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Establishing A Father's Rights In Oklahoma
In my practice, I do a lot of cases involving helping fathers establish parental rights or obtain custody of their children. Many people...

Rachel Bussett
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Prosecuting Juvenile Crimes in Oklahoma
When my oldest was growing up and made a bad decision she liked to remind me that “your prefrontal cortex isn’t fully developed until...

Rachel Bussett
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The Need For Trauma Informed Treatment For Families In Crisis
This week, I attended the First Annual Canadian County Cos Play Convention. It was held at a Yukon business, Archery Traditions. Vendors...

Rachel Bussett
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Budget Transparency In Oklahoma
As a practicing attorney I read a lot! I read everything from texts, emails, and letters to complex legal opinions from state and federal...

Rachel Bussett
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Mindset And The Practice Of Law
Last week I was in Atlanta for a trial skills training seminar. Lawyers are required to take continuing education classes every year to...

Rachel Bussett
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Advocating For Accommodations At School
School starts next week! Can you believe it's time again already? I love summer but with the high HIGH temps we’ve had this year I...

Rachel Bussett
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Am I Protected From Employment Discrimination?
I have practiced employment law since I first started practicing law. In the beginning I was on the side of the employer. Today I...

Rachel Bussett
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The Duty To Defend
We have reached the post trial stage of the Depp vs. Heard matter. The judge has confirmed the verdict and its time for the appeal or...

Rachel Bussett
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The Continuing Saga of Depp v. Heard Defamation
Post trial on Depp vs. Heard, this is the case that doesn’t stop . The jury came down with a verdict on 6/1/22 finding on all counts,...

Rachel Bussett
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Work May Conquer All, But Rest Is Necessary
I don’t know about you, but since March 2020 it has felt like there are more days in my hours than hours in my days. I feel like I’m...

Rachel Bussett
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Depp V. Heard and Expert Witnesses
This last week we saw Amber Heard’s witnesses and most of them appeared via video as opposed to live at trial. This is becoming more...

Rachel Bussett
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Importance Of Metadata In Reviewing Evidence
The Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial has caused a lot of interesting discussion the last few weeks as we get a look inside the private...

Rachel Bussett
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Registration Day!
On Wednesday April 13th I officially registered my candidacy for the 2022 election. It’s hard to describe the feelings I had as I did it....

Rachel Bussett
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Federal, State Courts Operate in Different Ways
I decided early in my legal career that I did not want to be a criminal defense attorney. I made this choice not because I couldn’t...

Rachel Bussett
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Fighting DHS and its Abuse is Frustrating - March 29, 2019
One of the things that I love about the practice of law is that every day is different. Throughout my day I can touch many lives and...

Rachel Bussett
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Divorce Season Hits as Couples Head to Court
We’ve officially entered the time of year that I call divorce season. Those who were teetering on the edge of staying or going off when...

Rachel Bussett
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Good Lawyer Will Conduct Constant Research
When I started my column for this week, I began to write about the government shutdown. I got about two paragraphs into the column when...

Rachel Bussett
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