This course will meet for 6 weeks on Fridays from 10:05 am – 12:00 pm beginning Friday, October 2 and continuing through all day on Friday and Saturday, November 20-21. Class will not be held on Friday, October 16 due to Fall Break.

This six-week course is for students interested in representing Tribal members in the drafting and execution of Indian wills and health care powers of attorney.

During the first five weeks of the course, students learn about statutes impacting estate planning in Indian Country and about wills and health care powers of attorney that conform to these statutes. Students also develop client interviewing and client counseling skills.

During the sixth (last) week of the course, students participate in a two-day (all day) estate planning clinic for a Tribal Nation that takes place on the Tribal Nation’s reservation. During the clinic, students meet individually with Tribal members to determine their estate planning wishes and then draft documents for the member’s review and execution.

The estate planning clinic will take place on the Reservation of the Quechan Indian Tribe in Winterhaven, California. Students must be able to leave for the clinic Thursday afternoon on November 19 to make the 3-hour drive to the Reservation.

Enrollment in this clinic is determined through an application process. The application can be found here: Indian Legal Clinic-Estate Planning Application

For more information, please contact Helen Burtis at hburtis@asu.edu.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Numeric Grade or Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Per application
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.