Jason Travis Hauter
Partner
jhauter@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Regulatory
- Lobbying & Public Policy
- American Indian Gaming & Compact Negotiation
- American Indian Policy & Regulation
- Energy & Renewable Energy for Indian Tribes
- Environment, Natural Resources & Land for American Indian Tribes
- Federal District Court & Tribal Court Litigation
- Indian Water Rights
Biography
- Represents Indian tribes and tribally owned enterprises.
- Served as in-house counsel for the Gila Indian River Community.
Jason primarily represents Indian tribes and tribally owned enterprises, advising on a variety of matters, including:
- federal policy
- Indian water rights
- Indian gaming
- land into trust
- economic development
- environmental regulation.
For eight years, Jason served as in-house counsel for the Gila River Indian Community, of which he is a member, in Arizona. He advised on many issues, including economic development, construction, labor and Indian employment preference, taxation and internal policy.
In this capacity, Jason also represented the Wild Horse Pass Development Authority, a tribal enterprise responsible for managing the community’s nongaming hospitality and entertainment venues.
EducationJ.D., University of New Mexico School of Law, 2002
B.A., University of Washington, 1999
J.D., University of New Mexico School of Law, 2002
B.A., University of Washington, 1999
Bar AdmissionsArizona
District of Columbia
Arizona
District of Columbia
Recognitions
- Chambers USA, Native American Law, 2021-2024.
- The Legal 500 US, Native American Law, 2024.
- Diversity Journal, Native American Indigenous Leaders Worth Watching, 2021.
Affiliations and Public Service
- Member, Gila River Indian Community.
Speeches and Publications
- Speaker, “Maximizing the Value of Water Supplies from a Tribal Point of View,” Tribal Water Law in California Conference, November 12 and 13, 2015.
- Speaker, “Water as a Revenue Source: Innovative Approaches to Marketing Indian Water,” Second Annual Comprehensive Two-Day Conference on Tribal Water in the Southwest—New Legal and Regulatory Developments, Challenges and Opportunities, January 15 and 16, 2015.
- Speaker, “Land Buy-Back Strategies & Negotiating the Fee-to-Trust Process,” Native American Finance Officers Association Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference, September 22 and 23, 2014.
