Teresa Burkett’s law practice is focused primarily in the health care and employment law areas in both litigation and non-litigation matters.  She represents a wide array of providers in the health care industry including hospitals, physician groups, nursing homes, hospice organizations, pharmaceutical companies, federally qualified health centers and individual professionals.  She counsels and defends these clients in corporate compliance matters, employment issues and litigation, licensure and accreditation issues, third party and Medicare reimbursement, HIPAA compliance and patients’ rights concerns, EMTALA compliance, medical staff issues and operational needs.

Ms. Burkett has been a health care lawyer in Tulsa since 1985 after working as a registered nurse in the intensive care setting before and while attending law school.  Ms. Burkett is a founding member and past President of the Oklahoma Health Lawyers Association and has also served multiple times as Chairman of the Health Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association.  She has been included in the Health Law Section of Best Lawyers in America since 1992 and is recognized as one of the top 50 Super Lawyers in Oklahoma and one of the top 25 Women Lawyers by Oklahoma Magazine. Ms. Burkett is also ranked as a top health care lawyer by Chambers and Partners, USA.  For the past two years, Ms. Burkett has been an honoree as one of Oklahoma’s Women of the Year, a prestigious honor recognizing women making a significant impact professionally and in their communities on behalf of the state of Oklahoma.

Ms. Burkett earned her law degree with honors in 1985 and an undergraduate degree with special distinction in nursing in 1982 from the University of Oklahoma.  In addition to her work with various professional associations, Teresa is active on the Boards of Directors for Tulsa Community College Foundation, Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa, Land Legacy, and the Oklahoma Center for Healthcare Improvement.  She has served in leadership roles with many other organizations including Leadership Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Academy of State Goals, and recently chaired the Health Care Task Force for the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce for successive years.

Honors & Recognitions

Listed in Best Lawyers in America© (Health Law) since 1992

Top 50 Super Lawyers in Oklahoma by Oklahoma Magazine

Top 25 Women Lawyers in Oklahoma by Oklahoma Magazine

Ranked as a Top Health Care Lawyer by Chambers and Partners, USA

Honoree as one of Oklahoma's Women of the Year, 2011 and 2012

2010 Journal Record Leadership in Law Award

Recipient 2000 Golden Quill Award by Oklahoma Bar Association for Best Journal Article "Conservation Easements-New Opportunities for 'Doing Well by Doing Good'," 71 Okla. B.J. 1069 (2000)

Co-Author of "Recent Change in the Law Alters Language of Written Consent to Disclose Medical Information," OBJ Vol. 79 No. 33, 12/13/08

Community & Professional

American Bar Association

Oklahoma Bar Association, Health Law Section, Past Chairman

Tulsa County Bar Association

Oklahoma Health Lawyers Association, Founding Member & Past President

Best Lawyers in America, Health Law Section, 1992-Present

Tulsa Community College Foundation, Board of Directors

Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

Land Legacy

Oklahoma Center for Healthcare Improvement

Leadership Oklahoma

Oklahoma Academy of State Goals

Tulsa Chamber of Commerce - Health Care Task Force, Chair, 2011-2012