Snowflakes? Yes, snowflakes. As we settle in for the third (or is it fourth?) snowstorm of the year in Oklahoma, it is impossible to think of little else besides the snow. But how, you may ask, are snowflakes like employment lawsuits. Simple – each employment lawsuit is unique.

     Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins has been a leader in all branches of Oklahoma government. She has served as a Special Judge and as Deputy General Counsel to the Governor. Three weeks after her initial appointment to the Pardon and Parole Board, her fellow members elected her as the first woman ever to chair the board.

     In a scam spanning five states, including Oklahoma, Martin Frankel stole more than $200 million from seven insurance companies, during the 1990s. Frankel, now incarcerated for the scheme, pretended to invest the insurers’ funds in U.S. Treasury instruments, while in fact transferring the assets to a Swiss bank account. Since 1999, LL&D has represented Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland and her predecessor commissioner, as Receiver of the Oklahoma insurer victimized by the scheme.