Pontotoc County Estate Planning Lawyers

L. David McBride is founder and president of McBride & Associates, P.C. in Oklahoma City where he practices in probate, estate planning, trust planning, and business planning. McBride & Associates, P.C. is a state-wide firm which also represents clients in other legal matters including Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Probate, Personal Injury, and Business Planning. Mr. McBride took his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He has studied law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and at Queen’s College, Oxford, England. During his legal education, Mr. McBride was awarded numerous scholarly awards...

Sarah Hartsfield is a recognized attorney in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Business Law/Contracts, and Trademarks. She has over 14 years of experience helping families and business owners plan for their future and protect their businesses. Sarah can help you with Estate Planning. Estate Planning is when you hire an Attorney, while you are alive, to prepare legal documents that help you while you are alive (POA, Advance Directive) and help your heirs divide up your property after you pass (Wills/Trusts/Deeds). When you do this your Attorney can also prepare documents to help you avoid Probate. Sarah can help...

Stephen Cortes is an Oklahoma City attorney with over 17 years of legal experience in both the public and private sectors. Stephen is passionate about helping individuals, families, and business owners achieve peace of mind by developing and implementing creative cost effective plans tailored for each client. He believes that effective estate planning is critical to the financial and physical well-being of his clients. “I am grateful for the opportunity to be involved in the process,” he says. As part of the estate planning process, Stephen prepares documents for clients and works to educate them on the importance...

Edmond, Oklahoma attorney practicing in the areas of Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning, Business Formation, Probate, Guardianship, Adoption, Uncontested Divorce, and Bankruptcy

A full service law firm, Michael S. Vernon Attorney at Law, PLLC is primarily focused on probate, estate planning, guardianship, real property, and litigation, with extensive knowledge and expertise in oil, natural gas, and renewable energy. Born and raised in Oklahoma with over 18 years practicing experience, the Firm specializes in developing estate planning strategies to assist clients with probate, wills, trusts, and asset administration. Michael has appeared before the District Court in dozens of counties across Oklahoma and Texas, representing parties in well over 100 cases. Additionally, Michael creates and reviews real estate purchase and sale contracts, agreements, deeds, mortgages,...

Julia Mills Mettry is an experienced trial lawyer in all areas involving families. From aggressively representing prospective adoptive parents in finalizing a contested adoption to helping family members obtain guardianship over their elderly loved ones, Julia brings a broad and expansive perspective to Allen & Mills. Julia has also placed her primary focus on representation of clients in all aspects of divorce, custody, paternity, and child support cases as well as providing them with estate planning and probate practice. Julia takes the defense of the rights of children seriously and puts their best interests in the forefront which...

Ryan P. DeArman practices law in a small private practice law firm located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Although Mr. DeArman's experience expands a wide spectrum of legal issues, his practice is focused mainly on the areas of bankruptcy, estate planning, Social Security Disability, and business organization. A native of Colorado, Mr. DeArman has lived throughout the United States and spent much of his childhood overseas in developing nations. After returning from Africa during high school he attended Phillips University in Enid. He graduated cum laude with an undergraduate degree in political science and business. Following his undergraduate studies he...

Kyle Chapman is an estate planning attorney based in Norman, Oklahoma. He is committed to helping clients navigate the complexities of estate planning with clarity and confidence. Kyle provides guidance on wills, trusts, and asset protection to ensure that his clients' wishes are fulfilled and their families are cared for. His dedication to personalized service is supported by his active involvement in professional organizations, including the Oklahoma City Estate Planning Council, the Cleveland County Bar Association, and the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Estate Planning Section. Through these affiliations, Kyle stays informed on the latest developments in estate law to better serve...

I am a 2009 graduate from the University Of Oklahoma College of Law. Since graduating, I have practiced law in McAlester and Wilburton with a focus on civil and criminal law. I also practice in tribal court for the Choctaw, Seminole, and Cherokee tribes. I stay very involved in the local and state Bar associations, serving as District 2 chair in the Young Lawyers Division and as Pittsburg County Bar President. I also devote a lot of my time to the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation.

