Education
Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D. 2001)
Oklahoma City University (M.B.A. 1998)
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (B.S. 1995)
Murray State College (A.A.S. 1994)

Bar Admissions
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Cherokee Nation
Chickasaw Nation
Court of Indian Offenses for the Choctaw Nation
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Osage Nation
U.S District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
U.S District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Professional Affiliations/Memberships
Cleveland County Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association – Indian Law Section
Federal Bar Association
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Bar Association
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc. – Board Member
Oklahoma Indian Bar Association

Publications
Some Practical Considerations for the Hearings and Appeals Process Before a Tribal Gaming Commission, Sovereignty Symposium (2008)

Indian Law on the Oklahoma Bar Exam: A Commentary on the Need and Organized Effort for Indian Law to be One of the Subjects Tested on the State Bar Exam, Sovereignty Symposium (2008)

Scope of Gaming Issues Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: The Undesirable Influence in Indian Gaming Today, Sovereignty Symposium XVI - 2003 (co-authored with Gary S. Pitchlynn, Esq.)

Professional Profile
Joe is a proud member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians from Choctaw, Mississippi. He has been an attorney with the Firm since 2001 and serves clients in the area of general litigation, business law, employment law, gaming, tribal taxation, Indian Child Welfare, tribal economic development, tribal code development, and litigating jurisdictional disputes between tribes and the state and federal governments, in various tribal courts, state courts, federal courts, the Court of Indian Offenses, and before the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Hearings and Appeals. He is proud to serve on the board for Oklahoma Indian Legal Services and as an officer for the Oklahoma Indian Bar Association. He is also the immediate past chair for the Oklahoma Bar Association-Indian Law Section. Joe was recently nominated and confirmed as a Justice on the Supreme Court for the Sac and Fox Nation.