- Of Counsel Janet Bill Elected to the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians Tribal Council
Berkey Williams LLP is delighted to announce that Janet Bill has been elected to serve on the Tribal Council of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians. Council Member Bill was formally sworn in to tribal office on October 25, 2021. Ms. Bill served as the Firm’s 2020-2021 Indian Law Fellow, which is dedicated to supporting […]
- Berkey Williams Welcomes Indian Law Fellow Vincent P. Redhouse
Berkey Williams LLP is pleased to welcome Vincent P. Redhouse, the Firm’s 2021-2022 Indian Law Fellow. Our Indian Law Fellowship is dedicated to supporting the Indian law leaders of the future. Vince Redhouse is a member of the Navajo Nation. He received his law degree from the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of […]
- Firm Partners Scott Williams and Curtis Berkey and Associate Aviva Simon Contribute to Tenth Circuit Win for Pueblo Aboriginal Water Rights
The Tenth Circuit held on September 30, 2020 that aboriginal water rights are alive and well in the state of New Mexico. The federal district court had concluded that Spanish colonization extinguished the rights of Jemez, Santa Ana, and Zia Pueblos to the waters of their aboriginal territories, simply by asserting dominion over the area. […]
- Associate Erica Costa elected to the Board of Directors of the California Indian Law Association (CILA)
At the association’s 18th annual conference at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA, Ms. Erica Costa was nominated and elected to the Board of Directors of the California Indian Law Association (CILA). CILA is a volunteer based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the Indian law legal profession and tribal justice systems in California. CILA […]
- Partner Rovianne Leigh presents at the 2018 California Land and Water Conservation Conference
Rovianne Leigh joined the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, Amah Mutsun Land Trust, and Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District to present at the 2018 California Land and Water Conservation Conference this March. The presentation focused on the ground-breaking stewardship partnership between the Tribe and District. In December of 2017, the Tribe was granted permanent access to […]
- Legal Challenges Regarding Native Land Ownership
On July 9, 2013, Partner Curtis Berkey presented a webinar lecture as part of the continuing legal education series on the Native Land Law program sponsored by the Indian Land Tenure Foundation. Mr. Berkey discussed the aboriginal title doctrine, constitutional protection for Indian land rights and the availability of legal remedies for violations of Indian […]
- National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) article regarding Berkey Williams Associate Rovianne Leigh
As an undergraduate, Rovianne Leigh discovered a passion for Indian law. “I became interested in Indian law as a vehicle for social change,” Leigh said.
- Native Land Law: General Principles of Law Relating to Native Lands and Natural Resources
Firm attorneys Curtis Berkey and Alexendra Page contributed several chapters to a new book just published on the need for fundamental reform of federal Indian law. The book is entitled Native Land Law: General Principles of Law Relating to Native Lands and Natural Resources (2012 Lawyers Edition). It is published by West. The book proposes […]
- A River Runs Through It — Old adversaries agree to remove dams in the Klamath River basin hoping to save farms, fish, and tribal culture
In its May, 2009, cover story, California Lawyer Magazine analyzes in some depth the water crisis of the Klamath Basin (“A River Runs Through It — Old adversaries agree to remove dams in the Klamath River basin hoping to save farms, fish, and tribal culture”). The article shines a spotlight on the role of the […]
- The D.C. Circuit’s decision to apply the National Labor Relations Act to Indian tribal enterprise: San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino v. National Labor Relations Board.
Partner Scott Williams and Of Counsel David House co-authored an expert commentary entitled “The D.C. Circuit’s decision to apply the National Labor Relations Act to Indian tribal enterprise: San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino v. National Labor Relations Board.” The article analyzes and discusses the San Manuel decision, and it offers practical tips relating to […]
