Mr. Doverspike has been affiliated with Pray Walker since 1975 and has concentrated his legal services in Business, Real Estate and Estate Planning for over 30 years. Mr. Doverspike has coordinated over 200 acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, management buy-outs, Employee Stock Ownership transactions (ESOP'S), tax advantaged mergers, consolidations, dissolutions and the sale of businesses in a variety of industries and service sectors throughout the United States.

A business law practice requires Mr. Doverspike to be well-versed in lending documentation, financing structures, real and personal property leasing, employment contracts, distributorship agreements, general contract drafting and other practice areas including real estate transactions, and government regulatory compliance.

Mr. Doverspike has organized hundreds of privately-held corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. He has also been involved in the development of S-corporations, tax advantaged limited partnerships, professional corporations and non-profit organizations. He has also coordinated several commercial real estate transactions including tax-free property exchanges, building leases, and the purchase and sale of commercial buildings, apartment complexes and condominium projects.

LEGAL AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Arts (1973)

University of Tulsa
Juris Doctorate (1976)

LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association:
• Chair of the Significant Legislation Committee of the RealProperty, Probate and Trust Section
• Member, Business Law Opinion Letters Committee

Oklahoma Bar Association:
• Member, Business Associations Section

Tulsa County Bar Association:
• Member, Legal Publications Committee
• Member, Corporate Council Section

Best Lawyers in America
• Inductee for Mergers & Acquisitions

Super Layers in Oklahoma
• Inductee for Mergers & Acquisitions/Business Law

Who's Who in American Law:
• Inductee for Corporate Lawyers in America.

Tulsa University School of Law
• Member, Continuing Legal Education Advisory Committee

LEGAL PUBLICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Mergers & Acquisitions - "Not All Takeovers Are Disasters." Tulsa World.
Mergers & Acquisitions - "Acquisitions - Name of the Game." Tulsa World .
Mergers & Acquisitions - "Corporate Mergers Becoming More Sophisticated." Tulsa Business Chronicle.
Featured guest on NBC television affiliate KJRH to discuss business start-up strategies.
Featured guest on CBS television affiliate KOTV to discuss procedures to avoid business failures.
Panelist for Southwest Business Institute's "Grow Oklahoma" Seminar on successful start-up business ventures.
Joint sponsor and speaker with the Enterprise Development Center of the University of Tulsa at regional symposium on "Starting, Buying or Expanding a Business."

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

Mr. Doverspike has represented a wide variety of industrial, commercial and service-oriented businesses including:

• International commercial heat treating company
• International materials testing lab facilities
• Steel manufacturing facility
• Hearing-aid manufacturer and distributor
• Sucker rod and industrial spring manufacturer
• Gas compressor manufacturing and fabrication facility
• Physician and Veterinary Clinics
• Dentists and Physicians
• Accounting Firms
• Wireline and beveled pipe manufacturing plant
• Commercial truck body fabricator and engineering facility
• Aviation products design and fabrication operation
• Industrial Lighting Systems
• Block, sheave and hook manufacturer
• Industrial heat exchanger design and manufacturer
• International bearings and seals manufacturer and distributor
• Chemical distribution company
• Medical goods and service industry businesses
• Regional re-insurance agencies
• National and State banking and finance institutions
• Real estate investors and investment entities

CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS