Diana R. Bob
Experience
Diana Bob advises clients on natural resources, environmental, water rights and Indian
law matters, as well as matters concerning Alaska Native Corporations and Tribes.
Diana also represents clients on federal and state tax and business transactional
matters concerning tribes, tribal lands and Alaska Native Corporations.
Work Experience
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Federal Native American law and all matters involving tribal relations
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Federal and state cultural resource laws and consultations, including National
Historic Preservation Act compliance
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Water rights
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Clean Water Act regulatory advice and permitting (e.g., 402 and 404 permitting,
wetlands mitigation banking, 401 state water quality certifications, Washington
Of Counsel
State fish consumption rate criteria)
Seattle, WA
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National Environmental Policy Act and Washington State Environmental Policy Act
(206) 386-7500 fax
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Federal and state tax and business transactional matters concerning tribes, tribal
lands and Alaska Native Corporations
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(206) 386-7564 direct
diana.bob@stoel.com
Alaska Native Corporation representation in tax, transactional and environmental
Education
matters
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Endangered Species Act compliance and consultation
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Fisheries law (Magnuson Stevens Act, international fishing treaties, state-tribal
Environmental Law Certificate, 2005
Cornelius Honor Society
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fisheries co-management, tribal treaty fishing rights)
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Federal railroad law
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Maritime commerce, vessel traffic and applicable regulations
Prior to joining Stoel Rives LLP, Diana served as in-house counsel for the Office of the
Reservation Attorney, Lummi Nation (2009-2014), an attorney for National Congress of
Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D.,
Pitzer College, B.A., Anthropology and
Environmental Studies, 2002
Admissions
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Washington
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District of Columbia
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U.S. District Court for the Western
District of Washington
American Indians (2008-2009), an attorney for Northwest Justice Project (2006-2008)
and a Law Clerk for Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP (2004-2005). Diana is an
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
enrolled tribal member of the Lummi Nation.
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Lummi Nation Tribal Court
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Spokane Tribal Court
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Kalispel Tribal Court
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Tribal Court of the Colville Indian
Professional Honors and Activities
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Listed among Rising Stars (Environmental), Washington Super Lawyers®, 2015
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President, Northwest Indian Bar Association, 2012-present
Reservation
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Makah Tribal Court
Diana R. Bob
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Northwest Straits Commission, Commissioner, appointed by Governor Inslee, 2013-2015
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Northwest Justice Project, member of Board of Directors for state-wide civil legal aid provider in Washington
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Member, Washington State Bar Association, Washington Young Lawyers Division; Northwest District, Trustee 2011-2014; Indian
Law Section, Trustee 2007-2010; Committee for Diversity, Member 2006-2008
Presentations
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"EPA's Revised Interpretation of the Clean Water Act Tribal Provisions," 2015 National American Indian Housing Council Legal
Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 2015
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"Quantifying Natural Resource Damages: The Science Behind the Assessment," Law Seminars International: Tribal Natural
Resource Damages Assessment (NRDA), Seattle, Washington, Dec. 2015
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"Developer Tips: Top 11 Misperceptions about Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act" (coauthor), Stoel Rives
Alert, July 2015
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"New Federal Regulations for Rights of Way and Leasing Indian Lands" (copresenter), 27th Annual Washington State Bar
Association Indian Law Section Seminar, Seattle, Washington, June 2015
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"Wetland Mitigation Banking: Generate Revenue and Address Wetlands," National American Indian Housing Council 2015 Annual
Convention & Tradeshow, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 2015
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"Supportive Housing Development in Indian Country" (copresenter), National American Indian Housing Council 2015 Annual
Convention & Tradeshow, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 2015
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"Getting to Arbitration with Indian Tribes," American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Conference, Seattle, Washington, Apr.
2015
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“Diversity of Tribal Government Interests in Energy Export Projects,” 26th Annual Indian Law CLE Conference, Washington State
Bar Association, Seattle, Washington, May 2014
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"Clean Water Act: Lummi Wetland Habitat and Mitigation Bank," 25th Annual Indian Law CLE Conference, Washington State Bar
Association, Seattle, Washington, May 2013
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Co-Chair, Indian Water Rights Conference, Seattle, Washington, July 2013
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"Indian Water Rights and Treaties: Considerations for Washington State Democrats," Institute for a Democratic Future,
Bellingham, Washington, April 2013
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"Federal v. State Authority Over Tribal Water Rights," Tribal Water Law in the Pacific Northwest Conference, Seattle,
Washington, May 2012
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"Entrenched Positioning Over Process- The Modern Environmental Movement?," Udall Scholars Reunion, Seattle, Washington,
October 2011
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"Tribal Water Law: Impacts of Inconsistent State Law on Indian Reserved Rights," Tribal Water Law Conference, Seattle,
Washington, April 2011
Diana R. Bob
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"Juvenile Justice in Indian Country," 21st Annual Indian Law CLE Conference, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle,
Washington, May 2009
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"Indian Policy Under the Obama Administration," 21st Annual Indian Law CLE Conference, Washington State Bar Association,
Seattle, Washington, May 2009
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Panelist, "The Role of the States in the Broadband Initiatives of the Recovery Act," U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S.
Department of Agriculture Public Hearing, Washington D.C., March 2009
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Moderator, "Tribal Consultation in the New Administration," 65th Annual NCAI Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, October 2008
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"Consumer Law Litigation in Tribal Courts," Money, Marriage and Children Under Tribal Law CLE, Spokane County Bar
Association, Spokane, Washington, January 2008
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Co-Chair and Organizer of CLE, "Diversity: Benefits, Compliance and Consequences," Gonzaga Law School, Spokane, WA, October
2007
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"Tribal Sovereignty 101," Morris K. Udall Scholar Orientation, Tucson, Arizona, August 2007, 2008 and 2010
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Presenter and Moderator, "Litigating in Tribal Courts," Introduction to Basic Indian Law and Tribal Courts CLE, Foster Pepper
PLLC, Seattle, Washington, June 2007
Civic Activities
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YMCA Mock-Trial Coach for high school students at Sehome High School, Bellingham, Washington, 2010-2013
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Founding Member and Vice-Chair, Udall Alumni Association, 2009-2013