Douglas Paul Thompson

Doug Thompson is a tribal attorney focused on resolving complex real estate, natural resource management, and environmental matters. After a successful career working with The Nature Conservancy and working in private practice in New York and the lower Midwest, he received a Masters of Law in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy from the University of Arizona and began a practice with a concentration in Federal Indian Law and tribal natural resource management.

Doug is sought after as a speaker and lecturer. Early in his career, Doug served as an adjunct faculty member at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and in recent years, he has routinely spoken and lectured on Federal Indian Law and tribal natural resource management at conferences and in the university setting.

Doug uses his unique blend of experience to assist tribes in positioning themselves to achieve optimal outcomes in existing and developing natural resource management projects and partnerships. He helps obtain funding for tribal natural resource enterprises, navigates regulatory challenges in Indian Country, and assists tribes in defending against activities that encroach upon tribal interests and rights. Doug also advises corporate clients who wish to understand and respect tribal rights, and who are committed to adhering to the highest standards of corporate social responsibility in their interactions with tribes.           

Doug operates with the utmost level of integrity and is respectful, focused, and responsive in his representation of clients. All consultations with and work done by Doug on behalf of clients is strictly confidential.