The Oklahoma County Bar Association announced the 2018-2019 Officers. Stephen Cortes has been elected as Law Library Trustee. He has been an attorney since 1999, serving in leadership roles in the public and private sector.  Stephen started his career as the Referee for the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. From there he served as Deputy General Counsel, before being named as General Counsel to then serving Governor Brad Henry.  In 2013, after working at a law firm in Oklahoma City, Stephen founded the Cortes Law Firm.  

As the firm has grown to help clients with a wide range of legal services, Stephen continues to focus on Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration.