Symposia

Please join CILA for its CLE webinar hosted in partnership with Ceiba Legal, LLP on November 30, 2016 at 12:00 p.m.

The webinar is titled “Born Again Compacts: How an Evolution in the Definition of ‘Gaming Facilities’ May Lead to a More Intelligent Design of Intergovernmental Agreements,” and will feature a discussion of the following topics:

Kevin Washburn’s recent journal article entitled “Recurring Issues in Indian Gaming Compact Approval,” including a general overview of allowable topics for negotiation under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act;
How ancillary facilities such as hotels have been impermissibly included in compacts and county intergovernmental agreements;
Recent California trends related to ancillary facilities and how practitioners can use these new trends to their advantage when negotiating or renegotiating intergovernmental agreements; and
The unique ethical issues faced by attorneys when negotiating the best deal for the tribal client may set negative precedent for Indian Country.

Participants will receive 1 CLE credit.

Registration is free for CILA members and non-members may register for $50.00. The $50.00 registration fee includes CILA membership from October 2016 to October 2017.

FBA’s November Indian Law Conference Next Friday

Image October 28, 2016October 28, 2016Ann Tweedy

Save the Date: Implementing VAWA in California

October 24, 2016Sarah M Donnelly

Download(PDF): VAWA conference flyer YT 10 16

Implementing VAWA in California: Navigating Jurisdictional Waters
Yurok Tribal Office, Klamath, CA
November 17-18, 2016

This FREE regional training event will address topics including:

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Recognition and Enforcement of Tribal Protection Orders
Public Law 280 in California
BIPs – Best Practices for Offender Accountability
Engaging Men and Boys to Stop the Cycle of Violence
Coordinated Community Responses in Tribal Communities

Included with your registration is admission to a special live presentation of the acclaimed play, Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Sliver of a Full Moon, depicting the historic passage of VAWA.

For more information:
Contact Vicki Bates: vbates@yuroktribe.nsn.us or (708) 482-1350 extension #1344
Visit the Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/1739122973028450/

Hosted by the Yurok Tribe
through a grant from the United States Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women.

D.C. Indian Law Conference November 4

October 12, 2016October 12, 2016Ann Tweedy

13th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference: Now With Webcasting!

October 12, 2016November 7, 2016Sarah M Donnelly

Indigenous Law Conference at Michigan State College of Law
Thursday and Friday, November 3-4, 2016

Online and in-person attendees can register here.

Registration includes TICA membership, continental breakfast and lunch both days along with the reception Thursday night at the East Lansing Marriott. We’ve also applied for 11.25 CLEs from the Minnesota State Bar Association, and will provide forms for those seeking credits in other states.

The current agenda is here.

If you, your firm, or organization would like to be a conference sponsor, please see the form here for more information, and our deepest thanks for making the conference possible.

California Indian Law Association 16th Annual Indian Law Conference & Gala

October 10, 2016Sarah M Donnelly

CILA is pleased to announce that its 16th Annual Indian Law Conference & Gala will take place at the Viejas Casino and Resort in Alpine, California. Attorneys attending the Conference may receive 6.00 Regular MCLE credits.

Registration Page

Agenda at a Glance

Thursday, October 13, 2016 (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
Gala & Keynote Presentation

Devon Lomayesva, Chief Judge, Intertribal Court of Southern California

*Dinner will be provided

Friday, October 14, 2016 (8:30 am – 5:00 pm)
Presentation of the Award for Outstanding Achievement in California Indian Law

Carole Goldberg, Jonathan D. Varat Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law

Conference Panels

AB 52 and its Implementation

Moderator: Adam Bailey, President, CILA
Panelists: Michele Hannah, Deputy General Counsel, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians; Courtney Coyle, Attorney at Law

Sovereign Immunity Under Siege: Litigating Tribal Entity, Official, and Employee Immunity

Moderator: William Wood, Board Member, CILA
Panelists: Nicole Ducheneaux, Partner, Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP; Sam Coffman, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC; Tuari Bigknife, Attorney General, Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians

Current Taxation Issues in Indian Country

Moderator: Adam Crepelle, Board Member, CILA
Panelists: Tom Gede, Of Counsel, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, and Wendy Pearson, Of Counsel, Hobbs, Strauss, Dean, & Walker, LLP

Update on California Indian Law Litigation & Legislation

Moderator: Lindsey Fletcher, Vice President, CILA
Panelists: Seth Davis, Assistant Professor, UC Irvine School of Law; Lauren van Schilfgaarde, Tribal Law Specialist, Tribal Law & Policy Institute

*Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided