TRIBAL COURTS and SECURED TRANSACTIONS LAW
A free training opportunity for Tribal judges and attorneys
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services/Tribal Justice Support and Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis, San Francisco and Kansas City, are presenting legal training workshops on the subject of secured transactions law that are specifically designed for tribal judges and tribal attorneys, as well those engaged in contracting and business development.
LOCATIONS and DATES
Oklahoma City, OK March 21-22, 2013
Venue: Oklahoma City Branch/Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 226 Dean A. McGee Avenue, Suite 300, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
March 21- Day One: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Continental breakfast (8:00 a.m.) and lunch provided.
March 22- Day Two: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Continental breakfast provided (8:00 a.m.)
Bloomington, MN May 8-9, 2013
Venue: Park Plaza Hotel, 4460 West 78th Street Circle, Bloomington, MN 55435, Call 1-800-777-1700 for reservations.
May 8- Day One: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Continental breakfast (8:00 a.m.) and lunch provided.
May 9 – Day Two: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Continental breakfast provided (8:00 a.m.)
OVERVIEW
Increasing numbers of Tribes and their members are regularly engaging in commercial transactions, and Tribes are responding by enacting commercial laws to help build the legal infrastructure that will help support sound business development. One very important commercial law addresses secured transactions, a key component of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). This comprehensive two-day workshop will focus primarily on the provisions of the Model Tribal Secured Transactions Act, which has been enacted by many tribes. The workshop will offer instruction on the basics of secured transactions law, including the use of such personal property as inventory, equipment, receivables, and consumer goods as collateral for extensions of credit. Specific topics will include the conditions that must be satisfied for a lender to obtain an enforceable security interest in a borrower’s collateral; the importance of a sound central filing system by which secured lenders may make their security interests known to the public, thereby giving prospective secured creditors and buyers of the collateral the means to learn about existing security interests; the rules that govern the prioritization of rights in the collateral when competing claims arise; the procedures that a secured creditor must follow to realize upon its collateral if the borrower defaults on its repayment obligation; and the rules that protect the rights of both consumer and business borrowers. The workshops will also address aspects of secured transactions law that are unique to tribal jurisdictions.
Instructors: The instructors for the workshop are William H. Henning, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law, Maylinn Smith, Associate Professor of Law, University of Montana School of Law, and Susan Woodrow, Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis/Helena Montana Branch. Each of the instructors has expertise in secured transactions law and each was instrumental in the development of the Model Tribal Secured Transactions Act. They bring unique and diverse perspectives to the workshops. Professor Henning is a respected national and international scholar and lecturer on secured transactions law, Professor Smith has extensive experience as a tribal trial and appellate judge and also as legal counsel, and Ms. Woodrow has extensive background on tribal commercial law environments.
REGISTRATION
Tuition and comprehensive curricula materials are FREE, however registration is required. Please click here: REGISTRATION
Forms to apply for CLE credits will be available.
INFORMATIONfor HOTELS near the Federal Reserve Oklahoma City Branch
Marriott Courtyard Oklahoma City Downtown
2 West Reno
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-232-2290
Skirvin Hilton
One Park Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-272-3040
Sheraton
1 N. Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-235-2780
Renaissance
10 N. Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-228-8000
QUESTIONS
For information about the workshop, please contact Susan Woodrow at susan.woodrow@mpls.frb.org or 406-447-3806; or Katherine Scotta at katherine.scotta@bia.gov or 202-208-6711.
For information about registration, please contact Craig Nolte at craig.nolte@sf.frb.org, or 206-396-2192.
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