Steve Adams is a former Oklahoma District Court judge (1987 to 1993) and since 1993, has worked as a trial lawyer in complex civil litigation in state and federal courts and before regulatory bodies. Steve brings wide-ranging experience in civil matters, including class actions, energy, insurance, environmental law and commercial law.

A 1976 graduate of Oklahoma State University, Steve earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1979.

Steve currently serves as a member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Committee for Uniform Civil Jury Instructions and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Tulsa Port of Catoosa Port Authority. He is a former Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa College of Law where he taught evidence and pre-trial practice. Adams is the former chair of the Tulsa County Bar Association Litigation Section, a former governor of the Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors and a former member of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation Board of Trustees.

Ryan Pittman is a former landman who currently focuses his legal practice on energy law. Ryan’s practice includes a variety of oil and gas matters including catastrophic oil field events, surface and subsurface damages and contamination, lessor-lessee disputes, induced seismicity and earthquakes, midstream operations, regulatory issues, oilfield contracts, and operator and interest owner concerns.

A 2012 graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law, Ryan received numerous academic honors. He was a member of the Energy Law Journal senior staff, Order of the Curule chair and earned his J.D. with highest honors. Ryan currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Tulsa County Bar Association’s Energy and Mineral Law Section.