OCTOBER 15, 2020

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH BREAK

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM WELCOMING REMARKSLoretta Miranda, Board President

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

Angela Riley, Professor of Law, UCLA School of LawFatima Abbas, Director of Policy and Legislative Counsel,National Congress of American IndiansKevin Eastman, Vice President, PACE LLCLoretta Miranda, CILA Board President

LITIGATION AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

2:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Presentation of the 2019-2020 Yearly ReportBoard of Director Nominations

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Christina Snider, Tribal Advisor to Governor Newsom andExecutive Secretary of the Native American Heritage CommissionDenise Turner Walsh, Attorney General, Rincon Band of LuisenoIndiansRovianne Leigh, Partner, Berkey Williams LLPAnna Hohag, Associate Attorney, Peebles Kidder Bergin &Robinson LLP

DRAFTING EFFECTIVE M.O.U.S WITHGOVERNMENT PARTNERS DURING COVID-19 AND OTHER EMERGENCIES

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PRE-CONFERENCE PLANNING SESSIONCILA planning session for 2020-2023. All CILA Membersare welcome to participate. Special invitation to thosewanting to become more involved in CILA.

5:15 PM – 6:00 PM POST-CONFERENCE VIRTUAL SOCIALGrab a snack, relax, and connect with new and old friendsin virtual breakout rooms. 

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. ZOOM LINKS SENT DIRECTLY TO REGISTERED ATTENDEES.WWW.CALINDIANLAW.ORG

OCTOBER 16, 2020

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. ZOOM LINKS SENT DIRECTLY TO REGISTERED ATTENDEES.WWW.CALINDIANLAW.ORG

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PRE-CONFERENCE BOARD MEETINGFor existing and new members of the Board of Directors

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM OPENING REMARKSLoretta Miranda, Board President

10:30 AM – 11:30 AMDorothy Alther, Executive Director, California Indian Legal ServicesMerri Lopez-Keifer, Director of the Office of Native AmericanAffairs, CA Dept. of Justice Attorney General's Office (invited)Samantha Cypret, Investigations Manager and Special Assistant tothe General Counsel of the Native American Heritage Commission

PL-280 JURISDICTION: HOT TOPICS

11:45 AM - 1:15PM HONORING CELEBRATIONTo’ Kee Skuy’ Soo Ney-Wo-Chek’ Project, KeynoteSpeechHon. Abby Abinanti, 2020 Outstanding Accomplishmentin California Indian Law HonoreeFatima Abbas, 2020 Outstanding Young AttorneyHonoreeLauren van Schilfgaarde, 2020 Outstanding YoungAttorney Honoree

ETHICS PANEL - ADVISING TRIBALLEADERSHIP IN THE ME TOO ERA

Mary Kathryn Nagle, Partner, Pipestem LawKerry Patterson, Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves &Savitch LLPMichelle LaPena, Partner, Rosette, LLP

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CLOSING REMARKSLoretta Miranda, Board President