Pre-Conference | November 16
This conference is approved by the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education for 12.75 CLE credits, including 1 Ethics credit and 1.5 Elimination of Bias credits.
Day 1 | November 17
8:30am ET
Breakfast | Castle Board Room
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8:45-9:00am ET
Welcome
Linda Greene, Dean and MSU Foundation Professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law
Wenona Singel, Director, Indigenous Law and Policy Center and Associate Professor, Michigan Sate University College of Law
Doreen McPaul, President, Tribal In-House Counsel Association
9:00-10:15am ET
Keynote: Generally Counseling the General Counsel
1.25 CLE
Peter Ortego
Director, Department of Justice,
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
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10:15-10:30am Break
10:30-12:00pm ET
Coffee Talk: Brackeen and the Oral Arguments
1.5 CLE
Kate Fort, Director of Clinics, Michigan State University College of Law
April Olson, Attorney, Rothstein Donatelli
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12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:15pm ET
Labor and Employment (HR)
1.5 CLE
Moderator: Cassondra Church, Legal Counselor, Indigenous Law and Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
Kaighn Smith, Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
Racheal White Hawk, Associate Attorney, Procopio
Jeremy Wood, Senior Associate Attorney, Fisher Phillips
2:00-2:15pm Break
2:30-4:00pm ET
Fiduciary Governance and Best Practices for Tribal Investment Stewards
1.5 CLE
Moderator: Jamie Williams, Student, Michigan State University College of Law
Courtney Monteiro, Senior Vice President, AIF®, Sovereign Investment Advisors
Todd C. Early, Chief Investment Officer, AIFA®, GFS®, Sovereign Investment Advisors
Tom Comer, Chief Financial Officer, Gun Lake Tribe
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3:30pm ET Coffee Break
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4:15-5:15pm ET
Basics of Engaging with Tribal Clients
1 CLE (Ethics)
Moderator: Rory Wheeler, Student, Michigan State University College of Law
Jordan Oglesby, Attorney, Economic and Community Development Unit, Navajo Nation Department of Justice
Matthew Fletcher, Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law
Frances Sjoberg, Principal Attorney, Economic and Community Development Unit, Navajo Nation Department of Justice
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End of Day 1. Join us for the reception!
In-Person Only
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6:00-11:00pm ET
Thursday Reception
HopCat East Lansing
300 Grove Street
East Lansing, MI 48823
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6:00-9:00pm ET
Welcome Reception
Beggar's Banquet
218 Abbot Rd
East Lansing, MI 48823
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Day 2 | November 18
8:30-10:00am ET
Tribal Consultation and Environmental Justice
1.5 CLE
Moderator: Lydia Locklear, Deputy Attorney, Catawba Nation
Jeff Harris, Tribal Attorney, Catawba Nation
Whitney Gravelle, President, Bay Mills Indian Community
Danielle McLean, Legal & Compliance Officer, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
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10:00-10:15am Break
10:15-11:45am ET
Partnering with Utilities on Critical Energy Infrastructure Projects
1.5 CLE
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Moderator: Pilar Thomas, Partner, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Practice Group, Quarles & Brady
Maranda Compton, President, Lepwe Inc.
Sharol McDade, President/Founder, Macworx
Jason Hauter, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
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11:45am-12:45pm Lunch
12:45-2:15pm ET
National Tribal Opioid Litigation
1.5 CLE
Moderator: Collin Banghart, Student, Michigan State University College of Law
Lloyd B. Miller, Partner, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Monkman LLP
Kevin Washburn, N. William Hines Dean, Professor of Law, Iowa College of Law
Sara Hill, Attorney General, Cherokee Nation
2:00-2:15pm Break
2:30-4:00pm ET
Impostor Syndrome, Elimination of Bias, and Tribal In-House Practice
1.5 CLE (Elimination of Bias)
Moderator: Kimberly Dutcher, Deputy Attorney General, Navajo Nation
Harrison Rice, Assistant Attorney General with the Tohono O’odham Nation
Christopher Sharp, M.S.W., M.P.A., Director & Clinical Assistant Professor, Office of American Indian Projects, School of Social Work, Arizona State University
Denise Ryan, Deputy Defense Counsel, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
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End of Day 2. Thank you for joining us!
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7:30-8:30am ET
Breakfast | Castle Board Room
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