Micheal Salem, born Cushing, Oklahoma, June, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; Supreme Court of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Supreme Court of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Tribal Court of Indian Offenses (Anadarko Area Office). Preparatory education, University of Oklahoma (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1971; M.Pub. Ad., 1975); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif (Honorary, 2012). Recipient: Marian Opala First Amendment Award — Freedom of Information Oklahoma, 2021; Joe Stamper Distinguished Service Award for Long-Time Service to the Bar, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2016; Fern Holland Courageous Lawyer Award, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2013; Solo Practitioner of the Year Award, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, American Bar Association, 2001-2002; Golden Quill Award, 2010; Golden Gavel Award, 1998; Oklahoma Courageous Advocacy Award, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1984; Angie Debo Civil Liberties Award, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1983; 1996; Meritorious Volunteer Service Award, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1982. Nominee, Community Interest Award, The Law and You Foundation, 1994. Special Prosecuting Assistant Attorney General, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, 2015-2016. Listed in, Who's Who in American Law, 5th edition; 9th edition. Publications: (Articles) "The Cake and the Constitution," 91 Okla. Bar Journal 6, No. 5 (May 2020);"Caution: Approaching the Symbolic Limits of the Establishment Clause," 91 Okla. Bar Journal 28, No. 3 (March 2020); "Citizens United or Citizens Undone? The First Amendment versus Campaign Finance Reform," 88 Okla. Bar Journal 949 (May 20, 2017); "An Appellate Practice Pointer From Citizens United," 88 Okla. Bar Journal 959 (May 20, 2017); "Guns and Robes: Uncovering A Second Amendment Right in the Supreme Court," 81 Okla. Bar Journal 107 (January 16, 2010); "Plausible Pleadings: New Trends in Federal Pleading Requirements," 81 Okla. Bar Journal 906 (April 10, 2010; Awarded, Golden Quill Award, 2010). Member: Cleveland County Bar Association (Editor, Cleveland County Bar Flyer Newsletter, 1987-1990; President, 1988-1989); Oklahoma Bar Association (House of Delegates, 1988-2021; Client Security Fund Committee, 1989-2022; Chairperson, 1996; 1999-2000; 2006-2022; Vice-Chairperson, 1997; 2004; 2005; Legal Ethics Advisory Panel, 2006-2022); American Bar Association; University of Oklahoma College of Law Association (Life member); Tenth Circuit Bench & Bar Conference; Tenth Circuit Historical Society (Life member); Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (Founding Life member). Sustaining Fellow: Oklahoma Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Micheal Salem