D.C. Indian Law Conference (Hybrid)

Join the Indian Law Section for its Annual DC Indian Law Conference on Monday, November 7. This year’s hybrid program offers in-person or online viewing options for registered attendees.

Co-Hosted by the Indian Law Section

Agenda

Session times are posted as Eastern Time zone and subject to change.
Asterisked programming will be available online for remote registrants.

Monday, November 7

8:30 am – 9:30 am | Registration & Breakfast

9:30 am – 10:45 am | CLE Panel: Tribal Sovereignty in Use of Federal Funding*
This panel will cover ways to increase tribes’ exercise of their sovereignty in expenditure of federal funds, including through ISDEAA, PL 477, and Section 105(l).

• Moderator: Bryan Shade, Senior Associate, Lippes Mathias LLP
• Katie Brossy, Senior Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
• Kitcki Carroll, Executive Director, United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET)
• Kathryn Isom-Clause, Deputy Assistant Secretary – Policy and Economic Development, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

10:45 am – 11:15 am | Morning Refreshment Break

11:15 am – 12:30 pm | CLE Panel: Indian Country’s Role in Fighting Climate Change*
This panel will cover tribal efforts to fight climate change, such as carbon capture markets; tribal co-stewardship of federal lands to promote sustainable management; and addressing climate change effects already harming tribes and their lands.

• Moderator: Erick Giles, Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Nada Wolff Culver, Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
• Sam Kohn, Senior Counselor to Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, Department of Interior
• Bethany Sullivan, Partner, Maier Pfeffer Kim Geary & Cohen LLP
• Geoffrey Strommer, Partner, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker LLP

Sponsored by Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker LLP

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm | Keynote + Networking Luncheon

• Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm | CLE Panel: Existential Threats in the U.S. Supreme Court*
This panel will cover equal protection challenges in Brackeen and IGRA cases and evolving case law on jurisdiction in Indian Country.

• Moderator: Jonodev Chaudhuri, Ambassador, Muscogee (Creek) Nation 
• Doug Endreson, Partner, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
• Amb. Keith Harper, Partner, Jenner & Block
• Rebecca Ross, Senior Attorney, Indian Resources Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm | Afternoon Refreshment Break

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm | CLE Panel: Stories that Shaped Indian Law: Indian Law Experts on Early Keystone Indian Law Matters*
This panel will include experienced Indian law attorneys discussing behind-the-scenes stories of key Indian law matters they worked on; how the practice of Indian law has changed over time as case law and other developments unfolded; and reflections on their careers and lessons learned.

• Moderator: Gregory Smith, Partner, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker LLP
• Reid Chambers, Partner, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
• Arlinda Locklear, Attorney at Law, Arlinda F. Locklear, Esq.
• Jerry Straus, Partner, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker LLP

Sponsored by Dentons US LLP

Registration

• Sustaining FBA Member $235
• FBA Member $250
• Nonmember $425
• Government/Academic $200
• Law Student $90

CLE

Attendees can receive up to 5.0 General CLE credits (6.0 credits for 50-min states).

CLE Credit will be tracked via an online web application. Attendees must check-in and check-out of each session to record their attendance. Certificates will be available to download online and sent via email approximately two weeks following the conference.

Hotel & Travel

AUSA Conference Center
2425 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201

Parking: Visitor parking is limited, if no parking spaces are available, please park in street parking or at one of the nearby parking options.
Metro: Take the Orange Line or Silver Line and exit at the Court House stop.
Suggested Hotel: The Hyatt Place Arlington/Courthouse is located next-door to the conference center.

Sponsors

Session Sponsor

• Dentons US LLP
• Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP

Breakfast & Break Sponsor

• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
• Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP

[View Event Sponsorship Prospectus]
Sponsors receive customized deliverables per conference, including company visibility and registration benefits!

Contact Barbara Bienkowsi at sponsor@fedbar.org for sponsorship opportunities.

Email Communication Policy: By registering for this event, you agree to receive email communication from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details, Continuing Legal Education certification, programming changes, upcoming events, surveys, and post-event communications.

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Financial Assistance: Program registrants (both FBA members and nonmembers) who are unable to afford the registration fee may receive a 50% discount on the member rate. Qualifying attorneys include those who are unemployed or actively seeking employment. A formal letter requesting the discount must be emailed to meetings@fedbar.org. That letter needs to state the reason for the attorney’s interest in the course or activity, as well as proof of income or an explanation of the financial hardship, and it must be signed by the requesting lawyer.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact meetings@fedbar.org.