Federal & State Taxation
The Firm's attorneys will create and implement a tax plan tailored to its clients' needs including drafting and executing reorganizational and/or transactional matters. The Firm's tax planning services cover all types of taxes, including but not limited to, federal income tax, Oklahoma income tax, federal employment taxes, federal excise taxes, Oklahoma sales and use taxes, and Oklahoma excise taxes. The Firm provides tax planning services to individuals, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. The Firm also handles issues for tax-exempt entities such as hospitals, foundations and charitable organizations.
Tax Controversy & Litigation
The Firm's tax controversy and litigation practice focuses on representing individuals and businesses in tax disputes and claims arising against the Internal Revenue Service and Oklahoma Tax Commission. The Firm represents clients in audits, protests, administrative appeals, negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service and Oklahoma Tax Commission as well as trials and appeals before the U.S. Tax Court, federal district courts and all Oklahoma state courts. In addition, the Firm represents taxpayers who are being investigated or accused of violation of various tax statutes.
Civil & Business Litigation
The Firm's litigation practice includes all types of general, civil, business and complex litigation and appellate practice in all federal and state courts.
Wills & Trusts
The Firm assists individuals in implementing an estate plan that will achieve the desired tax results, including drafting and executing wills, trusts, advance directives, durable powers of attorney and other estate planning documents. The Firm's estate planning covers all types of taxes including federal income, estate, gift and generation skipping transfer taxes and Oklahoma income and estate taxes. The Firm also assists clients in handling all phases of probate administration, guardianships, preparation of federal and state estate tax returns and other related issues.
Real Estate
The Firm provides comprehensive legal services in all types of real estate transactions, including real estate sales, acquisition and development, tax deferred exchanges, entity formation and tax planning, negotiation and documentation of purchase and sale agreements and closing documents, loan agreements and other financing documents, contracts for deed, lease agreements, lease-purchase agreements, real estate disputes, Landlord/tenant disputes, forcible entry and detainer proceedings, quiet title actions, adverse possession actions, mortgage foreclosure proceedings and nuisance actions.
Business Formation
The Firm assists individuals in the formation, structure, tax planning and/or disposition of corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, partnerships and S corporations. The Firm assists clients in every stage of their development, including choosing and organizing their business entities, establishing corporate governance policies, preparing and establishing agreements among shareholders, members and partners, drafting employment and executive compensation agreements, non-competition agreements and providing other day-to-day advice on corporate matters.
Corporate & Partnership Law
The Firm provides valuable business and tax planning advice to businesses of all sizes, from start-up ventures to large corporations. The firm's business tax attorneys routinely analyze various business structures and make recommendations to achieve a variety of objectives, including streamlining organizational structures, minimizing state and federal taxes and providing for the effective management in transition of ownership and governments. Our business and corporate planning integrates a wide variety of substantive areas and planning tools, including internal reorganizations, partnership taxation, S corporation taxation, C corporation taxation, buy-sell agreements, entity choice, partnership and limited liability company law, tax planning for gains/losses, succession planning, acquisition of business assets, state income taxation, federal income taxation and multi-state taxation.
Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice
The Firm provides the following personal injury services in the areas of automobile and motorcycle accidents, insurance dispute, dog bites, premise liability, slip and fall, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death and underinsured and noninsured motorist claims and negligence actions. The Firm also handles all types of medical malpractice claims such as failure to diagnose, surgical malpractice and hospital and staff negligence.
Products Liability
The Firm provides representation to clients who have been injured by a defective product as it relates to defective product design, defective product manufacturing or failure/negligence to warn of product defects.
Family Law
The Firm can assist in all areas of family law, including but not limited to, adoption proceedings, divorce, pre-nuptial agreements, protective orders, child support enforcement, modification of child support and/or child custody, guardianships, mediation and taxation issues relating to child support, alimony and property settlement.