Chad Smith is an attorney with Graft & Walraven, PLLC, where his practice focuses on oil and gas, royalty deduction litigation, real property, and probate matters throughout Oklahoma. He represents royalty owners, landowners, and mineral interest holders in class-action and individual litigation involving underpayment of royalties, implied-duty-to-market disputes, quiet title actions, and proceedings under Oklahoma’s Nonjudicial Marketable Title Procedures Act. Chad also advises clients in surface-use and right-of-way negotiations, bringing a detailed understanding of statutory and contractual principles to every matter he handles.

Chad earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he served as Assistant Managing Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review and was a member of the Phi Delta Phi Honor Society. He was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll and received the American Jurisprudence Award in Oil and Gas Practice for excellence in that subject. While in law school, he also competed on the Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Team and the American Bar Association Mediation Team.

Before beginning at Graft & Walraven, Chad gained valuable experience at the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals under Judge Hudson. Prior to his legal career, he worked in corporate sales and financial services, earning multiple awards for leadership, performance, and client development.

A former collegiate golfer for both the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Baptist University, 

Chad is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and participates in its Energy and Natural Resources Law Section.

He and his wife, Tierani, live in Yukon with their dog, Zeno, and enjoy traveling to college football games, working out, golfing, and spending time outdoors.