Laura H. McConnell-Corbyn

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Biography

Laura is a seasoned, established trial lawyer with nearly 40 years of experience. She advises and defends corporate clients and high-net-worth individuals on a range of issues including complex, high-value commercial and domestic litigation, labor and employment disputes, property division, and all facets of family law, including changes to estate planning and prenuptial agreements. She also meets the needs of clients who have complicated and closely-held business structures and guides them through corporate and tax issues, particularly those involving separation or divorce actions.

Laura is a reliable advocate who works to meet her clients’ needs through mediation, arbitration, settlement, and if needed, in trial. She has extensive experience in both state and federal courts and ensures to understand all facets of a dispute so she can protect each client’s best interests.

Court Admissions

U.S. District Courts of Western, Eastern, and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Licensed In

Oklahoma

Education

J.D. University of Oklahoma College of Law

B.S. Oklahoma Baptist University

Memberships

Oklahoma County Bar Association, Chair, Family Law Section 2024-2025
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow); Oklahoma Chapter (Former President)
American Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Oklahoma Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Leadership Oklahoma, Class XVI, Lifetime Member

Achievements

WovenLife, 501(c)(3), Board Member of the Year 2024
The Best Lawyers in America®, Family Law (2003-2024, 2025)
Best Lawyers® Oklahoma City, Family Law, Lawyer of the Year (2014-2019, 2024)
Benchmark Top Business Litigators (2024)
Oklahoma Super Lawyers – Top Ten Attorneys in Oklahoma (2023, 2024), Top 25 Female (2006- 2024), Top 50 Attorneys (2009-2024), Family Law
Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers (2018-2024)
Oklahoma Bar Association William G. Paul Oklahoma Justice Award Recipient (2010)
Oklahoma Bar Association Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award Recipient (2010)
Profile in Excellence, Oklahoma Baptist University (2010)
Cross and Flame Award, United Methodist Men for Service to Youth of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church
COALA Attorney of the Year (2007)
Leadership in Law Award, The Journal Record (2006)

Publications

Walters v. Walters, __ P.3d ___ (OK App. 2024)
Fitzpatrick v. Fitzpatrick, 2023 OK 81, 533 P.3d 81
Dancer v. Dancer, 2022 OK CIV APP 25, 513 P.3d 569
The Margaret Blair Trust v. Blair, 2016 OK CIV APP 47, 378 P.3d 65
Starcevich v. Starcevich, 2014 OK CIV APP 100, 352 P.3d 1250
Redmond v. Cauthen, 2009 OK CIV APP 46, 211 P.3d 233
Kerby v. Kerby, 2007 OK 35, 164 P.3d 1049
Kerby v. Kerby, 2007 OK 36, 164 P.3d 1053
Smith v. Smith, 2003 OK CIV APP 28, 67 P.3d 351
Myers v. Lashley, 2002 OK 4, 44 P.3d 553
In the Matter of the Adoption of CDM, 2001 OK 103, 39 P.3d 802
Dorn v. Heritage Trust Co., 2001 OK CIV APP 64, 24 P.3d 886
Smith v. Speligene, 1999 OK CIV APP 95, 990 P.2d 312
Horton v. State of Oklahoma, 1996 OK 137, 915 P.2d 352
deSilva v. Pitts, 481 F.3d 1279 (10th Cir. 2007)
Robinson v. City of Edmond, 160 F.3d 1275 (10th Cir. 1998)
Robinson v. City of Edmond, 68 F.3d 1226 (10th Cir. 1995)
Crysco Oilfield Services, Inc. v. Hutchinson-Hayes International, 913 F.2d 850 (10th Cir. 1990)

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