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KRISTEN L. BRIGHTMIRE
PARTNER / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Tulsa, Oklahoma
D: 918.591.5204
F: 918.925.5204
[email protected]
Williams Center Tower II
Two West Second Street
Suite 700
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103-3117
Kristen Brightmire was in-house employment counsel for CITGO Petroleum
and now brings clients her unique understanding of employment laws and
regulations, and how to counsel executives faced with litigation decisions.
Representing companies in the manufacturing, utility, retail, insurance, paper
and other industries, she quickly evaluates the legal risk and assesses the
company’s risk tolerance, staffing, the local legal environment, and more.
As a litigator, Kristen represents employers in defending against employment
claims including Title VII, FMLA, ADEA, ADA, FLSA, OADA, as well as state
law contract, tort and breach theories. In her transactional practice, Kristen
assists employers with severance agreements, RIF programs, employee
handbooks and policies, trade secret agreements, non-solicitation agreements
and employment contracts. Kristen also regularly trains and counsels
employers on issues such harassment, drug and alcohol testing, hiring, firing,
discipline, wage and hour issues, retaliation, discrimination and
accommodation.
Industries
Aerospace
Agriculture
Banking / Finance
Construction
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Professional Services
Public Trusts
Retail
Technology
Tribal Industries
Utilities-Public / Private
Practices
Arbitration / Mediation
Employment / Labor
Litigation
Assistant
Kimberly O'Brien
918.591.5213
[email protected]
Kristen was raised in a family of small business owners, learning about
individual responsibility and running a business. She was in private practice
with Doerner representing employers for over a decade before she left to join
CITGO. Each person being the sum of one’s experiences, Kristen strives to
bring those experiences to her practice – to understand each client’s needs
and provide counsel and communication in a way that allows that client to
make decisions that are best for its business.
Representative Experience
• Represented manufacturing company in obtaining favorable judgment
against plaintiff claiming his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act
were violated, which judgment was affirmed by the Tenth Circuit Court of
Appeals
• Represented manufacturing company in obtaining favorable judgment
against plaintiff claiming his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act
were violated, which judgment was affirmed by the Tenth Circuit Court of
Appeals
• Represented manufacturing company in defeating wage and hour class
action
• Represented national paper company in pattern and practice age
discrimination question before the Tenth Circuit
• Represents national retailers in a myriad of employment-related lawsuits in
Oklahoma and Arkansas federal courts
• Represented company in a dispute involving trade secrets and the doctrine
of inevitable disclosure
• Represented insurance company in successfully defending against claims of
breach of a stock purchase agreement and of an employment agreement
• Assist clients on negotiation of severance agreements
• Represents multiple utility companies in grievance arbitrations as well as
employment litigation
• Regularly train and counsel clients on day-to-day employee issues, e.g.,
complaints of sexual harassment, FMLA, wage and hour, drug and alcohol
testing, etc.
​Blogs
• www.okemploymentlaw.com
Professional, Community and Pro Bono Involvement
• American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Tulsa County Bar Association
• Tulsa Area Human Resources Association
• Undercroft Montessori School, Board of Directors, Chair of Policy
Committee, 2008-2014
Honors
• Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow, 2015
• Best Lawyers – 2017 Tulsa Litigation – Labor & Employment “Lawyer of the
Year”
• Listed in Best Lawyers for Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits
(ERISA) Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2010-2017
• Listed in Super Lawyers®, 2007, 2009-2017
• Selected as one of the Top 25 Women Attorneys for the State of Oklahoma
by Super Lawyers®, 2010-2011, 2013-2016
• Listed in Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, 2007-2008
• Chambers USA Leading Lawyer for Business: Labor & Employment, 20092016
• AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
Education
• J.D., with honors, University of Tulsa College of Law, 1990
• B.S., cum laude, Business Administration, University of Tulsa, 1987
Bar and Court Admissions
• Oklahoma, 1990
• United States District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1991
• United States District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1990
• United States District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1991
• United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1996
• United States District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1996
• United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, 1997
• United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit, 1990
• United States Supreme Court, 1999