Phil K. Thompson

Phil K. Thompson was born in Southwest City, Missouri, on October 5, 1947. Mr. Thompson graduated from Southwest Missouri State University in 1969 with a B.S. in business, and from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1972 with a J.D.

Mr. Thompson served as a Judge of the Court of Appeals, Temporary Division No. 27, from 1981-1986; Member of the Oklahoma Title Standards Committee; served on the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility Tribunal from 1995-1999; and represented the City of Jay, Oklahoma, for 35 years. He has been rated AV Preeminent since 1986 for his professional excellence.

Thompson’s practice areas include banking, real estate, probate and estate planning. Phil has represented Grand Savings Bank, The Corner Stone Bank, Arvest Bank, Grand River Abstract & Title Company and Delaware County Abstract.

Thompson spends his free time golfing and fishing Grand Lake, where he lives with his wife of 50 years, Gretchen. The pair have two children, and four grandchildren.

Tommy R. Dyer, Jr.

Tommy R. Dyer, Jr., was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on March 27, 1965. Tommy graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1987 with a B.S. in Agricultural Economics and Accounting, and from the University of Tulsa School of Law in 1990 with honors.

In law school, Tommy served as a member of the Energy Law Journal and was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts, Appellate Advocacy, Civil Procedure, Real Estate Finance, Commercial Law and Taxation of Corporations, and Shareholders. Tommy has been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant since 1992 (inactive).

Tommy is the 2021 Chairman of the Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners having served the Board since 2002 and has been selected to Oklahoma’s Super Lawyers.  

Tommy focuses his practice on banking, real estate, civil litigation, probate, and estate planning and has represented clients throughout Northeast Oklahoma including First National Bank of Vinita, Grand Savings Bank, Cornerstone Bank, Bank of Gravett, Arvest Bank, Bank of Grand Lake, BancFirst, numerous Grand Lake developers and homeowners associations, the Town of Inola, the City of Jay, various rural water districts and thousands of individuals.

Tommy and his wife, Kim, love the outdoors and enjoy spending time at the lake or in the mountains of Creede, Colorado. Tommy and Kim are members of The Porch Church in Inola, Oklahoma, and have a daughter, Kambrie.

John W. Thomas

John W. Thomas was born in Longview, Texas, on October 7, 1977. Mr. Thomas graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 2001 with a B.S. degree in The American Legal Process. After graduating from West Point, John served five years on active duty and is a veteran of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. While in the Army, he earned a Masters in Human Resources Management from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. John served one tour in Iraq and earned a Combat Action Badge, among other awards.

After leaving active duty in 2006, John attended the University of Tulsa College of Law and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 2009.

Mr. Thomas is on the Board of Directors for Bridges of Hope in Delaware County, Oklahoma, and serves on the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Military Assistance Committee.

John specializes in Probate, Real Estate, Criminal, and general Civil law, and is the attorney for the City of Jay, Oklahoma.

His hobbies include fishing, hunting, classic cars and OU football.

Randall Vaughan

Having developed a successful high school speech and debate program, Mr. Vaughan left education to pursue a career as a trial lawyer. Mr. Vaughan has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts, and written legal briefs and presented oral arguments at the appellate level. He has also served as an advocate for clients in private arbitrations. As a counselor, he assists clients in developing strategies in advance of litigation. His wide experience as a business lawyer enables him to provide advice in matters involving bankruptcy, banking, contracts, real estate, and estate planning.

LEGAL PUBLICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Martin, Fellows, Smith Outstanding Student Award, University of Tulsa College of Law
• Robert C. Butler, Jr., Award for Best Publication, University of Tulsa College of Law
• “Tax Issues of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Awards,” 19 Tulsa Law Journal 703 (1984)
• “Employee Termination for Wage Garnishment or Child Support Income Assignments,” 59 Oklahoma Bar Journal 1425 (May 28, 1988).

Christianna L. Wright

Christianna Lincoln Wright was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1968. She graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois in 1986; received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University Chicago in 1991 with a BA in English and a secondary teaching certificate; and graduated from The University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1997. In law school, Mrs. Wright served as a member of the American Indian Law Review.

After law school Mrs. Wright and her husband, fellow lawyer, Kenny Wright, moved to Grove, and started Wright & Wright, Attorneys at Law, in 1997. She spent ten years serving as the public defender for Delaware and Ottawa County through a private contract with the State. Mrs. Wright also assisted in starting the Delaware and Ottawa County Drug Court Programs during this time. In 2008, Kenny Wright became an assistant district attorney and Mrs. Wright became a solo practitioner concentrating in the area of family law.

Mrs. Wright joined the firm in the Spring of 2017. Her areas of practice are family law, including: divorces, child custody, child support, custody and support modifications, adult and minor guardianships, and adoptions. She is licensed to practice not only in Oklahoma, but in several tribal courts. She represents clients in cases that involve Indian Children, and has attended numerous trainings and conferences on the Indian Child Welfare Act, including the new federal regulations.

Mrs. Wright chaired the 2009 Grove School Bond Committee. She is a runner and mentor with Kickin’ Asphalt, and ran her first marathon (26.2 miles) in 2015. She serves on the Kickin’ Asphalt Board, Grove Y Board, Grove Rotary Board, Grow with Grove Steering Committee, Grand Lake Communities Foundation, and the Grove Integris Hospital Board. She was Grove Rotary President in 2016/2017. She is an active parishioner at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, chaired their building fund capital campaign, and teaches religious education classes. She and her husband, District Attorney Kenny Wright, are the proud parents of two young men that attend Grove High School.

