Total Credits: 1 Administrative Law Specialization, 1 CLE
When state and federal elections are held on Tribal lands, it raises the question of how Tribes should prepare. Seminar discusses common issues that arise on election day and how Tribes and Tribal attorneys can prepare.
Faculty
Torey Dolan, William H. Hastie Fellow, University of Wisconsin Law School
Moderator:
Harrison Rice, Assistant Legislative Attorney, Tohono O'odham Nation
Chairpersons
Doreen N. McPaul, Assistant Legislative Attorney, Tohono O’odham Nation; Founding Board Member, Tribal In-House Counsel Association
Virjinya Torrez, Assistant Attorney General, Pascua Yaqui Tribe; President, Tribal In-House Counsel Association
| State and Federal Elections: What Should In-House Attorneys Be Thinking About Manual (38 MB) | 25 Pages | Available after Purchase |
is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. She is a 1995 graduate of Princeton University and earned her Juris Doctorate in 2001 from the Arizona State University College of Law, where she also received a Certificate in Federal Indian Law and served as a staff writer for the ASU Law Journal. After law school, Ms. McPaul clerked at the Arizona Court of Appeals for the Honorable Jefferson L. Lankford (retired). She has diverse experience serving as a tribal court staff attorney, as an associate attorney at the Nordhaus Law Firm in Albuquerque, and as a visiting clinical law professor and Interim Director of the Indian Legal Clinic at ASU. Since 2008, Ms. McPaul has worked as an in-house tribal attorney for several Arizona tribes, including a 4-year appointment as the Navajo Nation Attorney General. She currently serves as the Deputy Attorney General for the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Ms. McPaul has over 20 years of experience practicing Indian law, and is admitted to practice law in Arizona and New Mexico, as well as before several tribal and federal courts. Ms. McPaul is active in the State Bar and Indian legal community. She serves on the State Bar of Arizona Board of Governors and is currently the Vice President of the State Bar. Ms. McPaul is a founding board member of the Tribal In-House Counsel Association and served as TICA’s President for a decade. She also serves on the Board of the American Indian Law Center and was elected to membership in The American Law Institute in 2021. Most importantly, Ms. McPaul is a proud military spouse and mom. She is married to SFC Mark McPaul (retired) and they have three sons.
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