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Palm Springs Tribal Lawyer Sebastian Gibson
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*Please Note – We do not handle cases against Tribal Casinos in California. We are not a casino accident law firm.
When you work with Palm Springs Tribal Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, you’re working with an attorney who is named a Top Lawyer in the prestigious Palm Springs Life Magazine year after year, and who’s been named a “Superb” Lawyer, their highest rating, by Avvo, which rates attorneys all across the U.S.
In Sebastian Gibson you have one of those rare attorneys with experience not only representing small and medium sized businesses in California, but a lawyer who has also represented multi-national corporations internationally as well while working in London.
Palm Springs Tribal Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, For Tribal Business And Real Estate Matters
We are not a casino accident law firm. The Law Firm of Palm Springs Tribal Lawyer Sebastian Gibson does not handle personal injury accidents at Indian casinos. Although the Sebastian Gibson Law Firm specializes in personal injury, entertainment and business law, we don’t handle slip and falls or other accidents at casinos in California. Our work in the Tribal law field relates primarily to business and real estate.
Tribal reservations can be found in a number of areas in Southern California, notably in areas such as in or near the cities of the Coachella Valley such as Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Indio and Coachella as well as in or near Anza, Cabazon, Temecula, San Jacinto, El Cajon, Pala, in the counties of Riverside, San Diego as well as in Santa Ynez in the county of Santa Barbara.
Unless you have been practicing Indian Tribal Law for some years, it is difficult for most attorneys in the United States to know how Tribal Law works, much less to find useful resources to help explain this unique area of law. Fortunately, at our law firm, attorney Sebastian Gibson has experience with Indian Tribal law in California.
Sebastian Gibson has been recognized by Palm Springs Life Magazine as One of the Top Lawyers of 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011. He’s been called “Brilliant” and “A Legend.” If you want a top Palm Springs tribal lawyer on your side, call Sebastian Gibson. Call us today at (760) 776-1810.
At the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson, we’ve been consulted for Tribal legal matters for over a quarter of a century. With offices in Palm Desert and Newport Beach, we’re well positioned to assist in tribal legal matters throughout Southern California. We’re knowledgeable in gaming legal issues and can provide legal assistance to any tribe in California requiring representation in gaming law on the state or federal level.
Tribal Business and Real Estate Law
Sebastian Gibson has been recognized by Palm Springs Life Magazine as One of the Top Lawyers for the past 12 years and by Avvo as a “Superb” Lawyer for good reason.
Today, Sebastian Gibson is frequently interviewed on radio and TV for his expertise. The author of thousands of articles on the internet, Sebastian Gibson has also written for the Los Angeles Daily Journal newspaper and the San Francisco Daily Journal and is the author of book published in 2012.
If you’re looking for a tribal lawyer in Palm Springs, consider Sebastian Gibson. With offices in Palm Desert and Newport Beach, Sebastian Gibson can assist you with your tribal and gaming matters in the Coachella Valley, Orange County and throughout Southern California other than for personal injury accidents and slip and falls in Indian casinos.
Most tribes vest their legislative authority in a tribal council. Some tribes call it by a different name, but the council members are usually elected and for a specific number of years.
Most tribal constitutions call for there to be a tribal chairman who is alternatively sometimes called president or governor. Some tribes elect the tribal chairman by a vote of their council. Others elect the tribal chairman by the voting tribal members.
Tribal bylaws often state that it is the chairman’s duty to preside over the tribal council. The role or power of the tribal chairman differs from tribe to tribe.
Indian tribes also have a long history of tribal courts. Today, most tribal courts administer tribal codes passed by the tribal council and which have been approved at some time by the Secretary of the Interior.
Tribal court systems can by highly structured with tribal prosecutors and defense advocates. Others are made up of informal single judges who work only part-time. Many tribes elect their tribal judges, commonly for a fixed set of years.
Native American Indian tribes also often have a tribal attorney who often has a large influence on tribal affairs, particularly in dealings with non-tribal parties. The tribal attorney has responsibility to the entire tribe, not to its individual members.
Some tribes are incorporated under the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act. Some tribes have voted to reject application of that Act.
Indian Tribes have sovereignty which means the inherent right to govern themselves. Tribes, however, have no authority over non-members on non-Indian fee lands, and no criminal authority over non-Indians anywhere.
Tribal sovereignty acts as a shield against state law intrusion onto Indian country. States may not directly tax reservation land or reservation Indians. Tribes enjoy sovereign immunity from suit except for suits by the United States. A tribe does not waive its immunity by bringing an action on its own. A tribe may however waive its sovereign immunity by contract.
If you need assistance with a Tribal real estate or business matter in Palm Springs, Indio or anywhere in the Coachella Valley, San Diego, Orange County and Southern California, we invite you to call Palm Springs Tribal Lawyer Sebastian Gibson for assistance at (760) 776-1810.
