Bio
Klint Cowan is a civil litigator and a member of the firm’s Indian Law Practice Team. He focuses his practice in the areas of federal Indian Law, gaming, election law, and business law. Klint has handled numerous gaming matters and has represented clients before federal agencies such as the National Indian Gaming Commission and the Office of Indian Gaming. In addition, he works with tribal entities to procure financing for gaming facilities and related developments through various methods, including tax-exempt bond issuance, vendor financing, and bank loans.
Klint serves as a Justice for the Wyandotte Nation and as Special Municipal Judge for the City of Oklahoma City.
Articles & Publications
- Author, “Marijuana and Tribes,” Journal Record, Feb. 25, 2015
- Author, “Diversity Requires More American Indian Lawyers and Judges, Oklahoma Bar Journal,” May 17, 2014,
- Author, “Making the Grade for the Public Good,” Journal Record, Mar. 6, 2014
- Author, “IRS May Spur Renewable Energy Development in Indian Country,” Journal Record, July 15, 2013
- Author, “Rules of Gaming,” Journal Record, Jan. 4, 2012
- Author, “Native American Resources Annual Report,” American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Law, 2006-2010
- 2010 Annual Report, Year in Review 239 (2011) (with C. Rogers et al.)
- 2009 Annual Report, Year in Review 250 (2010) (with D. Pensley et al.)
- 2008 Annual Report, Year in Review 255 (2009) (with D. Suagee and D. Pensley)
- 2007 Annual Report, Year in Review 252 (2008) (with D. Suagee)
- 2006 Annual Report, Year in Review 266 (2007) (with D. Suagee)
- Tribal Sovereignty v. State Court Jurisdiction, 81 Okla. B.J. 351 (Feb. 13, 2010)
- International Responsibility for Human Rights Violations by American Indian Tribes, 9 Yale Human Rights & Dev. L.J. 1 (2006)
- Note, Transmission Agency of Northern California v. Sierra Pacific Power Co., 24 Energy L.J. 365 (2003)
- Mass Equivalence and Brecciation in the Mt. Padbury Mesosiderite, Lunar and Planetary Science XXIX, 1194 (1998) (with T. McCoy)
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