Zachary Cain (’00) has joined Mariscal Weeks McIntyre & Friedlander in Phoenix. Zach has over seven years’ experience in criminal defense mattersa and government investigations, including trial experience in both state and federal courts. Previously, he was a senior attorney for the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office and an assistant federal defender in the District of Montana.
Category Archives: Alumni
Fed Bar Dates – April 10 & 11
SAVE THE DATE: Federal Bar Association’s Indian Law Conference
April 10th and 11th, 2008
http://www.fedbar.org/Indianlaw-brochure08.pdf
ASU Faculty and Alumni on the Agenda Include:
- Professor Robert Clinton
- Judge Joseph Flies-Away
- Chief Justice Herb Yazzie
- Diane Humetewa
- Allison Binney
ILP Alumni & Friends Breakfast – 4/10/08
You are invited to attend the ILP’s Alumni and Friends Breakfast!
The breakfast will be held on
THURSDAY, April 10th at 7:30 a.m.
at the Albuquerque Marriott.
This is the first day of the Federal Bar Association’s Indian Law Conference.
Exact location within the Marriott will be announced at a later date. Hope to see you there!
Please RSVP by April 4th to Sunny Larson
NABA-AZ Golf Outing
Needed: Moot Court Judges
NNALSA needs volunteers to serve as oral argument judges for the NNALSA Moot Court competition being held at ASU Law School on Feb. 21-23. NNALSA is in dire need of judges on Thursday and Friday, but judges are also still needed for Saturday. The competition rounds are listed below. Please sign up for as many rounds as possible. Send your responses to Matt Campbell at mcampbe4@asu.edu. Please forward this request to your coworkers and other attorneys.
16th Annual NNALSA Moot Court Competition Schedule
Thursday:
Registration — 10am-12pm
Orientation — 12:30- 1:30
Round One, Heat One – 2pm-3:30pm
Round One, Heat Two – 3:30pm-5pm
Feast N’ Fest – Night time (Maybe 6 or 7is)
Friday:
Round 2, Heat One – 8am-9:30am
Round 2, Heat Two – 9:30am-11am
Round 3, Heat One – 2pm-3:30pm
Round 3, Heat Two – 3:30pm-5pm
Heard Museum Banquets — 8pm-10pm (Bus Holding 55 leaves Hotel at 7:15pm)
Saturday:
Sweet 16 — 8am-9:30am
Elite 8 — 10am — 11:30am
Final Four — 1pm-2:30pm
Final Argument — 3:30pm-5:30pm
Awards Banquet — 7pm-9pm
Kerry Patterson (’01)
Kerry Patterson, a 2001 alumna of the College of Law, was featured recently in the Phoenix Business Journal’s column, Change Agent. Reporter Mike Sunnucks said Patterson, an associate at Fennemore Craig PC in Phoenix, has carved out a niche in American Indian law. She has a certificate in Indian law, sits on the Indian Legal Program’s Advisory Council, serves on the Indian Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona and is a founding member of the Native American Bar Association of Arizona. She specializes in zoning, land use, leasing and development work both on and off the reservation. “As a Native American, I understand the tribal perspective and recognize that the work I do will impact tribes for several years,” said Patterson, a member of the Seneca Nation. “So it is important that both the developer and the Indian tribe share a common vision for the project.”
Alumni: Dr. John Molina
Dr. John Molina now has a dual appointment of Assistant Director and Medical Director for the Division of Fee For Service Management.
Dr. John Molina has agreed to accept this dual appointment. For the past three years Dr. Molina has worked closely with DFSM management on improving services to AHCCCS beneficiaries especially Native American. Over the past three month Dr. Molina has become actively involved in all aspects of DFSM.
Dr. Molina has 23 years of experience in Arizona healthcare, working with underserved and special needs populations as a clinician, in program administration, policy development, as an advocate, a professor, and a healthcare consultant. Dr. Molina holds a B.A. degree in Psychology, an M.D. Degree from the University of Arizona, and a J.D. Degree from Arizona State University. His rich and varied experience, his well-rounded education, and his extensive knowledge about the Native American Population will prove to be valuable in his dual role as Medical Director and Assistant Director for the fee for service population. Dr. Molina is well known in the healthcare community as a highly respected and deeply committed individual with a passion to service the healthcare needs of the indigent population.
