Tribal Courts & Regulation of Attorneys
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges.
2
Days & Times
11 a.m. Pacific
Course Location
Online
Course Fees
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges.
$2
Like other courts, tribal courts have oversight responsibility for the lawyers who are allowed to practice before them. The issues that arise for that responsibility can vary widely among tribal courts – attorney qualifications, legal ethics, decorum, representation, ex parte contacts, and the discipline that may be required when lawyers fail to follow the rules. This webinar will share the experience of tribal courts that have exercised their authority in regulating attorney practice. It will describe the process that tribal courts may consider in adopting and enforcing rules of attorney practice, and how law schools and other non-tribal resources may assist in that development.
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges. $2
During this course, you will learn to:
- Explain the challenges and opportunities of regulating attorneys appearing in their court to colleagues and tribal leaders.
- Identify tribal courts that can provide models for adopting attorney regulation systems, including bar examinations and .
- Identify law schools and other non-tribal resources that may be available to assist their tribe in adopting an attorney regulation system.
Honorable Stacie FourStar, Chief Judge, Fort Peck Tribal Court
Professor Kekek Stark, University of Montana School of Law
James Jay Mason, Chair, Navajo Nation Bar Association Disciplinary Committee
This project was supported by Grant No. 2019-MU-MU-K001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Like other courts, tribal courts have oversight responsibility for the lawyers who are allowed to practice before them. The issues that arise for that responsibility can vary widely among tribal courts – attorney qualifications, legal ethics, decorum, representation, ex parte contacts, and the discipline that may be required when lawyers fail to follow the rules. This webinar will share the experience of tribal courts that have exercised their authority in regulating attorney practice. It will describe the process that tribal courts may consider in adopting and enforcing rules of attorney practice, and how law schools and other non-tribal resources may assist in that development.