April 28: Legal Lunchbox Series: Recognizing Indian Law Issues in State Civil & Criminal Cases

Title:

Legal Lunchbox Series: Recognizing Indian Law Issues in State Civil & Criminal Cases

Date+Time:

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
2:55 PM ET / 1:55 PM CT / 12:55 PM MT / 11:55 AM PT

Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar – Register Now!

Description:

Indian law issues arise more frequently in Washington state courts than many practitioners realize—and they are often dispositive. 

This program equips civil and criminal practitioners with a practical framework for identifying when a case implicates tribal sovereignty, federal Indian and Tribal law, or overlapping state, federal, and tribal jurisdiction. Participants will learn to recognize common triggers such as land status, party status, and Public Law 280 considerations, and will leave with the tools to ask the right threshold questions early to ensure cases proceed in the proper forum.

Speakers:

• Moderator: Ashley Cummins, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA
• Bree R. Black Horse, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Yakima, WA
• Brenda L. George, Hobbs, Straus, Dean and Walker, LLP, Portland, OR

By:

Washington State Bar Association Legal Lunchbox Series
Presented in collaboration with the WSBA Small Town and Rural (STAR) Council
Sponsored by ALPS

Credits:

• Washington State: 1.5 Law and Legal Procedure credits.
• Other States: Certificate of attendance provided upon request.

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