THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 106 | SEPTEMBER 2024 including manufacturing plants, malls, office buildings, warehouses, shopping centers and apartment complexes. Kevin Freeman has been promoted to chief legal officer for Electrical Consultants Inc. in Billings, Montana. He graduated from the OCU School of Law in 1992 and has been an OBA member since 1993. He also maintains licenses in Montana and Wisconsin. He is responsible for all legal, risk, insurance, safety and IT security-related matters within the company. John C. Gotwals has become a preferred shareholder of the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC. He practices in both litigation and generalized legal counseling. His litigation practice consists primarily of family law, paternity matters, probate/trust administration and litigation, guardianships, civil litigation, real estate and business disputes. Outside of the courtroom, he advises his clients on estate planning, entity structure, transactional matters and general corporate advising. Mr. Gotwals received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 2017. Prior to joining Barrow & Grimm in 2021, he practiced at James R. Gotwals & Associates Inc. Robert W. Hill has joined the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC as an associate attorney. He received his J.D. with honors from the TU College of Law in 2018 and began his practice with a local tax and estate planning firm. Mr. Hill focuses his practice on estate planning, probate and trust litigation, trust and estate administration, tax matters and general business matters. Andie B. Netherland has joined the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC as an associate attorney. Her practice primarily consists of civil litigation on matters concerning business disputes, tax law and Indian law. She received her J.D. from the OU College of Law in 2021, where she served as the managing editor of the American Indian Law Review and on the Board of Advocates. Prior to joining Barrow & Grimm PC in 2023, she served as a law clerk in the Eastern District of Oklahoma for Magistrate Judge Jason A. Robertson. Kasey K. Fagin has joined the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC as an associate attorney. He primarily focuses on general civil litigation, including contractual disputes, business torts, construction and real estate. Mr. Fagin received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 2020, where he served as an editor of the Tulsa Law Review. He has experience in defending cases involving complex civil litigation. Abigail E. Bauer has joined the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC as an associate attorney. She received her J.D. with honors from the TU College of Law in 2022 and practiced briefly with another firm in Tulsa. Ms. Bauer focuses her practice primarily on business litigation and contract disputes while representing clients in other civil litigation matters as well. Ms. Bauer also handles probate and trust administration and litigation. Hannah Coker has joined the Oklahoma City law firm of DeBee, Clark & Weber PLLC as an associate attorney. She practices in the areas of tax-exempt organizations and business transactions. Ms. Coker received her J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 2022. Margaret Hartman has joined the Tulsa office of CharneyBrown LLC as an associate attorney. Her practice will focus on energy transactions and oil and gas title opinions. She graduated from the TU College of Law in 2021. Maxfield Malone has joined the Tulsa office of Pray Walker. He previously worked at the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney. His experience there included work in the Juvenile and Criminal divisions, including cases of sex crimes, aggravated domestic violence and domestic homicide after joining the Special Victims Unit. Mr. Malone graduated from the OU College of Law, where he was active in the Student Bar Association and was a case editor of the Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal. ON THE MOVE
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