Gaming law intersects many areas of legal and political
practice, from administrative law and litigation, to complex
commercial transactions and financings, to Capital Hill and
state capital lobbying.
Lawyers, lobbyists, tribal, state and local policy makers,
business leaders, manufacturers and distributors, card room
owners, and other parties with a vested interest in the regional
gaming industry should not miss the 7th Annual Northwest
Gaming Law Summit!
Who Should Attend:
Attorneys
Internal Auditors and Accountants
In-House Counsel
Gaming Commission Members
Casino Owners and Operators
Government Officials
Casino Vendors
Anyone involved in Gaming in the NW
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010
| 8:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Galanda Broadman PLLC
Miller Malone & Tellefson PS
Langabeer & Tull PS
| 8:45 | National & Northwest Gaming Litigation
Update |
• Indian Country
Crowell Law Offices
• Washington
Miller Malone & Tellefson PS
• Oregon
Oregon Department of Justice,
Office of the Attorney General,
Salem, OR
• Idaho
Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel,
Worley, ID
| 10:45 | National & Northwest Gaming
Legislation Update |
Recreational Gaming Association
Miller Nash LLP
Williams Kastner PLLC
| 1:00 | Conversation between NIGA and the
New NIGC |
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs and the Acting Chairman,
National Indian Gaming Commission
National Indian Gaming Association, Washington, DC
| 1:45 | Northwest Tribal Leaders Roundtable |
Washington Indian Gaming Association
The Suquamish Tribal Council
Nez Perce Tribe,
Idaho
Wildhorse Resort & Casino
Carcieri Fix Update, How the Decision Impacts
Indian Gaming
Chairman/CEO, Washington Indian Gaming Association;
Chairman, Jamestown S’Kallam Tribe
Office of Indian Gaming, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Crowell Law Offices
Cowlitz Tribe
| 4:45 | Questions and Answers |
Friday, Jan. 8, 2010
| 8:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Galanda Broadman PLLC
Miller Malone & Tellefson PS
Langabeer & Tull PS
| 8:45 | Problem Gambling Update |
Pending Federal Legislation; State Legislation in 2010
Amherst Town Court
Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling
Tulalip Tribal Court
| 10:00 | Federal & State Internet Gaming Update |
Review of Federal Legislative and State Judicial
Issues Impacting Indian Gaming
Lewis & Roca LLP,
Las Vegas, NV
| 10:30 | Indian Gaming Review & Outlook |
How has the Worst Economic Recession in Modern History Impacted Indian Gaming?
Nathan Associates, Inc.
| 11:00 | Federal Indian Gaming Enforcement |
Strategies for Handling NIGC, FinCen or Other
Federal Investigations
Galanda Broadman PLLC
Puyallup Tribe’s Legal Office
Law Offices of Kevin R. Lyon PS
Overview of Recent Federal Indian Gaming-
Related Prosecutions
U.S.Attorney’s Office,
Western District of Washington
| 2:00 | Bankruptcy Issues in the Gaming Industry |
K&L Gates LLP
Hamilton Quigley & Tait PLC
| 2:45 | Northwest Gaming Regulators Panel |
Miller Malone & Tellefson PS
Washington State Gambling Commission
Chehalis Confederated Tribes
Oregon Department of Justice,
Office of the Attorney General,
Salem, OR
| 3:45 | The Future of the WSGC |
Langabeer & Tull PS
Chairman/CEO, Washington Indian Gaming Association;
Chairman, Jamestown S’Kallam Tribe
Washington State Senate,
8th Legislative District
Washington State Gambling Commission
| 4:45 | Questions and Answers |
Gabriel S. Galanda, Program Co-Chair, is a partner with Galanda Broadman PLLC, where he. focuses on Indian Law and gaming litigation representing tribes. He has been named as a “Rising Star” in Washington Law & Politics and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
David A. Malone, Program Co-Chair, Miller Malone & Tellefson PS, Inc., is well versed in government relations and administrative law. He was previously with the State of Washington Attorney General’s Office.
Robert M. Tull, Program Co-Chair, Langabeer & Tull PS, focuses on land use, environmental and gaming regulation. He was previously chairman of the WA State Gambling Commission.
Hon. W. Ron Allen is Chairman and CEO of the Washington Indian Gaming Association, and is the Chairman of the
Jamestown S’Kallam Tribe.
Anthony S. Broadman, is a partner with Galanda Broadman PLLC where he practices business litigation and represents tribal governments. He has been named as a “Rising Star” in 2010 by Washington Law & Politics.
Anthony N. Cabot is a partner and Practice Group Leader of
the Gaming Law practice group with Lewis & Roca LLP.
Dolores A. Chiechi is the Executive Director/Lobbyist for the Recreational Gaming Association (RGA) which serves and represents non-tribal card room licensees, employees and vendors that service the industry.
Scott Crowell, Crowell Law Offices, has practiced extensively in the area of Indian law since the mid 1980s.
