Anthony's practice focuses on representing tribal governments and defending Indigenous rights.
Anthony was elected to the Bend City Council in November 2020 with the highest vote total in the history of Bend. He is Chief Judge for a Tribal Court of Appeals and a judge on a Tribal Court of Appeals. He is the past Chair of the Oregon State Bar Indian Law Section, past Chair of the Washington State Bar Association Administrative Law Section, and served for eight years as the Editor of the Indian Law Newsletter, published by the Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section. Anthony has volunteered for various community organizations, including serving on the boards of the Cascade Cycling Classic Youth Foundation and Grace First Lutheran Church and as volunteer legal counsel to the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) and Tulalip Little League.
Anthony was named to Rising Stars for 2010 by Washington Law & Politics magazine and in 2013 through 2021 by SuperLawyer magazine.
Selected Cases
Rabang v. Kelly I (9th Cir. 2018) (sovereign immunity)
Rabang v. Kelly II (9th Cir. 2019) (RICO application)
Yakama Nation v. Yakima County, et al. (9th Cir. 2020) (PL 280 jurisdiction)
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Thurston County (9th Cir. 2013) (prohibiting county from assessing property taxes on permanent improvements to reservation trust lands)
State of Washington v. Clark (Wash. 2013) (affirming requirement that state police follow codified tribal criminal procedures on reservation trust lands)
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. USDA (E.D. Wash 2010) (enjoining the United States from permitting a private company's importation of Hawaiian municipal waste into Yakama Treaty territories)
Bally Gaming Inc. v. Internet Advancement (Washington, Div. I 2009)
Memberships
Oregon State Bar Association
Indian Law Section, Chair 2016
Washington State Bar Association
Administrative Law Section, Chair 2011-2012, Treasurer 2009-2011
Indian Law Section, Trustee, 2009-2012
Grace First Lutheran Church
Church Council, 2015.
Cascade Cycling Classic Youth Foundation
Board member
Bar Admissions
Washington
Oregon
U.S. District Court (Western Washington, Eastern Washington, Oregon, Washington, D.C.)
U.S. Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit, Tenth, Washington D.C. Circuits)
Yakama Nation Tribal Court
Suquamish Tribal Court
Chehalis Tribal Court
Quinault Tribal Court
Klamath Tribal Court
Grand Ronde Tribal Court
Winnebago Tribal Court
Nisqually Tribal Court
Hualapai Tribal Court
Cow Creek Tribal Court
Fort Berthold Tribal Court
Umatilla Tribal Court
Education
The University of Arizona College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)
Princeton University (A.B. English, cum laude)
Recent Publications
Indian Law Newsletter, Editor, Washington State Bar Association
Flip the Rez Tax to Pump Money Into Indian Country, Co-author, Indian Country Today Media Network, May 6, 2015
Know Your Enemy: Local Taxation and Tax Agreements in Indian Country, Seattle University American Indian Law Journal, Winter 2012
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Weekly Roundup, Indian Country Today Media Network, November 2, 2011
At a Minimum: The Legal Case for Advisory MICS, Casino Enterprise Management, October 2011
Indian Self Governance And Bankruptcy: The Case for Tribal Law, Casino Enterprise Management, February 2011
Seminars
Co-Chair, 19th Annual Northwest Gaming Law Summit, November 2021
Moderator, Emerging Land Issues in Indian Country, October 25, 2019
Speaker, Indian Gaming Taxation, 12th Annual Gaming Law Summit, December 11, 2014
Co-Chair, Tribal Revenue Development Through Taxation, November 6, 2013
