Kyle E. Scherer
Kyle began his career in government service as a White House Fellow and counsel to the associate attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). His portfolio included oversight of the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and the Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ).
In 2017, Kyle joined the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) as a counselor to the assistant secretary for Indian affairs. He was later appointed the deputy solicitor for Indian affairs and the acting deputy solicitor for parks and wildlife. There, he concurrently led two of the largest divisions within the DOI Office of the Solicitor, managing over sixty career attorneys across seven practice areas. In these roles, Kyle represented the United States as senior agency counsel on significant litigation impacting Indian affairs, the National Parks Service (NPS), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including multiple cases before the Supreme Court.
Kyle began his legal career working on the Navajo Nation as a staff attorney for DNA-People’s Legal Services, a nonprofit organization that provides access to justice for Native Americans living in the Four Corners region of the United States. He then spent five years at an international law firm, where he advised clients on liability management and corporate finance transactions. Kyle is an army combat veteran with service in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is an enrolled member of the Munsee Delaware Nation and is a descendent of the Chippewa of the Thames First Nation.
Experience
Government Experience
- Commissioner, Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy
- Principal deputy general counsel, White House Council on Environmental Quality
- Deputy solicitor for Indian affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Counselor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
- White House Fellow and counsel, Office of the Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Insights
Credentials
Education
- J.D. Harvard Law School 2009
- B.A. Harvard College 2005
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Alaska
- New York
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Chair, Native American Recruitment and Outreach, White House Fellows Foundation and Association
- Director, Native American Alumni of Harvard University
- Trustee, National Museum of the American Indian
Recognition
- National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, 40 Under 40, 2023