Overview
Rachel R. Felix is an associate in the Regulatory and Government Practice Group. She assists clients with Indian gaming and tribal law. Rachel serves as the Navajo Nation Judicial Branch representative to the Commission on Navajo Government Development and is the Bar Commissioner from the Shiprock District to the Navajo Nation Board of Bar Commissioners.
*Not currently admitted in Arizona.
Internships
- Pueblo of Acoma Tribal Courts, 2015
Memberships & Affiliations
- State Bar of New Mexico
- Navajo Nation Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Native American Bar Association of Arizona
- Tribal In-House Counsel Association (TICA)
Representative Matters
Related News
Presentations
- Speaker, “Construction on Tribal Land,” Construction Law Essentials, State Bar of Arizona, February 2019
- Panelist, “Filling the Pipeline,” 15th Annual ILPC and TICA Indigenous Law Conference, Michigan State University, November 2018
Distinctions
- Mary Beth and W. Richard West Jr. Award for Excellence in Indian Law, 2016
- Student Editor-in-Chief, Tribal Law Journal, 2015-2016
- Student Liaison, New Mexico Tribal-State Judicial Consortium, 2014-2016
Personal Background
- Enrolled member of the Navajo Nation
- Hometowns: Shiprock, New Mexico; Gallup, New Mexico; and Albuquerque, New Mexico