Admitted
1993, Oklahoma and Indian Nation Tribal Courts; U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1993
Law School Graduation Year
1993
College
Trinity University, B.A., Philosophy/Political Science, 1989
Memberships
Tulsa County (Director, Diversity Chair, 2002—; Alternate Delegate to Oklahoma Bar Association House of Delegates, 1999-2001), Oklahoma (Section Officer, Indian Law, 2000-2004; Chairman, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, 1998-1999; Director, Young Lawyers Division, 1999-2001; Member, Long Range Planning and Civil Procedure Committees), Federal (Vice President, Tenth Circuit, 2002-2003; Council Member, 2001-2002; Board Member and Editor, Indian Law Section; President, Northeast Oklahoma Chapter, 2000-2001) and American (Member, Sections on: General Practice, Solo and Small Firm; Chair, GP Link Committee, 2001—; Council Member, 2001-2004; Vice-Chair, Membership, Native American Resources Committee of Natural Resources Section, 1999-2000) Bar Associations; Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member and Chair of Membership, 1997)
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Editor, American Indian Law Review, 1991-1993. Judicial Legal Intern for Justice Yvonne Kauger, Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1991. Law Clerk to Magistrate Arvo Q. Mikkanen, Court of Indian Appeals, 1992. Special District Judge, 1995-1999 and Associate Justice, 1999—, Kaw Nation, a Federally-recognized Indian Tribe. Author: Articles, 19 Okla.C.U. L.Rev. 81 (1994); 67 Okla. B.J. 3183 (1996); 68 Okla. B.J. 379 (1997); 36 Tulsa L.J. 641 (2001); Sovereignty Symposium VIII to XIII. Adjunct Law Professor, University of Tulsa College of Law, 1996—. Member, Leadership Tulsa, Class 26. General Counsel, Tulsa Workforce Investment Board, 2002—. Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation.