Team
Meet Our Team at Winters & King, Inc.
Multiple individuals. One set of values.
With the combined experience and teamise of the talented individuals who form our team at Winters & King, Inc., we are able to effectively address a myriad of different issues facing churches and nonprofit organizations today.
Thomas J. Winters | Founding Shareholder Attorney Winters, one of our founding shareholders, is an agent and negotiator for many of our published clients. He works tirelessly to protect the interests of our author clients and to help them interact with publishers though his skill of negotiating and knowledge of the publishing business.
Michael J. King | Founding ShareholderAttorney King is a founding shareholder and lead litigator at Winters & King, Inc. He has extensive courtroom experience and has primarily focused on representing churches, ministries, for-profit and nonprofit organizations during litigation.
Wesley R. Carter | ShareholderAttorney Carter joined Winters & King, Inc. in 2008 and is currently a shareholder in the firm. His primary area of practice is nonprofit organizations law, but he also handles employment, contract, and intellectual property issues.
Ted J. Nelson | ShareholderAttorney Nelson is an experienced litigator who has represented a wide variety of religious tax-exempt organizations. He specializes in areas of real estate, landlord-tenant matters, and work with tax-exempt religious organizations and churches.
Spencer C. Pittman | ShareholderAttorney Spencer C. Pittman is a valued member of the litigation team at Winters & King, Inc. Mr. Pittman has proven to be a successful and aggressive civil trial attorney.
Karen L. King | Of CounselAttorney King has more than 25 years of experience in the practice of law and concentrates on insurance law, personal injury and workers compensation. Her personal injury practice encompasses both litigation and alternative dispute resolution techniques such as mediation.
Ronald M. Fraley | AttorneyAttorney Fraley has practiced law since 1988 and has been a member of the team at Winters & King, Inc. for more than 10 years. His areas of practice include divorce, juvenile issues, collections, and criminal defense work.
Laura Smittick | AttorneyAttorney Smittick is a trusted member of Winters & King, Inc., and focuses her practice on estate planning and litigation.
Zander Chonka | AttorneyMr. Chonka joined the firm in 2025. He practices with the litigation team. He has previous professional experience in healthcare and political consulting.
Paige Hulse | AttorneyPaige Hulse joined Winters & King in 2025 and is a valued member of the firm’s business and intellectual property practice. Ms. Hulse received her Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law and began her legal career as a litigator in the energy sector before transitioning into private practice.