
Lawyer, builder, convener, negotiator, manageR
As a young partner in a washington, DC law firm, i had the privilege of working for the Navajo nation to formulate and implement its complex multi-faceted strategy to resolve the more than century-old navajo-hopi land dispute.
The tools at hand included federal legislation, federal administrative action, negotiation, mediation, multiple litigations in federal and state courts, and story-telling in the court of public opinion.
Peterson Zah, visionary leader, first President of the Navajo Nation. I am deeply honored to have served as his trusted advisor for many years.