{"id":1003,"date":"2024-03-15T01:14:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T01:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.bigfirelaw.com\/?page_id=1003"},"modified":"2024-04-08T22:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T22:31:08","slug":"amber-holland-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bigfirelaw.com\/?page_id=1003","title":{"rendered":"Amber Holland"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Amber Holland<\/strong><\/h2>

1020 19th St., NW, Ste. 375
Washington, D.C. 20036
aholland@bigfirelaw.com<\/a><\/p>

TRIBAL AFFILIATION<\/h3>

Enrolled Member Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina<\/p>

EDUCATION<\/h3>

Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Social Studies Education, Minor in American Indian Studies, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (B.A. 2007)<\/span><\/p>

Master\u2019s Degree in Social Studies Education, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (M.A. 2012)<\/span><\/p>

Juris Doctor, University of New Mexico School of Law (J.D. 2020) \u2013 Certificate in Indian Law<\/span><\/p>

BAR ADMISSIONS<\/h3>

District of Columbia; New Mexico<\/p>

PRIOR LEGAL EXPERIENCE<\/h3>

Clinical Law Student, Southwest Indian Law Clinic (2020); Legal Intern, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Southwest Region (2019); Legal Intern, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Division of Indian Affairs (2019); Legal Extern, The Honorable James O. Browning, United States District Judge, District of New Mexico (2019); Legal Extern, Indian Law Resource Center (2018); Legal Extern, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, General Counsel (2018)<\/p>

ASSOCIATIONS AND HONORS<\/h3>

New Mexico Bar Association; New Mexico Bar Indian Law Section; Wilma Mankiller Fellow, National Congress of American Indians; Mary Beth and W. Richard West, Jr. Award Recognizing Excellence in Indian Law; Sweet Sixteen, National NALSA Moot Court; Udall Native American Congressional Internship; President, Zeta Pi Chapter, Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc.; Miss Indian North Carolina 2008-09<\/p>

PRACTICE AREAS<\/h3>

Ms. Holland\u2019s practice centers on advocating for tribal members, governments, and entities through litigation. Her interests and experience include cultural preservation, repatriation, and strengthening the government-to-government relationship. Ms. Holland also has experience navigating federal regulations, state administrative codes, and analyzing federal policies in relation to Indian Country.<\/p>

During law school, Ms. Holland gained legal experience at state and federal agencies, in a federal judge\u2019s chambers, a non-profit, and through the Udall Native American Congressional Internship. She was a student clinician in the Southwest Indian Law Clinic and served two terms as an Area Representative for the National Native American Law Students Association. Ms. Holland is a former Wilma Mankiller Fellow at the National Congress of American Indians and high school teacher in the state of North Carolina.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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