Shawn J. Roberts, PC

11/03/2023

Protecting you and your family: Oklahoma estate planning tools

11/02/2023

When you might need to do an Oklahoma probate

11/02/2023

What is Oklahoma probate property? - Shawn J. Roberts

What is Oklahoma probate property? In 20 years of practicing law, I have seen general confusion about probate property and non-probate property. My goal in this Post is to make the distinction between Oklahoma probate and non-probate property clearer. And to add another [hopefully] helpful layer to....

11/01/2023

6 ways to avoid Oklahoma probate after death

Avoiding Oklahoma probate after someone dies and you need to transfer property

11/01/2023

Parsing the many meanings of the phrase "Oklahoma non-compete" - Shawn J. Roberts

Parsing the many meanings of the phrase “Oklahoma non-compete”The phrase “Oklahoma non-compete” is thrown around quite often, indeed it is a popular Google search term. Yet “non-compete” is often used to describe 4-5 separate employee restrictions without specifying whether it is intende...

10/31/2023

Oklahoma Estate Planning Myths: Having a Will avoids Oklahoma probate

10/31/2023

Oklahoma Estate Planning Tools: the Living Trust

10/30/2023

What business licenses are required to do business in Oklahoma City? - Shawn J. Roberts

What business licenses are required to do business in Oklahoma City?I believe that Oklahoma is perceived as a state with a relatively small amount of business regulations (a relaxed regulatory environment so to speak). However, even in Oklahoma’s relatively regulation-lite environment, there are s...

10/30/2023

I started an Oklahoma business, I need more money . . . what do I do? - Shawn J. Roberts

I started an Oklahoma business, I need more money . . . what do I do? You started a new Oklahoma business, you made it through the rocky first months or perhaps even years. Your business is starting to gain some traction; growth is happening, but . . . you need something more. You need money. Money....

10/29/2023

The legal building blocks of a successful Oklahoma business - Shawn J. Roberts

The legal building blocks of a successful Oklahoma business When building a house, at least a well-built house, you need a solid foundation, good materials, and someone who knows what they are doing to assemble all the pieces. A similar principle applies when building an Oklahoma business: You need....

10/29/2023

The different ways to do business in Oklahoma - Shawn J. Roberts

The different ways to do business in OklahomaHave you ever wondered what the different ways you could do business in Oklahoma? That is, if you do not want to be a sole proprietor, what the entities you can create to do business through in Oklahoma? You need to wonder no longer, below is an entity ch...

10/25/2023

Oklahoma employer tip: Oklahoma Child Support orders and independent contractors - Shawn J. Roberts

Oklahoma employer tip: Oklahoma Child Support orders and independent contractors

10/25/2023

The magical, nearly mystical return of the Oklahoma Health Care Power of Attorney - Shawn J. Roberts

The magical, nearly mystical return of the Oklahoma Health Care Power of Attorney Almost as quickly as it exited Oklahoma law, the Oklahoma health care power of attorney recently reappeared, albeit under a different statute number. Below is the backstory about this elusive document which provides a....

10/24/2023

What does consideration mean in Oklahoma contract law?

10/24/2023

Why privacy is a highly underrated feature of a living trust

10/23/2023

5 things you can do with an Oklahoma trust that you can't do with a Will - Shawn J. Roberts

5 things you can do with an Oklahoma trust that you can't do with a Will

10/23/2023

Did you sign a "back-door" Oklahoma non-compete? - Shawn J. Roberts

Did you sign a “back-door” Oklahoma non-compete? Oklahoma non-compete law in the employment setting remains crystal clear: Non-competes are unenforeceable except in a couple of narrowly defined circumstances. That doesn’t mean some people won’t continue to try to accomplish indirectly what c...

10/22/2023

Practical Differences: Oklahoma Last Will and Testament vs. Revocable Trust - Shawn J. Roberts

Practical Differences: Oklahoma Last Will and Testament vs. Revocable Trust People are curious about the differences between and Oklahoma last will and testament and an Oklahoma revocable living trust. In particular, people want to know how each document will impact them and their family. On this Bl...

10/13/2023

What does it mean to fund your Oklahoma living trust agreement? - Shawn J. Roberts

What does it mean to fund your Oklahoma living trust agreement? Consider this: You build a house. It takes a year, a lot of money and a lot time. When it is complete and ready to move into, what do you have? An empty house. Until you move your possessions into the house, the house is empty and vacan...

10/12/2023

Oklahoma Probate: Questions & Answers - Shawn J. Roberts

Oklahoma Probate: Questions & AnswersPart of my law practice is dedicated to helping people with Oklahoma estate planning. One component of that estate planning is helping people set up their estate to avoid Oklahoma probate. Sometimes, however, probate is necessary, and below is some information on...

