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| Greg Kelly Resumé |
| Education |
University of Oregon School of Law |
Eugene, OR |
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Juris Doctorate |
2007 |
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University of Utah |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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Master of Arts, Linguistics |
1992 |
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University of Utah |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy |
1989 |
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Idaho State University |
Pocatello, ID |
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Oregon School of Law: |
Eugene, OR |
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Order of the Coif |
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Senior Editor, Oregon Review of International Law |
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Member, Land, Air, Water and International Law Society |
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Organizer, Public Interest Environmental Law Conferences |
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Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program |
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Graduate Teaching Fellow, American English Institute |
2005 and 2006 |
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University of Utah: |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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Certificate TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) |
1991 |
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Idaho State University: |
Pocatello, ID |
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Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society |
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| Employment |
Frye & Kelly, P.C. |
2018-Present |
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Shareholder |
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Frye Law Firm, P.C. |
2012-2017 |
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Navajo Nation Department of Justice |
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Attorney |
2008-2012 |
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Coit and Dean PC |
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Contract Attorney and Law Clerk |
2007-2008 |
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Public Defender Services of Land County, Inc. |
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Certified Law Student, Public Defender Clinic |
2006 |
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Harrang Long Gary Rudnick, P.C. |
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Law Clerk |
2006 |
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WildLaw Southwest and Utah Environmental Congress |
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Legal Intern |
2005 |
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United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit |
2015 |
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United States District of Colorado |
2014 |
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
2013 |
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New Mexico |
2013 |
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United States District Court of Arizona |
2011 |
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Arizona |
2009 |
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Navajo Nation |
2009 |
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Oregon |
2007 |
Reported Cases
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Roark Whitten Hospitality, et al., No.1:14-CV-00884-PJK-LF, 2019 WL 3938055 (D.N.M. Aug. 20, 2019) (granting motion to dismiss complaint alleging unlawful employment practices against our client, the owner of a motel in Taos.)
Goss vs. United States, 353 F.Supp.3d 878 (D. Ariz. 2018) (dismissing claims against Navajo ISDEAA hospital)
Navajo Nation v. United States Dep’t of the Interior, 819 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. April 6, 2016) (reversing the District Court’s decision that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction and agreeing with the Navajo Nation that the decision of the National Park Service to apply NAGPRA to 303 sets of human remains and associated funerary objects removed from the Navajo Nation’s treaty lands by the Service without the Navajo Nation’s permission was final agency action under the Administrative Procedures Act).
Diné CARE v. United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 643 Fed. Appx. 799 (10th Cir. March 30, 2016) (agreeing with the firm’s client, a tribally owned energy company, that the District Court’s opinions and orders in favor of environmental plaintiffs should all be vacated and the case dismissed).
Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company v. Window Rock District Court, No. SC-CV-25-14 (Nav. Sup. Ct. June 20, 2014) (holding that certain members of the Board of Directors were not validly removed or suspended by certain Navajo Nation Council delegates)
Yazzie v. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 185 IBLA 243 (2015) (agreeing with the firm’s client, a tribally owned energy company, and affirming the administrative law judge’s decision that tribal membership does not confer standing to a tribal member for an agency decision affecting interests in tribally owned lands and resources)
Thermal Energy Company, 183 IBLA 126 (2012) (affirming denial of federal coal lease applications in Navajo "checkerboard" area)
Presentations
Presenter, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Training, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, October 28-29, 2013, United Auburn Indian Community, Sacramento, CA
Faculty/Presenter, June 16, 2011, CLE International, Environmental Law on Indian Lands, Santa Fe, NM, "Natural Resources Damage Assessment: The Basics"
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