Scott Helton | Estate Planning

Helton Law Firm

Scott Helton | Helton Law Firm

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Firm Summary

Scott is a business and estate planning attorney with 18 years of experience assisting clients in the Northeastern Oklahoma area. Scott practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and general business transactional matters, complex estate planning, probates, trust administration and litigation, and real estate title and transaction matters. Scott enjoys advising business owners and their families on many important areas of the law including asset protection, business succession planning, buy/sell agreements, shareholder agreements, mergers and acquisitions, employment matters and compliance issues.

When he’s not in the office working for his clients, Scott loves to enjoy the outdoors and exploring grand open places. Scott, his wife Carrie, and their three children have hiked and camped in twenty-three National Parks around the country and try to add one or two more each year.

Education
University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma
J.D. – 2003
Honors: With Honors
Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma
B.S. – 2000
Major: Secondary Education

Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Business Transactions
Estate Planning
Probate / Trust Administration
Trust and Estate Litigation
Church Disaffiliation

Bar Admissions
Oklahoma, 2003
U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 2003
U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 2003
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2003

Honors
Recipient of the Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award
Super Lawyers, 2009-2014

Professional Associations
American Bar Association, Member
Tulsa County Bar Association, Member
Oklahoma Bar Association, Member

Languages
English

Published Works
The Legal Problems of Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal , 23 Energy L.J. 179, 2002
Securities Arbitration: The Industry’s Solution to Investment Disputes, 75 Okla.Bar.J. 2311 , 2004

Current Employment Position
Managing Partner

Corporate Practice:

Startups
Limited liability company and corporation organizations
Bylaws
Operating Agreements
Stock Purchase Agreements
Asset Purchase Agreements
Dissolutions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Non-compete / Non-solicitation Agreements
Real Estate Transactions
Title Issues
Homeowner and Condo Associations
Material men’s Liens

Litigation:

Partnership Disputes
Interference with Business Relations
Contract Disputes
Trust Litigation
Probate Disputes
Product Liability
Property Damage
Business Collections
Personal Injury

Estate Planning:

Wills
Trusts
Advance Directives
Durable Power of Attorney
Guardianships
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Wealth Preservation Trusts
NFA Gun Trusts
Probate
Trust Administration
Estate Creditor Claims