Chris D. Jones

Chris D. Jones was raised in Bryan County and practices as a solo attorney in Durant, Oklahoma. He and his wife, Leann, and their two children run a cattle ranch in Bryan County. In 2026 he began a three-year term on the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Board of Governors, representing Supreme Court Judicial District 2.

Admission

• State of Oklahoma, 2006
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, 2006
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 2007
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2007

Published Decisions

• Lowry v. Lewis, 2014 OK CIV APP 9, ___ P.3d ___ (2014)
• Rogers v. Bailey, 2011 OK 69, 261 P.3d 1150 (2011)
• Buffalo v. Buffalo, 2009 OK CIV APP 44, 211 P.3d 923 (2009)

Legal Publications

• Medical Negligence Lawsuits in Oklahoma: An Empirical Study — Oklahoma City University Law Review, Vol. 31, No. 1, 2006

Legal Memberships

• Oklahoma Bar Association, 2006 to Present
  • Board of Governors, Supreme Court Judicial District 2, 2026 to Present
• Oklahoma Bar Foundation, 2007 to Present
• Bryan County Bar Association, 2006 to Present
  • President, 2008, 2009, 2012 to Present
  • Treasurer, 2010, 2011
  • Oklahoma State Bar Association Delegate for Bryan County, 2009 to Present
  • Oklahoma State Bar Association Alternate Delegate for Bryan County, 2008
• Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Board of Directors, 2007 to Present
  • President of the Board of Directors, 2012
  • Vice President of the Board of Directors, 2011

Law School

• Oklahoma City University School of Law, Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 2006

Law School Awards

• Dean’s Service Award
• McAfee & Taft Outstanding Trial Court Advocate Award
• Law Review Editor in Chief Award
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity Participation Award
• Certificate in Public Law
• Lloyd Henry Endowed Law Scholarship
• Merit Scholar
• Faculty Honor Roll
• Dean’s Honor Roll

Law School Organizations

• Law Review
• William J. Holloway, Jr. American Inn of Court
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mock Trial Team
• The Order of the Barristers
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
• Law School Student Ambassador
• Merit Scholars Organization Member
• Moot Court Society Member and President
• Energy Law Student Organization President
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America Law Student Organization President and Student Bar Association Representative

Prior Education

• Master of Business Administration, University of Central Oklahoma, May 2001
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, May 1997