We are a group of attorneys and support staff committed to helping our clients deal with and hopefully enjoy success in the increasingly complex world in which we live. Although we find ourselves at times frustrated with the problems of the legal system, we are reminded of the admonition that it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. We desire to be perhaps a little light for the paths of our clients. We are blessed with the privilege and honor of serving many clients here in our home community of Edmond, as well as clients who reside elsewhere across Oklahoma and the United States-all the way from Alaska to Florida. We are pleased to help our clients on a daily basis with legal and tax matters, which include everything from very simple problems to extraordinarily complex transactions. One of our primary goals is to serve the needs of our clients as we, ourselves, would want to be served. In this respect, we occasionally are best able to assist simply by helping a person find another attorney who can provide the needed professional skill and personal integrity for the situation. We are committed to excellence in all that we do.
2.4.2007
The Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce held the 2006 Annual Awards Banquet to honor the achievements and contributions of many of Edmond’s finest companies and citizens. The banquet was held at the Nigh University Center Grand Ballroom on February 2, 2007. More than 300 members of the Edmond community attended the ceremony.
Bank of Oklahoma Small Business of the Year
The Small Business of the Year Award, now in its 5th year, honors small businesses that have made outstanding contributions to the economy and community. Nominees must be an owner/partner/major shareholder of the business and must be active in the day-to-day management and operation of the business. The business should also display leadership in business and community affairs, be actively involved in professional and/or trade associations and maintain equal opportunity employment.
The Bank of Oklahoma Small Business of the Year finalists were spotlighted with a video presentation by Francis Tuttle. The three finalists were Edmond Life & Leisure, Lester, Loving & Davies, P.C and McAlister, McAlister, McKinnis & Tuggle, P.C.
McAlister, McAlister, McKinnis & Tuggle, P.C. was founded in 1985 with a mission to serve God by serving their fellow man. In the past year, the firm has expanded its client services with the addition of attorney, Terry Stokes, an experienced trial lawyer. This firm encourages each member of their team to serve in volunteer work and leadership capacities throughout the city of Edmond and in various professional associations. (several members of the firm pictured above: front, from left to right: Lloyd McAlister, Karla McAlister, Judy Tuggle, Todd McKinns and Kristin Sneed. Back, from left to right: Brandon Baker, Bryan Sholtess and Jon Austin.)
Through the past year, the firm’s attorneys and staff created of a faith-based, non-profit legal clinic with the purpose of providing legal assistance to the homeless and working poor families of central Oklahoma.
Mark Funke, president of the sponsoring Bank of Oklahoma, presented the Small Business of the Year Award to McAlister, McAlister, McKinnis & Tuggle, P.C.
(These are excerpts from the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce website. For the full article, click here.)
