Attorneys

 

E. Vance Winningham
E. Vance Winningham

Professional Credentials

  • Only Oklahoma immigration lawyer listed for more than 20 consecutive years in The Best Lawyers in America©.
  • Only Oklahoma immigration lawyer to receive the highest rating possible (AV) in both legal ability and ethics from Martindale-Hubbell for 25 consecutive years.
  • Member of the first Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Council (formerly American Immigration Law Foundation) based in Washington, D.C..
  • Founder of Oklahoma’s first U.S. Immigration, Nationality, and Consular Law Firm.
  • Founder and administrator of web based network of nationally prominent immigration lawyers (www.AmericanVisas.com).
  • Former Chairman of American Immigration Lawyers Association's (AILA) Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico Chapters.
  • Published numerous articles which include co-author of An Overview of Pathways to the Green Card.

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma.
  • Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Oklahoma State University.

 
 

Rance G. Stein

Professional Credentials

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America©.
  • Active member American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
  • Former AILA Texas Chapter Vice-President.
  • Former AILA Texas Chapter Treasurer.

Education

  • Bachelor of the Arts, Oklahoma East Central University.
  • Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma.

Community Activities

  • Active member USA Wrestling Board of Directors.
  • USA Wrestling Kids Cadet Chairperson.

 
 
Kelly Basey
Kelly K. Basey

Professional Credentials

  • Active member American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
  • Former Oklahoma County Assistant District Attorney.

Education

  • Bachelor of the Arts in Journalism and Spanish, Oklahoma State University.
  • Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma.

Community Activities

  • Distinguished Public Service Citation from the Oklahoma Psychological Association 2005.
  • Innovator of the Year Award for the Mental Health Task Force.
  • Citation of Appreciation from the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
  • Member of the Board of Directors for Girl Scouts.
  • Founding member of the Juliette Low Society.
  • Taught emergency survival Spanish courses for the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office.

Professional Biography

Kelly Basey completed undergraduate degrees in Spanish and Journalism at Oklahoma State University in 1988. She then lived in Madrid, Spain, where she taught International Business English for two years. Upon returning to the United States, Mrs. Basey attended the University of Oklahoma School of Law, and graduated with honors in 1995. For 12 years, she served the citizens of Oklahoma as an Assistant District Attorney in Oklahoma County. For six of those years, Mrs. Basey led the Drug Court program, which grew from 120 participants to over 350 participants in that time. She also founded and chaired the Task Force for the creation of the Oklahoma County Mental Health Court, the sixth such court in the United States. These courts were instituted to take the circumstances of substance addicts and the mentally ill into special consideration throughout their judicial proceedings.

Mrs. Basey served on the respective Advisory Boards of both the Drug Court and the Mental Health Court, and volunteered her time to teach emergency survival Spanish courses for the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office. She has been a frequent speaker for Continuing Legal Education, Oklahoma Bar Association Lawyers in the Classroom, Mental Health Conferences, Judicial Conferences, Legislative Committees, the Latino Community Development Agency, and various middle schools and high schools across the state.
 


Ken R. Feagins

KEN FEAGINS is Of Counsel in the firm’s Oklahoma City office. Mr. Feagins’ Practice Areas and Related Legal Services include:

  • Immigration, Naturalization, and Consular Law
  • Employment-related Immigration Law, including Export Compliance and Employer Sanctions ("Deemed Exports" under EAR & ITAR)
  • Public and Private Employment Practices and Procedures Consultation and Litigation

Professional Credentials

  • Licensed in Oklahoma and Texas
  • Admitted: U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma ; and, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • Former Chair of the Oklahoma State Department of Health Ethical Practices Committee
  • Former Director of the Oklahoma State Department of Health Office of Accountability Systems
  • Former Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Oklahoma State Department of Health

Professional Affiliations:

  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas
  • American Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Lawyers Association
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA")
  • Oklahoma Employment Lawyers Association (OELA")
  • Oklahoma Lawyers for Children ("OLFC")

Education

  • LL.M., Columbia Law School
  • Juris Doctor, Vanderbilt Law School
  • Bachelor of Liberal Studies, University of Oklahoma

Professional and Personal Biography

Mr. Feagins completed his undergraduate degree in Liberal Studies at the University of Oklahoma where he was active in student government and served as Chair of OU Dads’ Day on the Campus Activities Council. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Vanderbilt Law School where he gained a deep appreciation for the importance of the Rule of Law in a democracy. During law school, he served as Vice-President of the Vanderbilt Bar Association and as a member of the Honor Council. After graduating from Vanderbilt, he returned to Dallas and worked for two years as an associate at a major Dallas law firm before resuming legal studies at Columbia Law School in New York City where he earned a Masters of Law ( LL.M.) degree. He was the first LL.M. student to serve as an editor on the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. After successfully completing the LL.M. degree, Mr. Feagins returned to Dallas for a brief period before resuming private practice for eight years in Norman, Oklahoma.

Mr. Feagins enjoys spending free time with family and friends, playing with his two labs, Abe & Will, riding horses & Harleys, travelling, and hunting.