Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
State Bar of Arizona
Presiding Appellate Justice, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council Court (2019 – 2025) (Appellate Justice 2015 – 2019)
Solicitor, Hualapai Judiciary, Hualapai Indian Tribe
Judge Pro Tem, Tribal Court of the Tohono O’odham Nation (1995 – 1999)
Law Clerk to Judge William C. Canby, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1986 – 1987)
Awards
The Best Lawyers in America®
Best Lawyers®
2026
Super Lawyers: Native American Law
2025
Lifetime Achievement Award
Native American Bar Association of Arizona (NABA-AZ)
2023
AzBusiness Leaders: Native American Law
AzBusiness Magazine
2021
Foundation for Justice Award
Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education
2019
Finalist, ATHENA Businesswoman of the Year Award
Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
2017
Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona
AzBusiness Magazine
2015
50 Most Influential Women in Business
AzBusiness Magazine
2013
Arizona State University College of Law Award for Outstanding Alumna for Class of 1986
2011
Arizona State University, President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness
2009
AV-Preeminent® Rating
Martindale-Hubbell®
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
