State: Oklahoma

Three Cordell & Cordell Oklahoma divorce attorneys were recently named 2018 Oklahoma Rising Stars in the family law practice area by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service of outstanding lawyers.

Five Cordell & Cordell Oklahoma attorneys were recently selected as 2017 Oklahoma Rising Stars for family law attorneys by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. 

Three Cordell & Cordell Oklahoma attorneys have been selected to the 2016 Oklahoma Rising Stars list for family law attorneys by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. 

Three Cordell & Cordell Oklahoma attorneys were recently selected to the 2015 Oklahoma Rising Stars list for family law attorneys by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business.

Brad Cunningham and Christian Barnard (Tulsa) and Heath Davis (Oklahoma City) were each named to the list. Cunningham was selected for the third consecutive year while Davis made it for the second year in a row and Barnard earned the distinction for the first time. 

Five Cordell & Cordell attorneys were recently recognized as Rising Stars in the family law practice area by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service of outstanding lawyers.

Brad Cunningham and Heath Davis were recognized as Oklahoma Rising Stars, and Brittany Brown, Cherlyn Crosby-Herberts and Shawn Riley were awarded the Missouri and Kansas Rising Stars designation.

Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

For Mr. Cunningham, the award marks his fourth time being recognized by Super Lawyers. Mr. Riley was named a Rising Star in 2013 and Mr. Davis, Ms. Brown, and Ms. Crosby-Herberts each received their first Rising Star award.

The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

Lawyers are asked to nominate the best attorneys who are 40 years old or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. They are instructed to nominate lawyers they have personally observed in action — whether as opposing counsel or co-counsel, or through other firsthand courtroom observation.

Cordell & Cordell Tulsa attorney Brad K. Cunningham was selected to the 2013 Oklahoma Rising Stars list for family law attorneys. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Mr. Cunningham previously was named a Texas Rising Star in 2008 and 2009. Mr. Cunningham exclusively practices family law at Cordell & Cordell, the nation’s largest men’s divorce law firm with 76 offices in 27 states, including locations in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

Lawyers are asked to nominate the best attorneys who are 40 years old or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. They are instructed to nominate lawyers they have personally observed in action — whether as opposing counsel or co-counsel, or through other firsthand courtroom observation.