Katie Brossy

Practice Areas

Katie Brossy’s practice focuses on representing Indian tribes, tribal governmental instrumentalities and tribally owned enterprises. She has worked on several highly significant tribal matters, including one of the largest Indian water rights settlements in U.S. history and the largest tribal trust claim settlement.

She represents tribal clients on a variety of matters, including:

• Indian water law, including Congressional enactment and implementation of Indian water settlements

• U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Services funding opportunities

• Tribal trust accounting litigation and settlement

• Withdrawal of trust assets pursuant to the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act

• Negotiating 105(l) leases with the Department of Interior and Indian Health Service

• Federal appropriations and Congressional representation

• Bureau of Indian Education school construction and financing

• Tax law

• Indian gaming law

• Land trust and restricted-fee land matters

• Environmental regulation

• Contract support costs under the Indian Self-Determination Education and Assistance Act

• Tribal sovereign immunity

Professional Memberships

Board Member, National Park Trust

Board Member, Notah Begay III Foundation

Board Member, National Park Trust

Board Member, Chief Standing Bear Project

Member, Akin Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council

Personal

Member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, as well as of Santee Sioux

J.D., Columbia Law School

B.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln