Shelby Stoner has joined Galanda Broadman PLLC as Of Counsel, focusing on complex litigation involving Tribal nations and enterprises and Indigenous citizens. Shelby also provides employment counsel to Tribal employers.
“We are ecstatic to have Shelby join our team,” said Gabriel S. Galanda, Managing Lawyer of Galanda Broadman. “She brings deep courtroom and litigation experience to our Tribal and Indigenous clients.”
Shelby joins the firm after clerking for the Hon. Eric D. Miller of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Hon. Thomas S. Zilly of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. In addition, Shelby previously worked as a litigation associate at K&L Gates LLP, where she represented the Duwamish Tribe in its pursuit for federal recognition.
Shelby graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 2017, where she graduated with high honors and served as an Articles Editor of the Washington Law Review. She holds a Master of Arts in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of Washington.
Before law school, Shelby worked in the nonprofit sector, focusing on global economic development, women’s rights, youth development, and education. She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Middle East.
Shelby lives on the Olympic Peninsula where she enjoys cycling, hiking, boating, reading fiction, and spending time with her family. Shelby serves on the Board of Directors of the Bainbridge Island Art Museum (BIMA) and the Bainbridge Ballet Performance Group. She is also active in her children’s elementary school parent-teacher organization (PTO) and Spanish immersion program.
Galanda Broadman is an Indigenous rights law firm with offices in Seattle and Yakima, Washington and Bend, Oregon. The firm is dedicated to advancing Indian Treaty and other tribal sovereign legal rights as well as Indigenous human rights.
