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Tel: 405-238-1000
Fax: 405-238-1001
Email: brett.agee@gaclawyers.com

101 E. Grant Ave.
P.O. Box 10
Pauls Valley, OK 73075

Brett Agee

Shareholder

Brett has practiced law with the firm since his graduation from law school in 1988. He has tried cases in Colorado and various counties in Oklahoma. Brett's community involvement includes past or present service as a board member of the Pauls Valley Planning and Zoning Commission, Pauls Valley Public Schools, Pauls Valley Rotary Club, Main Street Pauls Valley, and the Pauls Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Brett is also a member and former director of the Oklahoma Association for Justice, which presented him with the Member of the Year Award in 2005. Brett has taught continuing legal education courses for lawyers on the subject of civil procedure and developments in tort law.

In 2015, Brett was recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as a "Top Rated Lawyer in Litigation."

  • Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
  • Insurance
  • General Litigation
  • Appellate Practice
  • Employment Law
  • Construction Law

University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Accountancy, 1985
Juris Doctor, 1988

Oklahoma, 1988
Colorado, 1996
Texas, 2016

Admitted to Practice Before:

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
All U.S. District Courts in Oklahoma
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
All U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Oklahoma
All State Courts in Oklahoma
All State Courts in Colorado
All State Courts in Texas

Garvin County Bar Association: Member, 1988–present; President, 1995

Oklahoma Bar Association: Member, 1988–present; Civil Procedure Committee, 2005‑2012

Oklahoma Association for Justice: Member, 1993–present; Advisory Director, 1996; Director, 2004‑2007

State Bar of Texas: Member, 2016‑present

Author, "Fraudulent Transfers of Real Property: A Creditor's Guide to Actions Under Bankruptcy Law and the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, Spring 1989.

Author, "Technology for Trial Lawyers," The Advocate, published quarterly by the Oklahoma Association for Justice

Tel: 405-238-1000
Fax: 405-238-1001
Email: james.carlton@gaclawyers.com

101 E. Grant Ave.
P.O. Box 10
Pauls Valley, OK 73075

James W. Carlton, Jr.

Shareholder

James (Jay) has practiced law with the firm since his graduation from law school in 1988. Jay is a Certified Public Accountant whose law practice focuses on estate planning, probates, and real estate matters, oil and gas transactions, and municipal law. Jay frequently teaches continuing education courses in these areas (from basic to advanced topics) for lawyers and accountants.

  • Real Estate Property
  • Probate/Estate Administration
  • Estate Planning
  • Tax
  • Municipal
  • Corporate/Business Entity

University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Accountancy, 1985
Juris Doctor, 1988

Oklahoma, 1988

Admitted to Practice Before:

United States Supreme Court
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
All U.S. District Courts in Oklahoma
All State Courts in Oklahoma

Garvin County Bar Association: Member, 1988–Present; President, 1994

Oklahoma Bar Association: Member, 1988–Present

Order of the Coif
Oklahoma Law Review

Tel: 405-238-1000
Fax: 405-238-1001
Email: connor.kohlscheen@gaclawyers.com

101 E. Grant Ave.
P.O. Box 10
Pauls Valley, OK 73075

Connor Kohlscheen

Associate

Connor Kohlscheen is an Associate with Garvin Agee Carlton, P.C. whose practice focuses primarily on civil litigation. Connor is also an Army JAG Reserve Officer, and has experience interning with the legal counsel division of the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General, Tinker Air Force Base JAG office, Norman Municipal Court, and consumer protection division of the Nebraska Office of the Attorney General. His practice includes drafting memorandums and briefs with Oklahoma state courts and the Federal courts of Oklahoma. Additionally, Connor works with all issues of civil litigation including drafting motions and handling issues of discovery. Connor is from Norman, OK, graduating from Norman North High School in 2011. He played college baseball at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee.

Connor is a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and is assigned to the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, where he prosecutes and defends violations of the military code in courts martial. Currently, Connor is on active military duty and on leave from Garvin Agee Carlton.

Civil Litigation

University of Oklahoma
College of Law, 2018

Freed-Hardeman University
B.A., 2015

Oklahoma, 2018

Admitted to Practice Before:

All State Courts in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Bar Association: Member, 2018-Present

Garvin County Bar Association: Member, 2018-Present

Oklahoma Association for Justice: Member, 2018-Present

U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General Corps, Lieutenant

Tel: 405-238-1000
Fax: 405-238-1001
Email: paul.tortorici@gaclawyers.com

101 E. Grant Ave.
P.O. Box 10
Pauls Valley, OK 73075

Paul Tortorici

Associate

Paul is a 2019 graduate of OU Law and began practicing with the firm later that year. Paul’s primary areas of practice include estate planning and real estate transactions, as well as corporate formation, transactions, and maintenance. He also assists in many areas of litigation. While in law school, Paul served as an Assistant Managing Editor on the Oklahoma Law Review and 3L Treasurer for the Student Bar Association. In his spare time, Paul enjoys cooking, exercising, and exploring new restaurants.

University of Oklahoma
Juris Doctor, 2019

University of Tulsa
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance, 2016

Oklahoma, 2019

Texas, 2020

Admitted to Practice Before:

All State Courts in Oklahoma

All State Court in Texas

Garvin County Bar Association: Member, 2020-present

Oklahoma Bar Association: Member, 2019-present

State Bar of Texas: Member, 2020‑present

Author, How to Raise Money: State Question 640, Revenue Bills, and the Oklahoma Supreme Court, 71 Okla. L. Rev. 497 (2019)

Tel: 405-238-1000
Fax: 405-238-1001
Email: kelsee.kephart@gaclawyers.com

101 E. Grant Ave.
P.O. Box 10
Pauls Valley, OK 73075

Kelsee Kephart

Associate

Kelsee is an Associate Attorney with Garvin Agee Carlton, P.C., hailing from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Kelsee finished law school in 2.5 years, graduating in December of 2019. Her primary areas of practice include oil and gas, natural resources, energy, business transactions, estate planning, probate, and real estate transactions. She also assists in several areas of litigation.

While in law school, Kelsee served as operations editor for the Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Review Journal and represented the College of Law in the Graduate Student Senate. Kelsee was honored as both a Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and an Andrew M. Coats Scholar. Kelsee also achieved the Dean’s Honor Roll and spent a summer semester studying abroad at the University of Oxford.

In her free time, Kelsee enjoys traveling with her husband, trying new food, and spending time with friends and family.

University of Oklahoma
Juris Doctor, 2019

Cameron University Bachelor of Science
cum laude, Psychology, 2017

Oklahoma, 2020

Admitted to Practice Before:

All State Courts in Oklahoma

Garvin County Bar Association: Member, 2020-present

Oklahoma Bar Association: Member, 2020-present

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation: Member, 2018-present

Author, The Vicissitudes of Life: Meier v. Chesapeake Operating, 4 OIL & GAS, NAT. RESOURCES, & ENERGY J. 737 (2019). Award: Outstanding Case Note