Varley H. Taylor, Jr. has represented clients in the areas of federal and state taxation, business planning, estate planning, elder law, tax exempt organizations, Intellectual Property, ERISA and Employee Benefits since 1971. In 2005, Varley accepted a position as Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa College of Law, where he taught property, taxation, estate planning and business related courses. He maintains an Of Counsel relationship with Doerner and continues to consult with clients and members of the firm.
Varley is the author of the West Publishing Company's estate planning volumes of Vernon's Oklahoma Legal Forms with Commentary. He has been the author of West's annual Oklahoma Probate and Estate Planning Deskbook since its inception in 1994; and was a contributing author to West's Oklahoma Probate Law and Practice, Third Edition, and is now its principal author. He has also been a contributing author of the American Bar Association's annual Sales and Use Tax Handbook since first publication in 1988, and is a past member of the editorial board of The Journal of Multistate Taxation.
- The Journal of Multistate Taxation; Member, Editorial Board
- AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
- Best Lawyers®, Tax Law, 2005-2025
- Best Lawyers®, “Lawyer of the Year,” Tulsa, Tax Law, 2021 and 2024
- Sales and Use Tax Handbook, Oklahoma Chapter, American Bar Association
- Oklahoma Probate Law and Practice, Third Edition (Contributing Author)
- Oklahoma Probate and Estate Planning Deskbook (Co-Author with R. Robert Huff )
- Doerner Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® List
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- 21 DSDA Lawyers Named to 2020 Best Lawyers® List
- 20 Doerner Lawyers Nationally Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019
- Doerner Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018
- Congratulations to our Doerner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017!!
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