Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

1993

Outstanding Graduate in Philosophy, Western Washington University

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Work Experience

2011 - Present

Attorney for The Office of Legal Counsel and SAUSA in Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

2006 - 2011

Deputy Attorney General for The Department of Justice, The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

2003 - 2006

Assistant City Attorney, City of Walla Walla

2002 - 2003

, General Private Practice w/ Walla Walla City Prosecutor contract

2000 - 2002

Lead Prosecutor/SAUSA, White Mountain Apache Tribe

1998 - 2000

Lead Public Defender and Program Manager, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation

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Associations

2015 - Present

Tribal Issues Advisory Group, United States Sentencing Commission

Member

2013 - Present

VAWA Inter-Tribal Working Group

Member

2011 - Present

United States Attorney General Violence Against Women Federal and Tribal Prosecution Task Force

Member

2009 - Present

United States Supreme Court Bar

2008 - Present

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

2007 - Present

Oregon State Bar

2007 - Present

United States District Court for the District of Oregon

2007 - Present

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

2003 - Present

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

1997 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

American Bar Association

2013 - 2013

Oregon State Bar, Indian Law Section

Past Chairman

2012 - 2012

Oregon State Bar Indian Law Section

Chairperson

2011 - 2011

Oregon State Bar, Indian Law Section

Chair Elect

2010 - 2010

Oregon State Bar, Indian Law Section

Secretary

2010 - 2012

Federal Bar Association, Indian law Section

Member, Development of Federal Indian Law Committee

2009 - 2011

Adam Walsh Act Working Group

Member

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Sample of 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.

Citizens for Good Governance v. Walla Walla County, Respondent, City of Walla Walla Intervenors

Successfully defended municipal GMA authority

City of Walla Walla v. Kathleen Greene

Successfully appealed DUI sentencing

Joseph Sweowat v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Overturned defendant's sentence on appeal

Adam Amundson v. Colville Confederated Tribes

Overturned conviction on appeal.

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Education

1997

University of Washington School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1993

Western Washington University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2015

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

2014

Washington Tribal Prosecutors Conference

Implementing TLOA and VAWA 2013

2014

Walla Walla Violence Prevention Conference 2014 Indian country Criminal Jurisdiction and DV

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

27th Annual Indian Law Symposium Implementing TLOA and VAWA 2013

2014

2014 Tribal Court Conference Tribal Law and Order Act Enhanced Sentencing Prosecuting DUI Offenders in Tribal Court Implementing the Tribal Law and Order Act Felony Sentencing Provisions

2014

14th National Indian Nations Conference

VAWA 2013 Update

2013

Washington Crime Victim Advocates Training

Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country

2013

Tribal/State/Federal Summit

VAWA 2013 and TLOA 2010

2013

Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 Enhanced Sentencing webinar Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 Enahnced Sentencing

2013

Tribal Advocacy Training

General Advocacy Training

2013

NCAI & the Tribal Law and Policy Institute Webinar: Implementing VAWA's Expanded Jurisdiction in Our Tribal Courts Implementing VAWA's Expanded Jurisdiction

2013

Native American Issues Subcommittee Meeting, USDOJ

TLOA, VAWA 2013, and the ITWG

2013

National NALSA Moot Court Competition CLE What is an Indian Reservation?

2013

Intertribal Working Group Pre-Meeting for the VAWA 2013 Implementation (NCAI) Implementing VAWA 2013's Expanded Jurisdiction

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

2012

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

26th Annual Coming Together of Peoples Conference TLOA and VAWA Reauthorization: Implementing Felony Sentencing and Considering a Limited Oliphant Fix

2012

13th National Indian Nations Conference TLOA Enhanced Tribal Sentencing Authority

2011

Tribal, State, Federal Summit: Collaborating Across Jurisdictions Addressing Family Violence Tribal Law and Order Act; Collaboration Accross Jurisdiction Panel

2011

Tribal Jurisdiction Joint State Legislative Workgroup Post-Retrocession Jurisdiction

2011

Indian Law and Order Commission First Field Hearing Indian Law Expert Panel

2011

8th Annual Indigenous Law Conference: Beyond the Tribal Law and Order Act The Tribal Law and Order Act and Beyond: Implementing TLOA felony sentencing and DOJ's proposed Oliphant fix

2010

Protecting Our Family, Conference and Symposium

SORNA: Helping Tribes Achieve Compliance

2010

ATNI 2010 Conference Tribal Law and Order Act Panel

2009

San Diego, California A National Conference on Public Law 280 and Violence against Native American Women The Adam Walsh Act: Helping Tribes Achieve Compliance

2009

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

2008

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

2007

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians 54th Annual Conference

Resolution request and Transportation Committee presentation on implied easements over Indian trust lands

2006

OSB CLE Indian Law 2006: Solutions for the Generations

Tribal Courts - Child Support Enforcement

N/A

Tribal Implementation of the Violence Against Women Act

Implementing TLOA and VAWA

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Publications

2012

Gonzaga Law Review (47 Goz. L. Rev. 663) Returning Washington PL 280 Jurisdiction to its Original Consent-Based Grounds

2012

American Indian Law Journal (Trial Issue - March 20, 2012) The Public Nature of Indian Reservation Roads

2012

Harvard Journal on Racial and Ethnic Justice (28 HVJREJ 117) Closing a Gap in Indian Country Justice: Oliphant, Lara, and DOJ's Proposed Fix

2011

Sex Offender Law Report The Adam Walsh Act and Tribes: One Lawyer's Perspective

2011

Laws of the State of Oregon Oregon SB 412

2011

Washington State Bar Indian Law Newsletter State of Washington v. Lester Ray Jim Amici Brief

2010

Amici Brief of Tribes State of Oregon v. Thomas Everet Kurtz

2009

American Indian Law Review (33 Am. Indian L. Rev. 457 ) There Are No Implied Easements Over Trust Lands

2009

Department of Justice Model Tribal Sex Offender Registration Code

2009

American Bar Association (Book) Tribal Contracting: Understanding and Drafting Business Contracts with American Indian Tribes

2008

Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Congressional Testimony

2008

National Congress of the American Indian Resolutions Resolution to Amend the Adam Walsh Act

2008

Senate Hearing 110-576 A Comparison of State Low Level Felony Sentencing Authority

2007

OSB Indian Law Newsletter Commonly Incorporated Federal Procurement Contract Clauses and What They Mean

2006

Oregon State Bar CLE publication Child Support Enforcement (Indian Law 2006: Solutions for the Generations)

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Languages

English

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