EXPERIENCE

Ms. Weddle joined Holland & Hart in August 2000. Since joining the firm, Ms. Weddle has been actively involved in Holland & Hart's Indian Law practice. She now serves as the chair of the firm's Indian Law Service Group. Ms. Weddle has handled a wide variety of matters for tribal and non-tribal clients alike. Her work has ranged from drafting of tribal code provisions to natural resources regulation and development to litigation. She has particular expertise in the areas of tribal jurisdiction and natural resources development on tribal lands. Ms. Weddle also has U.S. Supreme Court experience, serving as one of the attorneys for the respondent in the important Indian Law case of Nevada v. Hicks (2001).

Ms. Weddle's work has included negotiations for mineral leasing on tribal lands, gaming negotiations, and representation of tribes before federal agencies. She has also been involved in civil litigation, working on numerous complex federal and state litigation matters, including class action tort litigation and large commercial disputes. She also has significant securities litigation experience and products liability litigation experience.

Ms. Weddle has recently handled nearly 30 trials in connection with her participation in late 2007 of the Municipal Court Assistance Program (MCTAP), in which she acted as an assistant City Attorney for the City of Denver, prosecuting municipal violations cases.

Ms. Weddle is admitted to practice in Colorado state and federal courts, as well as before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Ms. Weddle is a frequent speaker on tribal rights, Indian Law matters, and Native Americans' unique racial and political perspective on legal diversity issues.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Chair, 2008 Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference (Albuquerque, NM)

Co-chair, 2007 Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference (Albuquerque, NM)

Treasurer, Colorado Indian Bar Association

Trustee, Denver Bar Association

President, Harvard Law School Native American Alumni Committee

Co-chair, 2007 Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit

Colorado Chair, Native Vote Election Protection Project of the National Congress of American Indians

Governor, Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors

Member, Colorado Lawyers Committee Election Task Force

Member, Advisory Committee on the ABA American Jury Project

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Federal Bar Association, Indian Law Section

Member, Native American Bar Association

Member, Colorado Bar Foundation

President, Holland & Hart Foundation Board of Directors (2004-2006)

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Presenter, "Feeding the Pipeline: Strategies for Training and Retaining Women," Harvard Law School Celebration 55, Women's Leadership Summit, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 18-21, 2008

Workshop host, "ABA National Conference for the Minority Lawyer," San José, California, June 25-27, 2008"

Presenter, "Tribal Employment Rights and Resource Development Agreements," IPAMS Indian Lands Energy Investment and Prospects Conference, March 6, 2007 (Denver, CO).

Co-chair, Harvard Law School Celebration of Native American Alumni (Cambridge, MA, October 26-29, 2006).

Adjunct Faculty, University of Denver School of Law, "Indigenous Peoples in International Law," (Spring Terms, 2003 and 2004).

Workshop host, "Critical Perspectives: Minority Women Speaking to Power in Law School and Legal Careers" at the Expanding Your Horizons Conference, University of Colorado at Denver (April 6, 2002).

Presenter, 12th Annual Indian Land Consolidation Symposium, "Tribal Probate Codes' and "Legal Initiatives for Land Consolidation," (Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 6 and 7, 2002).

Co-Author, Chapter 168, "Air Quality Control," Environmental Regulation, from the Second Edition of the American Law of Mining (2003).

EDUCATION

Harvard Law School (J.D., 2000)

University of Michigan (A.B., 1997)