Nicholas Farha was recently named a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers, the industry's rating service recognizing outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. His career began in the legal department of a Fortune 500 company. He has since shifted his focus to representing individuals and entities in his community. He is well regarded for his tenacious advocacy in his representation of personal injury clients. Mr. Farha's versatile client base enables him to further focus on providing superior estate and business planning services. Mr. Farha's motivation is to allow his clients to live for...

Michael Romero is both an Attorney and CPA and a member of the American Academy of Attorney-CPAs. He began his professional training interning in large case corporate audit with the Internal Revenue Service. He worked as a trust accountant for the North American Trust Company where he performed in compliance with trust laws, regulatory requirements and complex industry practices. Later, he served as an accountant in the defense cotracting industry, performing according to the specific technical nuances required in government audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). His accounting background also includes merger and acquisition in the technology industry...

I am a father of three beautiful gifts from God. I am a single father and I spend as much of my time with them as possible. in my professional life I have spent many years gaining experience in consumer debtor and businesss debt issues. I also became a serial entrepenuer establishing 6 companies in the span of 2 years including, Oklahoma distilling co., Angry Bear honey and mead, Local Cider, Stiff Shot Coffee co., Tulsa Tacos, etc... I was also sought out by Oral Roberts University to become a visiting professor in their college of business, and...

Mr. Goodin has represented debtors and creditors in all types of bankruptcy proceedings since 2002 (including consumer and business chapter 7 cases, Chapter 11 reorganizations, Chapter 13 and Chapter 12 farm cases). Outside of bankruptcy, Mr. Goodin frequently represents clients in the areas of probate proceedings, estate administrations, guardianships and other civil litigation matters.

I have more than 15 years of bankruptcy experience and am the #1 bankruptcy filer in Tulsa, OK. My office and I serve consumers in personal bankruptcy all over Oklahoma, but I have also done estate planning, family law, personal injury, and a wide range of civil cases. I offer my clients high quality representation with confidentiality and attention to personal details.

Zach is a founding Partner of Ball Morse Lowe and leader of the firm’s Oil, Gas + Energy Practice Group. He understands the value of his client’s time and resources, and he believes that thoughtful solutions to the client’s challenges can be accomplished both expeditiously and economically.

Zach’s practice includes preparation of acquisition, drilling and division order title opinions for energy companies working in Oklahoma and North Dakota, as well as representation of clients in other transactional matters related to the oil and gas industry. Additionally, he represents clients in business and real estate matters, including lease negotiations, acquisitions and divestitures.

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Eric Lair started his legal career at a large, distinguished and well respected Oklahoma Law Firm after graduating from the University of Tulsa College of Law in December, 1994. He fine tuned litigation skills at a small firm where he worked from 1996 to 2006, gaining invaluable experience and logging many hours in depositions and in the courtroom. It was during this time that he saw firsthand how disruptive litigation can be to individuals and businesses alike. Now, his practice focuses primarily on providing outside General Counsel Services to business clients and individuals. He currently serves as outside General Counsel...

Cody Curry was born and raised in Yukon, Oklahoma. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Oklahoma State University, majoring in Animal Science with a focus on Agricultural Business and Economics. He then went on to receive a Juris Doctor Degree at Oklahoma City University School of Law. While at OCU Law, Cody served as the Student Bar Association Representative, Secretary, and President of the Agricultural and Environmental Law Association. He also had the privilege to intern for a Magistrate Judge at the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Cody credits the agricultural industry for...

27 years of experience.

Denis Rischard is founder and senior partner at Rischard Elder Law. A lifetime native of Oklahoma City, Denis is a life-long Catholic who was raised in far southwest Oklahoma City on a produce farm. A 1979 graduate of Mt. St. Mary Catholic High School, Denis received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1983 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1986. As a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, ElderCounsel, and WealthCounsel, Denis has developed a network of resources that enables him to provide innovative legal...

