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Stillwater Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts Lawyer
Overview
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)...
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)...
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.
About Hal WM. Ellis
Current Employment Position(s)
- Managing Partner
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts 40%
- Probate and Estate Administration 10%
- Trust Administration and Fiduciary Litigation 30%
- Business and Tax Planning 10%
- Non-Profit and Tax Exempt Organizations 10%
Litigation
- 20%
Representative Clients
- Banc First
- Kerns Ready Mixed Concrete, Inc.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Oklahoma, 1974
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court, 1975
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 1996 - Present (Fellow)
- Super Lawyer – Oklahoma, 2008 - Present
- Best Lawyers – Oklahoma, 2008 - Present
- Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, 2001 - 2008 (Member)
- Oklahoma Bar Foundation (Fellow, Board of Trustees and President (2006))
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1996 - Present (Fellow (State Chair: 2001-2006))
- Oklahoma Bar Association Board, 1993 - 1995 (Governor)
- Payne County Bar Association, 1986 - Present (President (1986))
Classes and Seminars
- Guardianships Contrasted with Revocable Trusts, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE
- Trust Admin.-Cy Pres and Equitable Deviation, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE
- Fundamentals of Will Drafting, Institute for Paralegal Education
- Defining Estate Administration, Institute for Paralegal Education
- Basic Tax Free Exchanges, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE
- Exempt Organizations – Ethical Considerations, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE
- Exempt Organizations – Charitable Giving Planning Techniques, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE
- Basic Principles of Estate Planning, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE
- Selected Ethics Issues in Probate, Oklahoma Bar Association CLE
- Choice of Business Entity in Oklahoma: How to Do It Right, National Business Institute, 2001 - Present
Past Positions
- Oklahoma State University, Associate Professor, 1975 - 1986
Education
- University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma
J.D.
Law Review: American Indian Law Review, Editor, 1972 - 1974 - University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1971
B.B.A.
Major: Accounting - University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1974
M.B.A.
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Asset Protection Planning (co-author), Oklahoma Bar Journal, 78: 15, 2007
- Tax Deferred Exchanges Under Internal Revenue Code §1031, Oklahoma Bar Journal, 74: 27, 2003
- Capital Gains on Sales of Undeveloped Realty - Three Alternatives, The Tax Advisor (AICPA), 1977
- Exclusion of Earnings on Allotted Indian Land from Federal Income Taxation, American Indian Law Review, Vol. II, No. 1, 1974
Office Information
Address
711 South Husband Street Stillwater, OK 74074- 4654
Phone
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9:00am - 5:00pm; Friday: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Websites
Achievements
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Included on the 2022 Oklahoma list
Past Lists
- 2021 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, State Chair of Oklahoma
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation and Trustee
Representative Clients
- Banc First
- Kerns Ready Mixed Concrete, Inc.
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