2017 Conference Sponsorship Form.pdf
AGENDA
Thursday, October 26th
8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome
Dean Lawrence Ponoroff, Michigan State University College of Law
Professor Matthew L.M. Fletcher, MSU ILPC
President Doreen N. McPaul, Tribal In-House Counsel Association
9:00 Keynote: In-House Tribal Counsel’s Guide to Amicus Brief
Paul Spruhan, Navajo Nation Dept. of Justice
10:00-11:15 The Federal Landscape: Laws, Legislation, & Regulation
Sarah Lawson, Schwabe, Williamson, & Wyatt
Jessica Intermill, Hogen Adams
Lloyd B. Miller, Sonosky Chambers LLP 11:30-
12:45 Lunch with Litigation Update
1:00-2:15 The Political Minefield of Internal Investigations
Venus McGhee Prince, Kilpatrick Townsend LLP
Lori Madison Stinson, Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Brian Pierson, Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
2:30-3:45 Handling Subpoenas for In-House Counsel
David Smith, Kilpatrick Townsend LLP
Mark Reeves, Kilpatrick Townsend LLP
Brad Stinson, Poarch Band of Creek Indians
4:00-5:00 Tribal Energy Regulatory Structures
Breann Nu'uhiwa, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Pilar Thomas, Lewis Roca LLP
6:00 Reception at Marriott
Friday, October 27th
8:45 Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:15 Predatory Lending and Reservation Rights Claims
Maya Kane, Maya Kane Law
Katherine Belzowski, Navajo Nation Dept. of Justice
Phil H. Tinker, Kanji & Katzen PLLC
10:30-11:45 Tribal-State Agreements Affecting Indian Children
Jack Trope, Casey Family Programs
Kandis Martine, Navajo Nation Dept. of Justice
Kathryn E. Fort, MSU Indigenous Law & Policy Center
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:15-2:30 The Tribal Role in a New Federal Regulatory Climate
Dan Rey-Bear, Rey-Bear McLaughlin LLP
Professor Monte Mills, University of Montana Law
Mary J. Pavel, Sonosky Chambers LLP
2:45-4:00 Professional Responsibility &
Ethical Obligations
Moderator: Jessica Intermill, Hogen Adams
Peter Ortego, Ute Mountain Tribe
Lenor Scheffler Blaeser, Lower Brule Sioux
Sharon Avery, Saginaw
