[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/news\/attorney-jeffrey-nelson-indian-tribe-aag\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/news\/attorney-jeffrey-nelson-indian-tribe-aag\/","headline":"Mctlaw Welcomes Attorney Jeffrey Nelson","name":"Mctlaw Welcomes Attorney Jeffrey Nelson","description":"Attorney Jeffrey Nelson Named Assistant Attorney General for Oklahoma Indian Tribe Jeffrey Nelson was appointed Assistant Attorney General for the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Mr. Nelson will represent the Tribe in matters involving tribal governance, Indian gaming, and other matters as assigned by the Attorney General. The Tribe\u2019s Attorney General, Klint […]","datePublished":"2020-07-10","dateModified":"2025-09-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/author\/gilda\/#Person","name":"mctlaw","url":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/author\/gilda\/","identifier":3,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d0c4361f692a48baef0e890217ad68886a6303b61fafc90940c5e8a0dac5d3fa?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d0c4361f692a48baef0e890217ad68886a6303b61fafc90940c5e8a0dac5d3fa?s=96&d=blank&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"mctlaw","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mctlaw-color-for-schema.jpg","url":"http:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mctlaw-color-for-schema.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mctlaw-color-for-schema.jpg","url":"http:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mctlaw-color-for-schema.jpg","width":100,"height":100},"url":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/news\/attorney-jeffrey-nelson-indian-tribe-aag\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":298,"articleBody":"Attorney Jeffrey Nelson Named Assistant Attorney General for Oklahoma Indian TribeJeffrey Nelson was appointed Assistant Attorney General for the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Mr. Nelson will represent the Tribe in matters involving tribal governance, Indian gaming, and other matters as assigned by the Attorney General. The Tribe\u2019s Attorney General, Klint A. Cowan, stated \u201cThe Tribe is excited to have access to Mr. Nelson’s extensive gaming experience and wise legal judgment. We look forward to working with Mr. Nelson and his new Firm.\u201dOne major area of law where Nelson will assist the Tribe will involve the legal ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s recent ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma that the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation was never disestablished by Congress, and therefore still exists. Because there are several reservations in Oklahoma that share the same history, the effect of this decision means that much of eastern Oklahoma is within one of several Indian reservations, including the 14-county Cherokee Reservation, shared by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. The Supreme Court\u2019s decision brings into question many potential legal issues regarding the Cherokee Reservation.Mr. Nelson recently joined mctlaw as a firm partner. He brings a wealth of experience to mctlaw, including his time as an Assistant Solicitor at the Department of the Interior and as a Senior Attorney at the National Indian Gaming Commission. \u201cWe\u2019re honored to welcome Mr. Nelson to mctlaw as our firm\u2019s practice in the Court of Federal Claims expands,\u201d says Managing Partner Altom Maglio. In addition to his work for the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Nelson will focus his legal practice on other federal Indian law issues and complex civil litigation, including vaccine injury cases."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/news\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mctlaw Welcomes Attorney Jeffrey Nelson","item":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/news\/attorney-jeffrey-nelson-indian-tribe-aag\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]