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Brett Chapman is a noticeably experienced Oklahoma legal professional with a passion for justice rooted in his unique own family records. Brett Chapman is a fairly skilled Oklahoma attorney who combines his comprehensive know-how of Oklahoma law with a passion for justice that finds its roots in his particular family history. Brett’s maternal splendid incredible extremely good grandfather Chief White Eagle was the hereditary chief of the Ponca all through the unlawful Ponca Trail of Tears in 1877. His ancestors towards-all-odds fight for justice stimulated him to grow to be an attorney and searching for justice for others. Brett commenced his prison career by using serving seven years within the District Lawyers Office, in which he treated each form of case possible, from misdemeanors to homicides. He also successfully changed Oklahomas DUI case law as a prosecutor in 2015 by means of advocating for the exchange in a complete criminal briefing which persuaded the states highest appellate courtroom to change the regulation. See Alba v. State, 2015 OK CR 2, 341 P.3d ninety one. Upon leaving the District Lawyers Office, he became a protection legal professional for the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the BNSF Railway Company and defended each groups in complicated wrongful demise instances. His practice is now focused on crook protection and advocating for Native American rights and tribal sovereignty inside the spirit of his ancestors.

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Languages
  • English
Accepted Jurisdictions
Oklahoma Jurdictions
Oklahoma
Since 2010">
United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma Jurdictions
United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Since 2019">
Cherokee Nation Jurdictions
Cherokee Nation
Since 2021">
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Jurdictions
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Since 2021">
Choctaw Nation Jurdictions
Choctaw Nation
Since 2021">
U.S. Supreme Court Jurdictions
U.S. Supreme Court
Since 2024">
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma Jurdictions
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Since 2019">
10th Circuit Jurdictions
10th Circuit
Since 2024">

Experience
  • Senior Litigation Lawyer
    Tulsa DUI Guy
    2021
  • Assistant District Lawyer
    Oklahoma District Lawyers Council
    2010
Education
University of Tulsa College of Law Education School Logo
University of Tulsa College of Law
J.D. (2010)
Graduation year: 2010">
University of Oklahoma Education School Logo
University of Oklahoma
B.A. (2007) | Political Science
Graduation year: 2002">
Associations
International Commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom Professional Association
International Commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom
Director of Outreach for the First Nations of America
2021 - Current">
International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) Professional Association
International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN)
Commissioner, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law
2021 - Current">
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Professional Association
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Vice Chairman of the Tax Commission
2021 - Current">
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