Part 151 Fee-to-Trust Regulations

Doreen Nanibaa McPaul Related Seminars and Products

Virjinya Ruth Adair Torrez Related Seminars and Products

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

is an Assistant Attorney General for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Arizona. Virjinya earned both her J.D. and her M.A. in American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona, and she earned her B.A. in Political Science (specializing in International Relations) and East Asian Studies at the University of Iowa, with certificates in International Business and American Indian and Native Studies. She is admitted to practice in both the federal and state courts of Arizona, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tohono O’odham Judicial Court, and the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Court. She is also an accredited Veteran Affairs attorney. Virjinya started her legal career as an associate at Vingelli & Errico, a small general practice firm in Tucson, Arizona; was a solo practitioner for a brief period of time; and served five years as an Assistant Attorney General for the Tohono O’odham Nation. Virjinya is a 2016 graduate of the State Bar of Arizona's Bar Leadership Institute; is the Immediate Past Chair of the Executive Council for the State Bar of Arizona’s Indian Law Section; serves as the appointed State Bar of Arizona’s representative on the Arizona State, Tribal & Federal Court Forum; and is a member of NABA-AZ, the Arizona Minority Bar Association, and the Tribal In-House Counsel Association. She is also active in the community and serves on TUSD’s Native American Education Advisory Committee, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s Community Investment Team, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s Governance Committee, and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s Board of Directors. Virjinya's work for the Tribe is varied, but she primarily represents the Tribe’s Public Safety, Human Resources, Education, and Facilities Management Departments and programs. Virjinya is Cherokee/Seminole/Muscogee Creek, and is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. 10/18

Michael Hoenig Related Seminars and Products

Michael Hoenig is Vice President, Associate General Counsel for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in California. In addition to his work at San Manuel, Michael also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, where he teaches Indian Gaming Law. Before joining San Manuel, Michael served for 16 years as an Attorney for the National Indian Gaming Commission, the last seven of which as General Counsel. Prior to joining the NIGC, he was counsel to Chickasaw Nation Ambassador Charles Blackwell, and also served as counsel to Native Affairs Development Group, a company focused on fostering economic development in Indian Country. He received his law degree from the Creighton University School of Law and a Master of Laws degree in American Indian and Indigenous Law from the University of Tulsa, where he graduated with highest honors.