Thank you to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for your generous donation!
CILA is proud to announce that it will offer additional scholarships in 2019. These new scholarships are made possible through a generous donation from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Thank you for supporting the next generation of Native attorneys in California!
Learn more about San Manuel Band of Mission Indians at https://www.sanmanuel-nsn.gov/
Learn more about San Manuel Band of Mission Indians at https://www.sanmanuel-nsn.gov/
18th Annual CILA Conference Agenda
The 2018 CILA Conference is coming up next month on October 11th and 12th at Pechanga Resort & Casino!
We encourage you to register now for the Conference here. Pechanga Resort & Casino has generously provided a block of rooms at a discounted rate of $139 for October 11th and $199 for October 12th. The deadline to get the discount is September 21st. To book your room, please call (951) 693-1819 and use the code 8077256.
We encourage you to register now for the Conference here. Pechanga Resort & Casino has generously provided a block of rooms at a discounted rate of $139 for October 11th and $199 for October 12th. The deadline to get the discount is September 21st. To book your room, please call (951) 693-1819 and use the code 8077256.
Thursday, October 11th:
CILA Three-Year Strategic Planning Session
Time: 2:00 p.m.
This year the CILA Board is developing a three-year strategic plan to help guide and grow our organization. We invite CILA members who are interested in participating to join us in this exciting process. The first step is to have a collective brainstorming session to gather all possible goals and programs CILA might want to pursue..
Gala and Silent Auction
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Please join us for dinner, a presentation by the 2018 CILA 3L Diversity Scholarship Recipient, and remarks by the 2018 Keynote Speaker!
If you have items you would like to donate to the silent auction fundraiser, please email Geneva at treasurer.cila@gmail.com.
Friday, October 12th:
Panel 1: Legislative and Litigation Update
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Moderator: Geneva EB Thompson, Staff Attorney, Wishtoyo Foundation
Speakers:
Jacob Mejia, Director of Public Affairs, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Kimberly Cluff, In-House General Counsel. Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Seth Davis, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Panel 2: Best Practices in Tribal Court Development
Time: 10:10 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.
Moderators: Loretta Miranda, Associate General Counsel, Karuk Tribe and John Miller, Legal Fellow, UC Davis School of Law, Tribal Justice Project Speakers:
Hon. Christine Williams, Chief Judge, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
Devon Lomayesva, Chief Judge, Intertribal Court of Southern California
Panel 3: Labor and Employment in Indian Country: Updates and Best Practices
Time: 11:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Moderator: John Haney, Associate Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP
Speakers:
Sandra McCandless, Partner, Dentons LLP
Scott Wilson, Law Office of Scott A. Wilson
Breann Nu'uhiwa, Associate General Counsel, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Lunch & Award Presentation
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Panel 4: Public Law 280: Challenges and Opportunities for California Tribal Law Enforcement
Time: 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Moderator: Will Haney, Staff Attorney, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Speakers:
Carole Goldberg, Distinguished Research Professor, UCLA School of Law; Chief Justice, Hualapai Court of Appeals.
Bill Denke, Chief of Police, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Howard Arnett, Karnopp Petersen LLP
Panel 5: Encouraging Native American Students to Attend Law School (Elimination of Bias CLE Credit)
Time: 3:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.
Moderator: Courtney Cole, Law Clerk, Intertribal Court of Southern California
Speakers:
Lauren Van Schilfgaarde, Tribal Law Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Dwight K. Lomayesva, Director, Tribal Learning Community & Educational Exchange, UCLA School of Law
Additional Speakers To Be Announced
CILA Annual Membership Meeting & Board Elections
Time: 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m
CILA Three-Year Strategic Planning Session
Time: 2:00 p.m.
This year the CILA Board is developing a three-year strategic plan to help guide and grow our organization. We invite CILA members who are interested in participating to join us in this exciting process. The first step is to have a collective brainstorming session to gather all possible goals and programs CILA might want to pursue..
Gala and Silent Auction
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Please join us for dinner, a presentation by the 2018 CILA 3L Diversity Scholarship Recipient, and remarks by the 2018 Keynote Speaker!
If you have items you would like to donate to the silent auction fundraiser, please email Geneva at treasurer.cila@gmail.com.
Friday, October 12th:
Panel 1: Legislative and Litigation Update
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Moderator: Geneva EB Thompson, Staff Attorney, Wishtoyo Foundation
Speakers:
Jacob Mejia, Director of Public Affairs, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Kimberly Cluff, In-House General Counsel. Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Seth Davis, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Panel 2: Best Practices in Tribal Court Development
Time: 10:10 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.
Moderators: Loretta Miranda, Associate General Counsel, Karuk Tribe and John Miller, Legal Fellow, UC Davis School of Law, Tribal Justice Project Speakers:
Hon. Christine Williams, Chief Judge, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
Devon Lomayesva, Chief Judge, Intertribal Court of Southern California
Panel 3: Labor and Employment in Indian Country: Updates and Best Practices
Time: 11:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Moderator: John Haney, Associate Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP
Speakers:
Sandra McCandless, Partner, Dentons LLP
Scott Wilson, Law Office of Scott A. Wilson
Breann Nu'uhiwa, Associate General Counsel, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Lunch & Award Presentation
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Panel 4: Public Law 280: Challenges and Opportunities for California Tribal Law Enforcement
Time: 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Moderator: Will Haney, Staff Attorney, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Speakers:
Carole Goldberg, Distinguished Research Professor, UCLA School of Law; Chief Justice, Hualapai Court of Appeals.