Norman attorney Cindy Allen brings a wealth of practical legal experience in family law, bankruptcy, estate planning and criminal defense to our firm. Prior to opening her own practice, Ms. Allen worked as a prosecutor handling complex criminal law and family law cases in Cleveland County. She served as an Assistant District Attorney for Cleveland County and was the Managing Attorney for the Child Support Enforcement Division at the D.A.'s office.

Cindy Allen established her private law practice in 2003 and continues to expand the law firm by providing legal representation for a number of practice areas.

Ms. Allen was named a...

Gale Allison has four decades of experience as an estate and tax lawyer and estate and trust litigator. She is also an estate dispute mediator and conflict coach. She limits her practice to matters of estates, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, guardianship, estate and business succession planning, charitable planning, trust and estate administration, estate-related tax matters, and litigating or settling disputes of those practice areas. She has successfully represented Trustees and Personal Representatives against Beneficiary claims and likewise Beneficiaries in their claims against Trustees and Personal Representatives through litigation and mediation. She was an Assistant General Counsel for...

Michelle earned her law degree, with distinction, from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1992. She spent her first 7 years practicing law in Amarillo, Texas, with the law firms of Mullin Hoard & Brown and Gibson Ochsner & Adkins. In 1994 her practice shifted from federal litigation to estate planning and probate because of her desire to help people in a positive way.

In 1999, Michelle and her family returned to the Oklahoma City area. After some time off to spend with her young children, she returned to her law career in 2005 in the practice areas she...

When you are searching for a probate attorney in Creek County, it is important to find counsel from someone who has financial experience. G. Gene Thompson, Attorney at Law has 15 years of business management experience, insight that he uses to provide counsel on issues of probate, estate planning and bankruptcy. Estate planning and probate can be delicate personal matters, and he understands the sensitivity that is necessary for an attorney to possess in these situations. He takes the time to make legal complexities understandable for clients, and he addresses client concerns in a personalized manner. Attorney Thompson also handles...

Mark Walraven is a trial lawyer who primarily assists mineral owners with oil & gas negotiations, leasing, sales and litigation. Mark negotiates oil & gas leases and sales agreements to obtain the best possible terms for Oklahoma mineral owners. In the last three years alone, Mark and the G&W Oil & Gas Team has successfully negotiated over 1800 leases and mineral sales, obtaining over $120 million in lease bonuses and sales proceeds for Oklahoma mineral owners. Mark also assists clients in reviewing and negotiating lease assignments, division orders, royalty payment issues, and curing defects in title.

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Are you searching for an estate planning lawyer in Oklahoma City, yet wondering where you can even begin to search for the right attorney? You can breathe more easily now, because you have come to the right place! Elizabeth A. Richards, Attorney at Law is the law firm for you. Attorney Richards has experience with all kinds of estate planning and real estate issues, and she is equipped and qualified to take on your case and represent you today. She has been serving clients for 30 years and is ready to take on your case and support you today. She...

Entz Burton & Associates handles estate planinng, probate and business matters for families and business owners throughout Okalhoma. Seth attended Oklahoma City University College of Law where he graduated Cum Laude with his Juris Doctorate in 2021. Prior to law school, Seth worked as a realtor while pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Oklahoma. Since being admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 2021, he has focused on probate, real property transactions, oil & gas, estate and business planning, and civil litigation. Seth joined the firm in April 2022.

I hail from Marietta, a quaint rural town nestled on the Oklahoma side of the Red River. My academic journey led me to Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where I completed my undergraduate studies in 2005. Following this, I pursued a law degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, graduating in 2008. My approach to legal representation is encapsulated in my philosophy: "regardless of the situation my clients face, they can depend on me, as their advocate, to serve them well." This guiding principle shapes my commitment to diligently serve those I represent.