By Jim Roth, Director and Chair of the Firm’s Clean Energy Practice Group. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on November 20, 2017. The Senate tax bill’s effect on energy Last week I considered how the House tax proposal would impact the energy industry. With the release of the Senate’s proposal, we now wait to see how […]
From NewsOK / by Paula Burkes Published: November 16, 2017 Click to see full story – Some mortgage, business loans may need updating with looming bank rate phaseout Click to see Kendra M. Norman’s attorney profile Q: What is LIBOR? A: The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is the daily calculation of an average of estimated interest rates […]
Gavel to Gavel appears in The Journal Record. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on November 16, 2017. By Phillips Murrah Director Clayton D. Ketter Since the onslaught of sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, his film studio, The Weinstein Company, has wasted no time in firing its founder. Yet, the namesake studio […]
From NewsOK / by Paula Burkes Published: November 14, 2017 Click to see full story – Not all jokes, propositions necessarily workplace sexual harassment Click to see Kathryn D. Terry’s attorney profile Q: What is sexual harassment? A: The word “harassment” gets thrown around and used in a lot of contexts. or employment law purposes, unlawful sexual […]
By Jim Roth, Director and Chair of the Firm’s Clean Energy Practice Group. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on November 13, 2017. A victory for fossil fuels over renewables At this juncture, it isn’t shocking to read the new tax proposal and learn that it harms renewable energy. The headlines immediately bifurcated the energy […]
Jim Roth, Phillips Murrah Director and Chair of the Firm’s Clean Energy Practice, was quoted in a Duncan Banner article by Katherine Farrow regarding a recent meeting he and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had in Duncan, OK on Nov. 8 in regards to Oklahoma’s clean energy future. Read Roth’s comments from the article below: Jim Roth, Director […]
Phillips Murrah is proud to announce that our law firm has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 “Best Law Firms” for professional excellence for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area in the following practice areas: Tier 1 Administrative / Regulatory Law Banking and Finance Law Commercial Litigation Commercial Transactions / UCC Law Energy […]
From NewsOK / by Paula Burkes Published: November 3, 2017 Click to see full story – Manufacturing sales tax exemption is tool for attracting, maintaining investment Click to see Jim Roth’s attorney profile Q: What is Oklahoma’s manufacturing sales tax exemption? A: Goods and equipment used in a manufacturing operation can be purchased exempt from sales and […]
By Jim Roth, Director and Chair of the Firm’s Clean Energy Practice Group. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on November 6, 2017. Sharing the warmth with solar energy You may have noticed the Salvation Army’s Share the Warmth program on your electric bill. Many areas have similar utility assistance programs that help residents who […]
Phillips Murrah staff members were given the chance to test their creativity and help raise money for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma on Tuesday at the Firm’s annual Halloween Party.
Phillips Murrah Director, Nikki Jones Edwards, who heads up the Firm’s Family Law Practice Group, was honored Thursday, October 26, at The Journal Record’s “Woman of the Year – 50 Making A Difference” awards gala. The event, and accompanying morning forum and post-event magazine, highlights prominent female business and community leaders in Oklahoma. The honorees, […]
Abigail Duran, Legal Assistant, is Phillips Murrah’s Employee of the Month for October 2017. “It was a wonderful surprise to have been selected Employee of the Month,” she said. “I have learned so much in just a short amount of time here, all thanks to the people that work here. “I am truly grateful to […]
By Jim Roth, Director and Chair of the Firm’s Clean Energy Practice Group. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on October 23, 2017. A focus on conservation, climate science Once a year, I like to spread the word about an organization that is not only near and dear to me, but plays a vital role […]
By Jim Roth, Director and Chair of the Firm’s Clean Energy Practice Group. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on October 16, 2017. The potential of offshore wind production There have been so many exciting clean energy topics to cover lately that I want to circle back to one that was announced in late summer. […]
Phillips Murrah’s rowing team Law & Oarder completed the Fall 2017 season by placing third in the annual regatta competition. The team competed on Oct. 6 at the 2017 Oklahoma Regatta Festival held at the OKC Boathouse District in the advanced league and achieved a 500-meter run of 2:16.688. “It’s always a great way to make sure I get outside and enjoy […]
Twenty Phillips Murrah Attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers for their excellence in their respective practice areas. Seven attorneys of them under the age of 40 were recognized as Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained […]
