Overview
Practice Areas
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25% Native Peoples Law
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25% Family
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25% Government
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25% Litigation
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Fees and Payment Types
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Fees
Pro Bono (100%)
Payment types
Cash
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Contact Information
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About Me
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Bernard P. Haggerty, JD, LLM, PHD
3240 Carrington Way
Bellingham, WA 98226
Dissertation: Hate Crime Law Social Contention: a Comparison of Non-... more
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References
Client Reviews
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Posted by:
a Domestic Violence client,
2009-10-01
over 2 years ago.
Client Review:
Bernard "Bern" Haggerty is a warm, intelligent human being. He handled my domestic violence case. When I think about the person I am now compared...
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Peer Endorsements
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Bern is a good, committed, and skilled lawyer with great empathy and compassion for his clients.
Endorsement from lawyer:
Lawrence Hildes
, Bellingham (WA), 11 months ago
I highly endorse this lawyer's work. Bern truly cares about his clients and is highly knowledgeable and ethical. He has a fantastic grasp on...
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Michelle Hull
, Bellingham (WA), Over 1 year ago
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Résumé
License
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19 years since Bernard P Haggerty was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Washington |
Active
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2002 |
01/31/2012 |
| Colorado |
Inactive
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1992 |
01/06/2012 |
| Wyoming |
Inactive
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1993 |
09/28/2009 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Administrative Law Judge, pro tem at
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation
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2010–present
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Staff Attorney at
Lummi Victims of Crime Civil Legal Program
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2002–present
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Chair, Character & Fitness Board at
Washington State Bar Association
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2009–2011
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Adjunct Professor at
Western Washington University
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2010–2010
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Senior Assistant Attorney General at
Wyoming Attorney General's Office
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1996–2000
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Adjunct Professor at
University of Wyoming College of Law
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1999–2000
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Law Clerk/Staff Attorney at
Wyoming Supreme Court
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1993–1995
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Traning Ranger, Camp Director (summers) at
Philmont Scout Ranch
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1983–1989
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of British Columbia School of Law |
Law |
Ph.D. |
2008 |
| University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law |
Environmental & Natural Resources Law |
LL.M. |
2001 |
| Howard University School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1992 |
| Iowa State University |
Mechanical Engineering |
BS - Bachelor of Science |
1988 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Outstanding Victim Legal Rights Services, Employee of the Year |
Lummi Victims of Crime Program |
2010 |
| Outstanding Achievement Award - Hazardous Waste Regulation |
University of Utah College of Law |
2000 |
| Judge Rulon W. Clark Fellowship in natural resources law |
University of Utah College of Law |
2000 |
| Am. Jur. Federal Jurisdiction |
American Jurisprudence |
1992 |
| Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award - Constitutional Law |
Howard University School of Law |
1992 |
| Earl H. Davis Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Advocacy |
The Olender Foundation <http://www.olender.com/CM/Custom/TOCTheOlenderFoundation.asp> |
1991 |
| Am. Jur. Legal Writing |
American Jurisprudence |
1990 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
National Lawyers Guild |
2002-present
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| Member |
Scouting for All |
2002-present
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| Member |
Green Party |
1996-present
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| Eagle Scout, Assistant Scoutmaster, Bellingham, WA Troop 7 |
Boy Scouts of America |
1977-present
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Portfolio
Cases
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Our Civil Rights in Local Politics, THE BETTY PAGES (Bellingham, Washington), Oct./Nov., 2007, at 29-30 |
THE BETTY PAGES (Bellingham, Washington) |
2007 |
| 'TRU' Cooperative Federalism: Radioactive Waste Transportation Safety in the West, an Experiment on the Frontiers of Cooperative Regulation |
Journal of Land, Resources, and Environmental Law |
2002 |
| Back to the Future: An Houstonian Approach to Environmental Justice |
Howard Scroll: The Social Justice Law Review |
2002 |
| Hate Crimes: A View from Laramie, Wyoming's First Bias Crime Law, the Fight Against Discriminatory Crime, and a New Cooperative Federalism |
Howard Law Journal |
2001 |
| Profile, William Jefferson Hardin: Two Stories about Wyoming's First Black Legislator, Wyoming Lawyer (Feb. 2000) |
Wyoming Lawyer |
2000 |
| Annotation, Workers’ Compensation: Availability, Rate, or Method of Calculation of Interest on Attorney's Fees or Penalties |
American Law Reports (ALR) |
2000 |
| Appellate Practice in Wyoming, Wyoming Lawyer (Feb. 1995) |
Wyoming Lawyer |
1995 |
| "Fruhmenschen": German for COINTELPRO |
Howard Scroll: The Social Justice Law Review |
1993 |
| FBI v. The First Amendment Conference Handbook, Newsclippings and Documents: A History of FBI Abuses Past and Present (NCARL, Washington, DC 1991) |
National Committee Against Repressive Legislation (NCARL) |
1991 |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Hate Crime Law |
The New Hate Crime Law: What Does it Mean? |
2010 |
| The Role of Tribal Courts in the United States Legal System |
Reconciliation Speakers Series |
2010 |
| Indigenous Studies - Law, Policy, and Identity Issues |
Fourth Vine Deloria, Jr. Indigenous Studies Symposium |
2009 |
| Hate Crime Law |
Matthew Shepard Symposium |
2006 |
| Theorizing Rights and Redress |
Canadian Law & Society Association Conference |
2005 |
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