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 | Rob Roy SmithOf Counsel
Ater Wynne LLP Two Union Square, 601 Union Street, Suite 1501 Seattle, Washington
98101-3981 (King Co.)
Telephone: 206-753-3013 Fax: 206-467-8406 http://www.aterwynne.com
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| Practice Areas | Federal Indian Law; Indian Economic Development; Indian Gaming Law; Indian Land Law; Indian Law; Tribal Government; Tribal Law; Tribal Taxation; Indians and Native Populations; Native American Law | | | Education | Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., 2000; Certificate in Natural Resources/Environmental Law, cum laude, 2000), College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1997 | | | Admitted | 2000, Oregon; 2001, Idaho; 2003, Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims | |
| Memberships | Washington State Bar Association (Member, Indian Law Section); Oregon State Bar (Member, Indian Law Section); Idaho State Bar (Member, Co-Founder and Past Chair, Indian Law Section). | | | Biography | Adjunct Professor, Federal Indian Law, Seattle University School of Law, Spring 2008. Member: Alumni Board of Directors, Lewis and Clark Law School, 2007—; Greenlaw Advisory Board, University of Washington School of Law, 2005—. Volunteer Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund, 2007—. | | | ISLN | 916478153 | |
Documents by this lawyer on Martindale.com
Non-Indian Subject To Tribal Jurisdiction, Says Ninth CircuitRob Roy Smith, June 15, 2009 On May 14, 2009, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Elliott v. White Mountain Apache Tribe reaffirmed that non-Indian litigants must exhaust available Indian tribal court remedies before pursuing an action in Federal court to challenge the Tribe's jurisdiction.
Ninth Circuit Rules Fair Labor Standards Act Applies to Indian BusinessRob Roy Smith, May 8, 2009 The Ninth Circuit today concluded that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to an Indian-owned smoke shop on trust land on the Puyallup Reservation, and that the Secretary of Labor has authority to enter the business to audit its records as the Secretary can do with any private business.
Stimulus Bill Provides Opportunities in Indian CountryRob Roy Smith, March 17, 2009 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, otherwise known as the the Stimulus Bill, provides tribal governments and Indian-owned businesses access to more than just the $2.5 billion in tribal-specific appropriations.
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