Project Description

Cody was hired in December 2006 as a program staff attorney. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in 2006. Cody is a licensed attorney in Minnesota as well as the tribal courts of Red Lake, White Earth, Mille Lacs, and Leech Lake. He advanced to supervising attorney, and then to Co-Executive Director before settling in as the program’s fulltime Executive Director in 2017. He has provided legal services to individuals within the Leech Lake Tribal Court Wellness program in addition to his management duties. Cody works with multiple agencies including the Native American Indian Legal Services Nationwide Coalition.  In his spare time, Cody enjoys spending time with his wife and cat, watching movies, sports, and playing pool.