Corin La Pointe-Aitchison Joins Galanda Broadman

Corin La Pointe-Aitchison has joined the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Seattle office. His practice focuses on litigation involving tribal governments and enterprises, and Indian civil rights. 

“Corin understands and shares our tribal values,” said Gabe Galanda, the firm’s managing lawyer.  “We are excited that he’s joined our team.”

He received his law degree from the Lewis and Clark School of Law in 2017, where he served as President of the Native American Law Students Association. He holds a Master of Arts in Communications and Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, each from University of Southern Florida.

Corin moved from Portland, Oregon to join the firm. His prior practice focused on personal injury, contract, and insurance law. During his time in Oregon, he worked with the multiple non-profits focused on improving the lives of urban Native Americans.

He enjoys hiking, canoeing, kayaking, camping, and climbing.  

Corin is a Koyukon Athabaskan descendant whose family hails from Nulato, Alaska.

Galanda Broadman, PLLC, is an American Indian-owned law firm with offices in Seattle and Yakima, Washington and Bend, Oregon. The firm is dedicated to advancing tribal Treaty and other sovereign legal rights, and Native American civil rights.

Amber Penn-Roco, Social Justice Tuesday, UW Law School, "Trump's Dismantling" of Bears Ears

President Trump signs an executive order at the Department of the Interior in April, shrinking Bears Ears National Monument in Utah

On Tuesday, November 13 at 12:30, Amber Penn-Roco will speak at the University of Washington School of Law, from her new article, "Trump’s Dismantling of the National Monuments: Sacrificing Native American Interests on the Altar of Business," which the National Law Guild published in its journal, Review. Amber will speak as part of the law school’s Social Justice Tuesday series.

View the flyer for her speech here.

Amber’s practice focuses on tribal sovereignty issues, including environmental issues, economic development, and complex Indian Country litigation. Her experience also includes work on transactional matters, including entity formation, environmental compliance and permitting.

Galanda Broadman Once Again Named "Best Firm" in Native American & Gaming Law by U.S. News

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

According to U.S. News - Best Lawyers, the firm's national ranking was determined through the firm's overall evaluation, which was derived from a combination of Galanda Broadman’s “clients' impressive feedback” and “the high regard that lawyers in other firms in the same practice area have for [the] firm.” 

Galanda Broadman, “An Indian Country Law Firm,” is dedicated to advancing tribal legal rights and Indian business interests, and defending Indian civil rights. The firm, with eight lawyers and offices in Seattle and Yakima, Washington and Bend, Oregon, represents tribal governments, businesses and members in critical litigation, business and regulatory matters, especially in matters of Indian Treaty rights, tribal sovereignty, taxation, civil rights, and tribal belonging.

National Law Guild Publishes Amber Penn-Roco On "Trump’s Dismantling" Of Bears Ears

Amber Penn-Roco’s article, "Trump’s Dismantling of the National Monuments: Sacrificing Native American Interests on the Altar of Business," has been published by the National Law Guild in its journal, Review. A passage:

President Trump has demonstrated an utter disregard for the preservation of the land and for the recognition of tribal interests; he has proven that when those interests compete with private business interests, he will always protect the businessman, to the detriment of tribal people across the nation.

Amber’s practice focuses on tribal sovereignty issues, including environmental issues, economic development, and complex Indian Country litigation. Her experience also includes work on transactional matters, including entity formation, environmental compliance and permitting.