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Rob Roy Smith: Lawyer with Ater Wynne LLP

Rob Roy Smith

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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 AreasFederal 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
 
EducationLewis & Clark Law School (J.D., 2000; Certificate in Natural Resources/Environmental Law, cum laude, 2000), College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1997
 
Admitted2000, 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
 
MembershipsWashington 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).
 
BiographyAdjunct 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—.
 
ISLN916478153
 

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Non-Indian Subject To Tribal Jurisdiction, Says Ninth Circuit
Rob 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 Business
Rob 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 Country
Rob 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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