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Jo Nan Allen is of counsel to the firm. She is a 1997 graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law with a practice emphasizing estate planning, probate, guardianship, real estate, business organization, general civil and appellate litigation. She obtained her Masters in College Teaching from Northeastern State University with a specialization in Language Arts and her Bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma City University with a double major of English and Religious Education.
Jo Nan enjoys sewing quilts, cooking, and entertaining …especially her grand children. Jo Nan is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Creek Tribe Bar Association and the Cherokee Tribe Bar Association. She is admitted to practice also in the Eastern and Northern District Federal Courts.
Areas of Practice
- Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship
- Real Estate, Title Clearance and Oil and Gas Title Opinions
- Business Organizations and Transactions
- General Civil and Appellate Litigation
Undergraduate and Law School Degrees
- University of Oklahoma college of Law – J. D., 1997
- Northeastern State University- MS-College Teaching- 1988
- Oklahoma City University – B. A. – English and Religious Education – 1964
Prior Affiliations
- October 2007-May 1, 2008, Maple Davis, P.L.L.C., Sand Springs, Oklahoma, With Emphasis in Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate.
- 2004-October 2007, Private Practice, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Civil practice with Emphasis in Real Estate Transactions, Personal Injury, Probate and Estate Planning, Commercial Law and Municipal Law.
- 1997-2004, Associate Attorney, Harvey L. Chaffin, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Civil practice with Emphasis in Real Estate Transactions, Personal Injury, Probate and Estate Planning, Commercial Law and Municipal Law.
Bar and Court Admissions
- Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
- Member, Cherokee Nation Bar Association
- Licensed to Practice, Northern District Court of Oklahoma
- Licensed to Practice, Eastern District Court of Oklahoma
Approved Attorney for Title Insurance Company
- First American Title Insurance Company
- Chicago Title Insurance Company
- Commonwealth Land Insurance Company
Honors and achievements
- Past Secretary/Treasurer Cherokee County Bar Association
- Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges, 1964
- Outstanding Young Women of America, 1970
- Active member of Sand Springs United Methodist Church
Reported Cases
- Board of County Commissioners of Muskogee County v. Lowery, 2006 OK 31, 136 P.3d 369
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