Ralph Schaefer
10/7/2007
Two Tulsa women attorneys were honored during the recent Women in Law Conference in Oklahoma City.Renee DeMoss and Phyllis Zimmerman were among five honored with the Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award during he annual meeting. Each year, all previous winners nominate and select the current year’s recipients. A plaque bearing their names is in the Oklahoma Bar Center in Oklahoma City. DeMoss, a shareholder at GableGotwals in Tulsa since 1984, has practiced law for 23 years. Her work is primarily in civil litigation, insurance, class action administration and professional liability. She also has been active with the Tulsa County Bar Association, serving as president, treasurer and vice president. In addition she has chaired various committees, including CLE, membership and lawyer referral. DeMoss also was 1995 chair of the Law Committee for which the TCBA won the American Bar Association Law Day Award. In addition, she received the Tulsa County Bar Association President’s Awards in 1993, 1999 and 2004. The Tulsa County Bar Foundation honored her as a President’s Award recipient in 2004, 2005 and 2006. She also served on various Oklahoma Bar Association committees and is the current Oklahoma Bar Foundation president-elect. In 1994, she was named the GableGotwals Volunteer of the year. Zimmerman, a long-time Tulsa attorney, focuses her practice emphasis on adoptions. She has helped at least 2,500 couples adopt children during her 45 years of practice. She received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Tulsa where she was named Outstanding Business Woman. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Zimmerman has served as chair of the OBA Real Property Section. She is a member of the Cherokee Tribe Bar Association, Tulsa Title and Probate Lawyers and Oklahoma Association of Women Lawyers and has served as president of that organization.
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