Indian Law

Advocating for Tribes and Serving Indian Businesses

Indian Law at Lockridge Grindal Nauen is tailored to the unique needs of the tribal client. The Indian Law practice group is led by the firm's partner H. Theodore Grindal. Mr. Grindal has represented the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in a variety of capacities over the past 15 years. Whether expertise is needed regarding tribal sovereignty issues, election and campaign law, treaty rights, real estate, or employment law, Lockridge Grindal Nauen is focused on providing first rate services for all tribal legal and lobbying needs.

With offices in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., the firm's Government Relations team has represented various tribal concerns at the local, state and federal levels for more than a decade on issues ranging from Indian gaming to obtaining federal monies to promoting economic development on various Indian reservations.

The firm's attorneys offer special expertise in a broad range of Indian law issues including tribal sovereignty, jurisdictional issues, treaty rights, and economic development, ranging from acquisitions and mergers to labor and employment law. The firm is also able to serve tribal clients in the areas of business transactions, corporate law, environmental law, technology/telecom law and health care law including the creation of tribal health care plans.

LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN ATTORNEYS PROVIDE EXPERT COUNSEL AND REPRESENTATION ON:

Sovereignty Issues

Jurisdiction disputes with federal, state and local governmental bodies.
Development of tribal laws and ordinances.
Preservation of the federal trust responsibility and the government-to-government relationship.

Treaty Rights

Assertion and protection of treaty guaranteed rights.

Economic Development

Acquisitions and Mergers
Business Transactions
Contracts
Corporate Law
Employment Law and Policies
Environmental Regulation
Health Care Law
Indian Gaming
Real Estate Transactions
Technology / Telecom Law
Tribal Infrastructure

Government Relations

Federal Lobbying (utilizing our Washington, D.C. office)
State Lobbying
Local Lobbying

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