PRACTICE AREAS
Tribal Nations Practice Group
Tribal Business Enterprise Group
EDUCATION
University of Maine, J.D., 2016
University of Oklahoma, Masters in City Planning and Public Administration, 2005
University of Oklahoma, B.A., Native American Studies, 2002
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Maine
New Mexico
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
National Tribal Land Association Board of Directors
Board Member
PRACTICE AREAS
Tribal Nations Practice Group
Tribal Business Enterprise Group
EDUCATION
University of Maine, J.D., 2016
University of Oklahoma, Masters in City Planning and Public Administration, 2005
University of Oklahoma, B.A., Native American Studies, 2002
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Maine
New Mexico
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
National Tribal Land Association Board of Directors
Board Member
Erick Giles is a member the Tribal Nations practice group. Drummond Woodsum's nationally recognized Tribal Nations law group provides the highest quality services to Indian nations and their enterprises and to companies that do business with tribes across the country.
Erick earned his law degree from the University of Maine Law School in 2016 and has a Master's Degree in City Planning and Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of Arts in Native American Studies, also from the University of Oklahoma.
Prior to joining Drummond Woodsum, Erick worked for the Indian Land Tenure Foundation concentrating on American Indian property rights and tribal economic development. Erick has also served on the South Portland Planning Board in Maine.
Erick is a citizen of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma from the Rekackv (Broken Arrow) Tribal Town and the Katcv (Big Cat/Tiger/Panther) Clan. He is also certified in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Standards and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional. He is a former member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse team player.
PUBLICATIONS
- Climate Change Adaptation in Indian Country: Tribal Regulation of Reservation Lands and Natural Resources William Mitchell Law Review (Vol. 41 Spring 2015 Edition)
- Indian Law Resource Center, Native Land Law: General Principles of Law Relating to Native Lands and Natural Resources Lawyers ed., Thomson Reuters (2016)
Erick Giles is a member the Tribal Nations practice group. Drummond Woodsum's nationally recognized Tribal Nations law group provides the highest quality services to Indian nations and their enterprises and to companies that do business with tribes across the country.
Erick earned his law degree from the University of Maine Law School in 2016 and has a Master's Degree in City Planning and Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of Arts in Native American Studies, also from the University of Oklahoma.
Prior to joining Drummond Woodsum, Erick worked for the Indian Land Tenure Foundation concentrating on American Indian property rights and tribal economic development. Erick has also served on the South Portland Planning Board in Maine.
Erick is a citizen of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma from the Rekackv (Broken Arrow) Tribal Town and the Katcv (Big Cat/Tiger/Panther) Clan. He is also certified in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Standards and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional. He is a former member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse team player.
PUBLICATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
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Medical Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Development at the 9th Tribal Land Staff National Conference
March 28, 2019
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2018 Connecticut Law Review Symposium on Regulating for the Seventh General: Tribal Nations and Environmental Law
October 26, 2018
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The 28th Annual Indian Land Working Group (ILWG) Symposium, “Legal Strategies for Economic Development with Marijuana and Hemp Growth”
September 5-7, 2018
