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NAVAJO NATION BAR ASSOCIATION, INC. 2017 Annual Bar Conference at Twin Arrows Casino Resort

“NAVAJO – A NATION IN TRANSITION”

Thursday, June 8, 2017

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast

8:00 Welcome Remarks by: ______, NNBA Officer

8:20 a.m. Invocation by: Mr. Otto Tso, Council Delegate, Western Agency, Navajo Nation Law and Order Committee Member

8:30 a.m. Message from Navajo Nation President

9:00 a.m. Welcoming Address: Mr. Bryce Warren, TANCR General Manager

9:10 a.m. Welcome Address by Leupp Chapter: Mr. Walter Phelps, Council Delegate Birdsprings, Cameron, Leupp, and Tolani Lake

9:20-10:00 a.m. Keynote Address: " Tribal Law and Order Act" – How the Hopi Tribe decided to change its law to take advantage of the Act and broader perspective on challenges & opportunities facing Indian Nations with respect to legal matters. Speaker: Diane J. Humetewa, U.S. District Judge District Court Phoenix, Arizona [Available CLE credit 0.75 hour Navajo Law] Room: Dine Event Center

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Plenary 1: Lessons from DAPL for the Navajo Nation Presenters: Mariana Kahn, Attorney, Navajo Nation Legislative Counsel’s Office, Window Rock, AZ; Dr. Andrew Curley, Witness to ND DAPL campsite. Why it was important for him (and other ) to be there. Lynn Slade and Walter Stern, Attorneys from Modrall Sperling Law Firm, Albuquerque, NM [Available CLE credit 1 hour Navajo Law] Room: Dine Event Center

11:15-12:00 p.m. Plenary 2: NNBA Committee Reports: P.2. A). Admission Committee Report and Updates Mr. Ray Etcitty, Committee Chairperson Attorney, Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise

P.2. B). CLE Committee Report and Updates Ms. Judy Dworkin, Committee Chairperson Attorney, Sacks Tierney Law Firm, Scottsdale, AZ

P.2. C). Disciplinary Committee Report and Updates Mr. James Jay Mason, Committee Chairperson Attorney, Mason & Isaacson Law Firm, Gallup, NM

P.2. D). Judicial Evaluation Committee Report and Updates Mr. Randolph Barnhouse, Committee Chairperson Attorney Johnson Barnhouse & Keegan Law Firm

P.2. E). Training Committee Report and Updates Mr. Paul Spruhan, Attorney, Navajo Nation Dept. of Justice

P.2.F.). Rules Committee Report and Updates Patterson Joe, Attorney Flagstaff, Arizona

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon Program:

Report by Navajo Nation Judicial Conduct Commission Presenters: Emeritus Navajo Nation Chief Justice Robert Yazzie

Report by Navajo Nation Law & Order Committee Presenter: Mr. Edmund Yazzie, Committee Chairperson Recognition of 30 year members of the NNBA - 1987 through 2017.

 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:

 BK 1.A. – Criminal Law Nuts & Bolts Presenters: Jennifer Henry, Attorney, NN Prosecutor, Ramah District Room: Diné D [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK 1.B. – CLE-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. Presenters: Christine Schwamberger, Attorney, NN Dept. of Justice

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Diana Webster, Attorney & President of Native American Humane Society, Los Angeles, CA Gregg Martinez, Director of Another Way Domestic Violence Shelter in Page, AZ Glenda Davis, Program Director, Navajo Nation Animal Control Room: Twins Arrows A [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK 1.C. – Lessons from the Proposed Utah Water Settlement. Presenters: Stanley Pollack, Attorney, Navajo Nation Department of Justice Room: Twin Arrows B [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK 1.D. – A Conversation with Former Navajo Chairmen and Presidents Presenters: Hon. ; Hon. Peter MacDonald; Hon. Kelsey Begay; Hon. ; Hon. ; and Hon. Russell Begay Moderator: Casey Watchman, NNBA Vice-President Room: Diné B & E [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. BK 2 - Break Out Session Two (Repeated of One):

 BK2. A. – Criminal Law Nuts & Bolts Presenters: Jennifer Henry, Attorney, NN Prosecutor, Ramah District Room: Diné D [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK2.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. Presenters: Christine Schwamberger, Attorney, NN Dept. of Justice Diana Webster, Attorney & President of Native American Humane Society, Los Angeles, CA Gregg Martinez, Director of Another Way Domestic Violence Shelter in Page, AZ Glenda Davis, Program Director, Navajo Nation Animal Control Room: Twins Arrows A [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK2.C. - Lessons from the Proposed Utah Water Settlement. Presenters: Stanley Pollack, Attorney, Navajo Nation Dept. of Justice Room: Twin Arrows B [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

