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Ann M. Miller
Managing Attorney
Tribal Defenders Office for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Ann M. Miller
Managing Attorney
Tribal Defenders Office for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Ann M. Miller has been an attorney with the Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on the Flathead Reservation in Montana for twenty-seven years and the managing attorney for seventeen. During her tenure, the Defenders Office implemented an innovative in-house service for clients with co-occurring mental illness and chemical dependency and adopted a holistic defense practice with assistance from the Center for Holistic Defense sponsored by the Bronx Defenders Office in New York. In 2015, the Defenders created the Flathead Reservation Reentry Program that provides interdisciplinary, supportive services for tribal members returning to the reservation from incarceration. The Defenders Office services have expanded to include mental health client advocates, cultural mentoring, and permanent supportive housing. Ms. Miller served on Montana’s Public Defender Commission for six years and Montana's Statewide Reentry Task Force for two years. She currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Justice Center, Council of State Governments. Ms. Miller is the 2021 recipient of the American Bar Association’s Dorsey award recognizing legal services to the indigent and received the 2023 Partners for Justice legacy award for innovation and contributions to collaborative public defense.

Presenting in the following sessions: 

Session 1

11:20am-12:30pm ET

Aug 20, 2024

Accessing Creative Solutions in the Court System

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