Bryan J. Nowlin received his Juris Doctor with distinction in 2006 from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He is a 2002 graduate magna cum laude from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts with majors in History and Political Science.

While at the College of Law Mr. Nowlin served as editor-in-chief of the American Indian Law Review. As editor-in-chief he increased the number of tenured professors published with the law review by 400% while re-establishing a recent developments section. Mr. Nowlin also participated in two national moot court competitions, the Tulane Sports Law Competition in 2005 and the National Entertainment Law Competition in 2004 at which his brief placed first in the nation.