Author: Marion

CHP Attorneys Publish Practice Note on Tribal Cultural and Historic Preservation

CHP attorneys Marion Werkheiser and Olga Symeonoglou published a Practice Note with LexisNexis in 2022 about the laws and strategies that can be used to...

CHP Files VA Supreme Court Brief for 5O Neighbors of Lee Monument Who Support Removal

Yesterday CHP filed a proposed amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Virginia on behalf of Circle Neighbors in the Robert E. Lee monument appeal....

Virginia Tribes Support Haaland Nomination

Six of the federally-recognized tribes in Virginia joined together in a letter of support for Rep. Deb Haaland, President Biden’s nominee to be the Secretary...

The State of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent: Talk with the Washington Attorney General and the President of the National Congress of American Indians

Our Founding Partner Marion Werkheiser recently participated in the Cultural Resource Protection Summit hosted by the Suquamish Tribe. She moderated a discussion with Washington State...

Christine Grubbs to Join CHP

We are delighted that historic preservation leader Christine Grubbs will join our firm at the start of the new year. Christine will be CHP’s Special...

Meet the Author: CHP hosts an evening with Ozan Varol

Cultural Heritage Partners recently hosted rocket scientist and law professor Ozan Varol to discuss his book Think Like A Rocket Scientist, chosen by Adam Grant...

Do You Want to Serve in the Biden-Harris Administration?

The election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris means that jobs for political appointees will open up throughout the federal government, including positions that significantly...

We’re Hiring: Executive Assistant

— UPDATE: POSITION FILLED — Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (CHP) is a mission-driven law and public policy firm. Firm practice areas include heritage preservation, art...

Meet the Author: CHP Hosts an Evening with Andrew Lawler

Cultural Heritage Partners launched a new series of Meet the Author events with an island mystery that has haunted American history since the late sixteenth...

Replace, Reinterpret, or Remove: What To Do with Monuments to a Controversial Past

Protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others at the hands of police violence have thrust the U.S. into a critical historical...

CHP Negotiates Groundbreaking Good Neighbor Agreement to Protect Nantucket National Historic Landmark and Advance Offshore Wind

Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC represented the Town of Nantucket in its negotiations with Vineyard Wind to achieve design changes that will minimize the visual impacts...

Advice for the Next Generation of Art and Cultural Heritage Lawyers

We get many inquiries from law school students and recent grads asking how they can practice cultural heritage law. Find out how you can start...

Feds say Feds Fail to Consult Tribes Properly on Infrastructure Projects

A new report issued by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) calls upon federal agencies to fulfill their obligations under law to consult Indian...

Cultural Heritage Partners Applauds African American Burial Grounds Network Act Introduction in Congress

The federal support and expertise of the National Park Service may be headed toward historic African American cemeteries through the African American Burial Grounds Network...

Blockbuster Court Decision Has Big Implications for Preservation

On March 1 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a blockbuster decision that has wide-ranging implications for preservation groups, Native...

We’re Hiring: Marketing Coordinator

-- UPDATE: POSITION FILLED --We are seeking an individual to support and manage the marketing efforts of Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC. We envision the position...

We’re Hiring: ARCUS Program Manager

-- UPDATE: POSITION FILLED --Cultural Heritage Partners is seeking a Program Manager for the ARCUS Leadership Program, an exciting program managed by CHP that is...

NC Policy Watch Retracts and Apologizes for False Reporting about Cultural Heritage Partners and Our Tribal Clients

Today NC Policy Watch publicly retracted and apologized for its false reporting on January 9 about Cultural Heritage Partners and our tribal clients....