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Andrew Jayne is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice focuses on insurance and commercial defense. In the insurance defense arena, Andrew handles both first and thirty party matters, as well as complex coverage litigation. He has had the opportunity to represent and counsel numerous of the country's largest insurance carriers on first party insurance issues. Andrew is also a licensed Oklahoma insurance adjuster.
Throughout his career, Andrew has also had extensive experience in the areas of employment litigation, professional negligence, and commercial litigation.
Andrew is a graduate of the International Association of Defense Counsel's Trial Academy at Stanford Law School, and he has a peer review rating of AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.
Prior to becoming a named partner at Baum Glass & Jayne, PLLC, Andrew was a partner at another Tulsa based litigation firm.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Founding Member of the Law Firm of Baum Glass Jayne Carwile & Peters
Jason Glass is a founding member of the law firm of Baum Glass Jayne Carwile & Peters. Mr. Glass has earned an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell,® is recognized as one of Tulsa's Top Lawyers as published in Tulsa People, and has been designated as a Super Lawyer® since 2013 and a Super Lawyer Rising Star® since 2008.
Mr. Glass concentrates his practice on complex business litigation in both federal and state courts, with a particular emphasis in extra contractual liability litigation and insurance coverage litigation. Mr. Glass provides consulting services to insurers on a variety of insurance related issues including claims handling and coverage. Mr. Glass also has extensive litigation experience in the areas of medical malpractice, qui tam (whistleblower) litigation, class action litigation, employment law, products liability, and general civil liability. Mr. Glass has tried cases to juries in both state and federal court.
Mr. Glass, a native of McAlester, Oklahoma, obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 1993, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas in 1997. Prior to forming his current law firm, Mr. Glass practiced law for approximately fifteen years with the Tulsa firm of Richards & Connor specializing in insurance bad faith defense and medical malpractice defense.
Mr. Glass is admitted to practice before all trial and appellate courts of the State of Oklahoma, all federal district courts in Oklahoma, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Tulsa County Bar Association, the Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, and the Defense Research Institute. He has served on the Board of the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma since 2013. He is married, and enjoys volunteering for the Food Bank and spending time with his three dogs.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, Southern Methodist University (1993)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Southern Methodist University (1993)
Juris Doctorate, University of Texas School of Law (1997)
Jason McVicker's civil litigation practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, insurance disputes, and products liability defense in both state and federal courts. He has represented doctors and restaurants accused of regulatory violations before state agencies, prosecuted and defended insurance bad faith cases, and litigated an array of personal injury cases. He has also successfully challenged and defended municipal regulations in multiple forums, including before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He has first and second-chaired both jury and non-jury trials
Jason is active in the Tulsa community, and serves on the University of Tulsa College of Law Alumni Board. He regularly volunteers his time with the University of Tulsa's moot court program, and has taught Trial Practice at the law school. Jason's achievements have earned him inclusion in Oklahoma Super Lawyers' list of "Oklahoma Rising Stars," which recognizes the state's top up-and-coming attorneys. Prior to joining Baum Glass Jayne Carwile & Peters, Jason was a shareholder at another Oklahoma litigation firm.
Jeff Baum is an experienced trial lawyer with over 20 years of experience in the areas of commercial litigation, civil defense, and commercial transactions. Mr. Baum has earned an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell® in the areas of litigation, insurance, and business law, has been recognized as a Super Lawyer® in the areas of civil litigation defense and business litigation, and is listed as a Top Attorney in Oklahoma by Oklahoma Magazine.
Mr. Baum graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1995 and began his practice with the law firm Rolston, Gregory & Hamill in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Upon moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, he joined the law firm Richards & Connor in 2001, became a partner in 2008, and left to help form his current law firm in 2012. He has focused on the area of civil litigation, but his diverse practice also includes much transactional experience. He has participated in federal and state jury trials as both first and second chairs and has personally taken numerous trials to verdict.
Mr. Baum is admitted to practice before all courts in Oklahoma, all federal courts in Oklahoma, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, various federal bankruptcy courts across the country, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Baum is a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association and served on its Board of Directors in 2002. He is also a member of the Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the Oklahoma County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. From 2001-2004, he served as a barrister in the Hudson-Hall-Wheaton Chapter of the American Inns of Court, and currently serves as a master in the Council Oak/Johnson-Sontag chapter.
Education
J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law
B.A., University of Oklahoma
Mr. Carwile has practiced law in Tulsa for 33 years. He has significant and broad experience and first-chair jury and non-jury trial experience in different federal and state courts and in complex litigation and arbitration proceedings. He also has served as a mediator and arbitrator.
Nicole Mathews' practice is focused primarily on research and writing in various fields of law, including contract litigation, insurance-related matters, business transactions, probate matters, employment law, and other complex litigation.
Education
J.D. with highest honors, University of Tulsa, 2023
While at TU law school, Nicole was a member of the Council Oak/Johnson-Sontag American Inns of Court, as well as TU's Outlaws, and TU's chapter of the Native American Law Student Association. In her last year, Nicole worked for TU's Buck Colbert Franklin Legal Clinic, serving north Tulsa residents and businesses pro bono, where she was awarded the Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award.
B.A. in Political Science, with honors, Magna Cum Laude, University of Tulsa, 2020
While attending TU as an undergraduate student, Nicole was a member of Phi Eta Sigma ational Honor Society, Phi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, and the Honors College.
Mr. Peters has practiced law in Tulsa since 1985. He has significant experience in first-chair jury and non-jury trial experience in federal and state courts and in complex litigation and arbitration proceedings. Mr. Peters serves as an adjunct settlement judge in the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Tara Zickefoose's practice is focused primarily upon civil defense litigation, including insurance first and third party claims and commercial defense, but also focuses upon questions of coverage and other insurance-related matters. In addition to her civil defense practice, a portion of Tara's practice is devoted to plaintiff personal injury, premises liability, and tort actions, divorce and family law matters, and probate and estate planning.
Education
J.D. with honors, University of Tulsa, 2013
While at TU, Tara served as Notes and Comments Research Editor of the Tulsa Law Review. Her work, "Battling the Unforeseen Enemy: The Constitutional Attack on Military Sexual Assault" was accepted for publication in the Tulsa Law Review, and earned her the Law School's Robert C. Butler, Jr. Award.
B.A. Summa Cum Laude, Psychology, Minor in Spanish, Oklahoma State University, 2009
While attending OSU, Tara was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, and the Honors College. Her Honors Thesis work focused on the role of participant persuasion in the jury deliberation process.
Taylor A. Burke is an experienced attorney in the areas of complex estate, trust, and business litigation, probate, guardianships, estate planning, family law, and political related matters. Burke has a statewide practice and has been involved in many notable cases in state and federal court during his legal career. Burke began his career in legal research and writing and maintains a heavy emphasis on legal research and writing in his practice. Burke is a fourth generation Tulsan and a third-generation attorney. Burke's interest in law grew from being a child of the late Robbie Emery Burke, a celebrated Tulsa attorney, and his experience in debate. Prior to attending law school, Burke was a high school debate coach and taught successful programs at public and private schools in the Tulsa area. Burke is married to a friend from his time in debate and they have a daughter.
Burke is active in the Hudson Hall Wheaton Inn of the American Inns of Court and numerous other community, education, and church related volunteer positions. Burke has also taught numerous continuing legal education classes on probate, family law and legal ethics. He also chaired the successful campaign for Tulsa County District Judge Kevin Gray in 2022. Before joining Baum Glass Jayne Carwile & Peters, Burke was a shareholder at another Tulsa firm.