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 practices in its Indian Law Practice and Entertainment Law Practice Group.

He is a graduate of the University of Tulsa Law School, 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.

Ne, Burris is on the advisory board for the Oklahoma State Film Commission, 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 law. 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 

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, Oklahoma, May, 1994
B.A.
Major:  Psychology

Published Works:

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

Classes/Seminars Taught:

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

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, 2009 in conjunction with Sundance Institute

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