2014 27th annual indian law symposium brochure

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SEATTLE, WA PERMIT NO. 62

PAID

NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE

SC HOOL OF LAW

27th Annual

27th Annual

Symposium University of Washington

Symposium

Native American Law Center Who Should Attend

Thursday & Friday  September 11 & 12, 2014

Attorneys who have Indian clients; attorneys whose clients

The mission of the Native American Law Center is to promote

deal with Indians or with tribal governments; persons with an

a better understanding of Indian law and policy in order to

interest in the current issues within Washington’s Indian country

facilitate legal and institutional improvements among tribal,

will benefit from attending this symposium. Tribal leaders and

state and federal governments.

members of the public are welcome to the program.

UNIVERSIT Y OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF L AW WILLIAM H. GATES HALL, SEAT TLE

For more information about the University of Washington’s Native American Law Center, visit our website at: www.law.washington.edu/IndianLaw

About the Program

Box 353020 Seattle, WA 98195-3020

Program Highlights:

September 11 & 12, 2014

Indian Law Symposium 27th Annual

S CH OOL O F L AW

Indian Law

Indian Law

Keynote Address from Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Basics of Criminal Jurisdiction Under VAWA & TLOA Practical Steps to Implementation of Enhanced Criminal Jurisdiction

Ethical Issues in Criminal Law Practice White House Initiatives in Indian Country Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Federal Legislative Update Annual Litigation Update

Join us for the 27th Annual University of Washington Indian Law

Law Grad) will give the annual federal legislative update. Another focus

Symposium! As in past years, the conference includes comprehensive

will be on the implementation of the tribal law and order act and the

litigation and legislation updates and a number of topics of interest

amendments to the Violence Against Women Act that restored tribal

to a broad array of practitioners. This year features high-level political

criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit certain crimes within

appointees who implement Indian policy in the Obama Administration.

Indian country.

Both Assistant Secretary Kevin K. Washburn and White House Policy Advisor Jodi Gillette will participate in this year’s event. We are also excited that Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chief of Staff and General Counsel Mary Pavel (a University of Washington School of

11.75 CLE CREDITS APPROVED (INCLUDES 1.25 ETHICS CLE CREDITS)

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 11, 2014

Friday September 12, 2014

6.0 0 CLE CREDITS APPROVED

5.75 CLE CREDITS APPROVED (INCLUDES 1.25 ETHICS CLE CREDITS)

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).

8:30 a.m.

Registration and Coffee

8:30 a.m.

Registration Check-In and Coffee

9:00 a.m.

Introduction and Conference Overview

9:00 a.m.

Columbia River Treaty Negotiations

at 206.543.0059 or 800.253.8648 for

Professor Robert T. Anderson, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA

Allison O’Brien, Regional Compliance Officer, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, Department of the Interior, Portland, OR

assistance.

9:05 a.m.

Litigation Update

Thomas Schlosser, Morisset, Schlosser, Jozwiak & Somerville, Seattle, WA

Jim Heffernan, Policy Analyst, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission, Portland, OR

10:00 a.m.

Payday Loans: Federal, State and Tribal Authority

Housing/Accommodations

27th Annual Indian Law Symposium September 11 & 12, 2014  11.75 CLE CREDITS (INCLUDES 1.25 ETHICS CREDIT)

MAIL FORM AND PAYMENT TO: University

TO REGISTER BY FAX:

206.685.3929

Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Seattle, 206.634.2000 or 800.899.0251;

( M R . / M S .) F I R S T N A M E

Sheri Sears, Biologist/PolicyAnalyst, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, WA

days prior to the program. In lieu of refund

www.hoteldeca.com. Rooms will be available

Barry Brandon, Executive Director, Native American Financial Services Association, Buffalo, NY

Allen Hammond, Council Member, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, WA

we encourage participants to send a

until August 11, 2014. A block of rooms

substitute. Please notify UW Conferences

has also been reserved at the Silver Cloud

Robert T. Anderson, Professor, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA

10:30 a.m.

Break

& Continuing Education of any requests for

Inn, University District, 5036 25th Avenue

refunds or substitutions. All cancellations

NE, Seattle, 206.526.5200 or 800.205.6940,

10:45 a.m.

Ethical Issues in Criminal Law Practice

are subject to a $30 handling charge.

http://www.silvercloud.com/university/.

Please complete the following:

Doug Ende, Chief Disciplinary Counsel, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA

Rooms will be available until August 15,

Are you an attorney?

11:15 a.m.

Keynote, Indian Policy in the Second Obama Administration

Jodi Gillette, Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, White House, Domestic Policy Council, Washington, D.C.

Amanda Lee, Law Office of Amanda Lee, PLLC, Seattle, WA

Noon

Lunch (on your own)

Noon

Lunch (on your own)

1:15 p.m.

Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction after the Violence Against Women Act: Basic Principles and Questions

1:15 p.m.

Obama Administration Performance and Prospects

regarding CLE credits in other states,

Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. (invited).

contact UW Conferences & Continuing

Moderator: Professor Robert T. Anderson, University of Washington School of Law

Commentators: John Dossett, General Counsel, NCAI, Washington, D.C.

Ron Whitener, Center for Indigenous Rights and Justice, Seattle, WA

Ye-Ting Woo, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA

Michelle Demmert, Tulalip Tribes, Tulalip, WA

Annie Perry, Legal Code Writer, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, WA

2:45 p.m. Break

TO REGISTER ONLINE: www.law.washington.edu/events

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Refunds/Cancellations

Tate London, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA

of Washington School of Law

Conferences and Continuing Education Box 353020 Seattle, WA 98195-3020

Refunds are available up to five business

11:00 a.m. Break

Registration

Program Information

Credits 10.50 General and 1.25 Ethics CLE Credits are approved. For more information

M I

L AST NAME

F I R M / O R G A N I Z AT I O N B A R N U M B E R

A D D R E S S C I T Y S TAT E Z I P

T E L E P H O N E FAC S I M I L E E M A I L A D D R E S S

Yes

No If no, please indicate your profession/field:

2014. After these dates, accommodations will be on a space-available basis. Please identify yourself as a participant in the Indian Law Symposium when making a room reservation.

Education at 206.543.0059 or 800.253.8648.

How did you first hear about this program? Select one Referral from a colleague Internet

Newspaper/publication

Other __________________________________________

Registration: Priority (PAID BY AUGUST 28, 2014) $259

Standard (PAID AFTER AUGUST 28, 2014) $309

New Attorney Discount $216 (30% OFF STANDARD REGISTRATION FOR THOSE ATTORNEYS ADMITTED TO THE WASHINGTON STATE BAR AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2012.)

Total fees enclosed: $ _________________________

3:00 p.m.

Compliance with the Provisions of TLOA and VAWA

3:15 p.m. Break

M. Brent Leonhard, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Department of Justice, Pendleton, OR

3:30 p.m.

Federal Legislative Update

Check enclosed payable to: University of Washington

Mary Pavel, Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C.

Visa

Brenda Williams, University of Washington School of Law, Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, Seattle, WA Honorable Theresa Pouley, Judge, Tulalip Tribal Court, Tulalip, WA

4:30 p.m. Adjourn 4:35 p.m.

Meeting of the Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section

4:30 p.m. Adjourn

Brochure

Method of payment:

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