The University of Tulsa is pleased to announce this year’s College of Law Hall of Fame inductees: Lee Levinson (J.D. ’76), Dawn Moody (B.A. ’96, J.D. ’99) and Clark O. Brewster (J.D. ’80). The 2025 inductees were honored at the College of Law Gala and Hall of Fame Ceremony on Friday, March 7, at Southern Hills Country Club. This annual event not only honors inductees but also lays a groundwork for future generations of legal professionals, paying tribute to the determination of pioneers who have paved the way, leaving a lasting positive imprint on society.
Lee Levinson
Tulsa native Lee Levinson graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1973 and UTulsa’s College of Law in 1976. His legal career has specialized in various energy matters, including extensive oil and gas litigation at the state and federal levels, as well as administratively with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. He is an independent oil and gas producer, operating numerous oil and gas wells throughout the state of Oklahoma. Levinson has been involved since 1996 in the establishment of a tobacco business, Xcaliber International, which manufactures tobacco products which are sold throughout the United States. Since 2015, Levinson has also been involved with horse racing, owning L&N Racing, LLC, which has had numerous stakes winners and has participated in Triple Crown races as well as multiple Breeders’ Cups. He is an attorney-partner with Levinson, Smith, & Huffman P.C.
Dawn Moody
Tulsa County District Judge Dawn Moody graduated from Cascia Hall Preparatory School and followed in her father’s footsteps by attending UTulsa for both her undergraduate degree (psychology) and law school. Moody was hired as a felony trial attorney with the public defender’s office, leaving in 2001 before practicing primarily criminal defense with her father, Dan Kramer. In January 2007, she was hired as a judicial referee. In 2009, she was promoted to special judge, where she presided over a family and domestic docket, drug court, DUI court and mental health court dockets, arraignments, misdemeanor domestic violence docket, and the cost docket. In 2019, she was elected to the district bench, where she presides over a criminal docket. She was chief of the criminal division in 2019 and in 2021. Currently, she is the presiding judge of Tulsa County.
Clark O. Brewster
With more than four decades of experience, Clark Brewster has established himself as a leading trial attorney in complex civil cases, criminal defense, and civil rights law. Based in Tulsa, he founded the law firm Brewster & De Angelis, PLLC, which represents clients from across the country. He received his bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 1977 and graduated from UTulsa’s College of Law in 1980. Throughout his career, Brewster has been involved in several high-profile cases, including acquittals in major cases such as The United States of America v. Carol Howe and The United States of America v. Harold Staples. In civil litigation, Brewster has secured significant verdicts, including a $66 million award against Shell Oil, a $45 million jury verdict against Mercy Hospital, and a $15 million product liability judgment against Ford Motor Co.