For hands-on legal help from an experienced Mount Pleasant legal team, call Paula M. Fisher Attorney at Law, P.C., at 989-546-4102.

Paula M. Fisher Attorney at Law P.C.
Paula M. Fisher Attorney at Law P.C.

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Your Tribal Law Rights Need Protection

The team at Paula M. Fisher Attorney at Law, P.C., has 43 years combined experience working with the unique needs of Tribal Members and their families. We fight for your rights associated with Tribal Membership and the pursuit of enrollment with your Tribe and also defend against disenrollment proceedings. These procedures can be lengthy and legally complicated and require unique experience and skill to navigate. We have years of experience working with enrollment departments and Tribal tribunals helping clients protect their rights. We are available to represent individual Tribal people as well as Tribal governments.

Success Stories And Areas Of Specialization

Our goal is to assist our Tribal Member Clients with defending against disenrollment without going to Court whenever possible because litigation is expensive. However, if litigation is required we will tackle it with our full arsenal of legal weapons including the Indian Civil Rights Act, Due Process and Equal Protection and we use the large body of Tribal case law we have accumulated and helped create throughout the years. We obtain the necessary licenses for your Tribe if we do not already have them and have vast experience with:

  • Tribal membership certifications and enrollment
  • Aggressively protecting Membership from pending disenrollment cases
  • American Indian child welfare Act and defending family needs
  • Representing tribal members and their families in criminal defense and family law
  • Tribal membership litigation and defending complex tribal membership cases
  • Individual client research on eligibility for Tribal Membership
  • Fighting for denied Tribal benefits

Areas And Tribes We Serve

Our Law Firm is licensed to practice law for the following courts and Tribes and capable of becoming licensed in most Tribal Courts:

  • State of Michigan
  • Tribal Community Court of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
  • Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

InterTribal Court of Southern California which includes:

  • San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
  • Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
  • Los Coyote Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians
  • Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
  • Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
  • Pala Band of Mission Indians
  • Pauma Band of Mission Indians
  • Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel
  • Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians
  • Jamul Indian Village, a Kumeyaay Nation
  • La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians
  • Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla Cupeño Indians
  • Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
  • Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi
  • Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
  • Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
  • Fond du Lac Band of Superior Chippewa
  • Kalispel Tribe
  • Forest County Potawatomi
  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Dakota Tribe
  • Ho-Chunk Nation

Call Immediately If You Are Concerned About Disenrollment

Act fast if you are concerned about disenrollment and challenges to your Tribal Membership. The hiring process is quick and easy. Our law firm has helped Tribal people all over the United States. We will travel wherever we are needed to defend your rights. Clients can hire the lawyers at Paula M. Fisher Attorney at Law, P.C., in family groups to help with fees. Call 989-546-4102 or use our easy online form to get started. Tribal Membership Matters. Do not put off the protection of your Tribal rights and benefits. Make the call to get the information and help you need now.