Amanda S. Proctor is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Tulsa College of Law, where she earned the Native American Law certificate. In 2005, Amanda became one of the few graduate students to receive the University’s Marcy Lawless Award for Excellence in Service to the Community.

Prior to attending law school, Amanda served as a program director for three Native American tribes. As a tribal housing director, Amanda oversaw large land acquisition and community development projects. Amanda is well-versed in all aspects of federal program compliance, including grant acquisition, environmental due diligence and performance reporting processes.

As an attorney, Amanda advises and counsels Indian tribes and tribal entities throughout Oklahoma, including those involved with gaming and social services. Amanda is widely-regarded as having special expertise in federal grant and contract compliance, principally in the area of Indian housing.

Amanda also has commenced and managed complex litigation on behalf of tribes and individual Indians. She is an attorney of record in the case of Fletcher v. United States, which seeks to restore the Osage Indian Mineral Trust. She is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma state courts, the federal courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and the tribal courts of the Osage, Cherokee, Iowa, Ponca, Osage and Muscogee (Creek) Nations.

Amanda was listed in the 2010 edition of the “Super Lawyers” directory, and was the only lawyer recognized in the Indian law practice category for the present year.

Amanda is at home under the arbor or in the arena, having participated from an early age in the Native American cultural community. She founded the Harvard University Powwow in 1995 and the University of Tulsa Native Justice Powwow in 2005. She frequently serves on the head staff of powwows throughout the United States and Canada, most recently as the head lady dancer for the All Nations Powwow in Arkansas City, Kansas on April 10-11, 2010.