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SANDRA J. ALEXANDER is a sole practitioner in Tulsa, where her practice is concentrated in the areas of real estate, small and medium businesses, wills, estates, trusts, probate and legal services for the elderly. Ms. Alexander served on the Board of Trustees at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma (a not-for-profit entity) for 12 years and is currently serving as chairman of the Advisory Board of Hillcrest Medical Center (a for-profit entity). She was an instructor in business law and legal implications of the insurance industry for Tulsa Junior College and an adjunct professor of law teaching real estate transactions at the University of Tulsa College of Law. She is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar. Ms. Alexander earned her B.A. degree from Swarthmore College, her J.D. degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law, and finished 26 hours of graduate study in regional and city planning at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. (Tulsa location) DONNA J. JACKSON is president of Donna J. Jackson Attorney, in Oklahoma City where, for the past 20 years, she has practiced in tax, probate, Medicaid, special needs trusts and estate planning. She also has been a certified public accountant since 1980. Ms. Jackson is a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education programs on the tax implications of Medicaid. She is a previous adjunct professor of estate planning at Oklahoma City University School of Law. Ms. Jackson earned her B.S. degree and her master's degree from Oklahoma State University, and her J.D. degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law. She is a member of the Oklahoma (sections on Real Estate, Tax, Real Property and Estate Planning) and American bar associations, the Oklahoma Society of CPAs, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the WealthCounsel and the ElderCounsel. (Oklahoma City and Tulsa locations) SARA G. MURPHY is the owner/principal attorney for the Legacy Legal Center in Edmond, where her practice focuses on estate planning, elder law and Medicaid planning, Veteran's benefits, tax planning, guardianships, probates and business matters. Ms. Murphy gives frequent seminars throughout the state on estate planning, asset protection and business information. She also is an adjunct professor and teaches courses on business ethics, legal environment of business, professional communication and presentations, and responsibility for the future. Ms. Murphy is licensed to practice in all Oklahoma state courts and the Western, Northern and Eastern district courts of Oklahoma. She is a member of the Oklahoma and American bar associations, and the WealthCounsel, a nationwide organization of estate planning attorneys. Ms. Murphy earned her B.S. degree, with honors, from East Central University and her J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma, where she was a member of the American Indian Law Review. (Oklahoma City location) JERRY E. SHILES is the managing member of the Oklahoma City law firm of Parman & Easterday, LLP, with additional offices in Tulsa and Enid, Oklahoma; Overland Park and Hays, Kansas; and Kansas City, Missouri. His practice is concentrated in the areas of family law, elder law and Medicaid planning, estate planning, will and trusts and probate and trust administration. For the past 30 years, Mr. Shiles has lectured extensively to professional groups in the United States, Europe and Japan, including the Frankfurt American Bar Association in Frankfurt, Germany; the American Attorneys Forum in Okinawa, Japan; the Oklahoma Bar Association; the Garfield County Bar Association; the Army Judge Advocate General's School; the Naval Justice School; AARP; and numerous other continuing legal education programs. He wrote a weekly legal column for more than 20 years, has hosted his own radio and television programs, contributed law review articles, authored three chapters of the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Practice Manual and recently co-wrote a book titled Estate Planning Basics: A Crash Course in Safeguarding Your Legacy, in 2007. Mr. Shiles earned his B.S. degree, Dean's list, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Utah. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association; State Bar of Nevada; The District of Columbia Bar (Family Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Administration and Estate Planning sections); and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Shiles also is a fellow of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys; and the Oklahoma City Tax Lawyers' Association; the Judge Advocates Association; the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War; and the American Bar Association. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Operation Outreach, providing assistance to military personnel and a former member of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Assistance to Military Personnel, having served on that committee for four years. Mr. Shiles is member of the Oklahoma City Estate Planning Council. He is admitted to practice before all courts in Oklahoma, Nevada and Washington, D.C.; the Federal District Courts; the 9th, 10th and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal; the U.S. Tax Court; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; and the U.S. Courts of Claims, Customs and Patent Appeals and International Trade. Among other awards, Mr. Shiles has received the Internal Revenue Service Certificate of Recognition, the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award and Legion of Merit, and the American Bar Association's Distinguished Service Award for Excellence in Legal Assistance. (Oklahoma City and Tulsa locations) BRYON J. WILL is the sole proprietor at The Law Office of Byron J. Will, P.L.L.C., where his practice primarily focuses on estate planning and probate. Some other areas of practice include asset protection, business planning, property law, guardianship and bankruptcy. Mr. Will is admitted to practice in the state of Oklahoma, the U.S. District Court and Western District of Oklahoma. He is a member of the American, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma County bar associations, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. Mr. Will serves on the Oklahoma Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division Board as an at-large director. He earned his B.A. degree from Oklahoma State University, his M.B.A. degree from the University of Central Oklahoma, and his J.D. degree from Oklahoma University School of Law, where he worked as a licensed legal intern for multiple private firms and for the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office. (Oklahoma City and Tulsa locations)
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