Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Partner, Phoenix, Arizona office
Indian Law, Gaming Law and Business Litigation
Partner Coordinator of Indian Law Practice Group
One Arizona Center
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2202
Direct: +1 602 382 6366
Fax: +1 602 382 6070
Cell: +1 602 779 7735

Email:hstaudenmaier@swlaw.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Representation of clients involved in gaming, financing, leasing, taxation, real property, insurance and labor issues involving Tribes and Tribal entities.
• Representation of clients in dealings with National Indian Gaming Commission, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, state gaming agencies, and other regulatory entities regarding legal issues concerning tribal gaming operations and other business ventures.
• Experience in preparing/negotiating Management Contracts and collateral agreements for tribal gaming enterprises, as well as preparing Tribal Gaming Ordinances and related tribal documents.
• Experience in acquisition of lands into trust for gaming and other purposes. Experience in federal recognition process for Indian tribes.
• Representation of various suppliers, vendors and other businesses involved in or necessary to gaming operations and other business ventures in Indian Country.
• Firm Coordinator for Pro Bono representation of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development.

EDUCATION

J.D. (with distinction), University of Iowa College of Law, May 1985
B.A. (with distinction), Journalism and Broadcasting (double major), University of Iowa, May 1981

COURT ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of Arizona
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits
Various Tribal Courts

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

• International Masters of Gaming Law, Past President
• International Association of Gaming Attorneys
• GAMING LAW REVIEW, Associate Editor
• Native American Advisory Committee to Greater Arizona Development Authority
• Native American Bar Association
• American Bar Association:
  • Business Law Section, Executive Council and Gaming Law Committee
  • Editorial Board, Business Law Today, Past Editor-in-Chief
  • House of Delegates, Past Member
• State Bar of Arizona:
  • Indian Law Section, Founding Member and Past Chairperson
  • Quality of Life Committee, Past Chairperson
• Maricopa County Bar Association:
  • Board of Directors and Past President;
  • Past President, Young Lawyers Division
• Judge Pro Tem for Arizona Court of Appeals and Maricopa County Superior Court
• Arizona Women Lawyers Association
• Iowa Law School Foundation, Board of Directors

