A total of 85 McAfee & Taft attorneys were recognized in the recently released 2025 edition of Oklahoma Super Lawyers and its companion list, “Oklahoma Rising Stars.”
Rachel Blue and Mary Quinn Cooper were recognized as “Top 10 Oklahoma Lawyers,” with Courtney Bru, J. Craig Buchan, Kathy R. Neal, Phil R. Richards, Patricia A. Rogers, and Susan B. Shields additionally being named as “Top 50 Oklahoma Lawyers.”
Rachel Blue, Courtney Bru, Brita H. Cantrell, Mary Quinn Cooper, Kathy R. Neal, Patricia A. Rogers, and Susan B. Shields were once again named to the list of “Top 25 Women Lawyers.”
Also named to the 2025 “Oklahoma Super Lawyers” list are: Timothy J. Bomhoff, Philip R. Bruce, Brandon L. Buchanan, Jodi Cole Wetzel, Richard D. Craig, Jacob S. Crawford, Bradley K. Donnell, Clifford C. Dougherty III, Roberta B. Fields, Robert L. Garbrecht, Paige Hoster Good, Danae V. Grace, Stephen M. Hetrick, Justin T. Hiersche, Hendry D. Hoss, Robert J. Joyce, Garry L. Keele II, Michael J. LaBrie, Michael F. Lauderdale, William S. Leach, Ronald W. Little, Brandon P. Long, Cori H. Loomis, H. Cole Marshall, M. Richard Mullins, Drew Neville, Zach Oubre, Ross A. Plourde, Charles S. Plumb, Tony G. Puckett, Anthony L. Rahhal, Paul A. Ross, Joshua D. Smith, Spencer F. Smith, Kelsie M. Sullivan, Curtis Thomas, W. Kirk Turner, Erin M. Van Laanen, Nathan L. Whatley, and J. Todd Woolery.
Additionally, this year marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of Oklahoma Super Lawyers. Inaugural honorees who have been listed for 20 consecutive years are Richard D. Craig, Robert L. Garbrecht, Michael F. Lauderdale, Drew Neville, Tony G. Puckett, Susan B. Shields, Nathan Whatley, Mary Quinn Cooper, William S. Leach, Charles S. Plumb, and Phil R. Richards.
McAfee & Taft attorneys named to the 2025 “Oklahoma Rising Stars” list are: Blaine W. Brewer, Simon W. Bright, JD Brown, Matthew K. Brown, Colby J. Byrd, Kaitlyn S. Chaney, Robert J. Clougherty, Katie Crowley Jimenez, Evan J. Crumpley, Alex Duncan, Genni Ellis, Emalie L. Foster, Allison Meinders Harvey, Braden M. Hoffmann, Alyssa N. Lankford, R. Baxter Lewallen, Elke E. Meeùs, Isai Molina, T. Lake Moore V., Zach L. Neighbors, Haley J. Nimmo, Eric G. Odom, Micah J. Petersen, Dru A. Prosser, Garrett J. Reed, William T. Silvia, Timothy L. Spencer, Gatlin C. Squires, Patrick L. Stein, Russell B. Taylor, Jonna Vanderslice, Jeffrey L. Vogt, Chase C. Webb, Emma Wilson, and Anna E. Wolfe.
Oklahoma Super Lawyers recognizes the state’s top 5 percent of Oklahoma attorneys as “Super Lawyers” and the top 2.5 percent of up-and-coming attorneys as “Rising Stars.” The research team at Super Lawyers selects attorneys on an annual, state-by-state basis using peer nominations and evaluations combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.