In this article, Oklahoma City healthcare attorney Mary Holloway Richard discusses Oklahoma’s Certificate of Need laws with the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Q: What are Certificate of Need (CON) laws and what is the status of CON in Oklahoma? A: The history of CON laws is an interesting one. Federal law required CON for facilities that received […]
By Jim Roth, Director and Chair of the Firm’s Clean Energy Practice Group. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on October 9, 2017. Energy policies should communicate Oklahoma is open for business Oklahoma wind’s positive impacts on our state are well-documented: more than $12.3 billion invested, more than 8,000 home-grown jobs and $22 million paid […]
Deena Baker, Legal Assistant, is Phillips Murrah’s Employee of the Month for September 2017. “It is an honor to be selected as Employee of the Month,” she said. “One of the best decisions I have ever made was joining the Phillips Murrah team a little over nine years ago. Wow, has time flown! “I have […]
Gavel to Gavel appears in The Journal Record. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on October 5, 2017. By Phillips Murrah Director Byrona J. Maule Fall is a time of change. But this fall, the transition from summer isn’t the only change we’re experiencing. This fall has also brought extraordinary action from the Equal Employment Opportunity […]
By Jim Roth, Director and Chair of the Firm’s Clean Energy Practice Group. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on October 2, 2017. National Clean Energy Week Friday marked the end of the inaugural National Clean Energy Week. The brainchild of several energy groups and associations, the idea is to give clean energy the attention […]
From NewsOK / by Paula Burkes Published: September 29, 2017 Click to see full story – Feds paid $60 million in ‘improper’ Medicare payments last year Click to see Mary Holloway Richard’s attorney profile Q: In 2016 the federal government paid out $60 million in “improper payments” to Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. What are improper payments? […]
Phillips Murrah is proud to announce that our Firm has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Oklahoma by The Journal Record. “We are excited to be recognized as being one of the Best Places to Work,” said Phillips Murrah President and Managing Partner, Tom Wolfe. “We take pride in providing […]
Phillips Murrah is proud to welcome Mark E. Hornbeek to our Firm. Phillips Murrah welcomed Mark to the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group as an associate attorney. As a recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Law, Mark earned the American Jurisprudence Award for Civil Procedure I, Torts I and Criminal Law. He served […]
By Jim Roth, Director and Chair of the Firm’s Clean Energy Practice Group. This column was originally published in The Journal Record on September 25, 2017. When ‘America First’ meets American solar energy The plot thickens in the Suniva and SolarWorld case before the International Trade Commission. On Friday, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that imported solar panels and […]
Published on September 22, 2017 BALTIMORE – Dependable Health Services, Inc., a health care staffing agency, violated federal law when it fired an employee with sickle-cell anemia instead of reinstating her or reassigning her to a position in another department where she had previously worked, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a […]
Published on September 22, 2017 ATLANTA – Life University, Inc., the largest chiropractic college in the United States, located in Marietta, Ga., violated federal law when it treated two black employees differently because of their race and then fired them for complaining about the discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a […]
Published on September 22, 2017 CHICAGO – Ford Motor Company has agreed to pay up to $10.125 million to settle sex and race harassment for a group of individuals which was investigated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at two Ford plants, the federal agency announced Aug. 17. In its investigation, the EEOC […]
Published on September 22, 2017 ATLANTA – Lincoln Cemetery, Inc., an Atlanta corporation specializing in interment arrangements, violated federal law when it fired an employee because she participated in an EEOC investigation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Peggy Knox had worked […]
Published on September 22, 2017 CHICAGO – Illinois Action for Children fired an employee who was on leave receiving treatment for breast cancer rather than granting her request for additional leave for more treatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed Aug. 28. Such alleged conduct violates under the […]
Phillips Murrah presents Blocks For Bucks donation to OKC Thunder Cares Foundation at final regular season gameApril 13, 2018 - 2:14 pm
Roth: The latest buzzzz on pollinatorsApril 9, 2018 - 1:50 pm
Firm selects Employee of the Month for March 2018April 6, 2018 - 9:58 am
Phillips Murrah healthcare attorneys to address nation’s opioid epidemicApril 4, 2018 - 10:36 am