THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 86 | APRIL 2025 ON THE MOVE Khadija Ghani has been promoted to partner at the Oklahoma City office of Amundsen Davis in the Transportation & Logistics Service Group. She counsels clients on regulatory compliance, preservation of evidence and risk avoidance. Ms. Ghani handles personal injury claims, contract disputes and property loss. She received her J.D. with high honors from the TU College of Law and is admitted to practice law in Illinois and Oklahoma. Tyler Self has joined the Oklahoma City office of GableGotwals as a litigation associate. His practice focuses on environmental and natural resources law. Mr. Self has experience handling complex environmental issues across multiple industry sectors, advising clients on regulatory compliance, permitting, litigation and transactional matters. He has advised clients regarding the Clean Air Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; the Clean Water Act; and other state regulatory schemes. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law. Brian Hill has joined the Oklahoma City office of Stride Bank Wealth Management as the senior vice president and chief fiduciary officer. He leads Stride’s fiduciary services, helping clients navigate the complexities of estate and trust planning with a focus on long-term financial security and legacy preservation. He has nearly 20 years of experience in estate planning, trust administration and wealth preservation. Prior to joining Stride, Mr. Hill led the Estate Planning and Probate Division at a law firm and previously held key leadership positions at regional and large financial institutions. He has also served in leadership roles with the Oklahoma City Estate Planning Council and the OBA Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section. Nathalie M. Cornett has been named a shareholder at Eller & Detrich PC. Her practice primarily focuses on zoning, land use planning, real estate and alcohol beverage law. Ms. Cornett received her J.D. cum laude from the TU College of Law. Bailey B. Betz has joined Eller & Detrich PC as an associate. His practice primarily focuses on commercial real estate and business transactions, mergers and acquisitions and estate and probate matters. Mr. Betz received his J.D. with highest honors from the OU College of Law in 2020, with a certificate in international law. Bench & Bar Briefs HOW TO PLACE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: The Oklahoma Bar Journal welcomes short articles or news items about OBA members and upcoming meetings. If you are an OBA member and you’ve moved, become a partner, hired an associate, taken on a partner, received a promotion or an award or given a talk or speech with statewide or national stature, we’d like to hear from you. Sections, committees and county bar associations are encouraged to submit short stories about upcoming or recent activities. Honors bestowed by other publications (e.g., Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, etc.) will not be accepted as announcements. (Oklahoma-based publications are the exception.) Information selected for publication is printed at no cost, subject to editing and printed as space permits. Submit news items to: Hailey Boyd Communications Dept. Oklahoma Bar Association 405-416-7033 barbriefs@okbar.org Articles for the August issue must be received by July 1. AT THE PODIUM Paul R. Foster and Carrie L. Foster presented at the Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma’s 2025 Leadership Retreat in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Feb. 5-7. Mr. Foster presented “Dynamic Interactive Question and Answer” on a panel of banking regulators from the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Oklahoma Banking Department and separately presented “How Federal Bank Regulators Are Upping the Risk for Directors and Officers.” Ms. Foster presented “Emerging Bank Risk in Elder Financial Exploitation: A Simple Navigation of Federal & State Law.” They practice at Paul Foster Law Offices PC in Norman.
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