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171 Stonebridge Boulevard
Edmond, OK 73013
United States

405.285.8588

Crooks Stanford is singularly focused on providing efficient legal services to our clients. We understand that our clients are our business and believe it is an honor each time we are hired by a new client, as well as each time we are retained on a recurring basis by our current clients. Our practice each time we begin a new matter is to sit down with our clients and determine their desired result, and then formulate and implement a plan to pursue that result in the most efficient and economical manner. We welcome and encourage our clients to be our partner, with the understanding that our clients expect and deserve our active advice and guidance.

Michael S. Crooks

CONTACT

Email: MC@CrooksStanford.com

BIOGRAPHY

Michael is a rare blend of attorney and entrepreneur, providing him the ability to advise his clients from a broader perspective and offer valuable insight and guidance. As a founding member in multiple successful start-up businesses, he truly understands the business owners' point of view and provides pragmatic and efficient legal solutions.

Advising individual, corporate, and transactional participants and stakeholders in a broad array of industries, Michael focuses his practice on representing clients with varied business interests at all stages of development with respect to the creation, structuring, and financing of businesses, mergers, and acquisitions, as well as contractual matters. Additionally, he represents property owners and commercial tenants in connection with the acquisition, development, financing and leasing of real estate. He is skilled at bringing parties together, navigating and explaining the nuances of each deal to his clients from initial development to successful closing. 

A highly experienced transactional attorney, Michael has handled asset and stock acquisitions and sales across the United States representing more than $3 billion dollars in revenues.  He has also been involved in real estate purchases and sales with combined purchase prices exceeding $250 million dollars and negotiated long-term financing leases for property worth a combined total of more than $300 million dollars.

After graduating from high school in Oklahoma City, Michael ventured west to attend Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, on a tennis scholarship. His love for Oklahoma pulled him home where he earned his degree from Southern Nazarene University and helped SNU start its first ever varsity tennis program. While working full time, Michael continued his education and received a J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.  

In addition to golf, hunting, and travel, Michael's greatest joy is being the husband to Sara, and dad to John Michael, and twins, Juliet and Audrey. Michael and Sara live in Edmond, Oklahoma and are active members of Henderson Hills Church. He has a heart for global missions, including serving in Uganda, Morocco, and Nicaragua.

Professional Memberships and Organizations

  • Oklahoma County Bar Association

  • Oklahoma Bar Association (Business and Corporate Law Section, Real Property Law Section, Taxation Law Section, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust)

  • American Bar Association (Business Law Section)

  • Federal Bar Association

Civic Leadership

  • Leadership Oklahoma – The Excellence in Entrepreneurship Boot Camp Class I

  • American Bar Association – Mergers and Acquisitions Committee, LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Entities Committee)

  • NBC, Corp. of Oklahoma – Board of Directors

  • Henderson Hills Baptist Church – Deacon, Missions

  • Connexion, LLC – Board of Directors

  • Aventon Nicaragua, LLC – Board of Directors

  • Downtown Club of Oklahoma City – Former Member

  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg Inn of Court – Former Member and Hospitality Chair