10/12/2023

Who pays the IRS tax on a "gift"? - Shawn J. Roberts

Who pays the IRS tax on a “gift”? Do you know who pays the tax on gift that is subject to federal estate tax? In a previous post, I described what the IRS considers to be a gift. If a gift has been made and there is no exclusion connected to it, gift tax may be due. However, while a federal gift...

10/11/2023

Oklahoma Non-Compete Agreements: Questions & Answers - Shawn J. Roberts

Oklahoma Non-Compete Agreements: Questions & AnswersThis Blog contains a substantial amount of material on Oklahoma non-compete agreements. With that in mind, I thought it would be helpful to boil down all of the material to a brief series of questions and answers. The result of the boil is below. W...

10/11/2023

Oklahoma estate planning: If I have a living trust, do I still need a will? - Shawn J. Roberts

Oklahoma estate planning: If I have a living trust, do I still need a will?I have talked quite a bit both on this blog and in my Oklahoma estate planning podcast about how the living trust in last will and testament work together. However, I realize there are still some questions about why someone w...

10/10/2023

Do you know the elements of an enforceable Oklahoma contract? - Shawn J. Roberts

Do you know the elements of an enforceable Oklahoma contract?It’s one thing to make an Oklahoma “contract” but it is an entirely different and more valuable thing to make an “enforceable Oklahoma contract.” So what are the elements of an enforceable Oklahoma contract? See below: The Defini...

10/10/2023

What is the Oklahoma summary probate process?

10/09/2023

Two scenarios where a non-compete is enforceable - Shawn J. Roberts

Non compete agreements are enforceable under Oklahoma law in 2 scenarios

10/09/2023

Is my Oklahoma non-compete agreement enforceable?

Is a non-compete agreement enforceable in Oklahoma?

10/08/2023

What are the components of an Oklahoma estate plan using a revocable living trust? - Shawn J. Roberts

What are the components of an Oklahoma estate plan using a revocable living trust?Flickr User Matthew P If you are thinking about taking care of your estate planning, it will be helpful to know what type of things we offer. Below is information on what our law firm provides if you choose to use an O...

10/06/2023

Can you sell property that is in an Oklahoma probate case? - Shawn J. Roberts

Can you sell property that is in an Oklahoma probate case? Most people have either heard stories about your experience firsthand and estate going through the probate process. Often those experiences are not positive ones. One of the questions that often comes up is “can I sell this item that is pa...

10/05/2023

Oklahoma Estate Planning Myths: A will covers disposition of all your assets

10/05/2023

7 Myths of Oklahoma Estate Planning

10/04/2023

5 Steps to prevent your Oklahoma corporate veil from being pierced - Shawn J. Roberts

5 Steps to prevent your Oklahoma corporate veil from being pierced Tags: Oklahoma corporation Posted by Shawn Roberts On this blog, I write about and try to answer practical Oklahoma legal questions. My focus and most experience is in estate planning and business issues including Oklahoma non-compet...

10/04/2023

Collecting an Oklahoma judgment --> Visualized

10/03/2023

What is an Oklahoma Asset Purchase Agreement? - Shawn J. Roberts

What is an Oklahoma Asset Purchase Agreement? An Oklahoma Asset Purchase Agreement is used when a buyer wants to only purchase specific assets of a business rather than the entire business. For example, purchasing the restaurant mentioned above through an asset purchase agreement would probably mean...

10/03/2023

Get on the right track for analyzing your Oklahoma non-compete agreement - Shawn J. Roberts

Get on the right track for analyzing your Oklahoma non-compete agreement Have you wondered if there is an easier path to begin the analysis of an Oklahoma non-compete agreement? If so, you are in luck. I have written extensively about Oklahoma non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non...

10/02/2023

Oklahoma Business Law: When is an employer required to pay for overtime? - Shawn J. Roberts

Oklahoma Business Law: When is an employer required to pay for overtime? If you are a business owner or someone in a position of authority with a business, do you know if your business required to pay overtime to employees? You might be surprised by the answer, read on to find out. For Oklahoma empl...

10/02/2023

How does Oklahoma law protect an employee's social media accounts? - Shawn J. Roberts

How does Oklahoma law protect an employee’s social media accounts? Social media has existed long enough to become common in our lives. Although it not the only way to use social media, public broadcasting and interaction is the norm for many people (as opposed to say protecting your Twitter accoun...

09/20/2023

Have you checked out Oklahoma Probate: Questions & Answers - Shawn J. Roberts

Oklahoma Probate: Questions & AnswersPart of my law practice is dedicated to helping people with Oklahoma estate planning. One component of that estate planning is helping people set up their estate to avoid Oklahoma probate. Sometimes, however, probate is necessary, and below is some information on...

09/20/2023

The tools an Oklahoma Employer can use to protect itself when employees leave - Shawn J. Roberts

The tools an Oklahoma Employer can use to protect itself when employees leave When an employee moves onto another job with a competitor, an employer is often justified in being concerned about whether the employee is competing fairly under Oklahoma's non-compete law. Consider this post which discuss...