Steven P. Cole
(405) 552-2230 | steven.cole@mcafeetaft.com | Oklahoma City
Steve Cole is a tax attorney whose practice covers a broad range of federal and state tax law and business law issues for individuals and business entities. He consults frequently on complex tax planning, tax litigation, and wills, trusts, fiduciary and estate litigation.
Steve's achievements have earned him inclusion Oklahoma Super Lawyers and in The Best Lawyers in America (business organizations; corporate law; tax law; tax litigation and controversy; trusts and estates; trust and estates litigation). He was selected by Best Lawyers as the "Oklahoma City Trust and Estates Litigation Lawyer of the Year" for 2019 and "Oklahoma City Tax Litigation and Controversy Lawyer of the Year" for 2020, and "Oklahoma City Tax Lawyer of the Year" for 2021, honors given to a single lawyer in each legal specialty in each market.
Steve is married to Janna and they have two daughters, Jordan and Elaine, and a son, Carter. He is an avid diver, snow skier and Thunder fan.
Estate planning for high net worth individuals
Corporate representation involving businesses engaged in oil and gas, energy, real estate, manufacturing, medical, banking, and farming and ranching
Loss of memory planning, dementia planning, Alzheimer's planning
Will contest litigation, probate proceedings, trust litigation, fiduciary litigation, and estate litigation
Tax litigation, including representation of individuals and business entities before the Internal Revenue Service and Oklahoma Tax Commission
End-of-life planning
Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (business organizations; corporate law; tax law; tax litigation and controversy; trusts and estates; trust and estates litigation)
Named "Oklahoma City Trusts and Estates Litigation Lawyer of the Year" for 2019 and "Oklahoma City Tax Litigation and Controversy Lawyer of the Year" for 2020 and "Oklahoma City Tax Lawyer of the Year" for 2021 by The Best Lawyers in America
Listed in Oklahoma Super Lawyers
Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
Civic Involvement and Leadership
Positive Tomorrows (Past President)
Oklahoma City Police Athletic League (Past President)
Succession Planning for Family-Owned Businesses
Tulsa Family Business Forum
Tulsa, Oklahoma | March 2, 2015
Charging order protection for a single member LLC may still be illusory
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 81, No. 7 | March 1, 2010
Fixing Oklahoma's insurable interest laws
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 78, No. 14 | May 1, 2007
A picture of trusts and estate law
Best Practices for Structuring Trusts and Estates (Aspatore Books) | 2006
Prepaid tuition is a 'good thing'
The Journal Record | February 3, 2000
Federal income tax developments
Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report - Volume 52, No. 249 | September 1, 1998
An open letter to the commissioner – of the NFL
Tax Notes - Volume 80, No. 128 | 1998
The formation of corporations and partnerships is now more complex
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 88, No. 48 | December 27, 1997
Tax ethics
National Business Institute | 1992
Volunteerism can be taxing
National Law Journal - No. 10 | 1989
Partnerships: Can a general partner be a general creditor of a ULPA/RULPA limited partnership?
Oklahoma Law Review - Volume 37, No. 167 | 1984
Tax and Family Wealth
Family Wealth
Tax Controversy and Procedure
Transaction Taxation
Tax-Advantaged Activities
Business Transactions and Finance
Governance and Compliance Matters
Texas, 2002
U.S. District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
LL.M. Taxation, New York University, 1988
J.D., with honors, University of Oklahoma, 1985
B.B.A., with distinction, University of Oklahoma, 1982
'Get your yellow on' at Gorilla Hill
Going bananas for Gorilla Hill
Best Lawyers names 20 McAfee & Taft attorneys 2021 'Lawyers of the Year' in 21 practice areas
Charles Machine Works to be acquired by Toro for $700 million
Best Lawyers honors 25 McAfee & Taft attorneys as 'Lawyers of the Year' for 2019
The Best Lawyers in America names 107 McAfee & Taft attorneys to 2019 edition
Family business: Communication key to succession planning, panelists say
The Journal Record | March 4, 2015
Planning ahead: Family businesses need to prepare for change
The Journal Record | May 6, 2014