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Samantha Blencke Kelty (Flagstaff)focuses on education law and the related areas of employment and Indian law. Her clients include individuals, public and private institutions, insurance companies, public school districts, P.L. 100-297 grant schools, and home-living programs throughout Arizona and the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. She has practiced before municipal, state, federal, tribal, and private tribunals, successfully defending employers before the Office of Navajo Labor Relations, the Navajo Nation Labor Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Office of Civil Rights. She advises clients in all aspects of employment relations, including:
- The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
- Employee appeal hearings and due process proceedings
- The Family Medical Leave Act
- The Fair Labor Standards Act
- Sexual harassment actions
- The Navajo Preference in Employment Act
- The Indian Child and Family Violence Prevention Act
Ms. Kelty has conducted several education-related seminars and workshops. She is also very active in dedicating her time to charitable causes.
Admitted
- 2011: U.S. Tax Court
- 2007: Navajo Nation Bar
- 2007: U.S. District Court, Arizona
- 2007: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- 2006: Hopi Tribal Court
- 2005: Arizona
- 2005: Hualapai Tribal Court
Education
- 2005: South Texas College of Law (J.D.)
- 2004–2005: University of New Mexico School of Law (Visiting Student)
- 2001: Louisiana State University (B.A.)
Professional Organizations
- State Bar of Arizona
- Coconino County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division Executive Council Member-at-Large
- Young Lawyers Division District 2 Representative
- Flagstaff Cultural Partners, Board Secretary
- Girls on the Run
- Victim Witness
Reported Cases
- Oliver vs. Long 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27477 (D. Ariz. April 12, 2007)
- Casteneda vs. City of Williams 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42980 (D. Ariz. June 12, 2007)
- Frazier vs. Boomsma 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72427 (D. Ariz. Sept. 27, 2007)