Working for Tribal Clients – Ethics

An overview of ethical responsibilities and obligations of legal practitioners who represent tribal clients, including tribal nations, tribal organizations and tribal members. (1.0 Ethics CLE)

Presented by: Vivien Olsen, Managing Attorney for the Legal Assistance to Victims program of the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence.

 

Indian Child Welfare Act: Litigation and Legislation

Are you familiar with ICWA (1978)? Any attorney practicing in family law or child-related cases will benefit from this session where Professor Kate Fort will review ICWA and key cases from 2019 and 2020, including recent state legislation and court rules adopted to protect ICWA. (1.0 General CLE)

Presenter: Professor Kate Fort, Michigan State University, Indian Law Clinic

 

The Violence Against Women Act & the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Crisis

4 in 5 Indigenous women will experience violence in their lifetimes. – National Institute of Justice Report

 

This session will discuss the re-authorization of VAWA efforts over the past two years and will discuss the most recent efforts to pass legislation that will address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous Persons in the United States. (1.0 General CLE)

Presented by: Mary Kathryn Nagle, member of Cherokee Nation, partner at Pipestem Law PC