Bill Denke, Chief of Police, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Howard Arnett, Karnopp Petersen LLP
Panel 5: Encouraging Native American Students to Attend Law School (Elimination of Bias CLE Credit)
Time: 3:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.
Moderator: Courtney Cole, Law Clerk, Intertribal Court of Southern California
Speakers:
Lauren Van Schilfgaarde, Tribal Law Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Dwight K. Lomayesva, Director, Tribal Learning Community & Educational Exchange, UCLA School of Law
Additional Speakers To Be Announced
CILA Annual Membership Meeting & Board Elections
Time: 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m
PDF of Agenda available here
Registration is now open for the 18th Annual CILA Conference!
Read the latest edition of the CILA Newsletter here!
CILA Director John H. Haney Featured in LA Lawyer Magazine
February, 2018- The magazine of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, features an interview of John H. Haney discussing Indian law, culture, and CILA. Read the magazine HERE
2018 California Indian Law Association - California Bar Foundation 3L Diversity Scholarship
The California Indian Law Association (“CILA”), has proudly partnered with the California Bar Foundation on a 3L Diversity Scholarship to be awarded to a graduating Native American law student preparing to take the California Bar Examination in 2018.
CILA is looking for an aspiring Native lawyer committed to a public interest career and serving Native communities. Applicants do not have to graduate from a California law school, but must be planning to take the California Bar Examination in 2018.
Please be prepared to provide a description or documentation of your tribal affiliation. Your personal statement must describe your past, present, and future commitment to serving Native communities. For more information, visit https://www.calbarfoundation.org/diversity-scholarships.html
Deadline: Tuesday, February 15, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. PST
Scholarship Application: https://www.tfaforms.com/452612
CILA is looking for an aspiring Native lawyer committed to a public interest career and serving Native communities. Applicants do not have to graduate from a California law school, but must be planning to take the California Bar Examination in 2018.
Please be prepared to provide a description or documentation of your tribal affiliation. Your personal statement must describe your past, present, and future commitment to serving Native communities. For more information, visit https://www.calbarfoundation.org/diversity-scholarships.html
Deadline: Tuesday, February 15, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. PST
Scholarship Application: https://www.tfaforms.com/452612
January 2018 Announcements
501(c)(3) Status Achieved
2018 3L Diversity Scholarship
CLE Webinar
I am very pleased to announce that the California Indian Law Association is now classified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a 501(c)(3) public charity.
The IRS has informed us that, retroactive to July 6, 2017, charitable contributions to CILA may be deducted under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 170 and that CILA is now qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under IRC Sections 2055, 2106, or 2522. Please consult with tax professionals with any specific questions you may have about the deductibility of contributions to CILA.
A special thank you is warranted to past CILA Boards and members for their contributions to this important achievement. Former CILA Presidents Christine Williams, Adam Bailey, and Courtney Cole most recently championed this initiative and helped put several important pieces into place prior to the submission of the application. We thank them, our past Board members, and all of you for the support that made this possible.
Tax-deductible donations will allow CILA to expand our educational and professional development offerings to CILA Members and Native American law students. This year, CILA will once again co-sponsor a 3L Diversity Scholarship with the California Bar Foundation (CBF). CBF will match CILA’s contribution of $2,500 to provide a $5,000 scholarship to one Native American law student to assist with the costs of preparing for the July 2018 California Bar Exam.
The scholarship application may be accessed at the following link:
https://www.tfaforms.com/452612
You can learn more about the California Bar Foundation’s Diversity Scholarship program here:
https://www.calbarfoundation.org/diversity-scholarships.html
We are also currently developing our first CLE webinar for 2018, which is tentatively scheduled for a February or March timeframe. You will receive more information soon as we finalize the topic, date, and presenter(s).
The CILA Board has many exciting initiatives planned for 2018. We appreciate your continued membership and participation in CILA, and wish you a very happy and productive New Year!
Sincerely,
Will Haney
President
California Indian Law Association, Inc.
2018 3L Diversity Scholarship
CLE Webinar
I am very pleased to announce that the California Indian Law Association is now classified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a 501(c)(3) public charity.
The IRS has informed us that, retroactive to July 6, 2017, charitable contributions to CILA may be deducted under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 170 and that CILA is now qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under IRC Sections 2055, 2106, or 2522. Please consult with tax professionals with any specific questions you may have about the deductibility of contributions to CILA.
A special thank you is warranted to past CILA Boards and members for their contributions to this important achievement. Former CILA Presidents Christine Williams, Adam Bailey, and Courtney Cole most recently championed this initiative and helped put several important pieces into place prior to the submission of the application. We thank them, our past Board members, and all of you for the support that made this possible.
