Tribal Issues Advisory Group Members

Last Updated January 2024

CHAIR

Ralph R. Erickson
U.S. Circuit Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Fargo, ND 58102
Second term ending December 2025

MEMBERS

Jesse Laslovich
U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana
2601 2nd Ave. N
Billings, MT 59101
(U.S. Department of Justice Representative)
Term ending December 2025

Tricia Tingle
Associate Director, Tribal Justice Support
Office of Justice Services
U.S. Department of the Interior - Indian Affairs
1001 Indian School Road, NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
(U.S. Department of the Interior Representative)
Second term ending December 2024

Manny Atwal
First Assistant Defender
Office of Federal Defender for the District of Minnesota
107 U.S. Courthouse
300 South Fourth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(Federal Public Defender Representative)
Term ending December 2025

Hon. Gregory Smith
Chief Justice, St. Regis Mohawk (NY)
Clarksville, TN 37040
(Tribal Court Judge)
Term ending December 2024

Carla R. Stinnett, Esq.
Stinnett Law
404 East Dewey Ave., Suite No. 100
Sapulpa, OK 74066
(At-Large Representative)
Term ending December 2024

Tim Purdon
Robins Kaplan LLP
1207 West Divide Ave., Suite 200
Bismarck, ND 58503
(At-Large Representative)
Second term ending December 2024

Neil Fulton, Esq.
Dean
USD Knudson School of Law
129 Muirfield Court
Vermillion, SD 57069
(At-Large Representative)
Term ending December 2026

Jami Johnson, Esq.
Assistant Federal Public Defender
850 W. Adams St., Suite 201
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(At-Large Representative)
Term ending December 2026