Jennifer N. Lamirand

Jennifer Lamirand is a Principal in the firm’s Financial Institutions and Insurance Litigation practice groups, specializing in litigation in the areas of tribal law, federal Indian law, gaming, securities, contracts and insurance.

In her financial institutions practice, Jennifer has represented broker-dealers, financial advisors, and investment advisers in courts, self-regulatory organization dispute resolution forums, and administrative proceedings on a range of securities industry issues including work transitions, disputes regarding investments and account management, public record disclosures and expungements, and inquiries from industry regulators.

On the insurance defense side, she has represented insurers in both state and federal court cases involving first-party and third-party claims.

In her tribal and federal Indian Law practice, Jennifer has acted as an Assistant Attorney General or Assistant General Counsel for several tribal nations in Oklahoma. She advises tribal governments on tribal governance matters; advises tribal governments, individuals, and companies on tribal law and federal Indian law questions; assists with the drafting of tribal resolutions, ordinances, tribal codes, and contractual agreements and assists with administrative processes with the Bureau of Indian Affairs with the U.S. Government. She also handles litigation matters in tribal courts, state courts, federal courts, administrative forums, and alternative dispute resolution forums.

Jennifer is admitted to practice in Oklahoma and California, as well as in the courts of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Cherokee Nation, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Seminole Nation. She earned her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, her LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science and her B.A. from Oklahoma State University.

Experience

• Service as an Associate Justice for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Supreme Court
• Esmerelda McBride, individually, by and through John Hager, Jr., Guardian Ad Litem, and Esmerelda McBride, by and through John Hager, Jr., Guardian Ad Litem, as next of kin of Achilles McBride, deceased v. AMA Trucking, Inc., Dale Legg, Occidental Fire and Casualty Company of North Carolina, Inc., Matthew McBride, and State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company; (District Court of Oklahoma, Logan County; Part of counsel team for Defendant AMA Trucking, Inc. in personal injury matter involving an automobile collision in New York; RESULT: Obtained full dismissal of Defendant AMA Trucking, Inc. for lack of personal jurisdiction)
• Thomas DeBacco v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; (FINRA Arbitration in Kansas City, Missouri; Part of arbitration hearing team for Respondent in case involving allegation of failure to acquire a trust preferred security; RESULT: After a full hearing on the merits, obtained defense award)
• Wes Hill v. Specialty Metal Group, et al.; (Superior Court of California, Butte County; Counsel for Defendants Scott A. Davis and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. in matter involving allegations of breach of contract, fraud, and various breaches of duties in connection with an investment program operated by G&C Investment Corporation and Jorge Garrido; RESULT: Quashed service of process for Defendant Scott A. Davis for lack of personal jurisdiction and successfully eliminated causes of action against Defendant Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. via demurrer to enable full resolution)
• Penny Lavone Sherwood, et al. v. Jason Lee Cagle and United Parcel Service, Inc.; (District Court of Oklahoma, Creek County (Bristow); Part of trial team for Plaintiffs in personal injury case involving an automobile collision in Oklahoma; RESULT: Jury verdict of $2,500,000 for Plaintiffs)
• Epworth Villa Litigation Trust v. Homeland Insurance Company of New York, et al.; (District Court of Oklahoma, Oklahoma County; Represented insurance company in case involving allegations of bad faith; RESULT: After a mistrial was declared on day three of the trial, reached a favorable resolution for the client)
• Best Friends Animal Society, et al. v. Genie E. Moreno, et al.; (Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County; Represented Defendant Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. in a case involving allegations of contract, interference with contract, breach of implied covenants, and conversion as a part of family dispute over distribution of account funds; RESULT: Successfully compelled the causes of action against Merrill Lynch to arbitration, leading to full resolution)

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Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Commission on Homelessness and Poverty (2019-2022)
• Oklahoma Bar Association Indian Law Section – Chair (2020), Vice Chair (2019), Secretary (2018), Budget Officer/Treasurer (2017)
• Oklahoma Indian Bar Association
• National Native American Bar Association
• The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Supreme Court, Associate Justice

Civic Involvement

• Defense Research Institute (previous)
• Notre Dame Alumni Association, Oklahoma City Chapter
• Board of Directors of Oklahoma Alumni & Associates of Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
• Past President (2020-2024), Secretary (2017-2020), and Member (2016-2024) of Board of Directors of Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
• Past Member of Board of Directors of Heart of Oklahoma Council of Camp Fire

Awards & Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2025), Native American Law (2025)
• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business – Native American Law (2023-Present)
• Best Lawyers Ones to Watch (OKC) in Litigation – Securities; Native American Law (2021-Present)
• BIZ Forty Under 40 (2017)

Get to Know Jennifer

Jennifer enjoys travel, British literature and television, participating in tribal community events, and engaging in volunteer activities in her local community. She has volunteered and provided pro bono services for Oklahoma Indian Legal Services and Public Counsel of Los Angeles. She also serves on various Boards of Directors for local non-profit organizations such as the Board of Directors for Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park and the Oklahoma Alumni & Associates of Family, Career, and Communities Leaders of America. She is a citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and serves as an Associate Justice on the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Supreme Court.