33rd Annual Indian Law Symposium starts fall 2020
The symposium will be held as monthly webinar series starting September 2020. Each month, leading scholars will explore timely new topics and unpack the biggest conversations happening in the field of Indian law.
Attendees can register for the full series or single sessions. Discounts are available for new attorneys and those who register before Aug. 1, 2020
SCHEDULE AND SPEAKERS
Friday, Sept. 11, 2020
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Tom Schlosser
Morisset, Schlosser, Jozwiak & Somerville
Schlosser has been a principal attorney for MSJS since 1986. He represents tribes in fisheries, timber, water, energy, cultural resources, contracting, tax and federal breach of trust, and he specializes in federal litigation, natural resources, and Indian tribal property issues. He is also frequently involved in tribal economic development and environmental regulation. In the 1970s, Tom represented tribes in the Stevens鈥 Treaty Puget Sound fishing rights proceedings. He is a founding member of the Indian Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association and also served on the WSBA Bar Examiners Committee.
Friday, Oct. 9, 2020
9-10:15 a.m.
Brenda Williams
Senior Lecturer, Tribal Defense Clinic, 红桃视频
Williams received her law degree and her Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington. Her scholarly and policy work focus on the criminal justice system and tribal courts.
Stacey Lara
Lecturer, Tribal Defense Clinic, 红桃视频
Lara received her law degree from the University of Washington and her Master of Public Administration from Seattle University. Her scholarly and advocacy work focus on Indian child welfare, tribal courts and justice systems, wellness courts and cultural competence.
Friday, Oct. 9, 2020
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Rion Ramirez
General Manager and Former General Counsel, Port Madison Enterprises, Suquamish Tribe
Ramirez has worked for Port Madison Enterprises since 2004. As general counsel, Ramirez led 27 tribes in the renegotiation of their gaming compacts and negotiated the first Tribal-State Marijuana Compact. Ramirez has worked diligently to keep litigation at PME and its ventures to a minimum and has played a major role in transferring land into trust status for the Suquamish Tribe.
David Trujillo
Executive Director, Washington State Gambling Commission
Trujillo was appointed director of the Washington State Gambling Commission in June 2013. Prior to this appointment, he served as deputy director and has held various positions throughout the agency. During his time with the Gambling Commission, Trujillo has served as a special agent in field operations, financial investigations and tribal gaming.
Friday, Nov. 13, 2020
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Tim Brewer
Director, Office of the Reservation Attorney, Tulalip Tribes
Brewer has served as an in-house attorney for the Tulalip Tribes since 2001.
Lisa Koop Gunn
Lead Attorney, Office of the Reservation Attorney, Tulalip Tribes
Koop Gunn has served as an in-house attorney for the Tulalip Tribes since 2005.
Friday, Dec. 11, 2020
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Lynda Mapes
Author, Photographer and Environmental Journalist, The Seattle Times
Join us for a discussion with Lynda Mapes, Seattle Times reporter and author of 鈥淓lwha: A River Reborn and Breaking Ground: The Lower Elwha Tribe and the Unearthing of TSE-Whit-Zen Village.鈥 In 2014-15, Mapes was a Bullard Fellow in Forest Research, living at the Harvard Forest to explore the human and natural history of a single 100-year-old oak tree. She wrote about her experiences with the oak in 鈥淲itness Tree,鈥 published by Bloomsbury Publishing in April 2017.