NATIVE LAW GROUP

OUR MISSION

Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP is a majority native-owned law firm. As tribal advocates, there could be no greater honor or privilege than having the opportunity to directly serve tribes in promoting economic development, addressing pressing infrastructure issues, protecting tribal water rights, and advancing the sovereignty and jurisdiction of tribal nations.

Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP is dedicated to the representation of American Indian tribes, tribal entities, and individual Indians across the United States. Our mission is to provide superior legal services specifically tailored to meet the needs of our clients — while also honoring the sovereignty, self-sufficiency, and self-governance of those clients. 

OUR WORK

We serve as General Counsel and Special Counsel to Indian tribal governments and their enterprises to implement their laws, regulations, policies and priorities for their tribes and members. We work as true partners with every level of tribal governments and their staff to effectuate a plan for the delivery of legal services that is appropriate to meet the challenges and demands of the client.

We also work to prevent attacks on tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction, and ensure that the Federal government upholds its treaty and trust responsibilities to Indian tribes. We resolve issues on the local level, in collaboration with national tribal organizations and through advocacy with law makers in Washington, D.C.

NEWS & INSIGHTS

Not Invisible Act Commission Highlights MMIP and Human Trafficking Impacting Native Americans

In October 2020, Congress passed the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-166) which created the Not Invisible Act Commission to investigate...

Native Law Group Welcomes New Attorney Joseph Fazio and Law Clerks Elise St. Louis and Elizabeth Schwab

We are proud to announce that Joseph Fazio has joined the firm as a Senior Associate. Joseph has an extensive background in Dependency, Juvenile...

IHS Contract Support Costs Claims Deadline September 30, 2024

The statutory deadline for Tribes to file claims for Indian Health Service (IHS) contract support cost shortfalls related to third-party program...

Final Report on Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative

On July 30, 2024, Secretary Deb Haaland released the second and final volume of the “Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative – Investigative...

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