2016 Section of State and Local Government Law
Fall CLE and Networking Conference
November 17 – 20, 2016
The Camby Hotel, Phoenix, AZ
Thursday, November 17, 2016
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. –
Young Lawyers Committee
Conference: 866.646.6488; 476.263.2730#
1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Executive Committee Meeting
Conference: 866.646.6488; 476.263.2730#
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
State and Tribal Attorneys General Hot Topics
Roundtable
For the first time ever our state AG Committee joins with
Tribal AG's for a robust discussion of cutting edge issues related to the work of state, local and tribal governments. Please join us! Issues will include intergovernmental relations and consultation, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), law enforcement coordination, and economic development.
Moderators: Diandra Benally, President-Elect of the National Native American Bar Association (NNABA), General Counsel Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Stephanie Striffler, Senior Assistant Attorney General,
Native American Affairs Coordinator, Oregon Department
of Justice, Portland, OR
Speakers:
Ethel Branch, Attorney General, Navajo Nation
Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General,
Window Rock, Navajo Nation (Arizona)
Alfred L. Urbina, Attorney General, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Dawn Williams, CWLS, Child & Family Protection Division –
Appeals Unit, Unit Chief Counsel for CFPD Appeals,
Tuscon, AZ
Sponsors: AGDJ Committee, Tribal Law Committee,
and Diversity Law Committee
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4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cybersecurity Table Top Exercise
In this interactive cybersecurity table top exercise, we will
walk participants through the steps to develop a cyber-
response plan for their firms or law offices. We will then conduct a mock exercise to demonstrate those steps to protect your reputation in response to a data breach scenario. This session will seek to ensure you have the fundamentals to take back to your own firm or law office in order to build a security breach incident response plan to successfully navigate such an event.
Lawyers have seen and read of the many companies and organizations that have experienced a cyber-breach. These breaches, while usually not malicious, are inevitable. The potential negative effects of the cyber breach are numerous, and lawyers must take proactive measures to protect themselves and their firms or law offices. This is the third cybersecurity exercise in our series which looked at the ethical issuesarising from a breach and preventive measures that lawyers, firms, and law offices can undertake.
Moderator:
Lai Sun Yee, Chair, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Committee
Speakers:
Nathan Childers, Preparis, Atlanta, GA
Speakers:
David Wheeler, Chapman Spingola, Chicago, IL
Sponsors:
Emergency Management and Homeland Security
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Pool Rooftop)
Welcome and Networking Reception
Sponsor: Dentons US LLP, Phoenix, AZ
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
No Host Dine Around
Dinner with your colleagues at a local restaurant (choose one, 8-10 registrants max):
· Steak 44, 5010 N. 44th Street
· The Henry, 4455 Camelback Road
· Donovan's Steak & Chop House, 2502 E. Camelback
· Tomaso, 3010 E. Camelback
· Tarbells , 3212 E. Camelback Street
· Barrios Café, 2814 N.16th Street
· Vincent, 3930 E. Camelback Road
Friday, November 18, 2016
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Section Registration & Hospitality
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Election Dissection: Lessons Learned from the 2016
Election
These panelists will provide their expert "take" on the
recent national election, with a focus on the legal issues, including voting rights and integrity of the electoral process, both in Arizona and nationally.
Moderator: Ellen Rosenblum, Chair, Section of State and Local Government Law; Oregon Attorney General
Speakers:
Don Bivens, Partner, Snell & Wilmer, Phoenix, AZ
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, Indian Legal Program Director,
Indian Legal Clinic, Clinical Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Phoenix, AZ
Grant Woods, Principal, Grant Woods Law, former Arizona Attorney General, Phoenix, AZ
Sponsors: Government Operations, Diversity Law, Tribal Law Committee
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Energy Siting on Indian Lands
This panel will explore the must-know issues with siting energy facilities on Indian land. This dynamic session will provide examples of real-life energy infrastructure projects and highlight interactions between Tribal nations and federal, state, and local governments.
