Maren Minnaert Lively

Attorney Maren Minnaert Lively is a shareholder with Jones Gotcher Attorneys & Counselors in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nationally ranked as among the leading lawyers in the country, Ms. Lively focuses her practice primarily on family law, and she provides unmatched representation and support to clients throughout the greater Tulsa metro and surrounding areas who are going through a divorce or need assistance with some other important legal issue affecting their families.

Along with handling all aspects of the divorce process, Ms. Lively has extensive experience handling adoptions and other domestic relations matters, and she delivers invaluable guidance and counsel regarding estate planning and probate, guardianships and other similar issues. A talented trial attorney, she has also handled numerous appeals, and she offers effective mediation services to help her clients resolve their conflicts and reach agreements in the most efficient and affordable fashion possible.

Whether inside or outside the courtroom, Ms. Lively maintains an unwavering focus on protecting her clients' rights and best interests at all turns, and she works hard to help ensure her clients obtain the favorable outcomes they expect and deserve. Honored for her outstanding professionalism and legal abilities, she has earned an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell along with many other top rankings and endorsements from her peers

Among her other accolades, Ms. Lively has received a Top 40 Under 40 designation from Oklahoma Magazine as well as designation as among the Top 1% of America's Most Honored Professionals. Moreover, the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys has voted her a Top 10 Under 40, and she has the 10 Best in Client Satisfaction award from the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys.

A 2001 top female graduate of Oklahoma State University and Truman Scholar National Finalist, Ms. Lively attended Georgetown University Law Center, where she served as senior articles and notes editor for The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law. She obtained her Juris Doctor in 2004, and she is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma as well as the U.S. Supreme Court.

A leader in her legal community, Ms. Lively has served as chair of various sections and committees of the Tulsa County Bar Association, and she has published articles and conducted lectures and seminars on a variety of legal topics. She is also an active member of the Oklahoma and American Bar Associations, among her other professional affiliations.

Devoted to her local community as well, Ms. Lively volunteers with the Alzheimer’s Association and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Green Country, and she provides selfless pro bono work through Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.