Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy

Eight RWCS attorneys were recently recognized by Super Lawyers® for their professional accomplishments.  This translates to more than one-third of RWCS attorneys being selected for distinction...

RWCS congratulates its two newest associates - Mary Kate Walters and Ashley Streight - for passing the Oklahoma bar.  Their biographies and photos are in the process of being added to our web site.

There is an excellent new litigation support software product on the market that saves law firms time and clients money.  It's called Breeze, and it allows law firm staff to scan, OCR, bates stamp, and otherwise process hard copy and electronic documents into load files for Summation, Concordance, or other litigation support database programs....

Over the years and currently, RWCS attorneys have traveled extensively on behalf of national clients.  Traveling efficiently is second nature to us.  Some of the locations where have worked or are working are...

Whether he's prosecuting terrorists or defending executives, Patrick M. Ryan keeps things classy

Published in Oklahoma Super Lawyers 2008 — November 2008

On April 19, 1995, minutes after Timothy McVeigh walked away from a bomb-laden Ryder truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, the sunny spring morning went dark. Less than three weeks after what was then the deadliest domestic terrorist attack in American history, Patrick M. Ryan was sworn in as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

RWCS extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Craig Kennamer, who died after a long-standing battle with cancer on March 30, 2009.  At the time of his death, Craig was Deputy Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.  In the 1990s, he was a colleague of Mark Coldiron and Don Shandy in the firm of McKinney, Stringer & Webster.  At the DEQ, Craig worked with many RWCS environmental attorneys at various times on different matters, always displaying the highest standards of professionalism, providing the most reasonable guidance and advice possible, and making impartial and wise decisions.  Craig Kennamer will be sorely missed.

Oklahoma Lawyers for Children (“OLFC”) is an organization of volunteer pro bono lawyers that represent deprived children in the Juvenile Division of the Oklahoma County District Court.  OLFC works through the Public Defender’s office to provide representation in accordance with the local, state and national standards for representation of children. 

On March 19th, members of Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy PC attended the Federal Bar Association's "Lunch with Judges," program where the Honorable Judge Robin Cauthron shared her knowledge and advice.

On February 25, 2009, Don Shandy of Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy and Don Whitney of Trinity Consultants presented a luncheon seminar in Oklahoma City explaining the recent changes to the Oklahoma Air Rules regarding Excess Emissions Reporting Requirements.

Subchapter 9 Update - Excess Emission Seminar, February 25, 2009

During 2008, six RWCS attorneys took a total of 125 depositions in a major environmental class action litigation.  Most of these depositions lasted a full day...