Work with tribal government clients on matters pertaining to regulatory compliance, government programs and tribal citizen services, economic development, land acquisition, cultural resources, and gaming.

Created interdisciplinary law clinic focused on natural resource law, policy, and regulatory issues. Developed partnerships with other University units, such as the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Water Resources Research Center, and the Cooperative Extension program, to advise on matters pertaining to water rights and quality, endangered species, public lands, climate change, tribal lands and resources. Teaching seminar on public land law, administrative law, Indian law, and environmental laws. Incorporate principles of collaborative conservation and sustainable, science-based natural resource management and use.Developing scholarship on tribal lands, administrative law and Chevron deference, and models for federal-tribal consultation and joint decisionmaking on public lands.

Counseled Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs on policy and legal objectives related to reservation boundaries, federal land transfers and acquisitions, forestry, environmental compliance, leasing and taxation on Indian land. Drafted extensive legal opinions on reservation boundaries and federal jurisdiction. Represented Department in affirmative and defensive litigation, involving drafting litigation requests for Department of Justice, compiling administrative records, drafting and reviewing briefs, and negotiating with parties. Met with tribal leaders, state and local officials, and other constituencies regarding Departmental matters. Reviewed congressional testimony and policy guidance documents.

Rotated through five legal divisions at D.C. Headquarters: Land and Water, Parks and Wildlife, General Law, Mineral Resources, and Indian Affairs. Worked in various areas of law, such as water rights and quality issues, environmental cleanup and liability, National Environmental Policy Act, intellectual property, contracts, Freedom of Information Act, endangered species listings, and mineral rights.

Provided legal research and support for the Chief Justice. Primarily focused on how the United States has incorporated a tribal role in environmental regulatory frameworks as part of a collaborative project for the development of statutory indigenous environmental rights in Mexico.

Researched and composed memoranda on federal Indian law and general law issues, such as takings and condemnation authority, bankruptcy, and contracts. Conducted historical research on tribal/federal relations and wrote memoranda for policy development. Drafted complicated ground lease provisions for fractionated land holding. Participated in Indian landowner meeting and witness interviews.

Researched and composed memoranda on role of scientists in governmental advisory positions with descriptive and prescriptive focus on the incorporation of scientific data into environmental agency decisions.

Researched and composed memoranda on complex federal and state environmental law issues. Drafted court documents, participated in meetings with client agencies, and observed judicial and administrative hearings.

Proofread and cite-checked briefs, including amicus curiae filings for the Supreme Court. Researched energy and environmental issues. Attended and summarized Federal Energy Regulatory Commission meetings. Edited Federal Aviation Administration case abstracts.