Cynda C. OttawayShareholder/Director

• Private Wealth & Closely-Held Business
• Taxation

University of Oklahoma College of Law
Norman, OK
J.D., with Honors, 1978
Honors:
Order of the Coif
Oklahoma Law Review
Corpus Juris Secundum Award
American Jurisprudence Awards

University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
B.A., 1975
Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
President's Honor Roll
President's Scholar
Mortar Board
Who's Who in American Colleges & Universities

• Oklahoma, 1978

• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Past President, Board of Regents, Professional Responsibility Committee, Chair, Bylaws Committee, Nominating Committee, Annual Meeting Speaker, Chair of Environmental Committee, Program Committee, Member of Special Task Force Committees
• Oklahoma City Estate Planning Council, Past President, Board of Directors
• American Bar Association: Fellow, Committee Vice Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section; Committee Member, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, Tax Section
• Oklahoma Bar Association: Past Chair, Estate Planning and Probate Section, 1987; Executive Committee and Officer of Estate Planning and Probate Section (1984 - 1986); Member, Young Lawyers Committee (1978 - 1980)
• International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, Member

• Ranked in Super Lawyers, Estate Planning and Probate (2006 - 2020)
• Journal Record Woman of the Year Finalist
• OKC Friday Newspaper's OKC's 50 Most Powerful Women Recipient (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017)
• Listed in Best Lawyers in the field of Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates (1989 - Present)
• Named Best Lawyers 2014, 2010 Lawyer of the Year (Oklahoma City) in the field of Trusts and Estates
• Named Best Lawyers 2012 Lawyer of the Year (Oklahoma City) in the field of Nonprofits/Charities

• Co-Reporter, ACTEC Commentaries on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Fourth Edition, 2006
• Oklahoma Comments to the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act, 1995
• Co-Author, "What We Learned by Comparing the ACTEC Commentaries to NAELA", 2006
• Oklahoma Editor, Drafting the Durable Power of Attorney (1988 - 1996)

• “Discussion of State Trust Income Tax, State Estate and Gift Taxes, and Principal and Income Act”, Heart of America Fellows Institute, May 2019
• "Legal Issues in Art Authentication" 65th Annual Tulane Tax Institute, November 2016
• "They Can't Take It With Them: Planning and Valuing Art and Collectibles," The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Southern Regional Meeting, April 2016
• "Up, Up and Away: How to Navigate An Aircraft Transfer,"The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Fall Meeting, October 2015
• "They Can't Take It With Them: Planning and Valuing Art and Collectibles,"The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Hawaii Regional Meeting, August 2015
• "Executive Compensation and Performance Evaluations" and "Audit and Investment Committees: Financial Oversight," Oklahoma Bar Association New Challenges for Nonprofit Organizations Seminar, September 2013
• "Election Eve Estate Tax Predictions and Morning-After Estate Planning," Casady Advisor Series, November 2012
• "Oil and Gas Law 101 for Estate Planners," 61st Annual Tulane Tax Institute, October/November 2012
• "Ethical Representation of Family Business Clients in Estate Planning Matters," ACTEC-ALI CLE Teleconference, October 2012
• "How to Handle the Toughest Issues in the Operation and Succession of a Family Business," The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Summer Meeting, June 2012
• "Oil and Gas Law 101 for ACTEC Dummies, to Probate or Not to Probate: Mineral Interests in Estate Planning and Probate," The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Annual Meeting, March 2012
• "Playing by the Ethical Rules: How 'Engaging' Can Estate Planners Be," ACTEC/ALI-ABA Teleconference, November 2011
• "Playing by the Ethical Rules: How 'Engaging' Can Estate Planners Be," Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Estate Planning Seminar, November 2011
• "How Engaging Can We Be While Playing by the Ethical Rules," 45th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, January 2011
• "How to Succeed (Ethically) in Business Succession Planning," Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Estate Planning Seminar, November 2010
• "The A-MAZE-ing Race, How to Succeed (Ethically) in Business Succession Planning," 32nd Annual Duke University Estate Planning Conference, October 2010
• "Current Ethical Issues Affecting Estate Planners," ACTEC/ALI-ABA Teleconference, October 2010
•  "Ethics and Succession Business Planning," 44th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, January 2010

• The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools
• United Way of Central Oklahoma
• Allied Arts
• Oklahoma City Museum of Art

• Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Chair of Board of Directors
• Renaissance Ball, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Past Chair
• University of Oklahoma College of Law, Board of Visitors
• University of Oklahoma Honors College, Board of Visitors
• Rotary Club 29, Member and Past Officer
• United Way, Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Ethics Chair
• Leadership Oklahoma City, Class XV
• Served as a board member or volunteered for the following: Allied Arts, Junior League, The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools, Volunteer Center of Central Oklahoma, Founding Chair, Center for Non-Profit Management, Calm Waters, University of Oklahoma Breast Health Institute, United Way, Omniplex, Easter Seals, YMCA, St. Anthony’s Professional Advisory Board, Rainbow Fleet, Casady School, Westminster School, Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Future Fund Member, American Red Cross, Central Oklahoma Chapter, Board Member, Infant Crisis Center, Oklahoma City Arts Festival Volunteer