Clayton M. Baker

Clayton M. Baker, was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on March 24, 1989. Mr. Baker graduated from Midwestern State University in 2011 with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and Political Science, and from the University of Tulsa School of Law in 2015 with a J.D., with honors.

In law school, Mr. Baker served as president of the Student Bar Association, vice president of the Board of Advocates, and magister for Rogers Inn of Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Society. Additionally, Mr. Baker was inducted into the Order of Barristers and was awarded the CALI Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law II. Mr. Baker currently serves on the board for the Oklahoma Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, the University of Tulsa College of Law Alumni Board, and is the president of the Delaware County Bar Association.

Mr. Baker’s practice areas include banking, civil litigation, real estate, probate and estate planning. Mr. Baker has represented clients throughout Northeast Oklahoma, and regularly practices in Delaware, Ottawa, Craig, and Mayes counties.

Clayton and his wife, Joanna, love spending time outdoors and with family. Clayton and Joanna are members of Three Rivers Presbyterian Church in Grove, Oklahoma, where they enjoy teaching Sunday school and coordinating Financial Peace University. They are also the proud parents of two beautiful little girls, Gentry and Everly.

Kenny Wright

Mr. Wright was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma at Saint Francis Hospital. He graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 1988; received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Oklahoma in 1992; and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1996. He is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation.

After working briefly for a small firm in Northeast Oklahoma, Mr. Wright and his wife, Christy, founded Wright & Wright, Attorneys at Law in 1997. His practice focused on criminal defense. Mr. Wright’s commitment to his clients and in-court litigation skills allowed him to obtain not guilty verdicts at jury trial for crimes ranging from 1^st Degree Murder to Public Intoxication. At one point, he won 9 felony jury trials in a row. Mr. Wright also helped start the Delaware and Ottawa County Drug Court Programs during this time.

In 2008 he joined the District Attorney’s Office for Delaware and Ottawa Counties as an Assistant District Attorney. His responsibilities included the prosecution of all types of crimes focusing on major violent crimes and narcotics and advising and representing all county officers and employees in Delaware and Ottawa Counties. January 5, 2015, Mr. Wright took office as the elected District Attorney for Delaware and Ottawa Counties where he served two four-year terms. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association and was the Chairman of the District Attorneys Council Technology Committee.

In January 2023, Mr. Wright joined Davis & Thompson focusing his practice on criminal defense and civil litigation.

Mr. Wright is a member of Leadership Oklahoma, Class XXVIII. Mr. Wright is on the board of directors for the Grove Education Foundation For Excellence and has also served as a member and clerk of the Grove Public Schools Board of Education and treasurer of the Grand Lake Arts and Humanities Council. While at the University of Oklahoma, Mr. Wright was a member of the RUF/NEKS, the oldest male spirit organization in the country. Mr. Wright is married to fellow Davis & Thompson attorney, Christy Wright, and they have two adult sons, Kenny and Lincoln.

Cherlyn Gelinas

Cherlyn Gelinas was born in Independence, Missouri on October 4, 1970. Mrs. Gelinas graduated from Fairland High School in 1989 in the top ten of her graduating class. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Ashford University in 2013 with a B.S. in Organizational Management, and from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2019 with a J.D.

In law school, Mrs. Gelinas participated in the Trial Skills Competition qualifying for the Trial Skills Class and was selected for the Solo Practice Clinic. During law school, Mrs. Gelinas received her Licensed Legal Intern and was selected for an internship with the District Attorney in the 13^th Judicial District where she stayed on as an Assistance District Attorney until December 2022 handling a variety of cases.

Mrs. Gelinas' practice areas include family law, probate, and civil litigation.

Cherlyn and her husband, Joe, enjoy spending time outdoors, traveling, and attending their son's sporting events. Cherlyn and Joe are members of the Church of the Shepherd in Grove, Oklahoma and have five children between them.

Bryce Lair

Bryce Lair was born in 1973 in Vinita, Oklahoma. Mr. Lair graduated from Vinita High School in 1992. He attended the University of Oklahoma for undergraduate studies and received a BA in Political Science in 1996. After a brief stint in the US Army, Mr. Lair attended the University of Arkansas School of Law where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in May of 2000 and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in September of the same year.

After spending 5 years in general private practice at Ward and Lair in Vinita he was hired by then District Attorney Eddie Wyant for the 13^th DAs Office as an Assistant District Attorney handling general felony and misdemeanor prosecutions for Delaware and Ottawa Counties until the end of 2010. In 2011 Mr. Lair then did a stint as First Assistant District Attorney in the 12^th District Attorney’s Office before reentering private practice in 2014 and moving to Texas to practice law there for four years as a criminal defense attorney, working both solo and with criminal defense firms.

In 2018 he was recruited by then District Attorney Kenny Wright to come back to the 13^th District Attorney’s Office for Oklahoma to run the Ottawa County office in Miami before eventually being named as First Assistant District Attorney over both Ottawa and Delaware Counties until he landed with Davis and Thompson at the beginning of 2023.

During his criminal law practice, both as a state prosecutor and defense attorney, Mr. Lair has handled several thousand misdemeanor cases, including, but not limited to, DUI, Domestic Assaults, and simple drug possession. He has also handled over a thousand felony cases, including but not limited to; Murder, Manslaughter, Rape, Drug Trafficking and Distribution, Burglary, Armed Robbery, Felony DUI, Embezzlement, and most other felony offenses listed in Oklahoma Statutes. Mr. Lair has also handled many thousands of probation violation cases filed as motions to accelerate deferred and revoke suspended sentences for both misdemeanors and felonies. Mr. Lair was also tasked with training and advising other Assistant DAs and support staff while acting as First Assistant DA in the 12th and 13th DA’s Offices.