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 and 2024, 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.
Download Bio (PDF)Representative Experience
- 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
- Asset protection planning
- Insurance planning
- End-of-life planning
Honors and Awards
- 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 and 2024 by The Best Lawyers in America
- Listed in Oklahoma Super Lawyers
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
Professional Organizations and Memberships
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
Civic Involvement and Leadership
- Positive Tomorrows (Past President)
- Oklahoma City Police Athletic League (Past President)
At The Podium
Succession Planning for Family-Owned Businesses
Articles
Charging order protection for a single member LLC may still be illusory
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 81, No. 7 | March 1, 2010A picture of trusts and estate law
Best Practices for Structuring Trusts and Estates (Aspatore Books) | 2006Prepaid tuition is a ‘good thing’
The Journal Record | February 3, 2000Federal income tax developments
Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report - Volume 52, No. 249 | September 1, 1998An open letter to the commissioner – of the NFL
Tax Notes - Volume 80, No. 128 | 1998The formation of corporations and partnerships is now more complex
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 88, No. 48 | December 27, 1997Tax ethics
National Business Institute | 1992Volunteerism can be taxing
National Law Journal - No. 10 | 1989Partnerships: Can a general partner be a general creditor of a ULPA/RULPA limited partnership?
Oklahoma Law Review - Volume 37, No. 167 | 1984Media
Best Lawyers names 18 McAfee & Taft attorneys 2024 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in 23 practice areas
August 23, 2023
Going bananas for Gorilla Hill
May 1, 2018In The News
Best Lawyers names 136 firm lawyers to 2024 lists
August 17, 2023
Best Lawyers names 128 McAfee & Taft lawyers to 2023 lists
August 18, 2022
Best Lawyers names 128 McAfee & Taft lawyers to 2022 lists
August 19, 2021
