Former US attorneys continue their work on American Indian issues, this time on the other side
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Two former U.S. attorneys from the Dakotas who built their brief federal careers around American Indian issues are putting their experience to work at a private legal firm.
Timothy Purdon of North Dakota and Brendan Johnson of South Dakota both stepped down as top federal prosecutors in March after spending much of their five-plus years tackling crime on tribal lands.
Now part of Minneapolis-based Robbins Kaplan law firm, Purdon and Johnson are looking to represent tribes on a variety of issues, such as gaming rights, commercial ventures, boundary disputes, government investigations and management of natural resources.
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Purdon says tribes will continue to be involved in more complex disputes and the two lawyers feel it's important to stay connected to people and issues on the reservations.