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As a long-time Tulsa attorney, Joseph L. Hull has spent much of his life negotiating deals. Two summers ago he found himself up against a woman with little tolerance for compromise: June, the "pie-warden," as Hull affectionately dubs her, of the Tulsa State Fair. On a Sunday afternoon, Hull shared a slice of pie and his tale of being the sole male contestant in the annual pie competition.
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As a long-time Tulsa attorney, Joseph L. Hull has spent much of his life negotiating deals. Two summers ago he found himself up against a woman with little tolerance for compromise: June, the "pie-warden," as Hull affectionately dubs her, of the Tulsa State Fair. On a Sunday afternoon, Hull shared a slice of pie and his tale of being the sole male contestant in the annual pie competition.
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