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Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Litigation, Medicaid, and Veteran’s benefits in Norman, Oklahoma Two of my grandparents suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.

If I could summarize what I do in one sentence, I would say that my job is to help people achieve peace of mind knowing that they’ve planned for the future and their family will be taken care of if anything ever happens to them. I’ve seen firsthand how the death or disability of a loved one can cause a family to self-destruct. That’s why I chose to dedicate my career to this field. As an estate planning attorney, I’m passionate about creating estate plans for my clients that:

(1) Promote family harmony and ensure that both personal and financial goals are realized; and

(2) Are affordable and understandable. As an elder law attorney, I work with older adults and their families to minimize the risks of long-term care. In particular, I seek to protect clients’ assets while at the same time helping them qualify for Medicaid or other public assistance to defray the escalating cost of nursing homes. Finally, in the area of probate, I navigate clients through the court system and make certain that their loved one’s estate is dealt with effectively and as quickly as the law allows. I believe that the practice of law is not just about performing legal services for my clients, but also about building relationships. I take pride in providing my clients with personal attention, promptly returning telephone calls and emails and clearly communicating every step of the way. I want my clients to be comfortable with the process. I try to accommodate my clients whenever possible, meeting with them in their homes, offices or other convenient locations and scheduling appointments during evening and weekend hours. Drawing on my personal background as well as my legal experience, I explain in laymen’s terms — not lawyer jargon — the available options and my recommendations based on each client’s unique circumstances. In so doing, I sincerely hope to earn my clients’ friendship in addition to their professional respect.

10/27/2026

Most people spend their time deciding who gets what. Just as important is who is in charge.

Your personal representative, or successor trustee if you have a trust, gathers your assets, pays debts and taxes, handles paperwork, and distributes what is left. It is more work than most people expect, especially when the estate includes land, mineral rights, or a business.

Choose someone organized, honest, and calm under pressure, not just the oldest child. Talk to your family ahead of time, and always name a backup. A properly funded trust also keeps your successor out of Oklahoma probate, which makes the job easier.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to make sure the right person is in charge of your plan.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

10/22/2026

Adding an adult child to your deed or bank account feels like an easy way to avoid probate. It can create bigger problems than it solves.

A joint owner has rights today. If your child is sued, divorced, or goes bankrupt, your home or account can get caught up. You may need their signature to sell or refinance. Gifting a share during your life can also cost your child a stepped-up tax basis, which can mean a larger tax bill when the property is sold.

Joint title also does nothing if you become incapacitated, and it can leave your other children out.

A revocable living trust gets you to the same goal, probate avoidance, with you in control.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to review how your property is titled.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

10/20/2026

When someone named in your estate plan passes away, updating your own documents is rarely the first thing on your mind. It is still one of the most important things to do.

Your plan may name a trustee, an agent, or a beneficiary who is no longer here. A surviving spouse may now be the only person with authority to act. Retirement accounts and life insurance pass by beneficiary form, and if the named person has died, the proceeds can default to your estate and into probate.

There is no deadline, and no one expects it right away. But a calm conversation with your attorney within a few months can name new backups and make sure the plan still reflects your family.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to review your plan.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

10/15/2026

Estate planning is not only about what happens after you pass away. A financial power of attorney covers the years you are alive but unable to manage your own money.

Without one, even a spouse may be unable to pay bills, reach accounts held in your name, or keep a business running. Your family may have to ask a court to appoint a guardian or conservator, a slow and public process that may not choose the person you would have.

A trust only controls what has been placed in it. A power of attorney fills the gap, so someone you trust can step in right away.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to put the right person in place before you need them.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

10/13/2026

Life insurance pays out by beneficiary designation, not by your will or your trust. That makes one small form one of the most important documents in your estate plan.

Name a minor child directly and a court may have to manage the money. Forget to update the form after a divorce or a death and the proceeds can go somewhere you never intended. For families with land, minerals, or a business, a large death benefit can also count toward a taxable estate, and an irrevocable life insurance trust may be worth a look.

Insurance can also help treat children fairly when one inherits the farm or business, without forcing a sale.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to make sure your policies and your plan are working together.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

10/06/2026

Email, cloud photos, online banking, cryptocurrency, social media. A large part of what you own now lives online, and most estate plans never mention it.

Providers have strict privacy policies, and privacy laws limit who can get into your accounts. Without clear authority in your estate planning documents, your family can spend months locked out, and some accounts, like crypto with lost recovery keys, may be gone for good.

Give your trustee and agent legal authority over digital accounts, and keep a separate, secure inventory of what you have. Do not put passwords in your will, since a will can become a public record.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to bring your estate plan into the digital age.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

10/01/2026

A prenuptial agreement is not just a divorce document. It is an estate planning document too.

Under Oklahoma law, a surviving spouse generally has rights that can override what a will or trust says, unless those rights are waived in writing. For families with children from a prior marriage, a family business, farm or ranch land, or mineral rights, that can put what you meant to leave your children at risk.

A prenup, paired with a properly structured trust, lets you provide for a spouse while protecting what you want to stay in the family. Timing matters, too. An agreement negotiated months ahead is far more likely to hold up than one signed the week of the wedding.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to make sure your marriage and your estate plan are working together.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

09/29/2026

The last few months of the year are a natural checkpoint for your estate plan, not just your finances.

Use this year's annual gift exclusion before it resets. Review beneficiary designations while your year-end paperwork is already out. Check whether a marriage, a new grandchild, a move, or a business sale happened this year. Confirm any property or accounts you acquired are actually titled in your trust.

The value of a year-end review comes from doing it with enough time to actually act, not squeezing it into the last week of December.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to schedule a year-end review before the calendar runs out.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

09/24/2026

A trust decides what happens to your property. It says nothing about who speaks for you medically if you cannot speak for yourself.

An advance directive names a health care proxy to make medical decisions on your behalf and lets you put your own wishes about serious end-of-life care in writing. Without one, your family may face agonizing decisions with no clear guidance from you, sometimes needing court involvement just to gain the authority to act.

This is different from a financial power of attorney, and Oklahoma families sometimes assume signing one covers the other. It does not.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to make sure your medical wishes are part of your plan too.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

09/22/2026

Leave an inheritance directly to a family member who receives Medicaid or SSI, and you can accidentally disqualify them from the benefits they depend on.

A special needs trust solves this. It holds assets for a person with a disability without counting against the strict asset limits for needs-based government benefits, paying for things like therapies, equipment, or transportation that improve quality of life without replacing the core benefits themselves.

Setting this up in advance, as part of your own estate plan, avoids the complications that come with a first-party trust set up after the fact.

Call us at (405) 928-4075 to make sure every family member is provided for the right way.

This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for guidance specific to your situation.

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