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1 NAVAJO NATION BAR ASSOCIATION, INC Annual Bar Conference Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort [ALL TIMES SHOWN ARE ARIZONA (STANDARD) TIME] NAVAJO -- A NATION IN TRANSITION Thursday, June 8, :30 8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks by: NNBA President/Vice-President 8:20 a.m. Invocation by: Otto Tso Navajo Nation Council Delegate, Western Agency Navajo Nation Law and Order Committee Member 8:30 a.m. Message from Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye 9:00 a.m. Welcome from Bryce Warren, TANCR General Manager 9:10 a.m. Welcome from Walter Phelps, Leupp Chapter, Council Delegate Birdsprings, Coalmine Canyon, Cameron, Leupp, and Tolani Lake 9:20 10:00 a.m. Dine Event Center Keynote Address: Tribal Law and Order Act and 2013 VAWA Reauthorization: A View from the Federal Bench Keynote Speaker: Honorable Diane J. Humetewa U.S. District Court Judge United States District Court District of, Arizona [Available CLE credit 0.75 hour Navajo Law] 10:00 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 11:15 a.m. Diné Event Center Plenary 1: Lessons from DAPL for the Navajo Nation Lynn Slade and Walter Stern, Attorneys, Modrall Sperling Law Firm, Albuquerque, NM Mariana Kahn, Attorney, Navajo Nation Office of Legislative Counsel, Window Rock, Arizona Andrew Curley, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [Available CLE credit 1 hour Navajo Law] 1

2 11:15 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Plenary 2: NNBA Committee Reports Admissions Committee Report and Updates Raymond Etcitty, Committee Chairperson, General Counsel, Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise CLE Committee Report and Updates Judy Dworkin, Committee Chairperson, Attorney Sacks Tierney P.A., Scottsdale, AZ Disciplinary Committee Report and Updates James Jay Mason, Committee Chairperson Mason & Isaacson P.A., Gallup, NM Judicial Evaluation Committee Report and Updates Genevieve K. Chato, Committee Chairperson Law Office of Genevieve K. Chato Training Committee Report and Updates Paul Spruhan, Assistant Attorney General, Navajo Nation Department of Justice Rules Committee Report and Updates Patterson V. Joe, Attorney Flagstaff, Arizona 12:00-1:00 p.m. Luncheon Program: Report by Navajo Nation Judicial Conduct Commission Presenter: Navajo Nation Chief Justice Emeritus Robert Yazzie [Available CLE:.5 hour Navajo Law] Report by Navajo Nation Council Law & Order Committee Presenter: Edmund Yazzie, Committee Chairperson Recognition of 30-year members of the NNBA 1987 through Lee R. Belone Kathleen Bowman Levon B. Henry Loritta J. Largo Jennifer Johnson-Martinez 1:00 2:00 p.m. BK 1 Break Out Session One Diné D BK1. A. Criminal Law Nuts & Bolts Presenter: Jennifer Henry, NN Prosecutor, Ramah District 2

3 Twins Arrows A Twin Arrows B Diné B & E BK 1.B. Protecting All of Our Relatives: Addressing Violence Against Animals to Protect Women, Children and Elders in Tribal Communities Utilizing the Principles of Diné Fundamental Law Christine Schwamberger, Attorney, NN Dept. of Justice Diana Webster, Attorney & President of Native America Humane Society, Los Angeles, CA Gregg Martinez, Director of Another Way Domestic Violence Shelter, Page, AZ Glenda Davis, Program Director, Navajo Nation Animal Control B K 1. C. Lessons from the Proposed Utah Water Settlement Presenter: Stanley M. Pollack, Assistant Attorney General, Navajo Nation Department of Justice B K 1. D. A Conversation with Former Navajo Chairmen and Presidents [conducted in Diné and English] Hon. Peterson Zah Hon. Peter MacDonald Sr. Hon. Kelsey Begaye Hon. Ben Shelly Hon. Albert Hale Hon. Russell Begaye Moderator: Casey Watchman, NNBA Vice-President 2:00 3:00 p.m. BK 2 Break Out Session Two (Repeat of One) Diné D Twins Arrows A BK2. A. Criminal Law Nuts & Bolts Presenter: Jennifer Henry, NN Prosecutor, Ramah District BK 2.B. Protecting All of Our Relatives: Addressing Violence Against Animals to Protect Women, Children and Elders in Tribal Communities Utilizing the Principles of Diné Fundamental Law Christine Schwamberger, Attorney, NN Dept. of Justice Diana Webster, Attorney & President of Native America Humane Society, Los Angeles, CA Gregg Martinez, Director of Another Way Domestic Violence Shelter, Page, AZ 3

