Indian Law Symposium
Box 353020 Seattle, WA 98195-3020
September 12 & 13, 2013
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Indian Law Symposium Thursday & Friday  September 12 & 13, 2013 Universit y of Washington School of L aw William H. Gates Hall, Seat tle
Program Highlights: Alaska Hunting & Fishing Rights Annual Litigation Update Housing Issues in Indian Country Federal Legislative & Regulatory Update Leasing & HEARTH Act Implementation
Water Rights Administration and Indian Reserved Rights Labor Law Issues in Indian Country Ethical Issues in Indian Law Practice U.S. v. Washington Culvert Litigation, and more
11.50 CLE Credits Approved (Includes 1.00 Ethics CLE Credit)
26th Annual
Indian Law Symposium Who Should Attend Attorneys who have Indian clients; attorneys whose clients deal with Indians or with tribal governments; persons with an interest in the current issues within Washington’s Indian country will benefit from attending this symposium. Tribal leaders and members of the public are welcome to the program.
About the Program Join us for the 26th Anniversary of the University of Washington Indian Law Symposium! As in past years, the conference includes comprehensive litigation and legislation updates and a number of topics of interest to a broad array of practitioners. We are excited that Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chief of Staff and General Counsel Mary Pavel (a University of Washington graduate) will give the annual federal legislative update.
University of Washington Native American Law Center The mission of the Native American Law Center is to promote a better understanding of Indian law and policy in order to facilitate legal and institutional improvements among tribal, state and federal governments. For more information about the University of Washington’s Native American Law Center, visit our website at: www.law.washington.edu/IndianLaw
Unable to attend the 26th Annual Indian Law Symposium in person? If you’re unable to attend this year’s symposium in person – don’t worry. You can still participate in the live sessions online from the convenience of your home or office through West LegalEdcenter. Live webcasts on West LegalEdcenter are approved for Washington, Oregon and Idaho MCLE credit! Visit: www.westlegaledcenter.com today to enroll! Details will also be available on the Conferences and Continuing Education website: www.law.washington.edu/events.
F o r m o r e i n f o r m at i o n :
800.253.8648 or 206.543.0059 E-mail address: uwcle@uw.edu
Program Schedule Thursday September 12, 2013 5.75 CLE Credits Approved (Includes 1.0 0 Ethics CLE Credit )
8:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee 9:00 a.m.
Introduction and Conference Overview
Professor Robert Anderson, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA
9:05 a.m.
Litigation Update
Thomas Schlosser, Morisset, Schlosser, Jozwiak & Somerville, Seattle, WA
10:00 a.m.
Current Issues in Indian Gaming
Lael Echo-Hawk, Of Counsel, Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, WA
Barry Brandon, President, Hvmken Consulting, LLP, Clarence, NY
11:00 a.m. Break 11:15 a.m.
Alaska Hunting and Fishing Rights
Heather Kendall Miller, Senior Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund, Anchorage, Alaska
Professor Robert Anderson, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington
Noon
Lunch (on your own)
1:15 p.m.
Housing Issues in Indian Country
Ed Goodman, Partner, Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker, LLP, Portland, OR
Mariel Combs, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Solicitor, Department of the Interior, Portland, OR
Millie Kennedy, Northwest Justice Project, Seattle, WA
3:15 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m.
The Legal Ethics of Technology: Social Media and the Tribal Court Practitioner
Brenda Williams, Supervising Attorney
Molly Cohan, Supervising Attorney
Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA
4:30 p.m. Adjourn 4:35 p.m.
Meeting of the Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section
Friday September 13, 2013 5.75 Gener al CLE Credits Approved
8:30 a.m.
Registration Check-In and Coffee
9:00 a.m.
Special Topics in Indian Law
Labor Law Issues in Indian Country Rachel Sage, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Seattle WA
Marijuana Regulation in Washington Christine Masse, Miller Nash, LLP, Seattle, WA
Violence Against Women Act Implementation Update J. Tate London, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Washington, Seattle, WA
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
Indian Treaty Rights: The Culvert Decision
John Sledd, Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA
Fronda Woods, Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington, Olympia, WA
Professor Bill Rodgers, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA
Noon
Lunch (on your own)
1:15 p.m.
Water Rights Administration in Indian Country
Lois Trevino, Water Administrator, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, WA
Robin McPherson, Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington, Olympia, WA
Diana Bob, Lummi Nation, Bellingham, WA
Keith Cohon, U.S. EPA, Office of General Counsel, Seattle, WA
3:15 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m.
Federal Legislative Update
Mary Pavel, Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C.
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
Program Information Group Discounts
Accommodations for Disabilities
Group discounts are available for four
To request accommodations for the
or more people. Individuals from the
disabled, please contact the office of the
same organization must register and pay
ADA coordinator at 206.543.6450 (voice);
at the same time. For more information
206.543.6452 (TDD); 206.685.3885 (FAX), or
about group discounts, please call us
access@u.washington.edu (E-Mail).
at 206.543.0059 or 800.253.8648 for assistance.
Housing/Accommodations A block of rooms has been reserved at the
Refunds/Cancellations
Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue NE,
Refunds are available up to five business
Seattle, 206.634.2000 or 800.899.0251;
days prior to the program. In lieu of refund
www.hoteldeca.com. Rooms will be available
we encourage participants to send a
until August 21, 2013. After this date
substitute. Please notify UW Conferences
accommodations will be on a space-available
& Continuing Education of any requests for
basis. Please identify yourself as a participant
refunds or substitutions. All cancellations are
in the Indian Law Symposium when making a
subject to a $30 handling charge.
room reservation. Rooms are also available on a space-
Credits
available basis at the Watertown Hotel, 4242
10.50 General and 1.0 Ethics CLE Credits
Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 206.826.4242
are approved. For more information
or 866.944.4242; www.watertownseattle.
regarding CLE credits in other states,
com. Contact UW Conferences & Continuing
contact UW Conferences & Continuing
Education at uwcle@uw.edu for online
Education at 206.543.0059 or 800.253.8648.
booking instructions for Watertown Hotel room reservations.
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Registration 26th Annual Indian Law Symposium September 12 & 13, 2013  11.50 CLE Credits (includes 1 Ethics Credit)
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of Washington School of Law
Conferences and Continuing Education Box 353020 Seattle, WA 98195-3020 To register by fax:
206.685.3929
To register online: www.law.washington.edu/events
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