Aug 31, 2020 | News
Best Lawyers has selected Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP attorneys Thomasina Real Bird, pictured here, and Jeffrey Rasmussen for inclusion in its “Best Lawyers in America” for 2021. The attorneys, both recognized in the practice area of Native American...
Aug 18, 2020 | Insights
Aug. 18, 2020 — Uncertainty surrounding the future of COVID-19 and its economic impact continues to grow. As we approach the fall and winter months of 2020, many tribes have further examined and considered the most effective ways to mitigate threats posed by the...
Jul 19, 2020 | Insights
Amidst a wave of recent positive developments for Indian country, the U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a landmark decision regarding criminal jurisdiction to the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in McGirt v. Oklahoma. On July 9, the court held that, for...
Jul 6, 2020 | News
The Yankton Sioux Tribe and its water protectors stood victorious on Monday, July 6, following a decision from Judge James E. Boasberg, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, upholding the Tribe’s long-held position that the unlawfully permitted...
Jun 24, 2020 | News
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent bipartisan, fact-finding agency established by Congress to collect information relating to discrimination or the denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution based on race, color, religion, sex,...
Jun 18, 2020 | Staff
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Jun 9, 2020 | Insights
As COVID-19 continues to take its toll on human health and human life, tribes are facing a daunting reality. To combat the spread of the virus and protect their communities, many tribes are considering the option of excluding visitors from their lands. The exercise of...
May 27, 2020 | News
We are excited to announce that Thomasina Real Bird (Ihanktonwan), president of the National Native American Bar Association and partner with Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP, joined U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo; D-NM) and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids...
May 21, 2020 | News
Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP has announced the launch of its new law firm in Louisville, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. The majority native-owned firm provides a broad range of legal services to Indian tribes, tribal entities, and individual Indians...