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Sylvia M. Burgess, Member Attorney
Estate Planning; Employee Benefits; Corporate Law; Taxation; Wills; Trust Law
Phone:580-713-4854, 580-355-8920
Web:http://www.burgess-hightower.com
Address: 21 N.W. 44th Street, Suite 201, Lawton, OK 73505
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Law Firm:Burgess, Burgess, Burgess & Hightower
Lawyer:Sylvia M. Burgess
Phone:580-713-4854, 580-355-8920
Fax:580-355-8999
Lawyer Title:Member
Practice Areas:Estate Planning; Employee Benefits; Corporate Law; Taxation; Wills; Trust Law
Bio:Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, 1981-1982 and Editorial Advisor, 1982, Oklahoma Law Review. Author: "Special Powers of Appointment: It's the Courts' Move," Vol. 34, No. 4. University of Oklahoma Law Review, Fall 1981; "Cafeteria Plans and Alternative Methods for Providing Nontaxable Benefits to Employees," Vol. 13, No.'s 6 & 7, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, June and July, 1985. Member: Oklahoma Employee Benefits Council (Governor Bellmon's appointee), 1987-1990; Board of Directors, Teen Court; Marie Detty Youth Services, Inc.; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and Taxation Section, American Bar Association. President: Junior League Lawton, Oklahoma, Inc., 1989-1990; Comanche County Bar Association, 1992. Chairman, Taxation Section, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1991.
Admitted:1982, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims
College:Cameron University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1979
Law School:University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1982; Southern Methodist University, LL.M., Taxation, 1984
Membership:Comanche County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association.
Web:http://www.burgess-hightower.com
Languages:English

Lawyer Sylvia M. Burgess, graduated from Cameron University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1979 University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1982; Southern Methodist University, LL.M., Taxation, 1984, is now employed by Burgess, Burgess, Burgess & Hightower at 21 N.W. 44th Street, Suite 201 Lawton, OK 73505.

While being a member of Comanche County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association., Sylvia M. Burgess is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Sylvia M. Burgess as your lawyer, you should consider whether Sylvia M. Burgess offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Sylvia M. Burgess has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Sylvia M. Burgess's office is located at Lawton, OK, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Sylvia M. Burgess has been admitted in 1982, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. His or her practice areas include Estate Planning; Employee Benefits; Corporate Law; Taxation; Wills; Trust Law.

Sylvia M. Burgess's college and law school education includes Cameron University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1979, University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1982; Southern Methodist University, LL.M., Taxation, 1984. Other biographical background includes Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, 1981-1982 and Editorial Advisor, 1982, Oklahoma Law Review. Author: "Special Powers of Appointment: It's the Courts' Move," Vol. 34, No. 4. University of Oklahoma Law Review, Fall 1981; "Cafeteria Plans and Alternative Methods for Providing Nontaxable Benefits to Employees," Vol. 13, No.'s 6 & 7, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, June and July, 1985. Member: Oklahoma Employee Benefits Council (Governor Bellmon's appointee), 1987-1990; Board of Directors, Teen Court; Marie Detty Youth Services, Inc.; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and Taxation Section, American Bar Association. President: Junior League Lawton, Oklahoma, Inc., 1989-1990; Comanche County Bar Association, 1992. Chairman, Taxation Section, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1991.. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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