Mr. Barnard was admitted to the bar in Oklahoma in 1995 and Arkansas in 1996. Mr. Barnard is also admitted to practice before Tribal Court of the Chickasaw Nation. Mr. Barnard graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1990 with a B.A. in Organizational Administration. He received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1995. Mr. Barnard is a member of the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, Chickasaw Nation Bar Association, and Lawyers for Working Oklahomans.