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 BK2.D. – Conversation with Former Navajo Chairmen and Presidents Presenters: Hon. Peterson Zah; Hon. Peter MacDonald; Hon. Kelsey Begay; Hon. Ben Shelly; Hon. Albert Hale; and Hon. Russell Begay. Room: Diné B & E [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. BK 3 - Break Out Session Three:  BK3. A. – Navajo Appellate Practice Presenters: LaVerne Garnenez, Attorney, NN Supreme Court Michael Smith, Court Clerk, NN Supreme Court Room: Diné D [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK3.B. – How Diné Fundamental Law treats Children Presenters: Troy Eid, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig Law Firm, Denver, CO DeAnna Goldtooth, Advocate, DNA-People’s Legal Services Room: Diné G [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK3.C. – Navajo Housing Issues – Home Site Lease & Landlord/Tenant Presenters: Ed Hermes, Attorney, Quarles & Brady Law Firm, Phoenix, AZ Michael Halona, Program Manager, Navajo Nation Homesite Lease Program Room: Twin Arrows B [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK3.D. – Indian Child Welfare Act OR Navajo Election Law Presenters: Room: Twin Arrows A [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. BK 3 - Break Out Session Four (Repeated of Three):

 BK4. A. – Navajo Appellate Practice Presenters: LaVerne Garnenez, Attorney, NN Supreme Court Michael Smith, Court Clerk, NN Supreme Court Room: Diné D [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

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 BK4.B. – How Diné Fundamental Law treats Children in Family Court Presenters: Troy Eid, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig Law Firm, Denver, CO D. Goldtooth, Advocate, DNA – People’s Legal Services Room: Diné G [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK4.C. – Navajo Housing Issues – Home Site Leases & Landlord/Tenant; Presenters: Ed Hermes, Attorney, Quarles & Brady Law Firm, Phoenix, AZ Michael Halona, Program Manager, NN Homesite Lease Program Room: Twin Arrows B [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

 BK4.D. – ICWA OR Navajo Election Law Presenters: Room: Twin Arrows A [Available CLE: 1 hour Navajo Law]

5:15 p.m. Recess for the day.

First Day Total Available CLE hours: 0.00 Navajo Law & 0.00 Navajo Ethics (Yearly CLE Required: 6.0 Navajo Law & 2.0 Navajo Ethics)

THANK YOU

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NAVAJO NATION BAR ASSOCIATION INC. 2017 Annual Bar Conference

Friday, June 9, 2017

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast

8:00 – 8:15 Invocation by: Ms. 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: Mr. Michael Barthelemy, Attorney Private Practice, Albuquerque, NM

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Plenary 4: LAW UPDATES Federal Case Law Update Presenter: Paul Spruhan, J.D. Assistant Attorney General Navajo Nation Department of Justice

Navajo Nation Case Law Update Presenter: Tina Tsinigine, Staff Attorney Navajo Nation Judicial Branch – Tuba City District

Navajo Nation Legislative Update Presenter: Levon Henry, J.D. Chief Legislative Counsel Navajo Nation Office of Legislative Counsel [Available CLE credit 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 Presenter: Michael P. Gross, Attorney, Gross Law Firm, Santa Fe, NM R. Gehl Tucker, Attorney, Hufford, Horstman, Mongini, Parnell, & Tucker Law Firm; Flagstaff, AZ [Available CLE credit 1 hour Navajo Law]

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11:45 – 12:45 p.m. Plenary 6: “Practical Ethics Issues and Possible Solutions” Presenter: James Jay Mason, Committee Chairperson, NNBA Disciplinary Committee; Attorney, Gallup, N.M. [Available CLE credit 1 hour Ethic Law]

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 i ______v. ______, No. SC-___-____-____ Acting Chief Justice Allen Sloan, Associate Justice Eleanor Shirley, and Associate Justice ______, sitting by designation; LaVerne Garnenez, J.D., Staff Attorney, Navajo Nation Supreme Court Michael Smith, Navajo Nation Supreme Court Clerk [Available CLE credit 1.50 hours Navajo Law]

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Plenary 8: Swearing In Ceremony for New Members to the Navajo Nation Bar from the March, 2017 Bar Exam Acting Chief Justice Allen Sloan, Associate Justice Eleanor Shirley, and Associate Justice ______, sitting by designation; LaVerne Garnenez, J.D., Staff Attorney, Navajo Nation Supreme Court Michael Smith, Navajo Nation Supreme Court Clerk [No available CLE Credit]

3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Break

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Plenary 9: “Ethics from the Client’s Standpoint” Presenter: Martha Garcia, Ramah Navajo Chapter 638 Program Community Development; and Cibola County, Commissioner; and Nancy R. Martine-Alonzo, Executive Director for Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc., [Available CLE credit 1.0 hour Ethic Law]

5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Wrap Up Session and Discussion Presenters: NNBA Officers & NNBA Board of Bar Commissioners

5:30 p.m. Adjournment

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