Midwest City, OK

James Self

James Self is an Oklahoma trial and settlement attorney with over 40 years of experience, specializing in personal injury and wrongful death claims. He has achieved numerous multi-million dollar recoveries for clients and has been honored as an Oklahoma 'Super Lawyer' multiple times. He is admitted to practice in all Oklahoma State Courts, The Oklahoma Supreme Court, all Oklahoma Federal District Courts, The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and The United States Supreme Court.

Alex Forbes

Alex is the oldest son of the founding members of Forbes & Renes, John and Leslie Forbes. Working at the firm since a young age, Alex has learned compassion for others, the difficulties that families face when a loved one is injured and a passion for helping injured people in Oklahoma. Alex’s experience at Forbes & Renes has led him to focus his area of practice on Workers' Compensation Law and Personal Injury Law. After graduating Choctaw High School in 2003, Alex attended Oklahoma State University where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration. Obtaining this degree has allowed him to successfully take over the day-to-day management of the firm while not losing focus on the most important goal, the clients. After graduating from Oklahoma State University, he began attending Oklahoma City University College of Law in 2007, where he earned his Juris Doctorate in 2010. While attending Oklahoma City University School of Law, Alex was the Chief Justice of the Student Court. Alex passed the Oklahoma Bar in July of 2010 and is currently admitted to practice in the State of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma, and Social Security Disability Court. Alex enjoys spending time with his wife, playing soccer with his son, playing games with his daughter, and jogging with his dog Mango.

Brian M. Self

Brian M. Self is an Oklahoma trial and settlement attorney with 8 years of litigation experience, focusing on personal injury and wrongful death. He handles motor vehicle and trucking collisions, product liability, premises liability, daycare negligence, and catastrophic injury claims. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, he was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 2017. He previously represented corporations and insurance companies and has served in leadership roles with Oklahoma Lawyers for Families and Children.

Blair Hollaway

Blair Hollaway grew up in Enid, Oklahoma, and graduated from Garber High School in 2003. He completed a Bachelor of Science at Northwestern Oklahoma State in 2007 and attended Oklahoma City University Law School as a merit scholar. He passed the Bar in 2010 and was admitted to practice in 2011, beginning his legal career in Atlanta, GA, focusing on commercial litigation, contracts, and alternative dispute resolution. He served as Chief Legal Counsel for a $25 million IT company. After a successful career in law, he moved into management consulting, working with Fortune 500 companies. He returned to Oklahoma, managing litigation and personal injury pre-litigation demands for a high-volume firm. In 2020, he developed his own legal practice in personal injury, bad faith, contract, nursing home litigation, and medical malpractice. He opened Blair Law in 2022, primarily practicing in bad faith, personal injury, and medical malpractice.

Shiloh Renes

Shiloh is the youngest child of Rick Beck, an oil field worker, and Joyce Beck, a factory worker. Shiloh was raised on a family farm/ranch in rural Ada Oklahoma, where she learned the value of hard work, family, friends, and good food. In September of 2011, Shiloh joined the Forbes & Renes family where, while she is well versed in many areas of law, she has found her passion and focus in Social Security Disability Law. After graduating from Latta High School in 2002, she attended East Central University on an academic scholarship where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. While attending East Central, she worked the 4-midnight shift at Pre-Paid Legal (now Legal Shield) where she met her husband. She received a scholarship to Oklahoma City University College of Law and began attending college there in 2007 where she earned her Juris Doctorate and certificate in Health Law in 2010. While attending Oklahoma City University, Shiloh was a member of the Moot Court Society, Law Review, and Phi Delta Phi (a Legal Honors fraternity). Shiloh passed the July 2010 Bar and is currently admitted to practice in the state of Oklahoma, Eastern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma and Social Security Disability Courts. Despite her busy professional life, Shiloh enjoys spending time with her husband and three fur babies. She has also been known to take frequent trips to Ada to visit her parents and other family.

Mitchel Allen

Mitchel joined Forbes & Renes in early 2021. He began his career in employment discrimination helping employees who were victims of discrimination and retaliation behavior from their employer, including retaliation for Worker's Compensation injuries. This experience translated over to Forbes & Renes where he began to focus on Workers' Compensation. Mitchel also helps our clients with coming up with an estate plan for their future and helping families navigate the probate process after the passing of a family member. Mitchel graduated from Oklahoma Christian University in communications and then the Oklahoma College of law. Mitchel is admitted to practice in the State of Oklahoma, The Western District of Oklahoma, and Social Security Disability Court. In his free time Mitchel enjoys being out on the golf course or spending time with his wife, son, or his crazy dog Merlin.

David Burge grew up a military brat. He attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. After eight years in the Air Force, David hung up the uniform and went to law school. He earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2013. While in law school, David began working for a regional bank. After becoming an attorney he handled complex loans and joined the bank's Special Asset Team managing distressed loans. Since joining Forbes and Forbes in 2018, David focuses on consumer and commercial debt relief, individual and business bankruptcy, estate planning, and probates. His biggest joy in practicing law is helping his clients solve problems. David is admitted to practice law in Oklahoma and Florida. He was also selected to be the Secretary/Treasurer of the Financial Institutions and Commercial Law Section for the Oklahoma Bar Association. When not helping his clients, David enjoys hiking with his family and relaxing in the sun.