Moderator: Alexander Judd, Robinson & Cole LLP,
Hartford, CT
Speakers:
Stan Webb, Realty Officer, U.S. Department of
Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs – Western Region,
Phoenix, AZ
Tracey LeBeau, Senior Vice President & Transmission Infrastructure Program Manager, Western Area Power Administration; former Director, U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Washington,
DC
Pilar Thomas, of Counsel, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, former Deputy Director, U.S. DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, former Deputy Solicitor of Indian Affairs for US Dept. of the Interior; and former Interim Attorney General and Chief of Staff to Chairwoman Herminia Frias of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tucson, AZ
Sponsor: Environmental and Energy, Tribal Law
Committee
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. –
The “Legalized” Theft of Native American and African American Lands
This session explores the comparative land loss experiences of Indian Nations and African-Americans. Starting at least withGeneral George Washington in 1783, the United States' official policy has been to acquire all the lands and assets of the Indian Nations. The international law of colonialism (known today as the Doctrine of Discovery), American Manifest Destiny, and federal policies and laws resulted in Indian tribes owning only 1% of the land withinthe United States today. African-Americans have also lost millions of acres of land involuntarily as a result of various legal processes including tax, foreclosure, and partition sales in addition to loss resulting from extralegal practices. Even so, at least one current legal reform effort may be helping stabilize ownership for many African-American families (and others) who own tenancy-in-common property, often known as heirs' property. Indian Nations are also involved in various strategies and programs to regain some of their lost lands.
Moderator: Robert Thomas, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, Honolulu, HI
Speakers:
Robert J. Miller, ASU School of Law, Phoenix
Thomas Mitchell, Texas A&M School of Law, Reporter, Uniform Heirs Property Act
Sponsor: Land Use Committee, Tribal Law Committee
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
Rebecca Tsosie, Regents’ Professor of Law with the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Tuscon, AZ
1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Nurturing Innovation in Building Design and Urban Planning: How Local Government Can Encourage and Enable Advances in Green Building and Sustainable Development
Nearby, in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains and surrounded by the spectacular Sonoran Desert lies a sprawling 600-acre complex called Taliesin West, a living memorial to a great American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. With Wright and Taliesin West as a departure point, this panel explores the relationship between local government policies and laws and the ability of visionary and progressive designers, builders and developers to create innovative green and sustainable projects and communities. The panel members will use examples from across the country that show how cities and communities can adopt codes and policies that promote energy efficient, carbon neutral buildings and neighborhoods that encourage social equity and engagement and a higher quality of life for all. The program will encourage conversation among the panel members and with the audience to spark new ideas that participants can take back with them to their local communities.
Moderator: W. Andrew Gowder, Jr., Pratt Thomas Walker, Charleston, SC
Speakers: Sarah Adams-Schoen, Assistant Professor, Touro Law Center
Grady Gammage, Jr., Gammage & Burnham, Phoenix, AZ
Brian J. Connolly, Otten Johnson Robinson Neff+Ragonetti PC, Denver, CO
Jon Red Corn, Architecture and Design Director, Edo Building Systems LLC of Tulsa, OK
Sponsor: Land Use Committee
3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Towards a Permanent Tribal Homeland: The Challenge of Indian Water Rights Settlements in the West
This presentation will provide attendees with an understanding of the legal standards governing Tribal water rights and the unique challenges Tribes face when they turn to Indian water rights settlements as a mechanism to put an end to decades of litigation over their water rights at a time of powerful competition for the West's diminishing water supplies. The panel will also discuss the successes of the historic Gila River Indian Community’s water rights settlement and the increasing political and practical barriers to settlement confronting Indian Tribes today.
Moderator: Rod Lewis, Akin Gump, Washington, DC
Speakers:
Hon. Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor, Gila River Indian Community
Susan Montgomery, MONTGOMERY & INTERPRETER, PLC, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Sponsor: Land Use Committee, Tribal Law Committee
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
On and Off the Reservation: Mutual Trust, Sustainability, and Environmental Integrity
A moderated audience discussion of legal issues related to the environment and sustainable efforts on tribal lands, with an initial focus on hydraulic fracturing and environmental health issues, and an opportunity for audience members to reflect on issues raised in conference panels.
