VerifiedLawFirms editorial: How the firm came together — Three trial lawyers started this Norman, Oklahoma practice in 2014. Sam Talley, Josh Turner and Gene Bertman put their names to it and built a general practice that the…
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About Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman
Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman is a law firm based in Norman, Oklahoma, formed in 2014 when trial lawyers Sam Talley, Josh Turner and Gene Bertman joined together. The firm describes itself as boutique-sized and works cases through a collaborative, team-based approach. It serves clients across Oklahoma and, in some matters, beyond the state.
The firm handles personal injury, family law, criminal defense and civil litigation. Its personal injury work covers motor vehicle, truck, motorcycle and bicycle collisions, premises liability, medical malpractice, product liability, nursing home neglect and wrongful death. Family law matters include divorce, child custody, child support, adoption, alimony and paternity. Criminal defense covers DUI and DWI, drug charges, domestic violence, sex crimes, theft and property crimes, and expungement.
Additional practice areas include business and contract litigation, real estate litigation, American Indian law, appellate law, and estate planning and probate. The team consists of seven attorneys, including four partners. The main office is at 130 E Eufaula St. in Norman, and consultations can be scheduled by phone.
Editor's Review
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How the firm came together
Three trial lawyers started this Norman, Oklahoma practice in 2014. Sam Talley, Josh Turner and Gene Bertman put their names to it and built a general practice that the firm calls boutique-sized. That phrase points to a small roster that shares work across a case.
The firm frames its method as collaborative. Attorneys work a file together rather than in isolation. The group now lists seven attorneys, four of them partners. Sam Talley and Josh Turner are the co-founding partners. Eugene Bertman and Steve Stice hold partner titles as well, and Katie Magee, Kristin Josephs and Jayna Cox round out the attorney list.
Focus and practice areas
Four areas sit at the front of the firm's work: personal injury, family law, criminal defense and civil litigation. The mix is broad for a small office. It lets the same firm handle several kinds of problems a household might face without sending clients elsewhere.
The personal injury side reaches across motor vehicle, truck, motorcycle and bicycle collisions. It also covers premises liability, medical malpractice, product liability, nursing home neglect and wrongful death claims. Family law runs through divorce, child custody, child support, adoption, alimony and paternity.
On the criminal side, the firm takes DUI and DWI charges, drug charges, domestic violence, sex crimes, theft and property crimes, and expungement. Beyond these headline areas, the practice list adds business and contract litigation, real estate litigation, American Indian law, appellate law, and estate planning and probate. In my opinion, that spread says the firm is set up as a general practice rather than a single-lane shop.
The people behind the work
Sam Talley, a co-founder and partner, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma in 2003 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2006. He later completed a Master of Laws in Trial Advocacy at Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2014. His work includes family law.
Josh Turner, the other co-founder, is described as a trial attorney. He helped establish the firm in 2014 alongside Talley and Bertman.
Eugene Bertman came to law after accounting. He holds an Associate of Science in accounting from Suffolk County Community College and a Bachelor of Science in business administration, with an accounting concentration, from Oklahoma State University. He earned his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2002.
Steve Stice, listed as Steven L. Stice, focuses mainly on criminal defense, with civil litigation, real estate law and juvenile cases in the mix. He earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from Oklahoma State University in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1996.
Attorneys on the team
Katie Magee, who also goes by Kaitlin, has practiced with the firm since 2017 after starting there as a legal intern. She studied at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Her work has spanned family, adoption, civil, criminal and appellate matters. It now centers on family law, including divorces and custody modifications.
Kristin Josephs practices family law and serves clients in the Norman area. Jayna Cox is listed among the firm's attorneys.
Where the firm works
The office sits in Norman, and the firm says it serves clients across Oklahoma. Some matters reach beyond the state. For a small practice, statewide coverage is a fair claim when the work includes appeals and American Indian law, both of which can pull a case past a single county.
What a reviewer takes from it
The public record here is built on names and credentials rather than case numbers. Several attorneys list their law schools and graduation years. Two partners hold degrees beyond the standard Juris Doctor: a trial advocacy master's for Talley and an accounting background for Bertman. As a reviewer, I read those details as a sign the firm is willing to show its education on the page.
What the site does not publish is worth noting too. There are no settlement figures, no client counts and no rankings on display. That keeps the marketing quiet and leaves the practice areas and the roster to carry the message. Readers who want specifics on a case will need to raise them in a consultation.
Put together, the picture is a small Oklahoma general practice with a clear split of duties. Criminal defense has a partner who leads it. Family law has more than one attorney working it. Personal injury and civil litigation give the firm a way to take on larger disputes. In my opinion, that balance is the firm's clearest strength, and it reads plainly, without a slogan attached.
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EBEugene BertmanPartner
Eugene Bertman is a partner at Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman in Norman, Oklahoma. He earned an Associate of Science in accounting from Suffolk County Community College and a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a concentration in accounting from Oklahoma State University, and he received his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2002. Before entering the legal profession, he worked as a computer programmer. His practice includes business law and commercial transactions, business litigation and appeals, employment law, and Native American and tribal government law.
JCJayna CoxAttorney
JTJosh TurnerCo-founder, Partner
Josh Turner is a co-founder and partner at Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman, a law firm based in Norman, Oklahoma. He helped establish the firm in 2014 along with Sam Talley and Gene Bertman. He works as a trial attorney.
Katie MageeAttorney
Katie (Kaitlin) Magee is an attorney at Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman in Norman, Oklahoma, where she has practiced since 2017 after starting as a legal intern with the firm. She studied at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Her practice has included family, adoption, civil, criminal, and appellate matters, and now focuses primarily on family law, including divorces, custody modifications, and stepparent adoptions.
KJKristin JosephsAttorney
Kristin Josephs is a family law attorney at Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman in Norman, Oklahoma. She practices family law, serving clients in the Norman area.
STSam TalleyCo-founder, Partner
Sam Talley is a partner at Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman, a law firm in Norman, Oklahoma. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma in 2003 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2006, and later received a Master of Laws in Trial Advocacy from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2014. His practice covers family law and divorce, criminal defense including DUI and white collar matters, civil litigation, and mediation. He also has experience with administrative and regulatory law and has handled appeals in courts across Oklahoma.
SSSteve SticePartner
Steven L. Stice practices at Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman in Norman, Oklahoma, where his work focuses primarily on criminal defense and also includes civil litigation, real estate law and juvenile cases. He earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from Oklahoma State University in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1996. He served as a special district judge for Cleveland County for about a decade before returning to private practice in 2020. He represents clients in state, federal and tribal courts.
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