Rick Day is the Director of the Washington State Gambling Commission. He was appointed to this position in 2001.
Carlos de los Santos is an attorney at the Puyallup Tribe’s Legal Office. His primary responsibilities are in Indian Gaming.
Senator Jerome Delvin has served on the Washington State
Senate, 8th Legislative District, since 2004.
John R. Ellis is the Vice Chair of the Washington State Gambling Commission.
Hon. Mark G. Farrell is Senior Justice of the Amherst (N.Y.) Court, the largest local criminal/civil court outside New York City.
Leonard Forsman has served as chairman for the 930-member Suquamish Tribal Council since 2005.
Michael J. Gearin, a partner with K&L Gates LLP, concentrates on insolvency, workouts and bankruptcy law.
Maureen Greeley has served as Executive Director of the Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling since 2006.
Philip Harju is a vice chairman and tribal attorney for the Cowlitz Tribe.
Paula L. Hart is the Acting Director at the Office of Indian Gaming, Bureau of Indian Affairs, in Washington, D.C.
J. Tate London is a federal criminal prosecutor and tribal liaison with the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington.
Kevin R. Lyon is a partner at the Law Office of Kevin R. Lyon PS.
Christine M. Masse, Miller Nash LLP, leads the firm’s Tribal team, providing counsel to Northwest Native American tribes.
Brian P. McClatchey is the In-House Attorney at the Coeur
d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel.
Earl McWhorter is the Executive Director of the Tribal Gaming Agency for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation at the Lucky Eagle Casino.
Alan P. Meister, PhD, is a Principal Economist at Nathan Associates, Inc.
Frank Miller, founding member of Miller Malone & Tellefson PS, focuses on gaming law, Indian gaming, and beverage law.
Samuel N. Penney is the Chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho.
Hon. Theresa M. Pouley is Associate Judge of the Tulalip
Tribal Court and Assoc. Justice of the Colville Court of Appeals.
Kevin C. Quigley is an attorney with Hamilton Quigley & Twait PLLC in St. Paul, Minnesota.
George T. Skibine the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs and the Acting Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission.
Quanah M. Spencer is Of Counsel with Williams Kastner PLLC, where his practice is focused on public policy in both the local and national arenas.
Ernest J. Stebbins is Executive Director of the Washington Indian Gaming Association where he has served since 2003.
Stephanie L. Striffler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, State
of Oregon, serves as the Native American Affairs Coordinator
for the Oregon Department of Justice.
Allen J. Tovey, Casino General Manager of Wildhorse Resort & Casino, oversees daily operations of the casino.
Mark Van Norman is Executive Director of the National Indian Gaming Association, Washington, DC.
Scott Wheat is an attorney with Crowell Law Offices, a firm
that exclusively represents tribes throughout the U.S.
This seminar is approved for the following homestudy credits:
Washington State Bar Association
13.0 General CLE Credits
Oregon State Bar
13.75 General CLE Credits - The Seminar Group is an Accredited Sponsor
Idaho State Bar
13.75 General CLE Credits
If you are purchasing only certain portions of the seminar then the full credit amount does not apply. If you need assistance calculating the number of credits available for a certain session please call our office at 800-574-4852. If this seminar has not been approved for the credits you require, let us know and we will look into it for you.
Information on Continuing Education Credits
| $150.00 | | Printed Course Materials
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| $705.00 | | DVD Homestudy
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| $705.00 | | CD Homestudy
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| $150.00 | | Downloadable Course Materials
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| $695.00 | | On Demand (All Sessions)
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| $175.00 | | On Demand Session 1 - * Litigation Update with Crowell, Malone, Striffler & McClatchey |
| $125.00 | | On Demand Session 2 - * Legislation Update with Chiechi, Masse & Spencer |
| $75.00 | | On Demand Session 3 - * NIGA and the New NIGC with Skibine & Van Norman |
| $75.00 | | On Demand Session 4 - * Tribal Leaders with Stebbins, Forsman, Penney & Tovey |
| $125.00 | | On Demand Session 5 - * Carcieri with Allen, Hart & Wheat |
| $75.00 | | On Demand Session 6 - * Cowlitz Update with Harju |
| $100.00 | | On Demand Session 7 - * Problem Gambling with Farrell, Greeley & Pouley |
| $50.00 | | On Demand Session 8 - * Internet Gaming with Cabot |
| $30.00 | | On Demand Session 9 - * Indian Gaming Review & Outlook with Meister |
| $150.00 | | On Demand Session 10 - * Federal Indian Gaming Enforcement with Broadman, de los Santos & Lyon |
| $50.00 | | On Demand Session 11 - * Criminal Update with London |
| $75.00 | | On Demand Session 12 - * Bankruptcy Issues with Gearin & Quigley |
| $75.00 | | On Demand Session 13 - * Regulators Panel with Miller, Day, Anderson, McWhorter & Striffler |
| $100.00 | | On Demand Session 14 - * Future of the WSGC with Tull, Delvin, Allen & Ellis |
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