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Physical Address:
Menard 101
711 S. Rayburn Drive

Mailing Address:
College of Law
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2321
Moscow, ID 83844-2321

Main Office: 208-885-2255
Admissions: 208-885-2300
Legal Clinic: 208-885-6541
Office of the Dean: 208-364-4620

Fax: 208-885-5709

Email: uilaw@uidaho.edu

Physical Address:
501 W Front St,
Boise, ID 83702

Mailing Address:
501 W Front St,
Boise, ID 83702

Phone: 208-885-2255

Fax: 208-334-2176

Email: uilaw@uidaho.edu

Dylan Hedden-Nicely

Dylan Hedden-Nicely

Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Faculty/Community & Belonging

Office

Menard 206

Phone

208-885-0860

Mailing Address

College of Law
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2321
Moscow, ID 83844-2321

  • B.S., University of British Columbia, Combined Honours in Geography and Geology
  • M.S., University of Idaho, Water Resources (Science & Engineering)
  • J.D., University of Idaho (magna cum laude), Emphasis in Native American Law, Natural Resources & Environmental Law

Dylan R. Hedden-Nicely, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is associate professor of law and head of the College of Law's Native American Law Program. 

Professor Hedden-Nicely teaches a variety of courses, including Native American law, Native American natural resources law, tribal nation economics & law, and civil procedure.  His research interests include Native American natural resources and water law, tribal treaty rights, tribal civil and regulatory jurisdiction, water rights law, the interrelationship of law and science with applications to natural resources law, tribal economic development and tribal governance, as well the under-representation of Native people in the legal profession.   

Professor Hedden-Nicely graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law, magna cum laude, with an emphasis in Native American law, as well as in natural resources & environmental law.  Concurrently, Professor Hedden-Nicely earned a master's degree in water resources (science & engineering).  His thesis focused on the development of a systems dynamics based water balance model to assess the impact of the physical and anthropogenic constraints placed upon Coeur d'Alene Lake in North Idaho.

After law school, Hedden-Nicely joined Howard Funke & Associates, a Native American-owned law firm that focuses exclusively on the representation of American Indian tribes. While in private practice, Hedden-Nicely focused on litigation and negotiation of issues related to Native American natural resources and water rights. Professor Hedden-Nicely represented the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in the Coeur d’Alene-Spokane River Basin Adjudication, a general stream adjudication to determine the nature, extent, and priority of all water rights in the Coeur d’Alene-Spokane River Basin. He is currently chairman of the Idaho State Bar Indian Law Section and sits on the Governing Council of the Northwest Indian Bar Association.  He continues to consult with tribes on issues related to Native American natural resources and water rights.

  • Native American natural resources law
  • Water law
  • Tribal treaty rights
  • Tribal civil and regulatory jurisdiction
  • Law and science
  • Tribal governance

College of Law

Physical Address:
Menard 101
711 S. Rayburn Drive

Mailing Address:
College of Law
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2321
Moscow, ID 83844-2321

Main Office: 208-885-2255
Admissions: 208-885-2300
Legal Clinic: 208-885-6541
Office of the Dean: 208-364-4620

Fax: 208-885-5709

Email: uilaw@uidaho.edu

Physical Address:
501 W Front St,
Boise, ID 83702

Mailing Address:
501 W Front St,
Boise, ID 83702

Phone: 208-885-2255

Fax: 208-334-2176

Email: uilaw@uidaho.edu