Chelsea Celsor Smith has experience in civil litigation in both state and federal court. Her areas of emphasis include governmental ethics, constitutional law, administrative law and employment law. She serves as acting General Counsel to the Oklahoma House of Representatives and was previously in-house General Counsel to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. She provides advice, training and has been a speaker regarding compliance with employment and ethics laws.
Chelsea has been recognized as a Best Lawyers: One to Watch in Labor and Employment Law-Employee; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation-Labor; and Employment Law. Further, she also owns and manages an oilfield disposal business with her family in Western Oklahoma.
Education
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Oklahoma City University School of Law
(J.D., cum laude, 2011)
- Phi Delta Phi
- University of Oklahoma (B.A. in Sociology/Criminology and History, with honors, 2008)
Admissions
- Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Supreme Court
Legal Experience
- 2019-Present Hall Estill
- 2019 Fellers Snider
- 2015-2019 Celsor Smith Law
- 2013-2015 Oklahoma House of Representatives, General Counsel
- 2011-2013 Andrews Davis
Professional Involvement
- Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
- Member, Oklahoma County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Red Tie Night to Benefit Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund, Preview Party Committee (2019)
- Pink Tie Ball to Benefit Susan G. Komen​, Co-Chair (2019; Acquisitions Chair (2018)
- Preservation Oklahoma (2016-2018)
- Heritage Hills Associate Board, Social Chair (2017-2018)
- Heritage Hills Twilight Co-Chair (2016)
- Homeless Alliance Point in Time Count
- St. Anthony Foundation Saintoberfest (2015)
- United Way
In the News
- Employment Attorney Chelsea Smith in Employee Benefits News
- Employment Attorney Chelsea Smith in Bloomberg Law - Covid-19 Leave Suits Trickle In With Spike Expected This Fall
- Employment Attorney Chelsea Smith in ValueWalk - FFCRA Lawsuits Trending as Virtual School Year Begins
- Oklahoma City Attorney Chelsea Celsor Smith Joins Hall Estill