Chaney Law Firm PLLC

06/07/2026

SIXTH year in a row to be named top attorney in adoption law!! Each year it just brings a new thankfulness and a new honor. The last year has been one to remember! My practice is split between representing birth mothers (and sometime birth fathers) and representing adoptive families (never both at the same time). I look back and think of all the sweet birth mothers I worked with, and I pray they know how loved and special they are to me and others. I love that some still reach out even after the adoption to check in and update me. The adoptive families that allowed me to be part of their adoption story will never be forgotten, and I feel so blessed they trusted me in the process. I enjoy so much getting updates and pictures from my adoptive families - the smiles have such a beautiful story behind them. I am truly changed by my birth mothers and my adoptive families - no matter which side I am working with - I learn so much from each experience. I never imagined that I would travel all over the state helping birth moms and adoptive families and practice in Tribal Courts and so many Oklahoma District Courts. I truly feel so blessed. I can't wait to see what this coming year brings and how God will move in some of my highly contested cases!

06/28/2025

FIFTH YEAR in a ROW to be named one of the Top Attorneys in Adoption Law by 405 Magazine! What an incredible honor to again receive this recognition again this year! I am so thankful for all the sweet families and precious birth mothers I worked with this past year.

07/11/2024

Have you checked out the new Chaney Law Firm website?

Choose Chaney Law Firm for all your adoption and guardianship needs in Oklahoma. Named the Top Adoption Attorney 5 years in a row by the 405 Magazine.

06/20/2024

FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW!!! What a blessing it is to be recognized by my peers and the 405 Magazine as one of the Top Adoption Attorneys!

It is a true blessing that I am able to represent adoptive families and birth mothers. I am so thankful that God gave me a calling that allows me to really get to know people on a deeper level and help them through such an important time of their life!

Congratulations also to all the other wonderful names who made this list!

04/30/2024

The Adoption Tax Credit amount is changing for 2024 from $15,950 to $16,810. That is great news for those finalizing an adoption in 2024! Have you heard of the Adoption Tax Credit? My clients have had great success in utilizing this credit. Here is the IRS guide to the 2023 tax credit (2024 the amount will raise):

Topic No. 607 Adoption Credit and Adoption Assistance Programs

06/20/2023

FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW!! It is an incredible honor to be named one of the Top Adoption Attorneys from 405 Magazine for a fourth year in a row. In addition to my typical practice of representing adoptive families, this year I also focused on representing birth mothers and let me tell you it was memorable.

Representing birth mothers for me looks different than just doing the legal work, sometimes its holding onto a birth mother's hand during her epidural when she has no one else, sometimes its sitting in her hospital room for hours just talking about life, sometimes its holding her while she sobs, sometimes its checking in on her well after the adoption, and sometimes its staying up late at night and thinking about her and praying that she is doing okay. The stories these mothers told me this year brought a completely new perspective to my practice and have given me such a better insight to practice adoption law. To my birth mothers, I am thankful for our time together and thankful for the treasured blessing you carried.

Representing adoptive families has been something I have done for almost ten years now. I have the sweetest memories over those ten years but looking back at this past 12 months there are just some of the most precious babies and children that I have ever worked with. I had a couple trials, argued several big issues, but some of my favorite memories this past year were looking at my clients' faces at adoption finalization days - there are no words that can even come close to describing the feelings and emotions.

Well, I guess after the FOURTH year, you have to get a little emotional in the thank you. Truly a big thank you to my collogues that year after year vote my adoption practice as worthy of being recognized.

And, to all of my collogues on this list CONGRATULATIONS! There are so many phenomenal names on this list that deserve recognition. Friends, check out this list and use it when you are selecting an attorney.

06/03/2022

THIRD YEAR IN A ROW! I am so honored to be named one of the Top Adoption Attorneys from 405 Magazine! Serving the children and families of Oklahoma in both my private practice and pro bono practice have provided me life changing experiences. There are good days and there are very sad days, but I am thankful for the opportunity to serve and make a difference in a child's life.

There are so many great names on this list (not just adoption attorneys), I want to say a special CONGRATULATIONS to my colleagues and friends! Job well done!

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