Camille M Quinn - LGBT Community Involvement

We must take care of each other!

Camille is a proud member of the LGBT community and has been practicing law in Tulsa since 1989. Nearly half of Camille's practice is related to the gay community. She is an expert on estate planning, to help ensure that you and your partner's wishes are carried out. Camille's clients' ability to protect their partners is her priority.

Publications:

Camille published a comprehensive article on estate planning for same sex couples. The article is entitled Essential Estate Planning for the Constitutionally Unrecognized Families in Oklahoma: Same-Sex Couples, 40 Tulsa L. Rev. 479 (2005).

Click here to read the Journal Record Article "Gay Marriage" published July 24, 2008.

Speaking Engagements:

Camille has been honored to speak to groups sponsored by:

Camille also serves the community by serving on the various boards, which have included H.O.P.E. (Health Outreach Prevention and Education, Inc.) and Eastern Oklahoma Planned Parenthood.

As quoted in an article by the Oklahoman, Camille expressed disgust at Oklahoma's legal discrimination.

The estate-tax exemption laws have finally been leveled in Oklahoma. How important is that? Below are articles that were written stating the level of discrimination that an estate tax has on gay couples and non-family members.

Gay couples hope for estate-tax exemption (Article from The Oklahoman)

Who owes Oklahoma estate taxes? (Article from The Oklahoman)

 

 

Law Office (918) 582.0607

Fax: (918) 582.0608

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Common Myths Concerning Gay Rights:

 

 1. My family really loves my partner; like a part of the family.  So I know they will make sure that my partner is taken care of.  Do I really need it all in writing?

Death can be hard, not only on the partner, but on the blood relatives as well. People tend to make choices that you would not expect during this stressful time. Regardless of how your family feels about your partner, your wishes should be in writing so that everyone is assured that your estate is being handled in the manner YOU desired.  A well constructed estate plan will keep your partner from having to make major life changes during a painful and traumatic time.

2. If I do not have a trust or will and my parents are deceased, won’t my partner get everything automatically?

Absolutely not, any blood relative whom you may have never met (a 4th removed distant cousin for example) will have more legal right to your estate than your life partner of twenty-five years.