INDIAN LAW-RELATED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Doing Business with Tribal Casinos: A Short Primer, Author, CASINO LAWYER Spring 2005
• "Playing the Class II Game: Bingo, Slot Machines and Bingosinos," Speaker, International Masters of Gaming Law and Thomas M. Colley Law School Gaming Law Symposium, Dearborn, Michigan (May 2005)
• "Technology and the Future of Tribal Gaming," Speaker, Western Governors Association Summit on Indian Gaming, Denver, Colorado (March, 2005)
• “Land for Tribal Gaming: To Shop or Not to Shop,” Speaker and Moderator, 9th Annual National Institute on The Gaming Law Minefield, American Bar Association, Las Vegas, Nevada (February, 2005)
• "Indian Gaming Update," Speaker, Gaming Law Conference 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada (November, 2004)
• “Indian Gaming and Off-Reservation Environmental Impacts,” Speaker, Environmental & Natural Resources Law on the Reservation Seminar, Mesa, Arizona (September, 2004)
• The Class II Gaming Debate: The Johnson Act vs. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Author, GAMING LAW REVIEW; Volume 8, Number 4 (August 2004)
• “Tribal Gaming,” Speaker, State Bar of Nevada Annual Meeting, Coronado Island, California (June, 2004)
• “Doing Business in Indian County: A Primer in Federal Indian Law and Tribal Courts,” Moderator, Snell & Wilmer (April, 2004)
• “Hot Topics in Indian Gaming,” Program Co-Chair and Author, ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Seattle, Washington (April, 2004)
• “The Gaming Law Minefield,” Moderator, ABA Criminal Justice Section and Center for Continuing Legal Education and William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada (February 2004)
• 4 Misperceptions About Indian Gaming, Author, ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES (November 14, 2003)
• Off-Reservation Native American Gaming: An Examination of the Legal and Political Hurdles, Author, NEVADA LAW JOURNAL, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Volume 4, Number 2 (Winter 2003/2004)
• “Native American Legal Issues,” Speaker/Moderator, Cross-Border Issues in Gaming Symposium, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law (September, 2003)
• “Hot Topics in Gaming Law,” Speaker/Moderator, Global Gaming Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada (September, 2003)
  Tribal Sovereign Immunity: Will These Rights Survive Judicial Review? Author, GAMING LAW REVIEW, Volume 7, Number 4 (August 2003)
• It's a Fact: Misperceptions about tribal gaming run rampant. How do you separate myth from reality? Author, GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS (April, 2003)
• Tribal Gaming Management Contracts: Recent Case Decisions, Author, THE GAMING LAWYER (Winter, 2003)
• Negotiating Enforceable Tribal Gaming Management Agreements, Author, VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1, GAMING LAW REVIEW (February, 2003)
• Arizona Blue Skies: Gaming Landscape Becomes Clear in the Grand Canyon State, Author, GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS
  (December 1, 2002)
• “Gaming Seminar,” Guest Lecturer, Arizona State University College of Law (December, 2002)
• “International Masters of Gaming Law California 2002 Conference,” Co-Chair, Napa, California (December, 2002)
• Arizona’s Great Casino Controversy, Author, NATIVE AMERICAN CASINO (October, 2002)
• Regulation of Tribal Casinos: A Primer, Author, THE GAMING LAWYER (Summer, 2002)
• A New Dawn in the Desert: Arizona gaming tribes, governor seek resolve, but will tracks let them have it?, Author, CASINO JOURNAL, (May, 2002)
• Tribal Gaming Management Contracts and the NIGC, Author, NATIVE AMERICAN CASINO (April, 2001)
• Tribal Gaming Management Contracts and the NIGC, Author, THE GAMING LAWYER (Winter, 2001)
• “Regulation of Indian Gaming,” Presentation, WMS Regional Office, Las Vegas, NV (May, 2000)
• “Lawsuits Arising on Indian Reservations,” Seminar Co-Chair, State Bar Convention, Phoenix, Arizona (June, 1999)
• To Bolster Success Chance, Become Familiar with Tribal Laws, Author, ARIZONA JOURNAL, (April, 1999)
• Gambling on the Year 2000, Author, INDIAN GAMING (August, 1998)
• “Financing Indian Gaming Transactions,” Speaker, Snell & Wilmer (June, 1998)
• “Construction and Related Economic Development Issues on Indian Reservations,” Seminar Chair, Indian Law Section, State Bar of Arizona, Phoenix (April, 1998)
• Indian Gaming in Arizona: The Great Casino Controversy Continues, Author, ARIZONA ATTORNEY (January, 1998)
• Indian Gaming in Arizona: Will the Roller Coaster Ride Ever End?, Author, INDIAN GAMING (October, 1997)
• “Family Issues on Indian Reservations,” Seminar Chair, Indian Law Section, State Bar Convention, Phoenix (June, 1997)
• “Opportunities and Pitfalls in Doing Business with Native American Tribes,” Speaker, Snell & Wilmer (June, 1997)
• Gaming Spurs Indian Country Land Ventures, Author, NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL (Jan. 20, 1997)
• “Hot Topics in Indian Land Transactions,” Speaker/Author, State Bar of Arizona (October, 1996)
• Coin of the Realm--Indian Gaming, Author, THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC (November, 1995)
• Artifacts on Indian Land: Beware of Liabilities, Author, ARIZONA JOURNAL OF REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS (Nov., 1995)
• Taxation Issues on Indian Land, Author, ARIZONA JOURNAL OF REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS (July, 1995)
• Exploring Economic Opportunities on Indian Land, ARIZONA JOURNAL OF REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS (April, 1995)
• Indian Art, Artifacts, Antiquities and Funerary Objects, Seminar Chair, State Bar of Arizona (March, 1995)
• “The Gaming Industry on American Indian Lands,” Seminar Chair/Author, Practicing Law Institute, New York City (December, 1994)
• “Indian Economic Development: Indian Gaming — Prosperity and Controversy,” Author, Arizona Town Hall
  (Fall, 1994)
• “The Arizona Hospitality Industry Outlook — Gaming in Arizona,” Speaker/Author, Central Arizona CCIM Chapter, Phoenix (October, 1994)
• “Slots, Ponies and Riverboats: Are They in Your Future?” A Practical Perspective of Gaming Law Today, Speaker/Author, ABA Annual Meeting, New Orleans (August, 1994)
• “Doing Business in Indian Country,” Speaker/Author, Real Property Section, State Bar of Arizona (March, 1994)
• “Economic Impact of Indian Gaming,” Speaker, Arizona Hotel/Motel Indian Gaming Task Force, Phoenix (March, 1994)
• Doing Business With Tribal Government, Author, ARIZONA JOURNAL OF REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS (January, 1994)
• “Doing Business in Indian Country,” Speaker/Author, Arizona Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Group, Phoenix (December, 1993)
• “Indian Gaming and Off-Reservation Environmental Impacts,” Speaker, Environmental & Natural Resources Law on the Reservation Seminar, Mesa, Arizona (September 2004)

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

• First American Leadership Award (National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development), 2001
• THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA©, 2005 - 2006 Native American Law and Gaming Law
• "Top Ten Great Women of Gaming for 2006" by Casino Enterprise Magazine