Oklahoma Family and Divorce Lawyers

Family and Divorce Law

P.O. Box 701224, Tulsa, OK 74170

Athlea M. Adkisson is a Powell Hanner attorney in Oklahoma City whose practice involves defending employers in workers’ compensation claims across Oklahoma. Criminal defense came earlier: she practiced in Oklahoma and Arizona while also managing a law firm. Social Security disability and family law matters are other parts of her practice history. At Interstate Trucker, Adkisson held the title of supervising attorney from 1999 to 2007. Alongside criminal defense and trucking-law work, that position included supervision of attorneys and legal staff. Her next listed position was with Burton Law Group, where she worked from June 2007 to December 2022 in workers’ compensation and Social Security disability. A Tulsa position followed. Her professional profile records November 2022 through October 2023 at The Lawyers of Kendall Whittier and a September 2023 start at Shears Powell & Hanner. Adkisson grew up in rural southwestern Oklahoma and took a business-focused route through college. At Oklahoma State University, her bachelor’s degree combined a business management major with a marketing minor. She went directly from Oklahoma State to the University of Oklahoma College of Law, completing her law degree in 1997. While there, she represented OU at the Regional Negotiation Competition. Phi Alpha Delta membership spanned both her undergraduate and law-school years. Powell Hanner’s biography lists licenses in Oklahoma and Arizona and identifies Mustang, Oklahoma, as her home.

Family and Divorce Law

1909 Lake Rd, Ponca City, OK 74604, USA

Grace K. Yates, a lifetime resident of Ponca City, began practicing with Mr. Holmes in 1999. Grace graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. She received her Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and is licensed to practice in Oklahoma and Kansas, as well as each Federal District Court within this State. Grace served as president of the Kay County Bar Association and on multiple boards for local non-profit organizations. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Payne County Bar Association and Kay County Bar Association. Grace, her husband, and their two children currently reside in Ponca City.

Family and Divorce Law

1 NE 2nd Street, Suite 201, Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Ms. Kelso specializes in criminal, juvenile, and family law. A native Oklahoman, Kelli grew up in Midwest City, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University, and received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa. She focuses on easing the stress of her clients by providing an informed and well-planned defense on their behalf.

Family and Divorce Law

P.O. Box 12428, Oklahoma City, OK 73157

Lisa R. Howard is an adoption and family law attorney in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Adoption and guardianship are central to her work, including issues involving Indian children in those proceedings. Her adoption matters include domestic and international cases, Oklahoma DHS adoptions, and Indian adoptions. She has helped bring numerous adoptions to finalization. Her Oklahoma family law work also extends to divorce, whether contested or uncontested. Child custody and support, paternity, relocation, and modification are among the other matters she handles. In her professional biography, Howard links her focus on adoption, family law, and guardianship to becoming a mother herself. Howard grew up in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Both her university education and her legal education took place at the University of Oklahoma: she graduated summa cum laude before earning her law degree from its College of Law. Her law school activities included membership in Phi Delta Phi and the American Indian Law Review. While a student, she was selected for a United States Department of Justice internship, one of three law students chosen nationwide. Howard belongs to the Oklahoma Bar Association and multiple tribal court bar associations. Her court admissions also include the federal Western District of Oklahoma. The Law Office of Lisa R. Howard offers consultations in person and virtually.

Family and Divorce Law

1 S BROADWAY, STE 300, EDMOND, OK 73034

Mr. Tucker attended the Oklahoma University College of Law where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 1983. Mr. Tucker is admitted to practice in all Oklahoma State Courts, the Western District of Oklahoma, Sedgwick County in Kansas, Bradley County in Tennessee and Bannock County in Idaho. Mr. Tucker is affiliated with many professional organizations and associations including the American Bar Association (General and Family Law Sections), the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association and the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Tucker has been a member of Lawyers of Distinction since 2020.

Family and Divorce Law

7 NE 6th St., Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City

Roger Reneau was born and raised in Midwest City, Oklahoma where he graduated high school in 1985. He received a Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Oklahoma where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He attended received his Juris Doctorate at Oklahoma City University School of Law where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi. Roger was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1993. Since that time, Roger has concentrated his practice in the areas of divorce, bankruptcy, probate, criminal defense, personal injury, estate planning. Roger is licensed to practice law in the State of Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, all three Oklahoma Federal Districts, and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Roger has been active in legal organizations including Phi Delta Phi, Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court, American College of Barristers, American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma County Bar Association. He has served on various committees including the Fee Grievance and Ethics Committee, and Family Law Section. Mr. Reneau helped form and was chairperson of the Solo and Small Firm Conference which has become one of the largest annual conferences of the Oklahoma Bar Association. He has been active in the community, having served on the Board of the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce, the Mid-Del 100, and as an alumnus of Leadership Midwest City and the Tinker Air Force Base COMSTAR program.

