Jean, who leads the firm's Cannabis Industry practice, has dedicated her entire career to the cannabis sector, helping growers, dispensaries, investors, receivers, and other stakeholders achieve their business goals and prepare for unexpected issues. She has extensive experience with medical marijuana, retail marijuana, hemp, and CBD products, and helps clients as they establish their businesses, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes. Known for responding to clients within 24 hours or less, Jean is also a go-to advisor for a wide range of day-to-day operational issues. Drawing from experience handling more than 1,000 contracts for cannabis clients, Jean provides a well-informed perspective and intimate knowledge of the industry as she assists clients with all aspects of regulatory compliance, cannabis licensing, and business transactions. Combined with her experience in the courtroom and before administrative agencies in multiple states, she provides clients with a roadmap for effectively navigating the complex, ever-changing, and relatively new sector. Clients who seek to reorganize or wind up their business also work with Jean for her decade of experience representing cannabis receivers, as they safeguard the interests of struggling cannabis businesses and their creditors. A Colorado native who was introduced to the cannabis industry in 2010, Jean founded and ran her own cannabis-focused practice in Denver before joining the firm. Her experience translates to the many other states that model their regulations after Colorado's time-tested system. She represents approximately 15% of all licensed marijuana businesses in Colorado alone, with a 98% client retention rate.

Mary Jane Oatman is an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe and descendant of the Delaware Tribe and proud mother of three beautiful people. She is the Executive Director of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association, founder of the Indigenous CANNabis Coalition (ICANNC), and publisher of THC Magazine. She enjoys being able to grow her passion both in her communities as well as across the nation as a traveling culture and events photographer. Mary Jane has found her true vibe capturing special moments with plants and people. Mary Jane has been dedicated to reclaiming Indigenous cultures and restoring pre-colonial economies in hemp and cannabis. She has worked for her tribe and other communities to advocate to state and federal agencies to protect tribal sovereignty and to ensure more effective government-to-government relationships are steered by building bridges between diverse stakeholders. In 2009, Oatman was the youngest member appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, while also serving as the first Director of Indian Education for the state of Idaho. Mary Jane is on the founding board for the JUSTUS Foundation and currently serves as the president of the Idaho ACLU and on the board of directors for the Association of Cannabis Health Equity and Medicine (ACHEM). She has also served on the Minority Cannabis Business Association board. She is a certified fitness instructor and loves fishing, gathering, and chopping wood for the sweat lodge when she is not searching for stories that heal.

Jefferey Riester works as a Director, Legislative Affairs & General Assistant Attorney at Colorado Attorney General's Office, which is a Government company with an estimated 335 employees; and founded in 1982. They are part of the Lawyer / Attorney team within the Legal Department and their management level is Director. Jefferey graduated from University of Akron School of Law and is currently based in Denver, United States. They used to work at The Colorado Health Foundation and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Samantha Skenandore advises tribal and corporate clients on federal Indian law and tribal law. She handles tribal governance, corporate governance, governmental affairs, corporate transactions, real estate, labor issues and litigation. With extensive multijurisdictional experience in tribal law, Samantha represents corporate entities, both tribal and nontribal, in matters involving participation in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program, corporate entity formation, financing, minority- or women-owned certification, labor relations, complex commercial real estate matters and government relations. She knows how to achieve favorable results related to: - State and federal legislation - SBA 8(a) and minority business certifications, appeals and reorganizations - Cultural resources preservation - Real estate transactions, including fee-to-trust conversions, development of tribal commercial districts, zoning disputes and appeals, acquisition of federal surplus property, and intergovernmental agreements and contracts An enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Samantha previously served as a tribal attorney for the Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Justice, where her responsibilities included chairing the administrative grievance review board. Earlier in her career, she clerked for the U.S. Department of Justice, Indian Resources Section, and was a judicial clerk for the Colorado Division of Administrative hearings. - Advises corporate clients on developing successful strategies to launch their businesses, seek and secure business certifications, build capacity and prosper. - Provides tailored corporate governance analysis and training to tribal council, tribal elected leadership and management for corporate clean up, reorganization and redirection. - Secures Small Business Administration 8(a) status for new tribally owned entities and mergers and acquisitions of SBA 8(a) entities by tribal clients. - Secures tribal interests and rights throughout the Section 106 federal tribal consultation process, including early consultation, ensuring proper insight in assessing adverse impacts, securing resolutions of the same and related litigation. - Represents clients before members of Congress, congressional committees and agencies through federal lobbying services