Areas of Practice Emphasis

• Commercial & Business Litigation
• Indian Law
• Gaming
• Environmental

Representative Clients

• Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians
• Global Cash Access LLC
• Karuk Tribe of California
• Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc.

Prominent Assignments

• Litigation, Administrative Appeals and Government-to-Government Consultations on matters such as:
  - Salmon Recovery and Habitat Restoration;
  - Federal Reserved Water Rights;
  - Oil and Gas Development;
  - Tribal Jurisdictional Disputes;
  - Environmental Issues;
  - Cultural Resource Protection;
  - Economic Development; and
  - Taxation
• Draft and propose for adoption numerous codes and policies for tribal governments on matters such as land use and zoning, environmental protection, housing, and taxation to facilitate economic development on Indian reservations
• Advocate for treaty rights, protection of tribal trust resources, and tribal co-management strategies before Congress, federal agencies and courts through education workshops, lobbying, written comments, administrative appeals and litigation

Education

• J.D. (cum laude), Lewis and Clark Law School, 2002
  - Environmental and Natural Resources Law Certificate
  - Managing Editor, Environmental Law, 2001 - 2002
  - Indian Law Summer Program, 2001-2002
  - Cornelius Honor Society Award, 2002
• B.A. in Political Science and Environmental Studies (summa cum laude), Eastern University, 1999
  - Alpha Chi, National College Honors Society
  - Sigma Zeta, National Honor Society for Natural Sciences

Admitted to Practice

• Oregon, 2002
• Washington, 2006
• Washington, D.C. - Admission Pending

Professional and Community Involvement

• Board Member, Restoring Eden, 2002-Present
• Federal Bar Association, Indian Law Section

Publications and Presentations

• Indian Gaming Law Sourcebook, (2000)
• Idaho Nibbles at Montana: Carving out a Third Exception for Tribal Jurisdiction over Environmental and Natural Resources Management, (2001)