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Matthew Brent Leonhard

Native peoples law Attorney at Pendleton, OR

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  • State Years
    Oregon - OR 16 years
    Washington - WA 25 years
  • Licensed for 16 years
    State OR
    Acquired 2007
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 25 years
    State WA
    Acquired 1997
    Status
    Active No misconduct found

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I am an in-house attorney for the Office of Legal Counsel for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation where I provide representation to the Board of Trustees, Tribal departments, and various programs with emphasis on law and order issues, government contracts (tribal, federal, state, and local), federal indian law, environmental and federal land law, cultural resource protection, water law, real property, land use, legislative drafting and review (tribal, state, and federal), and litigation. I have also been appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney Office for the District of Oregon to handle Indian law related matters.

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Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Office of Legal Counsel
46411 Timine Way
Pendleton, OR, 97801-0638
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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Attorney for The Office of Legal Counsel and SAUSA in Oregon
  • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
  • 2011 - Present
  • Deputy Attorney General for The Department of Justice
  • The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
  • 2006 - 2011
  • Assistant City Attorney
  • City of Walla Walla
  • 2003 - 2006
  • General Private Practice w/ Walla Walla City Prosecutor contract
  • 2002 - 2003
  • Lead Prosecutor/SAUSA
  • White Mountain Apache Tribe
  • 2000 - 2002
  • Lead Public Defender and Program Manager
  • Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation
  • 1998 - 2000
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Education

  • University of Washington School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1997
  • Western Washington University
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1993

Legal Cases

  • State of Washington v. Lester Ray Jim
  • The Maryhill site is an established Indian reservation, 173 w.2d 672 (motion for reconsideration denied, June 8, 2012).
  • State of Oregon v. Thomas Everett Kurtz
  • Supreme Court Ruling in favor of tribes, 350 Or. 65, 249 P.3d 1271
  • United States v. Navajo Nation
  • Reversed and remanded.
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Associations

  • Tribal Issues Advisory Group, United States Sentencing Commission
  • Member
  • 2015 - Present
  • VAWA Inter-Tribal Working Group
  • Member
  • 2013 - Present
  • United States Attorney General Violence Against Women Federal and Tribal Prosecution Task Force
  • Member
  • 2011 - Present
  • United States Supreme Court Bar
  • 2009 - Present
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • 2008 - Present
  • Oregon State Bar
  • 2007 - Present
  • United States District Court for the District of Oregon
  • 2007 - Present
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • 2007 - Present
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • 2003 - Present
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • 1997 - Present
  • American Bar Association
  • N/A
  • Oregon State Bar, Indian Law Section
  • Past Chairman
  • 2013 - 2013
  • Oregon State Bar Indian Law Section
  • Chairperson
  • 2012 - 2012
  • Oregon State Bar, Indian Law Section
  • Chair Elect
  • 2011 - 2011
  • Oregon State Bar, Indian Law Section
  • Secretary
  • 2010 - 2010
  • Federal Bar Association, Indian law Section
  • Member, Development of Federal Indian Law Committee
  • 2010 - 2012
  • Adam Walsh Act Working Group
  • Member
  • 2009 - 2011
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Graduate in Philosophy
  • Western Washington University
  • 1993

Publications

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Speaking Engagements

  • Tribal Implementation of the Violence Against Women Act
  • Implementing TLOA and VAWA
  • 2015
  • CVSD Oregon Meeting
  • Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country
  • 2015
  • 40th Annual Indian Law Conference
  • Implementing TLOA and VAWA at CTUIR
  • 2015
  • Washington Tribal Prosecutors Conference
  • Implementing TLOA and VAWA 2013
  • 2014
  • UW Bothell
  • Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country
  • 2014
  • Tribal Advocacy Training
  • VAWA 2013 Implementation
  • 2014
  • TLOA: Preparing for Long-Term Incarceration of Tribal Inmates
  • Logistical Considerations For Long-Term Incarceration
  • 2014
  • ATNI Mid Year Conferece 2014
  • Implementing VAWA 2013 at CTUIR
  • 2014
  • 4th Intertribal Working Group
  • Code Development under VAWA 2013
  • 2014
  • 4th Intertribal Working Group
  • Complaint Drafting and VAWA 2013
  • 2014
  • 3rd Intertribal Working Group Meeting
  • Implementing VAWA 2013 at CTUIR
  • 2014
  • 14th National Indian Nations Conference
  • VAWA 2013 Update
  • 2014
  • Washington Crime Victim Advocates Training
  • Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country
  • 2013
  • Tribal/State/Federal Summit
  • VAWA 2013 and TLOA 2010
  • 2013
  • Tribal Advocacy Training
  • General Advocacy Training
  • 2013
  • Native American Issues Subcommittee Meeting, USDOJ
  • TLOA, VAWA 2013, and the ITWG
  • 2013
  • Intertribal Technical Assistance Working Group (1st in-person meeting)
  • Habeas Corpus Issues and VAWA 2013
  • 2013
  • Intertribal Technical Assistance Working Group (1st in-person meeting)
  • Tribal Code Development and VAWA 2013
  • 2013
  • 2nd Intertribal Working Group
  • Habeas Response re VAWA 2013
  • 2013
  • Tribal/State/Local Intergovernmental Coordination ND Pilot Training
  • Implementing Felony Sentencing Under TLOA
  • 2012
  • NCAI 2012 mid-year session
  • Moderator: Public Safety in Indian Country: TLOA Implementation and the VAWA Reauthorization
  • 2012
  • Protecting Our Family, Conference and Symposium
  • SORNA: Helping Tribes Achieve Compliance
  • 2010
  • 2009 National Symposium on Sex Offender Mangement and Accountability
  • The Development of a SORNA Compliant Policies and Procedures Manual
  • 2009
  • 2009 National Symposium on Sex Offender Mangement and Accountability
  • Tribal Sex Offender Registry Code Development
  • 2009
  • U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
  • U.S. Senate Testimony on the 2008 Indian Law and Order Act and Federal Declinations
  • 2008
  • Tribal, State, Federal Meeting: Collaboration Across Jurisdictions, Addressing Family Violence and SORNA
  • Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008 and The Adam Walsh Act: A Tribal Attorney's Perspective
  • 2008
  • Adam Walsh Act Workgroup at 65th Annual National Congress of the American Indian
  • Presentation of a Model SORNA compliant Code and Policies and Procedures Manual
  • 2008
  • 2008 Oregon Tribes Caucus
  • The Adam Walsh Act: An Update
  • 2008
  • 15th Annual ATNI Transportation Symposium
  • The Public Nature of Indian Reservation Roads
  • 2008
  • 11th National Indian Nations Conference: Justice for Victims of Crime
  • A Model Tribal Sex Offender Registry Code and Policies and Procedures Manual
  • 2008
  • Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians 54th Annual Conference
  • Resolution request and Transportation Committee presentation on implied easements over Indian trust lands
  • 2007
  • OSB CLE Indian Law 2006: Solutions for the Generations
  • Tribal Courts - Child Support Enforcement
  • 2006
  • Tribal Implementation of the Violence Against Women Act
  • Implementing TLOA and VAWA
  • N/A
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"Mr. Leonhard has a superb ability to analyze legal issues, translate them into effective arguments, and present the arguments in court successfully."
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Pendleton Native peoples law Lawyer Matthew Brent Leonhard
Matthew Brent Leonhard
Native peoples law Attorney
Pendleton, OR
Licensed for 25 years
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