Chris practices in the areas of estate planning, business planning and succession, and asset protection.
A leader in the multidisciplinary practice of law, Chris Economou believes in helping clients in a holistic manner. There is a synergy created by coordinating the legal aspects of a problem with its other components - tax and financial to name two. For example, a living trust is made up of the financial assets transferred into it; an IRA has a beneficiary designation that must be coordinated with the estate plan and may have an effect on the income taxation of the heirs; and asset protection planning is not functioning efficiently if you do not consider both what is owned and how it is owned.
Using a consultative, values-driven and goal-oriented planning approach, Chris works with clients to clarify their values, target their goals, and plan the most effective methods to achieve those goals.
Chris Economou attended the University of Tulsa as a National Merit Finalist scholar and received a B.S. degree. He earned his J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law, and received the American Jurisprudence Award in Insurance Law.
Chris began his legal career as a law clerk for Presiding District Judge William W. Means. After working as an attorney at a major Tulsa law firm, he began his own practice which continues to the present. Over the years, he has created hundreds of estate plans based on the living trust.
Chris Economou is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Oklahoma, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Tax Court. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Tulsa County Bar Association, and is a member of the Probate and Estate Section. He has received the Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service. He is adjunct professor in Business Law and Economics at Tulsa Community College.
Chris is a frequent lecturer on legal topics and is the author of a book, "How to Become Immune from Suit." He is a contributing author to "Effective Estate Planning for the Small Estate in Oklahoma" (2000), "A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Oklahoma" (2001, 2002), "Key Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Oklahoma" (2001), "Oklahoma Probate: Beyond the Basics" (2002), “Oklahoma Income Tax Planning for Estates and Trusts” (2002), “The Probate Process From Start to Finish in Oklahoma” (2004), “Basic Probate Procedures and Practice in Oklahoma” (2005), “Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts” (2006), “Advanced Asset Protection Strategies” (2006), “Advanced Estate Planning Techniques” (2007), and “Protecting Personal Assets and Minimizing Estate Taxes at Death” (2007), all published by the National Business Institute.
