|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
Mentor Law's talented and enthusiastic attorneys are dedicated to seeking justice for Indian tribes and their citizens. We represent Indian tribes and nations across the country on a wide range of issues related to Indian affairs, including natural resources, environmental matters, cultural resources, economic development, governance, and land use.
Our attorneys are skilled negotiators and aggressive litigators. In all matters our overriding goal is to advance our clients' interests as zealously and efficiently as possible.
Practice Areas
Water Rights: Our firm's work includes protecting tribal water rights in general stream adjudications and through legislative advocacy and review of in-stream flow rights. We are uniquely experienced in litigating tribal water rights claims. We work closely with a wide range of expert consultants, including hydrologists, engineers, planners, and other experts, to develop the record for water rights adjudications and to aid our clients in long term water planning and natural resource protection.
Government Relations: The vigorous protection of our clients' rights necessarily involves working with state and federal agencies, state legislators, and Congress to obtain funding and favorable legislation for our clients.
Natural and Cultural Resources: Our firm has provided services to protect the lands and natural resources of ancestral territory which are necessary to protecting tribal heritage.
Tribal Sovereignty. We have successfully advocated with federal agencies to help tribes achieve status as a state with the authority to enact and enforce standards under federal environmental laws.
Economic Development: We have also represented private property owners in resolving concerns raised by tribes in connection with a range of energy and resource development projects.
Trust responsibility: Our firm has experience enforcing the federal trust responsibility on behalf of the tribes, calling on federal agencies to account for the cost of acquiring and managing tribal resources.
Trust Land: We have worked closely with tribes to acquire compensation for loss of aboriginal title to lands and to recover territorial control of former reservation lands, including co-management of lands, acquisition of private lands, and advocating for taking lands into trust.
| |
|
|