Family and Divorce Law

P.O. Box 701224, Tulsa, OK 74170

Sara M. Schmook is a Tulsa family-law attorney and the owner and senior attorney of The Schmook Law Firm. Accounting came before law: she earned an English degree at Oklahoma State University, obtained CPA status in 2003 and spent several years working in international accounting. Her decision to change professions followed a divorce and custody dispute of her own. The first person in her family to need a divorce, she entered the proceedings unfamiliar with the courts; her family helped her find an attorney for what became a years-long custody battle. She later left her accounting job for law school, intending to help others facing that process. In 2012, she earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa and opened her own office after graduation. Her work has included divorce and custody cases, guardianships, protective orders and estate planning. She also took part in the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Leadership Academy in 2019. Schmook met fellow attorney Shannon Brown in law school. Brown merged her solo practice into The Schmook Law Firm in October 2025 and is its managing attorney; associate attorney Madison Plumhoff joined in September 2024. The firm lists mediation and retirement account division among its services, alongside its divorce, support and custody work. Its Tulsa office is at 2930 South Yale Avenue, Suite B.

Family and Divorce Law

2118 S Atlanta Pl, Tulsa, OK 74114, USA

With real-world experience in oil and gas operations and law,.C-Suite leadership, employment law, complex commercial litigation, high-value tort matters, corporate governance, and cannabis operations, Mr. Wilkin brings a wealth of operational, industry specific and legal expertise to the mediation table. In his 25 years as an attorney, Mr. Wilkin has led numerous high stakes jury trials, countless mediations and arbitrations and led the negotiation, actualization and closing teams on multiple high value transactions, including a lead role in a $900MM divestiture. As an AV Preeminent (distinguished and notable) rated, peer recognized Super Lawyer, a national champion skydiver and military veteran, Mr. Wilkin approaches dispute resolutions with preparation, discipline, precision, and a commitment to success. Mr. Wilkin is licensed to practice law in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and the District of Columbia

Family and Divorce Law

10701 South Western Ave, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73170

Prior to joining Echols & Associates in March 2016, Kyle managed and operated his own law firm in Stillwater, Oklahoma where he practiced in the areas of family law, probate & estate planning, civil litigation, criminal, real estate, contracts, and personal injury. Kyle also serves as a qualified Guardian Ad Litem for children in domestic litigation cases. Kyle uses his years of experience in private practice to counsel individuals and help navigate through family law probate litigation. Kyle is an outstanding attorney that is a welcomed addition to Echols and Associates.

Family and Divorce Law

210 Park Avenue, Suite 1200, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Phillip J. Tucker is a highly accomplished family law attorney, who enjoys helping his clients resolve family challenges. Prior to joining Doerner in 2021, Phil practiced law for nearly 38 years as a founding partner at a law firm in Edmond, Oklahoma. Phil has been widely published and regularly presents locally and nationwide. His focus areas include adoption, ethics, paternity, habeas corpus/writ proceedings, guardianship, military law, guardian ad litem training, trial advocacy and law practice management. He is also a contributing author for the Oklahoma Bar Association's (OBA) FAMILY LAW PRACTICE MANUAL. He most recently presented an OBA CLE regarding guardian ad litem representation. Recognized for his experience in family law, Phil has been named to the annual Super Lawyers list multiple times. Locally, Phil received the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award for the best OBA Journal article as a co-recipient in 2020. He received the OBA’s Earl Sneed Award for outstanding CLE contributions as a co-recipient in 2011. The OBA also recognized Phil in 2003 as Oklahoma’s Outstanding Family Law Attorney. Through Phil’s dedication to giving back to the legal community, he serves on the OBA's Solo & Small Firm Conference Planning Committee, Military Assistance Task Force, and Legislative Over Site Committee. Phil has also been the technology liaison for the Section Leader’s Council and is an Oklahoma Bar Foundation Fellow. In addition, Phil was a Commissioner on the OBA's Professional Responsibility Commission (2017-2019). He has been an active member of the American Bar Association, Section of Family Law since 1995. He currently is a member on the Adoption, Law Practice Management/Technology, Assisted Reproduction Technology, Ethics, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Governmental Relations (former Chair), International Law and Military Law Committees (former Chair) and is a volunteer with both Operation Standby and Operation LAMP (Legal Assistance for Military Families). Phil was also an observer on the 2014 Uniform Law Commission Drafting Committee on Non-Parental Rights to Custody and Visitation.

Family and Divorce Law

Post Office Box 601, Edmond, OK 73083-0601