Of Counsel Attorneys
Andrew W. Baldwin
Andrew Baldwin has been active in the field of federal Indian law since 1982, appearing on behalf of tribal clients in the U.S. Supreme Court, federal appeals and trial courts, and state and tribal courts. He began his career on a poverty law fellowship award, served as Executive Director of Legal Services on the Wind River Indian Reservation, and later as in-house counsel for the Northern Arapaho Tribe. Mr. Baldwin has focused on Indian gaming, real property transactions, assisting tribal government, taxation, federal and state contracting, treaty rights, and civil and criminal jurisdiction.
Berthenia S. Crocker
A native of Maryland, Ms. Crocker immediately started her own private practice when she and her husband landed in Lander, Wyoming, and over time she grew fascinated by the complex nature of the issues facing the residents of the Wind River Reservation and surrounding communities. After several years of general practice, she started the firm Baldwin, Crocker & Rudd with Andrew Baldwin and concentrated on federal Indian law.
Her experience ranges from water rights and environmental law to construction law and commercial litigation. Representative cases include DuQoin v. Lander Valley Medical Center (class action establishing right to reduced fee care in local hospitals), Eastern Shoshone Tribe v. Northern Arapaho Tribe (tribal sovereignty in context of federal housing law), Stone v. White (upholding jurisdiction of Tribal Court to adjudicate disputes between tribal members and non-Indians), and Large v. Fremont County (voting rights decision favorable to Native American communities in Fremont County). Ms. Crocker taught various courses including Wind River Youth Legal Education Program, “Justice Talking” (a course through the Wyoming Council for the Humanities), and Water Quality Training for Tribal Technical Staff.