Office of the Tribal Attorney:

John Corbett, Senior Attorney

Robert Bohrer, Law Clerk

Beorn Zepp, Paralegal

The Office of the Tribal Attorney provides support and acts as legal counsel to the Yurok Tribal Council. The OTA represents the Tribal Council and the Yurok Tribe as a governmental entity. It is this department's responsibility to give input to the Council in regard to Tribal business. Additionally, the OTA provides support and legal counsel to the various Tribal departments. At this time, due to limited resources, the OTA can not provide legal assistance to individual Tribal members, however, upon approval from the Executive director, may provide referrals to outside legal counsel.

Note to Employees:

No legal services or advice will be given to any employee without prior approval. If an employee wishes to meet with one of the attorneys they will be required to obtain prior approval from the Executive Director. Without this prior approval no contact will be permitted. Each department or employee will be required to fill out a request form for each item to be submitted to the Office of the Tribal Attorney.

FORMS:

 Legal Request Form   (in PDF)

Copyright Registration Form  (in PDF)

LINKS:

The Constitution of the Yurok Tribe

The Laws of the Yurok Tribe

Independant Contractor Agreement