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5801 Broadway Extension, Suite 110 , Oklahoma City , Oklahoma 73118

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation, Personal Injury, Probate

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 of titling assets to ensure their estate planning documents work the way they intend. His goal is to make this process as accessible, efficient and streamlined as possible so that individuals are more motivated to develop and complete their plan, and families do not have to deal with the fallout from a lack of planning.. Stephen is an active member of WealthCounsel, a national community of top estate planning professionals committed to the highest standard of practice excellence.. With over 17 years of legal experience in the public and private sectors, Stephen has served in leadership roles as General Counsel for Governor Brad Henry, and Referee of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. He is a graduate of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Citizens’ Academy, a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma County Bar Association and is a Leadership Oklahoma Lifetime Member.. Stephen’s commitment to helping others includes volunteering and serving as a Board Member of the Oklahoma City Rescue Mission. In addition, he hosts an annual charity event that, over the last 10 years, has raised over $200,000 for children’s charities.

Firm: Susan Carns Curtiss

525 NW 13th Street , Oklahoma City , Oklahoma 73103

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Firm: Beets and Yanda, P.L.L.C.

1213 N. Classen Blvd , Oklahoma City , Oklahoma 73106

Practice Areas: Business Formation, Civil , Contracts, Estate , Personal Injury, Wills, Litigation, Litigation

Tim is a 1998 Graduate of the Oklahoma City University School of Law where he graduated with honors, served as a Staff Editor on the Oklahoma City University Law Review, and was a member of the Moot Court Honors Board for three consecutive years. While attending Law School, Tim worked full time during the day at a six attorney Civil Litigation law firm, and attended Law School in the evenings. Tim obtained his limited license to practice law in 1997 was personally representing clients at hearings and jury trials before graduating from Law began his own law practice in May of 2000 and has remained in private practice since that time. During his 18+ years of practicing law, Tim has learned that each client, and each case, is unique and requires attention to detail.  In order to ensure that he is able to provide his clients with the best and most economical representation, Tim takes the time to listen to their situation and advise them of the "realities" of their matter and not simply tell them what they want to hear. Tim believes firmly in letting his clients make fully informed decisions and does not hesitate to advise a client against a course of action which he does not believe to be in their best obtained his undergraduate Degree from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma in May of 1995, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Economics. While attending Oklahoma State University, Tim served as the Chief Justice of the Residence Hall Judicial Board and as a Resident Advisor for Four years. During his career, Tim has handled a diverse caseload, from Civil Rights Litigation with regard to Sex, Disability, Race, Religion, National Origin, and age, to Complex Business and Real Estate Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, and even small claims cases related to fraudulent used car deals. Tim has a very successful record, which he attributes to the fact that he not only properly advises his clients from the beginning of the case, but ensures that he only associates with attorneys and assistants who share his vision of attention to detail, personalized service, and possess the qualities that ensure the best representation possible for his clients. Tim has been interviewed on several occasions by local television and newspapers in relation to general Real Estate issues and particular cases and has also been a presenter at numerous seminars, presentations and continuing education programs related to construction and real estate 's clients quickly learn that he is not intimidated by the "Big Guys" and in fact has had successful outcomes in cases where the opponents have been represented by the largest law firms in Oklahoma City, and has also obtained successful outcomes for clients in cases against the City of Oklahoma City, the State of Oklahoma, and the United States Air Force.