*Crowe & Dunlevy has no input in the rating methodologies used by Best Lawyers or Oklahoma Super Lawyers.Though Oklahoma’s medical-marijuana market is in its infancy, Crowe & Dunlevy’s Cannabis Industry Practice Group has advised and counseled clients in the legal-cannabis industry since 2017.

Ranked in Super Lawyers, Estate Planning and Probate (2006 – Present).

Named Super Lawyers Top 25 Women in Oklahoma (2006 – 2013).

Listed in Best Lawyers in the field of Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Non-Profit/Charities, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates (1989 – Present).

Named Best Lawyers 2012 Lawyer of the Year (Oklahoma City) in the field of Non-Profit/Charities.

Named Best Lawyers 2014, 2010 Lawyer of the Year (Oklahoma City) in the field of Trusts and Estates.Ottaway is the recipient of many honors, awards and rankings including*: She is a member of Leadership Oklahoma City and Rotary Club 29. In addition to her legal practice, Cynda is an active community volunteer in Oklahoma City, serving on several boards including United Way, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Board of Visitors for the College of Law and the Honors College at the University of Oklahoma. Cynda is also a frequent speaker and writer for the organization, having served as co-reporter for the ACTEC Commentaries on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Fourth Edition, 2006. She has been a member for over 25 years and has served in several other leadership roles with ACTEC including service on the Executive Committee, the Board of Regents and the ACTEC Foundation. Cynda has experience in wealth transfer techniques and assists individuals and businesses with succession planning.Ĭynda serves as past president of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), the leading trust and estate organization of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers. Her practice focuses on estate planning, trust and estate administration and litigation and planning for closely-held family businesses.

Cynda Ottaway is a director and chair of the firm’s Private Wealth & Closely-Held Business Practice Group in the Oklahoma City office.

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