Law Office of Patricia Paul, PLLC

A community law firm for the practice of civil law and Federal Indian Law

A community law firm located in the beautiful Skagit valley, on the southern end of Fidalgo Island

 

 

Education

  • Post-doctoral work at JFK School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 2005
    • Executive Leadership Certificate in "Innovations in Governance"
  • Post-doctoral work at National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, USA 2001
    • "Essential Skills for Tribal Appellate Judges" Certificate
  • Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington, USA, J.D. 1998

    • 1997 Civil Rights Competition, Native American Student Bar Association Division, 1st Place

    • 1998 National Native American Law Student Association, National Moot Court Team

  • Antioch University, Seattle, Washington, USA, B.A. 1993

    • Liberal Studies with Areas of Concentration in Political Science and Journalism 

  • Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, Washington, USA, A.A.S. 1981

    •  Associate of Arts and Sciences with Honors

Current Professional Associations

  • National Native American Bar Association
  • Northwest Indian Bar Association
  • Skagit County Bar Association
  • Snohomish County Bar Association
  • Washington State Bar Association
    • Civil Rights Committee, member, 2007, 2008, 2009 
      • Subcommittee Chair, 2008
      • Treasurer pro-tem, 2008
    • Amicus Brief Committee, member 2008, 2009
    • Editorial Advisory Committee, member 2008, 2009
      • Editor Evaluation Committee, 2008, 2009
  • Reuters Insight Community of experts, member 

 

 

 Bar Admission

Washington State Bar Association

Court Admission

  • Nisqually Tribal Court
  • Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court
  • Swinomish Tribal Court  

Practice Areas

  • Administrative Law
  • Contracts 
  • Corporations, Partnerships, Limited Liability Corporation, Non-profit Corporations
  • Employment
    • Discrimination and Harrassment
  • Federal Indian Law
    • Archeological Resource Protection 
    • Cultural Resource Protection
    • Federal Recognition 
    • Lineal Descendants
    • Native American Graves and Repatriation 
    • Tribal Governance
    • Tribal Jurisdiction
    • Tribal Mediation and Conflict Resolution
  • Land Use and Zoning
    • Boundary Disputes

Current Community Activities

  • Longhouse Media, Board of Director, 2006 - 2009
  • Mediators Beyond Borders, Founding Board Member

 

 

   Tribal Enrollment

Patricia Paul is an enrolled member of the federally recognized tribe, the Native Village of Kotzebue, of Kotzebue, Alaska.  Patricia's ethnicity is Qikiktagrukmuit Inupiaq (Northern Alaskan Eskimo).  http://www.kotzebueira.org/ 

 

This website was last updated on October 15, 2008.