“For 18 years, I was a career prosecutor and trial attorney, and now it’s different,” he says. “Some days I’m an attorney advising clients, some days I’m a judge. To be a member of the bench is certainly a different perspective. I’m a big believer that we see the world through the prism of our own experiences.”
A number of tribes within Oklahoma’s borders and beyond were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2021, leaving both their information technology systems and their citizens in peril.
Two GableGotwals shareholders recently spoke to the Oklahoma Judicial Conference at its annual meeting on topics requested by the conference organizers. Dean Luthey, along with Court of Civil Appeals Judge Stacie Hixon, gave a presentation on court awarded attorney fees. Trent Shores participated on a panel that included tribal Attorneys General regarding the United States Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. State of Oklahoma, holding that the Muscogee Nation’s historical reservation had not been disestablished.
Congratulations to Shareholder, Trent Shores, who was recently confirmed as a Tribal Supreme Court Justice for the Kaw Nation.
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The former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma was the chief federal law enforcement officer responsible for all federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigation in the Northern District, an area covering 11 counties, including 13 federally recognized Indian tribes. In addition, as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Mr. Shores was appointed as Chair of the Native American Issues Subcommittee charged with developing and guiding national policy for Indian Country justice. He also served as the National Security Cyber Specialist and worked closely with the Joint Terrorism Task Force to investigate and prosecute cybercrimes and domestic terrorism.
