Stillwater Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts Lawyer
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HAL WM. ELLIS practices in the areas of business organizations, tax-exempt organizations, trusts and probate, estate and tax planning and tax deferred exchanges. Mr. Ellis received his B.B.A. (concentration in Accounting) and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Central Oklahoma and his J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma. He is a former member of the Professional Responsibility Tribunal, State of Oklahoma (1981-88). Mr. Ellis is a former member of the Court on the Oklahoma Judiciary, Appellate Division and a current member of the Payne County (President, 1986), Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association from 1993-1995; he is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and former Trustee President of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation. Mr. Ellis is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel where he served as the State Chair of Oklahoma.
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