Amber E. Holland

 

Ms. Holland's practice centers on advocating for tribal members, governments, and entities in transactional and administrative matters. Her interests and experience include cultural preservation, repatriation, Indian water rights, and strengthening the government-to-government relationship. Ms. Holland also has experience navigating federal regulations, state administrative codes, and analyzing federal policies in relation to Indian Country.
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During law school, Ms. Holland gained legal experience at state and federal agencies, in a federal judge’s chambers, a non-profit, and through the Udall Native American Congressional Internship. She was a student clinician in the Southwest Indian Law Clinic and served two terms as an Area Representative for the National Native American Law Students Association. Ms. Holland is a former Wilma Mankiller Fellow at the National Congress of American Indians and high school teacher in the state of North Carolina.
 

​Prior Legal Experience

Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Division of Indian Affairs, Branch of Indian Water Resources (2024-2025); Associate Attorney, Big Fire Law & Policy, LLP (2021-2024); Clinical Law Student, Southwest Indian Law Clinic (2020); Legal Intern, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Southwest Region (2019); Legal Intern, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Division of Indian Affairs (2019); Legal Extern, The Honorable James O. Browning, United States District Judge, District of New Mexico (2019); Legal Extern, Indian Law Resource Center (2018); Legal Extern, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, General Counsel (2018).

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​Associations & Honors

2023 American Indian Women of Proud Nations Woman to Watch; Native American Bar Association of DC; New Mexico Bar Association; New Mexico Bar Indian Law Section; Wilma Mankiller Fellow, National Congress of American Indians; Mary Beth and W. Richard West, Jr. Award Recognizing Excellence in Indian Law; Sweet Sixteen, National NALSA Moot Court; Udall Native American Congressional Internship; President, Zeta Pi Chapter, Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc.; Miss Indian North Carolina 2008-09.