Rebekah began her twenty year legal career at a multinational law firm representing clients in all states of the land planning, permitting and legal entitlement process. Rebekah is an experienced land use, environmental and real estate attorney that successfully blended her development practice with Federal Indian law to provide tribes with a breadth of experience ranging from land into trust matters, tribal housing issues, gaming and economic development, contract negotiations, legislative affairs and tribal operations. She has a deep understanding of Indian lands, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Natural Environmental Policy Act and the Natural Historic Preservation Act.
Rebekah serves as outside general counsel to Tribal Governments and Tribal enterprises and advises them on an array of matters. She has served as lead counsel for a proposed billion-dollar resort casino project and the construction of a 12 million tribal housing project financed by low-income housing tax credits. She is a skilled negotiator who has lobbied for clients at the local, state and federal levels. With demonstrated experience in land matters, environmental law, tribal operations, gaming and economic development, Rebekah has remained at the intersection of being both a zealous advocate in Indian Country, an impassioned business advisor, and a key relationship builder.
When outside of the office, Rebekah enjoys adventuring with her husband and two sons through the snowy Rockies or warm Florida beaches. She enjoys yoga, gardening, snowboarding, hiking and watching her boys compete in a variety of sports. Rebekah is of Guatemalan descent and fluent in Spanish.