Dorgan’s comments on Binney
DORGAN ANNOUNCES ALLISON BINNEY AS NEW SENATE INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
CONTACT: Barry E. Piattor Brenden TimpePHONE: 202-224-2551
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced Tuesday he is naming Allison Binney, an expert in American Indian law and current General Counsel, as Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.
Binney, a member of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians and a graduate of Arizona State University’s College of Law, has served for two and a half years as general counsel for the Indian Affairs Committee. Before joining Dorgan’s committee staff, she specialized in American Indian law for six years at private law firms in Washington, D.C. She will replace Sara Garland, who is leaving the Committee Staff Director position to become Chief of Staff to Senator Kent Conrad.
“I’ve worked with Allison for a number of years, and she’s distinguished herself as an expert in American Indian issues and law,” Dorgan said. “I’m pleased to see Allison step into this leadership role. She is a steady hand and capable leader who will help navigate our effort to address the chronic shortages of health care, housing, law enforcement and education that we face in Indian Country.”
Allison Binney (’00) Promotion
Senate Indian Affairs Chairman Dorgan announced today he is naming the panel’s general counsel, Allison Binney, as staff director and chief counsel of the committee. Binney has served two-and-a-half years as general counsel. She will replace Sara Garland, who is leaving the committee staff director position to become chief of staff to Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
Congrats Allison!
Alumna confirmed as US Attorney
Alumna confirmed as U.S. Attorney
Diane J. Humetewa, a 1993 graduate of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, was confirmed late Thursday by the U.S. Senate as Arizona’s next U.S. Attorney. Humetewa, a member of the Hopi tribe, is the first Native American appointed to the position. Humetewa has been the senior litigation counsel and tribal liaison in the Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office and serves as an appellate court judge for the Hopi Tribal Court.
Patricia White, dean of the College of Law, praised Humetewa. “She will bring professionalism, experience and a caring sensitivity to this position,” White said. “She will carry on the strong tradition of excellent U.S. Attorneys for Arizona, including her immediate predecessor Paul Charlton, his predecessor Jose Rivera, and his predecessor Janet Napolitano. They all brought exceptional talent and professionalism to the post. This is the tradition that Diane Humetewa inherits and will continue.”
Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of the Indian Legal Program, said Humetewa is an excellent choice. “Diane Humetewa has outstanding academic credentials and extensive experience as a prosecutor,” Tsosie said. “I cannot think of another person who has Diane’s depth and range of experience as a federal prosecutor and her familiarity with the many programs encompassed within the U.S. attorney’s office. “I cannot think of another individual who has the same combination of intellectual brilliance, outstanding lawyering skills, impeccable judgment, high ethical standards, commitment to professionalism, and the ability to build consensus and understanding among diverse groups. Diane Humetewa will be an excellent U.S. Attorney for the state of Arizona, the Native Nations within the southwest, and for the entire country.”
Humetewa, who served as a counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs from August 1993 to March 1996, when Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was chairman of the panel, has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney for six U.S. Attorneys. She was recommended for the nomination by Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and McCain to fill the position vacated by Paul Charlton, one of eight U.S. attorneys ousted in a controversial purge of the Justice Department.
Daniel Knauss has served as the interim U.S. attorney since January. “I congratulate Diane Humetewa on her confirmation today as the new U.S. Attorney for Arizona,” Kyl said in a statement. “Her background as a prosecutor, crime-victims advocate, and years of public service made her an outstanding nominee and will serve her well in this important position.”
McCain praised Humetewa in his nomination. “Diane has demonstrated a devotion to public service and commitment to justice, and I believe she is uniquely qualified to address legal issues in the state of Arizona,” McCain said in a statement released on Thursday. “During my chairmanship on the Senate Indian Affairs Committee I had the opportunity to work with Diane and witness her dedication to serving Americans, commitment to justice and incredible work ethic. “These qualities will serve her well as the next U.S. Attorney for Arizona.”
Charlton told The Arizona Republic earlier this year that he and Humetewa had discussed the job, and he feels she is a “perfect fit.” “I tried a case with Diane about 10 years ago, and it was there that I saw this extraordinary combination of outstanding prosecutor and an individual with a clear moral compass who understood what was right and demonstrated good judgment consistently,” Charlton said. “One of the qualities you need to be a U.S. attorney in Arizona is to have a great deal of sensitivity to issues in Indian country, and no one has been better able to exemplify that than Diane.”