Alex Pearl focuses his practice on Native American affairs. He was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Federal Indian Law and produced research for: Robert T. Anderson, Bethany Berger, Philip P. Frickey, and Sarah Krakoff, American Indian Law, Cases and Commentary, Thomson/West: 2008.

Professional & Community Activities

Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Member

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley, J.D. (2007)
  • University of Oklahoma, B.A.
    magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Oklahoma (2007)
  • District of Columbia (2009)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2007)

Clerkships

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit — Honorable William J. Holloway, Jr. (Jul 2007-Jul 2008)

Who We Are

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Michael Alexander Pearl

Experience Highlights

Trust funds litigation for equitable accounting of lands and resources for a tribal community
Serves as lead counsel representing claims for an equitable accounting of the trust funds, lands and resources the U.S. government has held in trusts more
Nisqually Indian Tribe v. Christine Gregoire, et al.
Successfully represented Frank’s Landing Indian Community (Frank’s Landing) in contract litigation dispute. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals more