Candace Dawn French

About Candace Dawn French

Candace French has more than ten years of experience working in Native American communities and has dedicated herself and her legal career to serving Indian Country. Originally from Anadarko, Oklahoma, Candace is an enrolled member of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and is of Navajo, Comanche, and Blackfeet descent. Prior to joining Sacks Tierney, Candace was an attorney in the Navajo Nation Office of Legislative Counsel. In that capacity, she provided legal representation and legislative services to the 24-member Navajo Nation Council, standing committees and other programs within the legislative branch. Admitted to practice in Arizona and the Navajo Nation, Candace is a member of the State Bar of Arizona Indian Law Section. Candace received bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and American Indian Studies, a master’s degree in Criminal Justice, and her J.D. with a certificate in Indian Law, all from Arizona State University. PRACTICE AREAS Indian Law Municipal Law Government Relations PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS State Bar of Arizona Navajo Nation Bar Association COURT ADMISSIONS Arizona, 2017 Navajo Nation, 2018 INTERNSHIPS Legal Intern, Office of the Prosecutor, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, 2016-2017 Legal Intern, Southwest Center for Law and Policy, 2015 PRESENTATIONS “Navajo Nation Legislative Process and Legislative Update,” Navajo Law Seminar, November 2018 Navajo Nation Law CLE, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, October 2018 LANGUAGE FLUENCY Spanish EDUCATION J.D., Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 2017: Willard H. Pedrick Scholar; President, Native American Law Students Association; CALI Award, Fall 2015; Highest Pro Bono Distinction; Law Society on Human Rights; National Native American Law Students Association Certificate of Completion, Pre-Law Summer Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2014 M.A., Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 2013 B.A., cum laude, Political Science, Arizona State University, 2008 B.S., cum laude, American Indian Studies, Arizona State University, 2008 BIRTHPLACE Lawton, Oklahoma

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• Law School: Arizona State

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