Moderator:
Erica Levine Powers, Lead Editor and Contributing Author, Beyond the Fracking Wars
Speakers:
Robert J. Miller, ASU School of Law, Phoenix
Rebecca Tsosie, Regents’ Professor of Law with the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Tuscon, AZ
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Group Dinner: The Gladly, 2201 E Camelback Road
This is a ticketed event at $80 per person
Saturday, November 19, 2016
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. –
Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. -
Urban Lawyer Advisory Board
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. –
Membership Committee, Diversity Outreach Committee
and Electronic Communications
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. –
Publications Oversight Board
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. –
Sponsorship Committee
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. –
Land Use Committee Business Meeting
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. –
Content Advisory Board
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. –
Substantive Committee Business Meetings: Condemnation, Public Finance, Government Operations, International, Environmental and Energy, Ethics, Public Education, Public Contracts, Emergency Management, Diversity Law, Native American Tribal Law, International Law, Judicial, Sharing
1:00 p.m. Board buses for Tour (meet in lobby)
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West Insights Tour:
"Wright's talent for creatively linking indoor and outdoor spaces is on display in this signature tour. Visiting theaters, Wrights office and the gracious Garden Room, linked by terraces, gardens and walkways." (90 min.) (Tickets are $50/person and include bus transportation)
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Public Service Project:
Native Health Community Garden, 4221 N Central Ave.
The Native Health 1 acre garden is part of an entire 11 acre garden that has multiple partners and organizations supporting it. The work period will begin with an overview and orientation to both the garden and general gardening work. (no charge; bus transportation after the Taliesin Tour directly to the Garden.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
SLG Council Breakfast Meeting
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday, November 17, 2016
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Networking Reception
Sponsor: Dentons US LLP, Phoenix, AZ
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
No Host Dine Arounds
• Steak 44, 5010 N. 44th Street
• The Henry, 4455 Camelback Road
• Donovan's Steak & Chop House, 2502 E. Camelback
• Tomaso, 3010 E. Camelback
• Tarbells, 3212 E. Camelback Street
• Barrios Café, 2814 N.16th Street
• Vincent, 3930 E. Camelback Road
Friday, November 18, 2016
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Group Dinner: The Gladly
The Gladly is the follow-up concept by the owners of critically acclaimed Citizen Public House, and was named one of the “Best New Restaurants of 2014” by Phoenix Magazine. The Gladly showcases Chef Bernie Kantak’s new American take on comfort cuisine.
This is a ticketed event at $80 per person
Saturday, November 19, 2016
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West Insights Tour (w/ bus transportation)
You’ll be drawn closer to Frank Lloyd Wright’s world on Taliesin West’s signature tour. Visit all the locations on the Panorama Tour plus special trips into the Wrights’ private quarters and living room, the gracious Taliesin West “Garden Room”, the drafting studio and the Cabaret
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Public Service Project:
Native Health Community Garden, 4221 N Central Ave.
Native Health currently has one acre with 34 raised garden beds and four extended beds for individuals with disabilities who are in wheelchairs. The Native Health 1 acre garden is part of an entire 11 acre garden that has multiple partners and organizations supporting it. This land is historically an original part of the reservation. The CDC has featured this garden in its traditional foods project as a great example of using sustainable approaches to promote health and prevent diabetes in American Indian and Native communities.
The work period will begin with an overview and orientation to both the garden and general gardening work.
REGISTRATION APPLICATION
The registration fee includes the CLEs and Hot Topics materials. Payment must accompany registration. Confirmations will be sent to all registrants.
Register online through the Section website:
http://ambar.org/2016slgfall .
(credit card only) Or Send Via Secure Fax 312-988-5850 (credit card only) Or Mail to: ABA Attn: Service Center – Meeting/Event Registrations Department, 321 N. Clark St., Floor 16 Chicago, IL 60654.
Limited scholarships are available for this program. For more information, please contact .
CLE CREDIT
ABA directly applies for and ordinarily receives CLE credit for ABA programs in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, GA, GU, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NH, NM, NV, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, VI, WA, WI, and WV. These states sometimes do not approve a program for credit before the program occurs. This course is expected to qualify for 10.5 CLE credit hours in 60-minute states, and 12.6 credit hours in 50-minute states. This transitional program is approved for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys in NY. Attorneys may be eligible to receive CLE credit through reciprocity or attorney self-submission in other states. For more information about CLE accreditation in your state, visit http://www.americanbar.org/cle/mandatory_cle.html .
Certificates of attendance will be available at the program for both attendees and speakers. If you have questions about the number of CLE credit hours granted by each state, you may call 800-285-2221 starting 2 weeks before the program.