Jonna Vanderslice

Associate

(405) 552-2297
jonna.vanderslice@mcafeetaft.com
Oklahoma City

Overview

Jonna Vanderslice is corporate lawyer whose practice is focused on the representation of clients in a broad range of business and transactional matters, with an emphasis on issues affecting the oil and gas and renewable energy industries. Her clients include oil and gas exploration and production companies, oilfield service companies, midstream and transportation companies, and developers of renewable and sustainable energy projects.

Much of Jonna’s work involves negotiating, drafting and reviewing master service agreements, asset purchase and sale agreements, real estate purchase and sale agreements, leases, joint venture agreements, joint operating agreements, drilling contracts, surface damage agreements, supply agreements, and distribution agreements. She also assists clients with forming and organizing new business entities, as well as advising on day-to-day general corporate governance and transactional matters.

Jonna’s achievements have earned her inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (business organizations; energy law; oil and gas law) and Oklahoma Super Lawyers’ list of “Oklahoma Rising Stars,” which recognizes the state’s up-and-coming attorneys.

While pursuing her post-graduate degrees, Jonna worked as a director of compliance in the Athletics Department at the University of Oklahoma. As a director, she monitored and enforced all NCAA, federal, state, and institutional rules and regulations for all sport programs regarding student-athlete financial aid, scholarships, eligibility, and camps and clinics.

Honors and Awards

  • Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (2025–Present)
  • Named to Oklahoma Super Lawyers’ list of “Oklahoma Rising Stars” (2024–Present)

Professional Organizations and Memberships

  • Oklahoma Bar Association

Civic Involvement and Leadership

  • Oklahoma Hall of Fame (Second Century Board)
  • YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City (Downtown District Advisory Council)
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma (New Member Advisor, Beta Theta Chapter)
  • Youth Leadership Oklahoma (Volunteer)

    Writing Credits

  • Ruling gives student athletes NIL opportunities, but questions remain

    January 23, 2023 | The Oklahoman
  • You’ve Hit Your Boiling Point, Caveat Emptor: Saunders v. Smothers; A Closer Look at the Aftermath

    Vol. 45, No. 2 (Spring 2021) | Oklahoma City Law Review

Speaking Engagements

  • You Can’t Outrun the Fine Print: Reviewing and Negotiating Business Contracts

    2025 Corporate Counsel Seminar

    December 10, 2025
    | Tulsa, OK
  • You Can’t Outrun the Fine Print: Reviewing and Negotiating Business Contracts

    2025 Corporate Counsel Seminar

    December 9, 2025
    | Oklahoma City, OK
  • The NCAA and Name, Image and Likeness Revolution

    Oklahoma Tax Commission

    April 2024
    | Oklahoma City, OK
  • The Name, Image and Likeness Revolution: Collegiate Athletics and Beyond

    Oklahoma Society of CPAs

    August 2023
    | Oklahoma City, OK
  • Oklahoma, 2022
  • J.D., cum laude, Oklahoma City University, 2022
    • Hatton W. Sumners Scholar; Oklahoma City University Law Review; 2 CALI Awards
  • M.Ed. (Adult and Higher Education), University of Oklahoma, 2019
  • B.S. (Biology), summa cum laude, University of Oklahoma, 2018
    • PE-ET; All-Around Outstanding Senior Woman; Big Woman on Campus; Outstanding Junior, Sophomore; Distinguished Undergraduate Research Award; President’s Leadership Class Member, Advisor, Scholar