Douglas R. Nash, Director
ILTF Institute for Estate Planning and Probate

Doug Nash, Nez Perce, is Director of the Institute for Indian Estate Planning and Probate, an Indian Land Tenure Foundation project located at Seattle University School of Law.  He has practiced Indian law for over 35 years in numerous capacities including 14 years in private practice, during which time he focused on estate planning and probate work, and serving as chief counsel for the Nez Perce tribe.  More recently, Nash was a law professor at the University of Idaho College of Law.  While at the University, he developed the Indian Estate Planning Project, which evolved into the ILTF Institute for Indian Estate Planning and Probate.

Nash has taken an active role in Indian land tenure issues throughout his career, including serving on the ILTF Board from its inception until May 2005, when he resigned to become the Institute’s Director.  Nash holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho and received his law degree from the University of New Mexico.