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Agenda at a Glance
Thursday, October 15, 2015 (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
Gala & Welcome Dinner
Presentation of the Outstanding Achievement in Indian Law Award to the Kumeyaay Repatriation Committee. Dinner will be provided.
Friday, October 16, 2015 (8:30 am – 5:00 pm)
Conference Panels
- California Water Rights, Groundwater, and the Drought
Moderator: Adam Bailey, President, CILA
Panelists: Tim Seward, Partner, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker
Denise Turner Walsh, Attorney General, Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians
Cynthia Gomez, Tribal Advisor, Governor Jerry Brown
- Tribes and the Marijuana Industry
Moderator: Lauren van Schilfgaarde, Treasurer, CILA
Panelists: Lael Echo-Hawk, Of Counsel, Garvey, Shubert, Barer
William Wood, Visiting Associate Professor, Southwestern Law School
Yurok Tribe Representative
- P.L. 280 – A Path to Repeal
Moderator: Adam Crepelle, Vice President, CILA
Panelists: Tom Gede, Commission, Indian Law & order Commission; Of Counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP
Dorothy Alther, Executive Director, California Indian Legal Services
- Fee to Trust: Strategies and Practice in Indian Country
Moderator: Jacquelyn Jampolsky, Board Member, CILA
Panelists: Tim Evans, Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight
Beth Middleton, Associate Professor, UC Davis
William Wood, Visiting Associate Professor, Southwestern Law School
William Haney, Associate, Berkey Williams LLP
- Update on California Indian Law Litigation & Legislation
Moderator: Lindsey Fletcher, Secretary, CILA
Panelists: Katherine Florey, Associate Professor, UC Davis School of Law
Additional Panelist TBD
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