DUSTIN O. JANSEN

P.O. Box ****, Gallup, New Mexico 87305

Phone: 801-***-**** Email: ab042o@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

• Licensed Attorney with the State of New Mexico Bar Association

• Licensed Attorney with the Navajo Nation Bar Association

• Attorney at for the Navajo Nation Offices of Legislative Counsel and Department of Justice

• Tribal Court Judge for the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Ibapah, Utah

• Administrative Hearing Officer, Idaho Department of Transportation, Boise, Idaho

• Exceptional knowledge of Federal Indian Policy

• Able to communicate clearly and concisely with people of diverse backgrounds and levels of authority

EXPERIENCE

Navajo Nation, Attorney (June 2012 to Present)

Department of Justice Water Rights Unit Attorney

• Represent Nation’s interest in litigation in state and federal courts

• Charged with securing and protecting Nation’s water rights

Office of Legislative Counsel Attorney

• Represent and provide legal guidance and advice to entities of the Legislative Branch,

including assigned divisions, departments, programs, the Navajo Nation Council, its

standing committees, boards and commissions involving various areas of law

Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation

• Tribal Court Judge (December 2005 to June 2012)

• Preside over all Administrative appeals, all criminal hearings and all civil hearings.

• Administrative appeals have addressed decisions from eviction decisions from the Tribal

Housing Authority and employment termination of at-will employees.

Idaho Transportation Department

Administrative Hearing Officer (January 2009 to May 2012)

Appointed to preside over Administrative Driver’s License Suspensions that stem from

driving while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances; administer

oaths, examine witnesses and take testimony, receive relevant evidence, rule on

admissibility of offered evidence, rule on motions or objections to testimony, issue

subpoenas, regulate the course and conduct of the hearings and make a final ruling on the

issues that come to hearing; maintain order in the hearing to ensure a respectful

atmosphere, and have the authority to entertain Motions for Reconsideration from the State

and the Petitioner.

Labrador Law Offices

Paralegal (June 2008 to December 2008)

Managed over 135 cases that spanned the jurisdictions of Immigration Courts to criminal

proceedings in the area District courts that were subject to strict deadlines.

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Utah Legal Services, Inc.

Tribal Court Advocate (September 2006 to June 2007)

As a tribal court advocate I represented juvenile offenders in tribal courts and served as a

Guardian Ad Litem for Native American youth. Worked with migrant farm workers to

ensure their employment contracts and benefits were met.

Federal Bureau of Investigations

Honors Intern (Summer 2005)

Researched and wrote memorandum pertaining to cases involving the Federal Tort Claims

Act and Biven’s Actions.

Department of Interior

• Intern (Fall 2004)

• Researched and wrote memoranda on civil and criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country.

Tsosie & Hatch

Intern (Summer 2004)

Drafted down-payment assistance program for the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute

Reservation. Appeared in Tribal Court in representation of the Tribe in arraignment

proceedings.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

• Certified Hearing Official through the National Association of Hearing Officials.

• Administrative Law Certificate through the National Judicial College, Reno, NV.

EDUCATION

• Juris Doctorate

University of Utah, SJ Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Subjects Studied: Federal Indian Law and Policy, Gaming and Gambling, and Employment Law.

• Bachelors of Arts

History, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Emphasis on American Indian History and Federal Indian Policy.

• Associates of Science

Science, Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah.

LANGUAGES

• I am fluent in both the English and Spanish languages, in that I can both speak, read, and write in these

languages.

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