Stephen W. Ray, the new president and managing partner of Hall Estill law firm.
Hall Estill, a law firm with offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver and northwest Arkansas, has named Stephen W. Ray its new president and managing partner.
Ray will be the fifth managing partner in the firm’s 56-year history. He suceeds managing partner Mike Cooke, who is retiring after 20 years.
Ray will continue serving clients primarily in the business and tax sectors, specifically dealing in business organizations and transactions, commercial finance, health care, executive compensation and securities, as well as trust and estate work. He has been with the firm since 1992.
Ray also has been recognized as an “Oklahoma Super Lawyer” in business and corporate law and is listed in Best Lawyers in America in corporate governance law, corporate compliance law, mergers and acquisitions law, securities and capital markets law and securities regulation.
He earned his law degree in 1982 from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Oklahoma in 1979.
In addition, Sarah Hansel and Steve Soulé have joined Hall Estill’s executive committee, while Sarah Miller, Moira Watson and Ken Williams have all been elected to Hall Estill’s board of directors.
Hansel focuses her areas of practice in the corporate and commercial and intellectual property sectors.
Soulé, serving for the second time on that committee, specializes in bankruptcy litigation and transactions, workouts, reorganizations, and creditor’s rights. He also handles general business and commercial transactions for clients.
Miller joined the firm’s energy and natural resources practice group in 2017. Her current practice is focused on commercial contracting primarily in the energy industry.
Watson joined Hall Estill in 2016 and practices primarily in the banking and commercial finance area.
Williams is a 40-year business defense attorney with expertise in environmental, municipal law, natural resources, real estate and renewable energy law.
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