Tax-deductible donations will allow CILA to expand our educational and professional development offerings to CILA Members and Native American law students. This year, CILA will once again co-sponsor a 3L Diversity Scholarship with the California Bar Foundation (CBF). CBF will match CILA’s contribution of $2,500 to provide a $5,000 scholarship to one Native American law student to assist with the costs of preparing for the July 2018 California Bar Exam.
The scholarship application may be accessed at the following link:
https://www.tfaforms.com/452612
You can learn more about the California Bar Foundation’s Diversity Scholarship program here:
https://www.calbarfoundation.org/diversity-scholarships.html
We are also currently developing our first CLE webinar for 2018, which is tentatively scheduled for a February or March timeframe. You will receive more information soon as we finalize the topic, date, and presenter(s).
The CILA Board has many exciting initiatives planned for 2018. We appreciate your continued membership and participation in CILA, and wish you a very happy and productive New Year!
Sincerely,
Will Haney
President
California Indian Law Association, Inc.
Sponsorship Opportunity for the 17th Annual California Indian Law Association Conference
Greetings! The California Indian Law Association (“CILA”) is pleased to announce that its 17th Annual Indian Law Conference & Gala will take place October 12-13, 2017 at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort in Lincoln, California. CILA invites you to attend the Annual Conference and Gala. Further, on behalf of the California Indian law community, CILA’s Board of Directors humbly requests your financial support of the Conference through sponsorship.
It is our goal to raise enough funds through sponsorship to cover all conference costs. Your sponsorship will enable CILA to continue to offer scholarships to Native American law students and promote the study of Indian Law in California.
To commit to sponsorship, please send a competed version of the sponsorship form.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Cheyenne Sanders at csanders@yuroktribe.nsn.us or Loretta Miranda at Lmiranda@berkeywilliams.com, the 2017 Conference Co-Chairs.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation at the Acorn level
Morongo Band of Mission Indians at the Acorn level, and
Berkey Williams LLP at the Abalone level
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California Indian Law Association Announces the 2017 California Bar Foundation Diversity Bar Review Scholarship Recipient
The California Indian Law Association (“CILA”) is proud to announce its 2017 California Bar Foundation 3L Diversity Bar Review Scholarship recipient. CILA received an impressive pool of applicants from Native American law students representing California Native nations and Native nations across the country. CILA is proud to support the scholarship recipient by providing a free BARBRI prep course along with a cash living stipend.
Congratulations to Jacklyn Velasquez for receiving CILA’s first ever 3L Diversity Bar Review Scholarship.
Ms. Velasquez is a member of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley and will be graduating from Vermont Law School in May 2017. During law school, she has been active in her Native American Law Student Association chapter and returned to her tribe to complete two separate projects. Ms. Velasquez worked with the Big Pine Paiute Tribe Environmental Department on funding requirements for climate change, community outreach, and quality assurance projects, and researched the adverse impacts of a proposed large industrial scale solar project. After graduation and taking the Bar exam, she will work on tribal Clean Water Act issues as part of a two-year Equal Justice Works Fellowship in Madison, Wisconsin. After the fellowship, her plan is to return to California and work in Native law. Ms. Velasquez’s dedication to serving California Native nations, and specifically her own tribe, proves she will be an exceptional Native law attorney and CILA is proud to help support her through her bar studies.
CILA extends a special acknowledgement and appreciation to the California Bar Foundation for matching funds for the scholarship and providing the leadership and infrastructure for these important 3L Diversity Scholarships.
Congratulations to Jacklyn Velasquez for receiving CILA’s first ever 3L Diversity Bar Review Scholarship.
Ms. Velasquez is a member of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley and will be graduating from Vermont Law School in May 2017. During law school, she has been active in her Native American Law Student Association chapter and returned to her tribe to complete two separate projects. Ms. Velasquez worked with the Big Pine Paiute Tribe Environmental Department on funding requirements for climate change, community outreach, and quality assurance projects, and researched the adverse impacts of a proposed large industrial scale solar project. After graduation and taking the Bar exam, she will work on tribal Clean Water Act issues as part of a two-year Equal Justice Works Fellowship in Madison, Wisconsin. After the fellowship, her plan is to return to California and work in Native law. Ms. Velasquez’s dedication to serving California Native nations, and specifically her own tribe, proves she will be an exceptional Native law attorney and CILA is proud to help support her through her bar studies.
CILA extends a special acknowledgement and appreciation to the California Bar Foundation for matching funds for the scholarship and providing the leadership and infrastructure for these important 3L Diversity Scholarships.
Transcript Released for Speech Apologizing for
Sandoval and Tee-Hit-Ton SCOTUS Briefs
Culminating our four year effort to acquire information on the Solicitor General's 2011 confessions of error, CILA reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to bring an end to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit filed in April of this year.
For more information, click here.
Sandoval and Tee-Hit-Ton SCOTUS Briefs
Culminating our four year effort to acquire information on the Solicitor General's 2011 confessions of error, CILA reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to bring an end to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit filed in April of this year.
For more information, click here.
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