There is no more important right than those bundle of rights associated in the recognition of one's belonging to one's Tribe.

The pursuit of enrollment with your Tribe is both complex procedurally and politically. The systems set up in enrollment departments and enrollment tribunals require expertise to successfully navigate. Your rights need protection.

Paula M. Fisher, Attorney At Law, P.C. has practiced enrollment law for 7 years. Paula is presently pursuing her own children's tribal membership and is married to a tribal member.

In addition to being licensed by the state of Michigan in 2000, and later in Federal Court, she is licensed to practice law in the Tribal Community Court, Office of Administrative Hearings and the Tribal Appellate Court of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan. She has made hundreds of successful appearances in these combined forums. Paula is also licensed in the Tribal courts of the Little Traverse Band and the Little River Band and has practiced in counties throughout Michigan, protecting the rights of Tribal Members and their families.

Paula Fisher has successfully enrolled 48 people as members with the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan, which is the second most successful Tribe in North America. She is aggressively fighting for recognition of dozens of applicants who may hire her in family groupings to help with fees and costs. Paula has also obtained dismissals of disenrollment cases for 73 tribal members. She has also aggressively protected membership for an additional 38 tribal members who have disenrollment cases pending, and she has done so for 7 years so far. Paula's law firm also successfully represents tribal members and their families, all over the state of Michigan, in the areas of criminal defense and family law.

Paula Fisher is originally from California and graduated from California Western School of Law in 1990. Paula was the President of the Isabella County Bar Association for 2 years and sat on the board for a total of 6 years. Paula was also a private investigator for 5 years, so she knows how to get things done. She has a full time paralegal assisting her in her office who has previously worked for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe at the office of administrative hearings for over two years, which is where enrollment cases are initially heard. She is also assisted by a three college educated assistants and various consultants. Paula attends native law conferences and has a network of native resources and experts at her disposal, which help her keep her finger on the pulse of enrollment law.

Contact us today for your free initial telephone consultation.