Gabe Galanda’s peers have named him to Best Lawyers in America for the seventeenth consecutive year.
Gabe is the managing lawyer at Galanda Broadman, PLLC, an Indigenous rights law firm headquartered in Seattle. He has also been dubbed a Super Lawyer by his peers from 2013 to 2023.
The American Bar Association named Gabe a Difference Maker in 2012 and recognized him with the Spirit of Excellence Award last year.
The Washington State Bar Association honored him with the Excellence in Diversity Award in 2014. The University Arizona College of Law awarded him the Professional Achievement Award and Western Washington University named him a Distinguished Alumnus, in 2018. Gabe also recently earned the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law 2022-2023 Alumni of the Year Award for his extraordinary accomplishments and continued dedication to the university.
His practice focuses on complex, multi-party litigation and crisis management, representing Indigenous nations, businesses and citizens.Gabe is skilled at defending Indigenous nations and business against legal attack by governmental or private parties, as well advocating for the human rights of Indigenous citizens. He advocates against tribal disenrollment and other Indigenous human rights abuse. He also assists Indigenous clients with transactions and strategy related to various economic diversification initiatives.
