Chantelle grew up in Northwest Oklahoma before attending the University of Central Oklahoma where she received a B.B.A. She then went on to graduate summa cum laude from the Oklahoma City University School of Law. While attending law school, Chantelle was the Articles Editor for the OCU Law Review and a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal honor fraternity. In addition, she received CALI Excellence awards in her Criminal Law, Family Law, and Estate Planning classes, the Outstanding Family Law Student award from the OBA Family Law section, and won the Judge Alfred P. Murrah Sr. Award for outstanding academic performance.

Chantelle is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Oklahoma City Estate Planning Council, and serves as the At-Large Director  for the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). When she sneaks away from work, Chantelle loves to escape to the beach. Recently, Chantelle undertook the endeavor of trying to breathe underwater, AKA scuba diving. When she can’t find a sandy beach, Chantelle loves to spend time at home tucked away with her fur baby, Zeus.

Publications
Co-authored “Changes to the Oklahoma General Corporation Act”, OBJ 89 pg. 18 (February 2018).
“Know Your Worth: Valuing Marriage and the Relinquishment of Marital Rights in Estate & Gift Tax Law”, 43 Okla. City U. L. Rev. pg. 251 (2019).
“Special Needs Planning: Some Things to Consider,” Voice of Experience: October 2019 (Oct 30, 2019).