ICWA Attorney Questionnaire Survey

NICWA and the ILPC have crafted the following survey to collect a list of attorneys across the country who handle and are willing to take ICWA cases. The information you provide will be furnished to individuals who call NICWA and ILPC looking for legal assistance with ICWA cases. The information collected from this survey will not be sold or distributed; it will only be used to provide individual attorney referrals.

2.I am licensed to practice in the following tribal courts:

3.I work for:

A family law/dependency firm (or a firm with a family law/dependency practice section)

An Indian law firm (or a firm with an Indian law practice section)

A Legal aid program

An Indian legal aid program

A tribe

As court-appointed counsel

Other (please specify)

4.How many cases have you handled that involved ICWA issues?

5.Cost of services:

Not applicable, I am in-house council/an attorney general for a tribe.

I do not provide/am not willing to consider providing services on a sliding scale.

I provide services/I am willing to consider providing services on a sliding scale.

My services are no cost/very low cost but dependent upon Legal Aid income eligibility requirements.

I am willing to consider pro bono cases.

My hourly rate is:

6.Initial Consultation Cost:

Per 30 minutes

Per 1 hour

7.Private practitioners/legal aid programs: Are you willing to be contacted by potential clients regarding ICWA cases? (please indicate all that apply)

Yes, please refer children in need of representation to my office.

Yes, please refer parents in need of representation to my office.

Yes, please refer tribes in need of an ICWA attorney to my office.

Yes, please refer family members seeking kinship placement/guardianships/adoptions to our office.

Yes, please refer out-of-state tribes looking for pro hac vice counsel/support to my office.

8.Private practitioners/legal aid programs: Are you willing to be contacted by potential clients in tribal court dependency cases?

Yes, please refer children in need of representation to my office.

Yes, please refer parents in need of representation to my office.

Yes, please refer family members seeking kinship placement/guardianships/adoptions to my office.

9.Private practitioners/legal aid programs: Are you willing to be contacted to represent parents in non-ICWA child custody disputes involving Native families (e.g., divorces, parenting plans, etc.) in state court?

Yes

Yes, but only if there is an allegation of domestic violence.

No

10.Private practitioners/legal aid programs: Are you willing to be contacted to represent parents in non-ICWA child custody disputes involving Native families (e.g., divorces, parenting plans, etc.) in tribal court?

Yes

Yes, but only if there is an allegation of domestic violence.

No

11.Tribal in-house counsel/attorney generals: As we become aware of them, would you like to be contacted about state child welfare cases/private adoptions involving the tribe you represent?

Yes

No

12.Other information potential clients should be aware of before contacting your office about cases involving ICWA:

13.Please provide your contact information so that we can refer clients to your office:

Name:

Company/Tribe:

Address:

Address 2:

City/Town:

State:

ZIP:

Country:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

14.Would you like to be added to the NICWA newsletter listserv to receive information on upcoming training and events?

Yes

No