4 Glenda Davis, Program Director, Navajo Nation Animal Control Twin Arrows B Diné B & E B K 2. C. Lessons from the Proposed Utah Water Settlement Presenter: Stanley M. Pollack, Assistant Attorney General, NN Department of Justice B K 2. D. A Conversation with Former Navajo Chairmen and Presidents [conducted in Diné and English] Hon. Peterson Zah Hon. Peter MacDonald Sr. Hon. Kelsey Begaye Hon. Ben Shelly Hon. Albert Hale Hon. Russell Begaye Moderator: Casey Watchman, NNBA Vice-President 3:00 3:15 p.m. Break 3:15 4:15 p.m. BK 3 Break Out Session Three Diné D Diné G Twin Arrows B Twin Arrows A B K 3. A. Navajo Appellate Practice LaVerne H. Garnenez, Law Clerk, NN Supreme Court Michael V. Smith, Court Clerk, NN Supreme Court B K 3. B. How Diné Fundamental Law Treats Children Troy Eid, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Denver, CO DeAnna Goldtooth, Paralegal, DNA-People s Legal Services B K 3. C. Navajo Housing Issues Home Site Lease & Landlord/Tenant Edward J. Hermes, Attorney, Quarles & Brady LLP, Phoenix, AZ Michael Halona, Program Manager, Navajo Nation Land Department B K 3. D. Indian Child Welfare Act: The New Regulations Katherine Belzowski, Senior Attorney, Litigation & Employment Unit, Navajo Nation Department of Justice 4

5 Kandis Martine, Assistant Attorney General, Human Service & Governmental Unit, Navajo Nation Department of Justice Heather Tanana, Associate, Richards, Brandt, Miller & Nelson, L.L.C. 4:15 5:15 p.m. BK 4 Break Out Session Four (Repeat of Three) Diné D Diné G Twin Arrows B Twin Arrows A 1 st Day Total Available CLE Hours B K 4. A. Navajo Appellate Practice LaVerne H. Garnenez, Law Clerk, NN Supreme Court Michael V. Smith, Court Clerk, NN Supreme Court BK4. B. How Diné Fundamental Law Treats Children Troy Eid, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Denver, CO DeAnna Goldtooth, Paralegal, DNA-People s Legal Services BK4. C. Navajo Housing Issues Home Site Lease & Landlord/Tenant Edward J. Hermes, Attorney, Quarles & Brady LLP, Phoenix, AZ Michael Halona, Program Manager, Navajo Nation Land Department BK4. D. Indian Child Welfare Act: The New Regulations Katherine Belzowski, Senior Attorney, Litigation & Employment Unit, Navajo Nation Department of Justice Kandis Martine, Assistant Attorney General, Human Service & Governmental Unit, Navajo Nation Department of Justice Heather Tanana, Associate, Richards, Brandt, Miller & Nelson, L.L.C. Navajo Law: 6.25 AND Navajo Ethics: 0 (Yearly CLE Required: 6.0 Navajo Law & 2.0 Navajo Ethics) 5:15 p.m. CURRENT ISSUES FACING THE NNBA Providing access to legal services for the Navajo people Providing services to NNBA Members and the Public An equitable Pro Bono system Opportunities for volunteering 5

6 * * * * PUBLIC MEETING * * * * 7:30 p.m. NNBA Board of Bar Commissioners Meeting Board Room for NNBA Commissioners and Officers. Diné Event NNBA Committee Members, and Bar members are Welcome! Center 6

