Navajo Nation Bar Association

2019 SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS​:

• SC-CV-07-19 Petition

• SC-CV-07-19 Defendant Felixes Amended Response

• SC-CV-07-19 James E. Ledbetter (May 17, 2019)

• SC-CV-07-19 Lorenzo Curley Staff Attorney

• Navajo Nation Response Paul Spruhan

• Joinder Response

Keynote Speaker: Hilary Tompkins

• Hilary Tompkins Bio

Plenary 1: "Update on Federal Litigation Related to the Navajo Nation

• Update on Federal Litigation Related to the Navajo Nation

Plenary 2: "Make Life Good: Navajo Case Law Discussing Professional Conduct"

• Make Life Good: Navajo Case Law Discussing Professional Conduct

Plenary 4: "Elections, Race, and Racism in San Juan County, UT -- an Update"

• Complaint

• Answer

• Plaintiff Grayeyes' Motion and Brief in Support of Preliminary Injunction & Related Relief 

• Memorandum Decision & Order Granting [13] Plaintiff Grayeyes' Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Plenary 6: "Talking Circle on Strengthening the Navajo Bar Exam

• Draft Version 1.0

Plenary 8: Rethinking Pro Bono Service

• Summary

• Pro Bono Service Rules

BREAKOUT SESSION #1 - JUNE 7, 2019:

• General Historical Overview of Written Law Sources of Navajo Trust Land Restrictions, Status, Size, Use, Promise and Possibilities BY Josey Foo

• Some Thoughts on Improving Navajo Justice by Lawrence Ruzow, Esq.

• Dine Bi Beenahaz'aanii and Dine Common Laws: Developing Navajo Healing to Wellness Courts and other Specialty Courts, Values and Principals of Restorative Justice by Jamie Mike, Regina Begay-Roanhorse, Alisha Thompson, & Dorothy Yonnie

• Words of the Talking God: Navajo Law and Justice by Joseph Austin, Esq.

Breakout Session #2 - June 7, 2019: 

• Car Dealer Scams and Ripoffs by Nicholas Mattison, Esq.

• Trying a Case on the Navajo Nation Using Online Research by Ted Barudin, Esq.