Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier, partner, Snell & Wilmer LLP

McNeil Staudenmaier is nationally recognized in the areas of Native American Law, Gaming Law and Business Litigation. She represents tribes, tribal entities and businesses who engage in commercial transactions with tribes and tribal entities.

Advice: “Maintain your reputation. Once lost or tarnished, it is difficult to repair. Never give up. If you think you can, you can. If you think you can’t, you’re right.”

Surprising fact: “In my former life before I became a lawyer, I was a sportswriter and was proud to be among the women pioneers in the profession in the late 1970s and early 1980s.”

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