Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers

S. Thomas Adler II
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Tommy Adler was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He graduated from Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. He received his undergraduate degree in Public Relations/Journalism from the University of Oklahoma. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law with a focus on Constitutional Law. During law school, Mr. Adler was a legal intern with the Oklahoma City criminal defense firm of J.W. Coyle.

After graduation, Mr. Adler worked as a Public Defender in Oklahoma County in the felony trial division. He represented clients in over 1000 cases ranging from misdemeanors to murders. Mr. Adler assisted in the training of new lawyers at the Public Defender's office and drafted the still-used protocol manual for the appropriate and professional representation of clients. During his tenure as a Public Defender, Mr. Adler was successful in either securing a dismissal or winning a verdict of not guilty for his clients in nearly 90% of his cases that were called for jury trial.

Mr. Adler is a graduate of the Western Trial Advocacy Institute located in Laramie, WY where he studied criminal defense litigation under a host of the nation's most respected criminal defense trial lawyers. He has also attended post-graduate training at the Absolute Criminal Defense Litigator's Conference in Las Vegas, NV and has twice attended the Pat Williams Criminal Defense Institute sponsored by the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association.

Mr. Adler is married and enjoys traveling with his wife, golf, running, and OU sports. He also enjoys cooking, fishing, and spending time outdoors with his dog.

Tamra A. Spradlin
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Ms. Spradlin received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1989 and her Juris Doctorate Degree in 1992 from Oklahoma City University. While attending law school, she received awards including the Judge Tom Brett Criminal Law Award was recognized by the law school faculty as Outstanding Senior Student.  After graduation, she began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender with the Oklahoma County Public Defenders Office assigned to the felony trial division.  In 1997 she was transferred to the Capital Trial Division at the Public Defenders Office where she remained until she became the lead Criminal Defense Attorney at the law office of Atkins & Markoff. Ms. Spradlin was the 2002 recipient of the Clarence Darrow Award from the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for her work on capital cases. In addition to her work as an attorney, Ms. Spradlin founded the Friends With Four Paws Foundation, a non-profit rescue for dogs and cats who end up at the animal shelter.  Since 1998, FWFP has rescued approximately 1500 animals who would otherwise have been euthanized. 

Gina K. Walker
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Ms. Gina K. Walker is from Enid Oklahoma. Ms. Walker is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor�s degree in Business Administration in 1985 and a graduate of the Oklahoma City University Law School in 1993 with a Juris Doctorate. Ms. Walker graduated in the top ten percent of her law school class and was a member and Associate Research Editor of the Oklahoma City University Law School Law Review. Ms. Walker was the recipient of several legal scholarships, a member of the faculty honor roll, the recipient of the Law Review�s Editor in Chief�s Award for Outstanding Service, and the recipient of American Jurisprudence awards in Constitutional Law and Sales. Ms. Walker was an intern and young associate in a Norman, Oklahoma law firm until going to work for the Oklahoma County Public Defender�s Office in August, 1994.

As an attorney in the Public Defender�s office, Ms. Walker represented thousands of individuals charged with crimes ranging from capital murder to traffic tickets. In the Public Defender�s office Ms. Walker was promoted to a Team Leader position in February of 2000. In that position she worked a felony trial docket and supervised and trained young lawyers. In May of 2002, Ms. Walker was promoted to the Capital Trial Team where she remained for four years representing individuals facing the death penalty. Ms. Walker has given training presentations on a wide range of criminal law issues and has addressed a forensics class at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma, on issues relating to D.N.A. and ethics in forensic science.

Ms. Walker�s interests when not practicing law include reading, cooking, and enjoying anything involving the great outdoors.

Ms. Walker is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

Daniel Pines Markoff, Oklahoma Attorney
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Mr. Markoff was born and raised in Houston, Texas, received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law. He also studied Comparative Law at Oxford University, and Spanish at the Universidad de Valencia, in Valencia, Spain. While in law school, he was the recipient of the Raymond D. Naifeh Judicial Fellowship, and clerked for Oklahoma Country District Judge Eugene H. Mathews. Prior to his law career, Mr. Markoff worked on the 1988 Presidential Campaign as National Advance Staff, and as the Immigration Coordinator for the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program.

Mr. Markoff was one of the first lawyers in Oklahoma to represent women injured by silicone breast implants and the diet drug combination, Fen/Phen.  During those cases, and others, Mr. Markoff was interviewed by CNN, The CBS Evening News, Cosmopolitan Magazine and all major TV stations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.  He also represented and assisted Lynn Starks, who with the help of State Representative Leonard Sullivan, changed the laws regarding bunk bed construction statewide, nationwide and worldwide. 

Professional Affiliations include The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City University School of Law, Board of Directors, 1996-1998, Oklahoma City University School of Law Dean's Circle 2001 - present, Oklahoma County Bar Association. Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
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Jeffrey R. Atkins, Oklahoma Attorney
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Mr. Atkins is a native Oklahoman, born and raised in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. He received his undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Central Oklahoma where he was also a 4-year member of the golf team. He obtained his law degree from The University of Oklahoma College of Law. While in law school he received the American Jurisprudence Award for his academic excellence in Conflicts of Laws and Professional Responsibility.

Professional affiliations include: Association of Trial Lawyers of American, Oklahoma Bar Association and the William J. Holloway, Jr. American Inn of Court. Mr. Atkins is admitted to practice in all state and Federal Court Districts in Oklahoma.
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Barry R. Davis , Oklahoma Attorney
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Mr. Davis was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, received his undergraduate degree in 1971 from the University of Oklahoma and received his law degree from Oklahoma City University Law School in 1975. Mr. Davis has maintained a commercial and insurance trial practice in Oklahoma for thirty years. He is a certified mediator, trained by the American Arbitration Association, and has mediated and arbitrated over 1,000 cases.

Mr. Davis is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Oklahoma County Bar Association, and the Association of Attorney-Mediators. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association. He is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, the United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Mr. Davis has been married for 28 years and has 3 children. In addition to his work as an attorney Mr. Davis teaches an adult Sunday school class and sings in his church choir.