Melody McCoy

Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund

Melody L. McCoy, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund. Since joining the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) as a staff attorney in 1986, Melody's practice areas primarily have been jurisdiction in Indian country, tribal rights in education, tribal intellectual property rights, and tribal trust funds. She served on NARF's Litigation Management Committee from 1992-1995 and from 2007-2019. She has practiced before all levels of tribal, state, and federal courts, including arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Melody is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Harvard University (B.A.,1981); University of Michigan (J.D., 1986).