Admitted to Arizona Bar (2008) Admitted to Ak-Chin Indian Community Court (2009)
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Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
LL.M. Tribal Policy, Law, and Government, graduated with High Pro Bono Distinction, 2009. Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University J.D., cum laude, 2008. Colby College, Waterville, Maine B.A.in Anthropology, magna cum laude, 2004. |
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Named Willard H. Pedrick Scholar in 2006 & 2007.
Recipient of numerous CALI Awards in 2007 & 2008 for excellence achieved by law students in their studies in the areas of Federal Indian Law, Cultural Resources Law, Sustainable Development, Human Rights and, Law and the Arts. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, University of Nevada - Fall 2009 Tribally-Driven Participatory Research: State of the practice and potential strategies for the future. Published by the Center for Health Disparities Research at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Law and Society Association Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado - May 2009 Law, Power, and Inequality in the 21st Century Presented paper Finding Culture in International Human Rights Negotiations. |
Vanessa Verri joined Rosette & Associates, PC in May 2010. She is devoted to pursuing justice for Native American tribes, while protecting and preserving tribal sovereignty. Ms. Verri has specialized training in Indian law as well as tribal law & government, water law, environmental law, natural resources & cultural resources law. She also participated in ASU law school's Indian Legal Clinic where she drafted federal legislation for tribes, appeared before tribal courts, and assisted in the submission of oral and written testimony before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs regarding reform recommendations for the federal acknowledgement process.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Verri conducted substantial legal and policy research for the American Indian Policy Institute at ASU. She worked on various policy issues concerning Native American tribes and focused her research on tribally-driven participatory health research initiatives in Indian Country. Her research on this subject led to a publication on this topic. During her J.D. coursework, Ms. Verri also worked as a research assistant for Professor James Nickel and served as a legal intern for the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
Ms. Verri is a member of the American Bar Association and the Native American Bar Association of Arizona.
