D. Faith Orlowski has practiced law in Tulsa since 1978. Her practice concentrates on oil and gas, real property, and estate planning. She has extensive experience in all phases of land and title matters, oil and gas acquisitions and divestitures, general corporate and business planning and elder law/ estate planning/ probate/ guardianships. She has served as lead and local counsel in major acquisitions and multi-bank financing projects.

She has been a member of the board of directors for the Oklahoma Bar Association Real Property Section and chaired the Section in 2000-2001. She is a frequent national and regional lecturer on oil and gas, real property, Indian land law, and estate planning topics. In another important area of her practice, Ms. Orlowski represents clients in complex and contested probate matters, administration and resolution of trust issues as well as estates that include Native American lands and oil and gas production.

Practice Areas:

• Oil and Gas Law and Acquisitions
• Oil and Gas Contracts and Title
• Commercial Real Estate
• Trusts and Estates
• Probate / Guardianship
• Native American Law

Professional Associations:

• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Chair – Real Property Section (2001)
• Real Property Board of Directors (1997 – 2004)
• Active Member of the Oklahoma Title Examinations Standards Committee (1996 to current)
• Chair, Co-Chair – Women in Law Committee (1997-2000; 2003-2007)
• Rules and Bylaws Committee (2002, 2006, 2007 and 2009)
• Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee (2006 – 2009)
• Fellow (2006 – current)
• Tulsa County Bar Association
• Director-At-Large (2005-2006)
• Secretary (2001-2002)
• Vice-President (2009-2010)
• Library Trustee (2000-2002) and (2007-2009)
• Co-Chair – Law Day (2002)
• Chair – Tulsa Animal Law Committee (2001 – current)
• Editor – Tulsa Lawyer (1986-1987) and (1999-2000)
• Delegate to Oklahoma Bar Association (2001-2009)
• Tulsa Title and Probate Lawyers (2000 – current)
• Tulsa County Bar Foundation, Charter Fellow
• Hudson-Hall-Wheaton Inns of Court (Barrister – 2004 to 2006); (Master – 2007 to current)
• National and Tulsa Association of Lease and Title Analysts – 1994 to current
• American and Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen – 1985 to current
• National and Sooner Association of Division Order Analysts – 1994 to current
• Member, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law

Education and Honors:

• University of Texas (B.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences, with highest honors, 1975; J.D. 1978)
• Member, Phi Beta Kappa
• Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Director, Texas International Law Journal (1977 – 1978)

Bar Admissions:

• Oklahoma (1978)
• Texas (2000)
• United States District Court, Northern and Eastern District of Oklahoma

Legal and Professional Publications:

• Texas International Law Journal – Associate Editor (1977-1978)
• Oklahoma Indian Titles, 29 TULSA L. REV. 361 (1993)
• Affidavits of Death and Heirship – Oklahoma Style, NALTA News, July 2003
• Oklahoma Trusts and Title Issues, LANDMAN, September/October 2007

Selected Presentations and Papers:

• “The Ethics of Title Opinions” – NADOA Annual Institute – San Diego, Calif, Oct. 9, 2008
• “Oh How Do I Cloud Title? Let Me Count the Ways” – OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference – Tanglewood Resort, Lake Texoma – June 22, 2007
• “Pet Project – The Only Property That Will Miss You When You Are Gone” – OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference – Tanglewood Resort, Lake Texoma – June 23, 2007
• “Wellbores and Severances: Problems Associated With Limited Leaseholds” – NALTA 2006 Annual Convention – New Orleans, Louisiana – September 13, 2006
• “Ethics – A Practical Approach. Covenants Not to Compete and Employment Agreements” – NADOA 2006 Annual Institute – St. Louis, Missouri – September 21, 2006
• “Oklahoma Title Examination Standards and Other Helpful Things 2005” – TAPL Annual Seminar – Tulsa, Oklahoma – April 21, 2005
• “Indexing/Title Opinions/Curative: How They all Work Together” – TALTA 2005 Educational Seminar – Tulsa, Oklahoma – June 23, 2005
• “Things that Happen After Everyone is in Pay – Death, Divorce and Other Fun Things” – SADOA Educational Seminar – Tulsa, Oklahoma – July 21, 2005
• “Title Opinions: Pitfalls and Curative” – NALTA Annual Convention – San Diego, California – October 13, 2005
• “Lease/Assignment Clauses and Title Opinions: Points of Interest from an Accounting Point of View” – PASO Tulsa Education Day 2005 – Tulsa, Oklahoma – November 10, 2005
• “Real Estate Forms” for 1995 and 2001 and 2005 Form Book, Oklahoma Bar Association
• “Oklahoma Title Examination Standards and Other Helpful Things – Curing What Ails Ya’ in 2004” – NALTA Annual Convention – Austin, Texas – September 23, 2004
• “Oklahoma Indian Land Law – Not the Same Old Dirt 2003” – NALTA 2003 Annual Convention – Albuquerque, New Mexico – October 10, 2003
• “2003 Oklahoma Title Examination Standards Update and Other Useful Information” – NADOA Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah – September, 2003
• “Oklahoma Boundary Law and Landowner Disputes” – PESI – Tulsa – February 21, 2002
• “Lease Termination Problems” – NALTA Annual Conference – Lake Tahoe, Nevada – October 18 and 19, 2002
• “2002 Oklahoma Title Examination Standards Update” – Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen – December 9, 2002
• “Update of the Oklahoma Title Examination Standards”, Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen – March 12, 2001
• “Senate Bill 168” – Dalworth Association of Division Order Analysts – April 24, 2001
• “Busted! Title Curative and How Much Do You Really Need to Do? Pesky Title Problems and Ways to Fix Them (Or at Lease Minimize the Risk of Loss)” – NALTA 2001 Annual Convention, October 17-19, 2001, Tulsa
• “Affidavits – If You Are Going To Swear, Make It Count” and “Is Your Right-of-Way Wrong?” – National Association of Lease & Title Analysts, San Antonio, Texas – National Convention – September 16, 1999
• “Oklahoma Indian Land Law” – Oklahoma City Petroleum Landmen Association, Oklahoma City, February 2, 1998
• “Acquisitions and Divestitures of Oil and Gas Properties” – Sooner Association of Division Order Analysts, Tulsa, June 24, 1998, and September 28, 1993
• “The Commercial Real Estate Transaction – The Closing” – Oklahoma Bar Association, Tulsa, November 14, 1997 and Oklahoma City, November 21, 1997
• “Split Interests, IRA’s and Retirement Charitable Planning” – Organizer and Moderator for Estate Planning and Planned Giving Seminar sponsored by the Eastern Oklahoma Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation offered to Attorneys and CPAs in Tulsa, October 26, 1996
• “Title Examination 1992” – Moderator and Seminar Organizer, University of Tulsa, April 3, 1992

Professional/Civic Awards:

• Paragon Award Winner – 1999
• OBA Earl Sneed Award – 2002
• OBA Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award – 2002
• TCBA President’s Award – 1999, 2002 and 2006
• TCBA Torchbearer for Women in the Law – 2002
• TCBA Golden Rule Award – 2004
• SADOA Lifetime Achievement Award – 2008
• NADOA Education Award – 2006
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated