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- 1 2 3 "Tulsa attorney elected to State Bar Board of Governors". Tulsa World . Tulsa, Oklahoma. November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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- 1 2 Hinchey, Kyle (April 28, 2017). "Vietnam veteran Paul Brunton served in Army Special Forces before law career in Oklahoma". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ Hubbell, Martindale (December 1997). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 13. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561602636.
- ↑ Schaefer, Ralph (January 25, 2016). "Paul D. Brunton volunteers despite warnings". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
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