Resume of: Clifford N. Ribner
320 So. Boston
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
Telephone: (918) 582-9200
e-mail: cribner@mac.com
Mr. Ribner is the most qualified and experienced tax lawyer in the region. Most tax lawyers never go to court. Mr. Ribner has tried cases to juries. This makes a huge difference.
Education
New York University School of Law
J.D., 1977; LL.M. (in Taxation), 1978.
Lasker Scholar, 1978 (full-tuition merit scholarship)
Cornell University
College of Arts & Sciences, B.A.
Magna Cum Laude, 1973
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor, University of Tulsa College of Law
Instructor for “Individual Income Tax” (4 Credits), Spring Term, 1981.
AV (Highest Possible) Martindale-Hubbell peer-reviewed rating since 1985.
Legal Experience
Solo practitioner - 320 S. Boston, Tulsa, OK.
Sole Practitioner, Office since 1995 at 320 South Boston. All aspects of complex litigation (from initial pleadings through final judgment and collection, including discovery, trials and appeals). Cases have involved State and Federal Tax Controversies, Antitrust, Corporate Law, Securities, Fraud and other complex Business Torts, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Legal Malpractice, Battery and Outrage, Conversion, Negligence, Contracts, Priority of Liens, Divorce, Federal Indian Law, Constitutional Law, Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Oklahoma and Federal Criminal Law, Commercial Law, E.R.I.S.A.
Equal Partner in Kronfeld & Ribner, 2340 One Williams Center, Tulsa, OK. Practice limited to taxation.
Principal in Ribner & Associates, 1516 South Boston Ave., Tulsa, OK. Practice limited to taxation.
Initially Associate, then Partner, in charge of Tax, at Blackstock, Joyce, Pollard, Blackstock and Montgomery, 515 South Main Mall. Tulsa, OK.
Tax Associate, Hall Estill Hardwick Gable Collingsworth & Nelson, 4100 One Williams Center, Tulsa, OK.
Associate, Carter Ledyard & Milburn, Two Wall Street, New York
Reported Cases
- McDermott v. Sentry Life Insurance Co., 2000 OK CIV APP 115, 15 P.3d 508, cert. den.;
- Patel v. OMH, 1999 OK 33, 987 P.2d 1185, cert. den.;
- James E. and Nancy Foy, 84 T.C. 50 (1985);
- Church By Mail, Inc., 48 T.C.M. 471 (1984), P. Hall T.C. Memo 1984-349.
Bar Memberships
New York, Oklahoma State and Federal Courts, 10th and 4th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, U.S. Tax Court, Supreme Court of the United States.