Celebrity Dancer: Todd McKinnis

Todd McKinnis –

Todd McKinnis is a Partner in the Edmond law firm of Rubenstein & Pitts, PLLC.  Todd was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, and moved to Edmond in 1981 where he graduated from high school in 1985.  He received his undergraduate degree in Political Science in 1989 and his law degree in 1994 with Distinction, both from the University of Oklahoma.  Following graduation, Todd continued to be involved at the University of Oklahoma College of Law as an adjunct professor of law. He is a member of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, and Oklahoma Bar Association. 

Todd practices primarily in the areas of commercial law, corporate and partnership law, real estate transactional and land use issues, estate planning, charitable and non-profit organizations.  Todd has been recognized in Super Lawyer’s Magazine as being in the top 5% of attorneys in Oklahoma in the area of real estate law.  As part of his real estate practice, Todd regularly practices in front of the Edmond City Council as well as various other City of Edmond Boards and Commissions as those entities relate to real estate development in Edmond.  While representing his clients, he has worked to establish some of the largest public-private partnerships involving real estate in the history of Edmond.

Todd represents closely held businesses in all aspects of their operations, from formation to dissolution and virtually every legal matter that impacts their business operation.  He aspires to help individuals get their product or service to the market.  He enjoys handling the legal aspects of business so the entrepreneurial client can focus their time and attention on their business. 

Todd was honored by Durocher’s Oklahoma City Business newspaper by being identified as a member of the 2002 Class of Forty Under Forty.  He is a founding board member of the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.  Todd received the Edmond Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in 2006, the Chairman’s Award in 2001, and was the 1998 Edmond Volunteer of the Year.  He was the 2003 Chairman of the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.  In 2009, Todd was Chairman of the Board of Oklahoma Christian School.  He currently serves on the board of directors for Anna’s House Foundation and Edmond OK Alliance 2050, Inc.  He is the 2024 Chairman of the Board for Anna’s House Foundation.  He most recently served as Chairman of the GO Bond Advisory Task Force for the City of Edmond.

Rubenstein & Pitts, PLLC, has the resources and experience to assist their clients with a wide array of legal issues.  The firm takes pride in their diligent, resourceful and client-centered practice.  Throughout the past 20 years in the firm’s Edmond location and the 60 years of experience the partners bring, Rubenstein & Pitts has built strong relationships in many courthouses in the Oklahoma City area and throughout the State of Oklahoma.  The attorneys at Rubenstein & Pitts provide personalized service to their clients.  They promptly respond to clients’ questions and concerns and keep them informed of all legal developments in their case.  The attorneys dedicate themselves to the provision of personalized service and attention to each of their clients.   

QUESTIONS:

What’s your go-to hype song?   Believer – Imagine Dragons

What famous celebrity would you play your character in your life’s movie?  Anthony Michael Hall

Share one interesting fact with the public that they may not know about you?  I am one of the founding Board members for the OKC Memorial Marathon.

What is your “signature dance move?”  White Man Lip Bite

If you had to describe your dancing style in one word, what would it be?  Unproven

What are you most look forward to about the Edmond’s Dancing with the Stars event and supporting the Edmond Chamber of Commerce?  Getting to meet and spend time with some new people I don’t yet know and enjoy reconnecting with some I do.