About

Stephen Cortes is an skilled attorney in Oklahoma City with a ardour for helping people, families, and enterprise proprietors acquire peace of mind thru powerful estate planning. With over 17 years of felony experience in each the public and private sectors, Stephen is devoted to providing innovative and price-powerful plans tailor-made to each consumer's needs. Stephen Cortes, a lawyer in Oklahoma City, has over 17 years of criminal enjoy in both the public and private sectors. He is dedicated to supporting individuals, households, and business owners obtain peace of mind via powerful estate planning. Stephen believes that effective property planning is critical for the economic and physical properly-being of his customers. He is thankful for the opportunity to be worried on this technique and is obsessed with growing and imposing innovative, price-powerful plans tailored to every consumer's precise state of affairs. As a part of the property planning process, Stephen prepares files for clients and educates them on the importance of titling belongings to ensure their property planning documents paintings as meant. His aim is to make the method as accessible, efficient, and streamlined as viable so that people are influenced to expand and complete their plan, and households do now not have to deal with the effects of a loss of making plans. Stephen is an active member of WealthCounsel, a national network of top estate making plans experts dedicated to the best widespread of exercise excellence. In addition to his felony experience, Stephen has served in leadership roles as General Counsel for Governor Brad Henry and Referee of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. He is likewise a graduate of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Citizens’ Academy and a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and Oklahoma County Bar Association. Stephen's commitment to supporting others extends beyond his legal practice. He volunteers and serves as a Board member of the Oklahoma City Rescue Mission. Additionally, he hosts an annual charity occasion that has raised over $two hundred,000 for kids's charities over the past 10 years.

Legal Issues

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Certificates

No Certifications

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written
• Spanish: Spoken

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Managing Partner
  Cortes Law Office
  2013
• General Counsel
  Governor of Oklahoma
  2011
• Associate
  Riggs Abney Neal Turpen
  2007
• Deputy General Counsel
  Governor of Oklahoma
  2002
• Referee
  Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
  1999

Education

Associations

Costs

• Free Consultancy Service
  Free consultation for Estate Planning and Probate/Estate Administration. All other areas of law are $300/hr for consultation, which will be applied to first invoice if hired.
• Payment With Credit Card

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