Phone:
(405) 235-8713

E-mail:
larason@andrewsdavis.com

Assistant:
Kim D. Akers

Education:
Admitted to bar, 1969, Oklahoma; Tax Court, 1976; Claims Court. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1962); Northwestern University Graduate School of Business; Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1968).

Experience:
Mr. Larason joined the Firm in 1970 and practices in the Firm’s tax department. He is well-known for his concentrated experience in structuring oil and gas, real estate and agricultural partnerships, as well as limited liability companies, corporate reorganizations and debtor-creditor workouts.

He successfully defended the structure of an oil and gas partnership in Dillingham v. U.S., 81-2 USTC 9601, 48 AFTR2d 81-5815, (W.D. Okla. 1981), limited the time for assessment of Oklahoma income tax in Fort Howard Paper Co. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, 792 P.2d 87 (Okla. Ct. App. 1989), and secured a refund of gross production taxes in Samson Hydrocarbons Company (formerly Grace Petroleum) v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, 1998 OK 82.

Professional Associations:
Member: Board of Editors, Tax Ideas. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America; Who’s Who in American Law; Editor: Oklahoma Tax Journal (1998- recent).