Keiteyana I. Parks

Keiteyana Parks is an associate with Foulston’s transactional and business law practice group in the firm’s Wichita office. She assists clients in a broad range of transactional matters including contract preparation and drafting organizational documents.

Keiteyana received her J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. During law school, Keiteyana served as assistant executive editor to the American Indian Law Review and as an officer for a number of student organizations.  Prior to joining Foulston, Keiteyana gained valuable experience as a legal intern in public, private, and in-house offices working in various areas of law including complex civil litigation, education law, and juvenile public defense. Upon graduating from Kansas State University, where she competed as a track and field student-athlete, Keiteyana was a first-grade teacher for Oklahoma’s largest public school district, Tulsa Public Schools. She served as a team leader and coordinator of staff and student committees and continues to seek opportunities to pursue education equity.

Outside the office, Keiteyana enjoys keeping up with all things sports, spending time with her dog and family, roller-skating, and painting.

Education

• University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2023)
  American Indian Law Review, Assistant Executive Editor Vol. 48; Dean’s Leadership Fellow; Whitten Burrage Negotiation Competition; Black Law Student Association; Sports and Entertainment Law Society
• Kansas State University (B.S. in Psychological Sciences, B.S. in Sociology, cum laude, 2018)
  Multicultural Student Ambassador; Positioning Athletes for Lifelong Success; NCAA/BIG 12 Conference Track and Field Student-Athlete

Admissions

• Kansas (2023)
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (2023)

• Business & Corporate Law

• Foulston Siefkin LLP, Summer Associate (2021, 2022)
• University of Oklahoma Office of Legal Counsel, Legal Externship (2022)
• Whitten Burrage Law, Legal Intern (2021-2022)
• Tulsa County Juvenile Public Defender’s Office, Legal Intern (2019)
• Tulsa Public Schools First Grade Teacher, AmeriCorps Teach for America (2018-2020)

• Kansas Bar Association
• Sports Lawyers Association
• Wichita Bar Association

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (2021-2023)
• McLain Magnet High School, Volunteer Assistant Track and Field Coach (2019-2020)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas (2017-2018)
• Special Olympics Sports Clinic (2014-2018)

2023

• Indigenous Boarding Schools in the United States and Canada: Potential Issues and Opportunities for Redress as the United States Government Initiates Formal Investigation
  - American Indian Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 1