Four Galanda Broadman Indigenous Rights Lawyers Honored By Super Lawyers

Indigenous rights lawyers Gabe Galanda (Round Valley), Anthony Broadman, Ryan Dreveskracht, and Amber Penn-Roco (Chehalis) were each honored by Super Lawyers magazine for 2021.

Gabe and Anthony were named “Super Lawyers” and Ryan and Amber “Rising Stars,” all in the field of Native American Law.

Galanda Broadman, PLLC, was also recently named a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News - Best Lawyers in the arena of Native American Law and Gaming Law, for the ninth year in a row. 

With eight lawyers and offices in Seattle and Yakima, Washington and Bend, Oregon, the firm is dedicated to advancing and protecting Indigenous rights.

Matt Slovin Joins Galanda Broadman

Matt Slovin has joined Galanda Broadman PLLC as an Associate, focusing on litigation involving Indigenous civil rights and tribal governments and enterprises.

“Matt is among the best and brightest legal minds now wishing to serve Indigenous peoples,” said Gabriel S. Galanda, Managing Lawyer of Galanda Broadman. “We are ecstatic about his future.”

Matt graduated from Harvard Law School in 2019, where he served as co-Executive Articles Editor of the Harvard Journal on Legislation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Michigan, where he worked as Managing Editor of The Michigan Daily.

Matt joins the firm after clerking for the Hon. Lawrence E. Kahn of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Prior to clerking, he was an Associate in the American Indian Law & Policy group at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Washington, D.C.

Before law school, Matt was a sports reporter, covering the Detroit Tigers for Major League Baseball’s official website and the Tennessee Volunteers for The Tennessean. He has also written for The New York Times and USA TODAY.

Matt enjoys running, reading non-fiction, playing tennis, and watching college football.