P. Gae Widdows
Practice Areas
All areas that involve families: Divorce, Custody, Paternity, Guardianships, Child Support, Mediation, Collaborative Divorce, Probate, Prenuptial Agreements, Trusts and Trust Litigation, Will contests and Appellate matters.
Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D. (1979) – Dean’s Honor Roll;
- Queens College, University of Cambridge, England (1978);
- University of Arkansas, BSBA Accounting (1976);
- President’s Honor Roll; and, Dean’s Honor Roll
Honors and Achievements
- Tulsa County Bar Association Award for Community Service
- Featured in Tulsa World August 30, 1998 “A ‘Neutral Ground’ Mediators Help Couples Avoid Meanness of Court Battles”
- CBS “48 Hours” “Surviving Divorce” mediated a filmed domestic divorce in litigation (aired December 1998)
- Presenter at Kenan- Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina Health and Welfare Plan Management Conference “Alternative Dispute Resolution- How to Take Litigation Expenses Out of Your Budget.”
- ADR- On approved panel to mediate for FDIC, American Health Association and Ford Motor Company since 1999
Published Cases
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation vs. Grand River Dam Authority and Brown Boveri, 720 P.2d 713 (Okla., 1986);
- Leroy vs. City of Coffeyville, 671 F. Supp. 23 (D. Kan., 1987);
- Leroy vs. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co., 695 F. Supp. 1120 (D. Kan., 1988);
- In Re: Wise Transportation, Inc., 148 B.R.52 (Bankr. N.D. Okla., 1992);
- In Re: Jacobs, 149 B.R. 983 (Bankr, N.D. Okla., 1993);
- First National Bank and Trust Co. of Vinita vs. Kissee, 859 P.2d 502 (Okla., 1993);
- In Re: Huddleston, 157 B.R. 35 (Bankr. N.D. Okla., 1993);
- Pruitt vs. State ex rel. Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Board of Review, 918 P.2d 80 (Okla. App. Div 4, 1996);
- In re Entrecap Intern., 232 B.R. 907, Bankr. E.D. Tex., 1999);
- Arehart vs. Arehart, 128 P.3d 1116 (Okla. Civ. App., 2005);
- Clark vs. Edens, 254 P.3d 672 (Okla., 2011);
- Belle Isle and James Brady v. Michael Brady and P. Gae Widdows, 12 OK CIV APP 99 (2012)
- Dowell V. Pletcher 304 P.3d 457 (2013)
- King vs. King, 2016 OK CIV APP 31
Professional Associations
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (Founding Member)
- Continuing Education Lecturer
- Tulsa County Bar Association
- Family Law Section
- Alternative Dispute Section
- Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section
- Creek County Bar Association
- Oklahoma Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Phi Delta Phi
- Bar Admissions
- Oklahoma Bar Association (1979)
- U.S. District Court of Oklahoma
- Northern District
- Eastern District Western District
- U.S. Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit
Fun Fact
Gae is also a gourmet chef and enjoys cooking creative culinary treats for her family and friends.