The mission of Indian Legal Affairs is to provide legal assistance to all parties and provide an interface between communities.

We provide the highest caliber of legal assistance while maintaining the highest ethical standards, acknowledging the historical backgrounds of communities. Through zealous representation of clients we strive to achieve results that exceed the expectations of our clients through personal service and in full keeping of civic responsibility.

ILA provides the highest quality of legal assistance at reasonable cost. We seek to reasonable cost. We seek to reasonable settle cases. Needless antagonism can greatly add to the cost of any result and a trial is frequently not a desirable outcome.

We recognize principles of tribal sovereignty, the need of tribal self-reliance and the need to balance those with the local government. Indian Legal Affairs believes that tribal enterprises must be consistent with the goals and purposes of state law and local ordinances.

Company Profile

In 1985, Mr. Schmit organized the law firm which in now Schmit Law Office. The firm’s first home was in a historic Victorian Cameron-Stanford House on the shore of Lake Merritt in Downtown Oakland. As the firm grew, it relocated to Old Oakland Historic District in 1988 where it remains today.

Indian Legal Affairs practices areas of Indian sovereignty law cases.