37th Annual Indian Law Symposium

37th Annual Indian Law Symposium

What’s Now, What’s Next?
Hot Topics and Recent Developments in Indian Law

Co-sponsored by the Washington Law Review and the UW School of Law Native American Law Center.

Please join us at the ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ School on Sept. 5 and 6, 2024, for our 37th Annual Indian Law Symposium, hosted and presented by the Native American Law Center. We’ll also be streaming the event live if you are unable to attend on-site.

We’re thrilled to welcome you for this year’s program, with the theme:

What’s Now, What’s Next? Hot Topics and Recent Developments in Indian Law

The program features a keynote address from Matthew Fletcher, the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, entitled Equal Protection and the Roberts Court, along with a number of engaging panels featuring expert attorneys, advocates, and policymakers. We have requested 11.25 CLE credits (including 10.00 Law and Legal Procedure credits and 1.25 Ethics credits) for the entire program.

Looking forward to it — hope you can join us!

Monte Mills & Eric Eberhard

Note: We will be requesting 11.25 CLE credits, including 10.00 Law & Legal and 1.25 Ethics, from the Washington State Bar Association.

When

Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST.

Where

William H. Gates Hall; also available via Zoom.

Schedule Preview

Thursday, Sept. 5

  • Litigation and Federal Legislative Updates
  • Ethics: Jeanne Marie Clavere, Senior Professional Responsibility Counsel, Washington State Bar Association
  • Cultural Resources/Sacred Sites/Free Exercise: Oak Flat and Beyond
  • Mapping 50 Years of United States v. Washington

Friday, Sept. 6

  • Not One More: Report of the Not Invisible Commission
  • The Way Forward: Report of the Commission on Native Children
  • Tribal Court Assessments: Best Practices
  • Keynote: Equal Protection and the Roberts Court; Matthew Fletcher, Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan

Registration Fees

  • Registration for New Lawyers (for lawyers admitted to the bar after Jan. 1, 2022): $175
  • Early Bird Registration (on/before Aug. 16, 2024): $275
  • Standard Registration (after Aug. 16, 2024): $375

Note: ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ and university law school students, faculty and staff registration is complimentary. Registration is required and subject to verification.

For more information, contact lawconf@uw.edu.