Ron Whitener

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Director, Tribal Court Criminal Defense Clinic
Assistant Professor of Law

Phone: (206) 543-3434
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B.A. 1991, Evergreen State College
J.D. 1994, University of Washington

Curriculum Vitae


Peer Reviewed Journals & Law Reviews

Ron Whitener, on the precedential value of federal and state court decisions resulting from criminal prosecutions of Native Americans exercising off-reservation treaty usufructuray rights, tentatively ready for peer review June 2006.

Ron Whitener, exploring the legal and ethical implication of genetics research on population under-represented by the health care system, tentatively ready for peer review in November 2006.

Ron Whitener, looking at the creat of "tribal tax surrogates" which are essentially commercial enterprises wholly owned by tribal governments to generate income for basic government services, tentatively ready for peer review in November 2007.

Areas of Expertise

  • Indian Law
  • Native American Law