Margaret Vick

Margaret Vick

Adjunct Professor of Law
Sacramento

Margaret J. Vick has more than 30 years of experience working with and advising Native American Tribes and tribal organizations in the Western United States including her service as General and Special Counsel to the Havasupai Tribe, Special Counsel to the Colorado River Indian Tribes and legal advisor to Inter Tribal Council of Arizona.

Dr. Vick served as an embedded advisor for USAID with the Ministry of Energy and Water for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2009 through 2010.

Dr. Vick has a doctorate of juridical sciences in the law of international water resources from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and works with all levels of government on complex water allocation and management issues. She specializes in cross-jurisdictional negotiations and brings a wide range of expertise and a broad perspective to issues of water use and governance. She is a frequent speaker on Colorado River issues.