Appointed/Elected:

Appointed September 13, 2021, by Governor Tim Walz. Elected November 8, 2022. Current term expires December 31, 2028.
 

Education:

University of Michigan Law School, JD, 2001, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Michigan Law Review
 
Ithaca College, BM, 1998, magna cum laude
 

Employment:

Professor of Law and Co-Director of Native American Law & Sovereignty Institute (May 2021 - Aug. 2021)
 
Of Counsel, Hogen Adams, Professional Limited Liability Company (Nov. 2013 - Aug. 2021)
 
Appellate Judge, White Earth Band of Ojibwe (Nov. 2014 - Aug. 2021)
 
Visiting Professor, University of Michigan Law School (Aug. 2008 - May 2009)
 
Visiting Professor, Wayne State Law School (Aug. 2007 - May 2008)
 
Of Counsel, The Jacobson Law Group (Jan. 2007 - Aug. 2013)
 
Associate, Faegre & Benson (Aug. 2001 – Jan. 2007)
 

Professional Memberships:

Special Member, Minnesota American Indian Bar Association
 
Member, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association