Howard G. Arnett
Professional Experience
Howard joined Karnopp Petersen in 1980, after working as a legal services attorney on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona following law school. He has concentrated his practice in the area of Federal Indian law, especially with representation of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon on matters involving treaty rights, tribal sovereignty and gaming. Howard has additional expertise in civil litigation and appellate practice.
Professional & Community Activities
Howard is active in Oregon's statewide legal community. He has served as a member of the Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners, the Bar Examiners' Review Board, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Appellate Practice, Indian Law and Legal Services sections of the Oregon State Bar. He also served as Lawyer’s Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Howard currently teaches a seminar on Tribal Courts and Tribal Law as an adjunct professor at the University of Oregon School of Law. He is also a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of the University of Oregon School of Law. Previously, he was an adjunct professor at the Lewis & Clark Law School teaching the survey course and an advanced seminar on Federal Indian Law.
Education
University of Oregon School of Law, J.D. (1977)
London School of Economics, M.Sc. with distinction, International Relations (1971)
Stanford University, B.A. with distinction, Political Science (1970)
Admitted to Practice
Oregon
Arizona
Federal District Courts of Oregon and Arizona
Court of Federal Claims
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Navajo Nation Supreme Court