers who were recognized in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
Lawyers named to the Best Lawyers lists are recognized through compiled information based on an exhaustive peer‐review evaluation. For this year’s edition, more than 23 million votes were analyzed resulting in the inclusion of more than 166,779 industry leading lawyers in 150 different practice areas. Lawyers were not required or allowed to pay a fee to be recognized.
DSDA attorneys selected for the 2025 Best Lawyers list include:
- William C. Anderson (Tulsa): Bet‐the‐Company, Commercial Litigation
- Christian D. Barnard (Tulsa): Family Law
- Jon E. Brightmire (Tulsa): Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation ‐ ERISA, Litigation ‐ Labor and Employment
- N. Lance Bryan (Tulsa): Employment Law ‐ Management, Litigation ‐ Construction
- James R. Bullard (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation, Family Law, Family Law Mediation
- Stuart D. Campbell (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation
- Lewis N. Carter (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation
- Lawrence T. Chambers, Jr. (Tulsa): Corporate Law
- H. Wayne Cooper (Tulsa): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nathan S. Cross (Tulsa): Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- S. Douglas Dodd (Tulsa): First Amendment Law, Litigation ‐ First Amendment, Media Law
- Amir M. Farzaneh (Oklahoma City): Immigration Law
- Tom Q. Ferguson (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation
- Bradley A. Grundy (Tulsa): Family Law and Family Law Mediation
- D. Ward Hobson (Oklahoma City): Copyright Law, Litigation ‐ Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law
- D. Benham Kirk, Jr. (Oklahoma City): Bankruptcy and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
- Michael S. Linscott (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation
- Linda C. Martin (Tulsa): Environmental Law, Litigation ‐ Environmental
- William F. Riggs (Tulsa): Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Moura A.J. Robertson (Tulsa): Collaborative Law ‐ Family Law, Family Law, Family Law Mediation
- Varley H. Taylor, Jr. (Tulsa): Tax Law
In addition, Bradley A. Grundy has been recognized by has been recognized by Best Lawyers as a 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Family Law in Tulsa and Linda C. Martin has been recognized as 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Environmental in Tulsa. Only one lawyer is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each practice area and metropolitan area, making this accolade an exceptional distinction.
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® is an honor recognizing extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. Selections are based entirely on peer reviews. The following DSDA lawyers have been recognized:
- Matthew T. Crook (Tulsa): Litigation ‐ Construction
- Kaylee P. Davis‐Maddy (Oklahoma City): Litigation ‐ Environmental
- Alexandra J. Gage (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation ‐ Labor and Employment
- Brian M. Keester (Tulsa): Insurance Law, Litigation ‐ Construction, Personal Injury Litigation ‐ Defendants, Product Liability ‐ Defendants
- Sara E. Potts (Oklahoma City): Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation ‐ Construction, Litigation ‐ Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions ‐ Defendants