8.6
Excellent
Overview
Practice Areas
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34% Native Peoples Law
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33% Child Custody
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33% Divorce / Separation
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Fees & Payments
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Fees
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Free Consultation (30 minutes)
Payment types
Credit Card
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Contact Information
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About Me
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About me: Welcome to my law practice. I am blunt, experienced, and effective. Whether your case is a simple, uncontested divorce, or a complicated child custody matter... more
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References
Client Reviews
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Posted by:
johnnyballgame23,
2009-03-30
7 months ago.
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Client Review:
I was dealing with a rather challenging divorce/custody issue. Yale did a very good job of getting me a fair settlement, that made sure I was still...
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Posted by:
Debra Belford,
2008-04-13
about 1 year ago.
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Client Review:
My huband and I chose Yale Lewis to represent us about 2 years ago. We as foster/adoptive parents wanted to seek custody or guardianship of a Native...
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Endorsements
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I endorse this lawyer's work. I have worked with Yale on a successful appeal to Division One. I have also used him to prepare my family's estate plan....
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Alfred Donohue
, Seattle (WA), About 1 year ago
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Résumé
Licenses
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6 years
since Yale Lewis III was first licensed to practice law in WA.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
| Attorney at Law Offices, O. Yale Lewis III, LLC |
2003–present
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| Attorney at Swinomish Indian Tribal Community |
2002–2003
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Education
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| Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT |
Literary Studies |
BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1988 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| First Place, Annual Writing Competition |
American Indian Law Review |
2002 |
| Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Second Place |
N/A |
2001 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
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Tulalip Tribal Bar Association |
2004–present
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| Member |
Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Bar Association |
2005–present
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| member |
Muckleshoot Tribal Bar Association |
2006–present
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Puyallup Tribal Bar Association |
2009–present
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| member |
Snoqualmie Tribal Bar Association |
2009–present
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| Member |
King County Bar Association |
2003–2008
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| Member, family law section & solo small firm practice section |
Washington State Bar Association |
2003–2008
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| Member |
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers |
2007–2008
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Portfolio
Avvo Answers
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Avvo Contribution:
Grandparent rights?
This question is legally very complicated. Washington does have a non-parental custody act. Under... more
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
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| Treaty Fishing Rights: A Habitat Right as Part of the Trinity of Rights Implied by the Fishing Clause of the Stevens Treaties |
American Indian Law Review |
2002 |
| Cargo Residues and Cargo-Associated Garbage: Are They Regulated by the Ocean Dumping Act of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships |
University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal |
2002 |
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Cases
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- Title:
- In Re: the Custody of CCM
- Practice Area:
- Native Peoples Law
- Outcome:
- I handled the appeal and won.
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This was an Indian Child Welfare Act case. It was a published. It held that 1) the tribe needs proper notice 2) the standard for determining...
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
Date |
| The Historical Growth and Development of Tribal, State, and Federal Jurisdiction over Indian Country |
Tribal Environmental Regulation in Washington State -- An Overview of Environmental Law and Regulation |
2004 |
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