Brian Pierson leads Godfrey & Kahn's Indian Nations Law Team. Brian clerked for federal district judge Myron L. Gordon before entering private practice. Brian has more than 20 years experience representing Indian tribes, beginning with his successful representation of Chippewa Indians in federal court litigation to prevent racially-motivated interference with treaty-reserved, off-reservation fishing rights.
As leader of the firm's Indian Nations team, Brian's primary objective is to draw on the knowledge and experience of G&K's attorneys to assist tribes in formulating and implementing strategies that strengthen tribal sovereignty, with a particular focus on business development, environmental protection, renewable energy and housing development. Brian also frequently advises tribes on tribal constitutional, ordinance and governance matters. Brian has worked on Indian land title records reform with the National Congress of American Indians and leasing reform with the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC). A frequent conference speaker and author on Indian law issues, Brian's 2010 articles on Indian country housing development and the Indian Nonintercourse Act were published in the American Bar Association's Affordable Housing Journal and the Federal Lawyer Magazine, respectively. He is the author of the NAIHC's Indian Country Housing Development Handbook.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Brian L. Pierson
- Indian Nations Law Update - November 2019 - (Posted On Thursday, November 21, 2019)
- Indian Nations Law Update - October 2019 - (Posted On Thursday, October 24, 2019)
- Indian Nations Law Update - September 2019 - (Posted On Tuesday, September 24, 2019)
- Indian Nations Law Update - August 2019 - (Posted On Wednesday, August 28, 2019)
- Fifth Circuit Squarely Rejects Challenge to ICWA - (Posted On Monday, August 12, 2019)
- Indian Nations Law Update - July 2019 - (Posted On Tuesday, July 30, 2019)
- Indian Nations Law Update - June 2019 - (Posted On Wednesday, June 19, 2019)
- Indian Nations Newsletter May 2019 - (Posted On Tuesday, May 21, 2019)
- Supreme Court Upholds Crow Tribe’s Treaty-Reserved Off-Reservation Hunting Rights - (Posted On Monday, May 20, 2019)
- Indian Nations Law Update - April 2019 - (Posted On Friday, April 26, 2019)
Brian L. Pierson is a shareholder with Godfrey Kahn, and is the leader of their Indian Nations Law Team. He was chosen as a 2019 National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for his analysis of Tribal law litigation, and he provides Review readers with a monthly overview of litigation impacting the tribal and reservation landscape. Mr. Pierson has years of experience in this area, and his analysis reflects the depth of his knowledge.
The National Law Review recognizes John L. Clancy , Brian L. Pierson and Todd M. Cleary of Godfrey and Kahn law firm's Indian Nations Practice Group as 2021 Go-To Thought leaders for their insights on lawsuits and regulatory actions in their monthly Tribal Law updates. Analyzing legal development in diverse areas impacting tribal members ranging from the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to Tribal sovereign immunity rights, the talented professionals in Godfrey & Kahn's Indian Nations Practice Group break down the nuances of federal Indian and tribal law, into usable and actionable news.