Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Chad Burris is a member of the Chickasaw Nation and is a native of Oklahoma. Mr. Burris became Of Counsel to the law firm of Doerner, Saunders, Daniel, & Anderson in 2008 and practices in its Indian Law Practice and Entertainment Law Practice Groups.

He is a graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law, where he received his J.D. with an emphasis in Indian Law. He devoted much of his time in law school toward developing programs that would attract, through federal economic development incentives, film production to Indian country.

Mr. Burris is also a film producer. He produced the award winning feature films Four Sheets to the Wind and Barking Water by writer/director Sterlin Harjo. Both films premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to participate in many notable festivals around the world. He was awarded the Sundance Institute's Mark Silverman Award for 2007 for his accomplishments as a new producer.

As the owner of the Oklahoma based Indion Entertainment Group (IEG), he facilitates financing and production for projects shooting in Oklahoma. The company utilizes Oklahoma state tax incentives to encourage local investment in film projects.

Mr. Burris is on the advisory board for the Oklahoma State Film Commission, where he serves as a Creative Ambassador for the State of Oklahoma through its Creativity Initiative, serves as an advisory director for a local non-profit film festival, is the Entertainment Law chair for the local bar association, founded the Artist Assistance Program Tulsa Lawyers for the Arts, and speaks frequently on panels and conferences regarding Film and Entertainment Llaw. Mr. Burris also works closely with local and state groups to encourage support of the arts in Oklahoma.

Areas of Practice

• Indian Law
• Entertainment Law

West Practice Categories

Entertainment, Native Peoples Law

Bar Admissions

• Oklahoma
• District of Columbia, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Oklahoma Film and Music Office (Advisory Board)
• Oklahoma Creativity Project (Advisory Board)
• Native American Theater Company (Advisory Board)
• First Circle Film Festival (Advisory Board)
• Circle Cinema (Advisory Board)
• Tulsa Lawyers for the Arts, 2009 - Present (Founding Member)

Honors and Awards

• Film, Barking Water, premiered at 2009 Sundance Film Festival
• Four Sheets to the Wind, premiered at 2007 Sundance Film Festival
• Mark Silverman Fellowship for Outstanding New Producer in conjunction with Sundance Institute

Classes and Seminars

• The Business of Movie Making, University of Tulsa, 2008 - Present

Education

• University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, May, 2005
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Outstanding Law Student in the Native Certificate Program Award
  Honors: Member of Phi Delta Phi
  Honors: National NALSA Moot Court Competition - Quarter Finalist
  Honors: Native Law Certificate
• University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, May, 1994
  B.A.
  Major: Psychology

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Movie Money: Minimizing Risk in Raising Capital, Indie Slate Magazine, #56, 2009

Address

320 South Boston Avenue
Suite 500
Tulsa, OK 74103-3725

Phones

(918) 591-5211

Faxes

(918) 925-5211

Emails

cburris@dsda.com

Websites

http://www.dsda.com