7 NAVAJO NATION BAR ASSOCIATION, INC Annual Bar Conference Friday, June 9, :30 8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast 8:00 8:15 a.m. Invocation by: Daryl Junes, NNBA Member, Shiprock, Retired Navajo Nation Prosecutor 8:15 8:45 a.m. Message from the Navajo Nation Speaker LoRenzo Bates, Navajo Nation Legislative Branch, Office of the Speaker 8:45 9:15 a.m. Plenary 3: NNBA Treasurer Report Presenter: Michael J. Barthelemy, Attorney, Albuquerque, NM 9:15 10:30 a.m. Plenary 4: Law Updates Federal Case Law Update Paul Spruhan, Assistant Attorney General Navajo Nation Department of Justice Navajo Nation Case Law Update Tina Tsinigine, Staff Attorney Navajo Nation Judicial Branch Tuba City District Navajo Nation Legislative Update Ed McCool, Principal Attorney, Legislative Counsel Navajo Nation Office of Legislative Counsel [Available CLE: 1.25 hour Navajo Law] 10:30-10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 11:45 a.m. Plenary 5: Navajo A Nation in Transition Indian Self Determination Michael P. Gross, Attorney, Gross Law Firm, Santa Fe, NM R. Gehl Tucker, Attorney, Hufford, Horstman, Mongini, Parnell, & Tucker Law Firm, Flagstaff, AZ 7

8 11:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Plenary 6: Practical Ethics Issues and Possible Solutions Presenter: James Jay Mason, Committee Chairperson, NNBA Disciplinary Committee [Available CLE:1 hour Navajo Ethics] 12:45 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Program: General Discussion by NNBA Officers and NNBA Board of Bar Commissioners 1:45 3:15 p.m. Plenary 7: Oral Argument before Navajo Nation Supreme Court in the matter of The Northern Edge Navajo Casino, et al. v. Window Rock District Court, et al., Case No. SC-CV Honorable Justices of the Navajo Nation Supreme Court Acting Chief Justice Allen Sloan, Associate Justice Eleanor Shirley, and Associate Justice Malcolm Begaye, sitting by designation LaVerne H. Garnenez, Law Clerk, Navajo Nation Supreme Court Michael Smith, Navajo Nation Supreme Court Clerk Parties and Counsel of Record Joshua M. Montagnini, Gallup, NM for Petitioners Northern Edge Navajo Casino and the Navajo Nation; Robyn Neswood-Etsitty, Window Rock, Navajo Nation for Respondent; Daniel P. Abeyta, Farmington, NM for Real Party in Interest, Irene Johnson, [Available CLE: 1.50 hours Navajo Law] 3:15 4:00 p.m. Plenary 8: Swearing-In Ceremony for New Members of the Navajo Nation Bar from the March 2017 Bar Exam; and Swearing--In of Navajo Nation Prosecutors Honorable Justices of the Navajo Nation Supreme Court Acting Chief Justice Allen Sloan, Associate Justice Eleanor Shirley Associate Justice Malcolm Begay, sitting by designation 4:00 4:15 p.m. Break LaVerne H. Garnenez, Law Clerk, Navajo Nation Supreme Court Michael Smith, Navajo Nation Supreme Court Clerk 8

9 4:15 5:15 p.m. P l e n a r y 9 : Ethics from the Client s Standpoint Martha Garcia, Ramah Navajo Chapter 638 Program Community Development, Cibola County, New Mexico Commissioner Nancy R. Martine-Alonzo, Executive Director for Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. [Available CLE: 1.0 hour Navajo Ethics] 2 nd Day Total Available CLE Hours Navajo Law: 3.75 Navajo Ethics: 2 (Yearly CLE Required: 6.0 Navajo Law & 2.0 Navajo Ethics) 5:15 5:30 p.m. Wrap Up Session and Discussion NNBA Officers & NNBA Board of Bar Commissioners 5:30 p.m. Adjournment 9

NAVAJO NATION BAR ASSOCIATION, INC. BOARD OF BAR COMMISSIONERS MEETING PROPOSED AGENDA

NAVAJO NATION BAR ASSOCIATION, INC. BOARD OF BAR COMMISSIONERS MEETING Friday, April 21, 2017, 10:00 AM 3:00 PM MDT Karigan Office Building St. Michaels, Navajo Nation (Arizona) PROPOSED AGENDA Meeting