Unruh & Co.

11/05/2026

11/02/2026

Estate and succession planning connect business ownership with a broader conversation about legacy.

Join BBB Oklahoma for our November Business Connect Lunch featuring Brooke Unruh, Owner/Attorney at BBB Accredited Business Unruh & Co., presenting “Beyond the Business: Planning for Your Legacy.”

The presentation includes estate planning for small business owners, succession planning and personal and non-business estate planning considerations as part of legacy planning.

Nov. 12 | 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
BBB Oklahoma | 17 S Dewey Ave., OKC

Tickets: https://www.bbb.org/bbb/oklahoma/november-business-connect-lunch-2026

10/20/2026

You may have heard that Oklahoma recognizes handwritten wills, and it does. But simply writing down your wishes does not necessarily create a legally valid will.

For a handwritten, or holographic, will to satisfy Oklahoma’s requirements, it generally must be:

• Written entirely in the person’s own handwriting

• Dated in the person’s own handwriting

• Signed by the person creating the will

• Created without other printed or typed material appearing within the document

Even when those requirements are met, unclear language can still lead to questions, disagreements, or probate litigation.

A properly prepared estate plan does more than record who receives your property. It helps ensure your wishes are clear, legally effective, and coordinated with beneficiary designations, deeds, trusts, and other assets.

A handwritten note may express your intentions. Careful planning helps make sure those intentions can be carried out.

At Unruh & Co., we’re attorneys, advisors, and advocates committed to serving you with clarity and compassion. Contact us to learn more about securing your wishes.

10/09/2026

It’s official! Megan Jackson has been sworn in!

Please join us in celebrating Megan as she begins her career as an attorney. This milestone represents years of hard work, perseverance, and dedication, and we’re proud to have her on the Unruh & Co. team.

Congratulations, Megan! We look forward to all that’s ahead as you put your knowledge and heart for service to work for our clients.

At Unruh & Co., we’re attorneys, advisors, and advocates committed to serving you with clarity and compassion.

10/05/2026

Life’s most important decisions deserve more than complicated legal language. They deserve clarity, careful planning, and personal attention.

Whether you are preparing for the future, navigating the loss of a loved one, protecting someone who can no longer act independently, handling a real estate matter, or addressing oil and gas interests, Unruh & Co. Legal is here to help.

Our practice areas include:

• Estate Planning

• Probate

• Adult Guardianship

• Oil, Gas, and Mineral Interests

At Unruh & Co. Legal, we provide clear, practical guidance to help you understand your options and move forward with confidence.
Clear counsel. For life’s most important decisions.

09/17/2026

If mineral interests are overlooked in your estate plan, your family may face:

• Lost or suspended royalty payments

• Difficulty identifying ownership

• Additional probate proceedings

• Increasingly divided interests among heirs

• Delays in signing leases or division orders

Keep an updated record of the counties, legal descriptions, operators, royalty statements, leases, and division orders connected to your minerals. Most importantly, make sure your estate plan clearly addresses how those interests should be managed and transferred.

Unruh & Co. Legal can help you incorporate your oil and gas interests into a thoughtful, complete estate plan. At Unruh & Co., we’re attorneys, advisors, and advocates committed to serving you with clarity and compassion.

09/04/2026

We are growing! We are thrilled to welcome Megan Jackson to the Unruh & Co team.

Originally from McAllen, Texas, Megan graduated magna cm laude from Texas A&M University with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Business Administration. She recently graduated with honors from Oklahoma City University School of Law, where she earned multiple Dean’s List and Faculty Honor Roll distinctions, received three CALI Awards for Excellence, and served as an Academic Fellow for Civil Procedure.

Megan’s faith and family are at the heart of who she is. She is a proud mom to a daughter she welcomed in her third year of law school, and a bonus son. Completing law school with honors while becoming a mother strengthened her commitment to perseverance, hard work, and caring well for families.

What Megan loves most about this work is helping people navigate deeply personal and sometimes overwhelming legal matters. She wants every client to feel heard, cared for, and comfortable asking questions, and to leave the process feeling informed, relieved, and confident about the future.

Megan shares the values at the center of Unruh & Co. Legal: earning trust, listening closely, and treating each client’s concerns with the same care we would want for our own families.

We are thrilled to have her on the team and cannot wait for you to meet her!

At Unruh & Co., we’re attorneys, advisors, and advocates committed to serving you with clarity and compassion.

08/18/2026

Business continuity doesn’t happen by accident. It requires a plan.

I was honored to serve as a panelist for the Small Business Owners Alliance at the Edmond Chamber, where we discussed business continuity and succession planning. These conversations are essential for every business owner:

What happens if you can no longer lead the business?

Who is prepared to step in?

Is there a plan to protect the company, its employees, and the legacy you have worked so hard to build?

Thank you to my fellow panelists, Diana Giles with Skyline IT Management and Sylvia Sterling with ArrowPoint Wealth Advisors, for sharing their valuable insight. Together, we explored how legal, technology, and financial planning work hand in hand to help a business remain strong through both expected transitions and unexpected events.

Thank you to the Edmond Chamber for creating opportunities for local business owners to learn, connect, and plan for the future.

At Unruh & Co., we’re attorneys, advisors, and advocates committed to serving you with clarity and compassion.

08/17/2026

Your life insurance is designed to provide financial support for the people you love, but one beneficiary mistake could create unnecessary complications.

We have recently seen policies naming the policy owner’s estate as the beneficiary. In many cases, that means the life insurance proceeds must pass through probate before they can be distributed.

That may result in:

• Delays for your family

• Additional probate expenses

• Public court proceedings

• Possible exposure to estate creditors

A better approach is generally to name:

• Individuals as your primary beneficiaries

• Backup individuals as your contingent beneficiaries

• Your properly drafted trust, when appropriate

Beneficiary designations should also be reviewed after marriage, divorce, the birth of a child, a death in the family, or the creation of a trust.

Your life insurance beneficiary designation controls where those proceeds go, regardless of what your will says. Make sure it supports the rest of your estate plan.

At Unruh & Co., we’re attorneys, advisors, and advocates committed to serving you with clarity and compassion.

08/12/2026

The backpacks are packed, calendars are filling up, and another school year is underway. As your family settles into a new routine, take a moment to make sure your legal plans have kept up with life.

Do you have:

✓ Guardians named for your minor children?

✓ Current emergency contacts and medical authorizations?

✓ Updated beneficiary designations?

✓ A power of attorney and healthcare directive for a college-aged child?

✓ An estate plan that reflects your family today?

The school supply list may be finished, but your family preparedness checklist matters all year long.

Schedule an estate-planning consultation with Unruh & Co. Legal and start the school year with greater peace of mind.

At Unruh & Co., we’re attorneys, advisors, and advocates committed to serving you with clarity and compassion.