PRACTICE AREAS
Business & Corporate
Environmental & Natural Resources
Indian Law
Tribal Business Enterprise Group
Litigation
Federal Indian Law
EDUCATION
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, J.D., 2011
Colgate University, B.A., 2008
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
State of Arizona
District of Columbia
MEMBERSHIPS
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik
Member
State Bar of Arizona
(Inactive)
Washington, D.C. Bar Association
Member
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
Volunteer
Sports and life skills camps for Native American youth
Native American Bar Association of DC
Former President
Native Vote; Board Member, Tewaaraton Foundation
Volunteer
PRACTICE AREAS
Business & Corporate
Environmental & Natural Resources
Indian Law
Tribal Business Enterprise Group
Litigation
Federal Indian Law
EDUCATION
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, J.D., 2011
Colgate University, B.A., 2008
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
State of Arizona
District of Columbia
MEMBERSHIPS
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik
Member
State Bar of Arizona
(Inactive)
Washington, D.C. Bar Association
Member
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
Volunteer
Sports and life skills camps for Native American youth
Native American Bar Association of DC
Former President
Native Vote; Board Member, Tewaaraton Foundation
Volunteer
Michael-Corey (Corey) F. Hinton earned his law degree from the Arizona State University Sandra Day College of Law in 2011 with a special certificate in Federal Indian law. In 2008, Corey received a Bachelor of Arts in Native American Studies and Political Science from Colgate University. Prior to joining Drummond Woodsum, Corey worked in Washington, D.C. where he primarily advised tribal governments and tribally-owned entities on a wide range of matters, including water and natural resource management issues, economic development, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, environmental regulatory issues, the protection of treaty fishing rights, and the fee-to-trust process. A primary focus of Corey’s practice is natural resource-based economic development, including the establishment of Improved Forest Management Projects in the State of California cap-and-trade program.
In 2016, Corey assisted the Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe with the successful establishment of an Improved Forest Management Project, which was recognized in the State of California for the successful removal of approximately 3.8 million tons of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in furtherance of the California cap-and-trade program. In addition, Corey spent time as a legal fellow working for former Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) at the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, with the National Indian Gaming Commission, and with the Arizona State University Indian Legal Clinic where he advised clients on intellectual property and Indian Child Welfare Act-related issues.
Corey is an enrolled member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point. He is a former member of the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse team and the former president of the Native American Bar Association of Washington, D.C.
AWARDS
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Mentor of the Year, Native American Bar Association of Washington, D.C. 2015
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City Year, Idealist of the Year 2015
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Akin Gump, Pro Bono Associate of the Year 2014
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Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Law School 2011
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-Author, “Supreme Court 2015 Term in Review: Indian Law Cases” (2016)
Michael-Corey (Corey) F. Hinton earned his law degree from the Arizona State University Sandra Day College of Law in 2011 with a special certificate in Federal Indian law. In 2008, Corey received a Bachelor of Arts in Native American Studies and Political Science from Colgate University. Prior to joining Drummond Woodsum, Corey worked in Washington, D.C. where he primarily advised tribal governments and tribally-owned entities on a wide range of matters, including water and natural resource management issues, economic development, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, environmental regulatory issues, the protection of treaty fishing rights, and the fee-to-trust process. A primary focus of Corey’s practice is natural resource-based economic development, including the establishment of Improved Forest Management Projects in the State of California cap-and-trade program.
In 2016, Corey assisted the Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe with the successful establishment of an Improved Forest Management Project, which was recognized in the State of California for the successful removal of approximately 3.8 million tons of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in furtherance of the California cap-and-trade program. In addition, Corey spent time as a legal fellow working for former Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) at the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, with the National Indian Gaming Commission, and with the Arizona State University Indian Legal Clinic where he advised clients on intellectual property and Indian Child Welfare Act-related issues.
Corey is an enrolled member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point. He is a former member of the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse team and the former president of the Native American Bar Association of Washington, D.C.
AWARDS
-
Mentor of the Year, Native American Bar Association of Washington, D.C. 2015
-
City Year, Idealist of the Year 2015
-
Akin Gump, Pro Bono Associate of the Year 2014
-
Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Law School 2011
PUBLICATIONS
