Cortes Law Firm

What Cortes Law Firm does

Cortes Law Firm, legally Stephen Cortes, PLLC, is an Oklahoma City-based estate planning and probate law practice founded by Stephen L. Cortes, a sole-practitioner attorney who previously served as Oklahoma Governor Henry's General Counsel and has over 20 years of estate planning and probate experience. The firm offers a full suite of estate planning services anchored by revocable living trusts, wills, pour-over wills, financial powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, supplemented by specialized structures including special needs trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, charitable trusts, family limited partnerships, and LLC formation. Its probate practice covers full administration, summary administration for small estates, small estate affidavits, probate real estate transfers, and probate litigation across Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, and Logan counties.

Commercially, the firm operates as a traditional professional services firm generating revenue through billable legal engagements rather than any technology platform, with quote-based fees, free initial consultations, and transparent value-based pricing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; Oklahoma probate matters typically run $4,700–$7,800 per standard case per third-party sources. The firm distributes services through phone-based consultative sales, website contact forms, in-person meetings at its OKC headquarters, and remote consultations via Zoom or FaceTime, with no intermediary channels and no enterprise clients. Go-to-market combines consultative selling with a heavy content-marketing motion: regular YouTube videos, blog articles, email newsletter, Google remarketing, and active presence across more than 30 directories and 7 social platforms.

The customer base is exclusively individual consumers and families across the OKC metropolitan area and surrounding central Oklahoma cities (Edmond, Norman, Moore, Yukon, Midwest City, Del City, Mustang, Bethany, Choctaw, Lawton, Nichols Hills, Shawnee, The Village, Purcell, Warr Acres, El Reno). The firm is privately held with no disclosed institutional capital, no parent entity, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history, operating as a single professional corporation with reported headcount in the 1–10 range. Brand strength is anchored by a 4.9 Google rating across 56+ reviews and Super Lawyers recognition.

Name

Cortes Law Firm

Legal name

Stephen Cortes, PLLC d/b/a Cortes Law Firm

Website

https://corteslawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cortes Law Firm is a sole-practitioner Oklahoma City estate planning and probate law firm, founded by Stephen L. Cortes, serving individuals and families across the OKC metro with revocable living trusts, wills, probate administration, and trust services delivered through consultative direct sales and content-driven digital marketing.

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Product category

Legal Services - Estate Planning and Probate

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE), Estate Planning & Trust Structuring Advisory (FSAEAKAC)

Keywords

• Estate planning services
• Probate administration
• Trust administration
• Wills and trusts
• Legal consultations

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Consultation and Representation: The firm generates revenue through billable legal services for estate planning, probate, and trust administration matters. Services include document preparation, legal representation, and ongoing legal counsel. The firm offers free initial consultations and transparent fee structures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cortes Law Firm is an Oklahoma City-based law firm that provides estate planning, probate, and trust administration legal services to individuals and families. The firm prepares wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and specialized trust structures (special needs, ILIT, charitable) and represents clients through Oklahoma probate proceedings, summary administration, and probate litigation. Additional practice areas include civil litigation and DUI defense.

Product overview

Cortes Law Firm is an Oklahoma City-based estate planning and probate law firm offering a comprehensive suite of legal services centered around estate planning, probate administration, and trust services. The firm's core offering is its revocable living trust-centered estate plan, supported by wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and specialized trust products (special needs trusts, life insurance trusts, charitable trusts). The firm also provides full-service probate representation, including summary administration for small estates and probate litigation. Additional services include civil litigation and DUI legal services. The firm operates as a traditional law firm, not a technology platform, with services delivered through direct attorney-client relationships at their Oklahoma City location.

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Products and services

• Estate Planning Comprehensive estate planning services for Oklahoma individuals and families, including preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and specialized trust structures designed to protect assets, provide for loved ones, and ensure healthcare wishes are respected.
• Probate Attorney Services Full legal representation and guidance through the Oklahoma probate process for families and individuals after a loved one's death, including filing petitions, asset inventory, creditor claim management, heir distributions, and handling estates across Oklahoma County, Cleveland County, Canadian County, and Logan County courts.
• Trust Administration Administration services for trusts including successor trustee guidance, asset distribution according to trust terms, trust compliance, and ongoing trustee support for trustees and beneficiaries.
• Revocable Living Trust A living trust that holds assets while granting the grantor complete control during their lifetime; can be modified or canceled and helps clients avoid probate while maintaining privacy.
• Wills and Pour-Over Wills Last will and testament preparation including naming guardians for minor children, designating executors, and pour-over wills that transfer any accidentally omitted assets into the trust.
• Powers of Attorney Financial power of attorney documents that authorize a designated individual to manage assets not held in trust, particularly important for managing affairs during incapacity.
• Healthcare Power of Attorney and Living Wills Healthcare directives appointing a trusted individual to make medical decisions when the principal cannot communicate, and advance directives specifying medical treatment preferences including end-of-life care.
• Specialized Trust Services (Special Needs, ILIT, Charitable Trusts, FLPs, LLCs) Specialized estate planning structures including Special Needs Trusts to preserve government benefit eligibility, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs) to hold life insurance outside the taxable estate, Charitable Remainder/Lead Trusts for charitable giving, Family Limited Partnerships for wealth transfer and asset protection, and LLC formation for asset protection and succession planning.
• Oklahoma Summary Probate Administration Simplified probate procedure for small estates available when estate value meets Oklahoma statutory thresholds, providing faster and lower-cost estate settlement.
• Small Estate Affidavit Streamlined process for estates under $50,000 allowing transfer of assets without full probate proceedings.
• Probate Litigation Legal representation for will contests, heir disputes, executor challenges, and estate accounting issues in contested Oklahoma probate matters.
• Probate Real Estate Services Legal guidance for probating real property in Oklahoma, including obtaining judge's orders to transfer real estate to rightful heirs.
• Adult Guardianship Legal proceedings to establish guardianship for adults who become incapacitated and need someone to manage their personal care and/or financial affairs.
• Civil Litigation General civil litigation services including representation in disputes related to estate and trust matters.
• DUI Legal Services Legal representation for Oklahoma DUI/DWI cases.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CortesLawFirm
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CortesLawFirm
• Facebookfacebook.com/corteslaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cortes-law-firm
• Instagraminstagram.com/corteslawfirm
• TikToktiktok.com/@stephenlcortes
• Pinterestpinterest.com/corteslawfirm

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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