JANUARY 2025 | 53 THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL Mr. West grew up in Mustang and attended Texas Christian University, graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology in 2015. He was a member of the John V. Roach Honors College and the TCU Wesley Foundation. He returned to Oklahoma to attend the OU College of Law, where he worked in the civil division of the Legal Clinic and participated in the national mock trial team and graduated in 2018. He worked as an extern at the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office before joining Nichols Dixon PLLC as a legal intern. In 2018, he passed the bar and became an associate attorney. He is licensed to practice law in all municipal and state courts, the Western District of Oklahoma and several tribal courts. He is also invested in his legal community and served on the Cleveland County Bar Association Executive Board, including as president for the 2022 to 2023 term. Mr. West lives in Norman with his wife, Sarah, their son, Oliver, and two cats. He credits the support of his family and the mentorship of the attorneys at Nichols Dixon and the Cleveland County Bar Association for his ability to effectively represent clients in the complex and challenging legal process. He is honored to serve as a representative on the Board of Governors with the support of his friends and legal community. PHILIP D. HIXON Governor – District 6 Tulsa Philip D. Hixon is a shareholder in the Tulsa office of GableGotwals. He has more than 20 years of litigation and contract negotiation experience representing the interests of clients in a variety of legal matters, including health care, construction, business counseling and general civil litigation, with approximately 25 state and federal appeals. He served as editor-in-chief of the Third Edition of Oklahoma Civil Procedure: Forms and Practice (Matthew Bender 2024). He received his J.D. summa cum laude and his graduate degree in business administration from OCU. He earned his undergraduate degree summa cum laude in business administration from the University of Central Oklahoma. Mr. Hixon is active with the bar and in the Tulsa community. He is a past president of the Tulsa County Bar Association and was honored with the TCBA’s Distinguished Service Award in 2020-2021, as its Outstanding Young Lawyer in 2003-2004 and as the President’s Award recipient in 2020-2021 and 20032004. He has served on the OBA Audit, Budget, Law Day and Strategic Planning committees. He also serves on the boards of the Will Rogers Memorial Foundation and Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church. He is a past board member of Morton Comprehensive Health Services, Tulsa Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together Tulsa; a past trustee of the Tulsa County Bar Foundation; and a former commissioner of the Will Rogers Memorial Commission. CHAD A. LOCKE Governor – District 7 Muskogee Chad A. Locke graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law in 2004. Licensed in both Oklahoma and Missouri, he joined the family practice in 2006 and has been a fixture in his community ever since. He is a member of the Muskogee County Bar Association and is admitted to the Muscogee Creek Nation and Cherokee Nation, as well as the U.S. Eastern District Court of Oklahoma. Mr. Locke has served on countless charitable boards, including Kids’ Space Child Advocacy Center, Monarch Inc., Muskogee Little Theatre, Five Civilized Tribes Museum and Downtown Muskogee Inc. He is a past president of the Exchange Club of Muskogee and Muskogee Young Professionals and was inducted into the 14th class of Leadership Muskogee. For the past four years, Locke Law Office has sponsored the All Pro Tour Junior Clinic, where Muskogee children have the chance to learn from professional golfers. Mr. Locke holds himself to the highest standards of integrity, hard work and fairness. When he isn’t in the courtroom or helping around the local community, he enjoys traveling with his three daughters and wife, golfing, reading and spending time on the lake.
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