Office of Hearings and Appeals

Offices and territories

OHA - Locations

• Headquarters – includes Director’s office and IBIA

• PHD – Albuquerque, NM• PHD Field offices – Sacramento, CA; Billings,

MT; Rapid City, SD; Oklahoma City, OK; and Twin Cities, MN

OHA – Probate Hearings Division

• New Toll free number

•1-844-667-0464

OHA – Probate Hearings Division

• Located in Albuquerque, NM• Mailing Address: DOI – OHA, P.O. Box 26147,

Albuquerque, NM 87125• Fedex Address: 1011 Indian School Rd. NW,

room 322, Albuquerque, NM 87104• Phone Number: 505.563.5330• Fax Number: 505.563.5341• ProTrac Location: O04

ABQ - Judges

• Chief ALJ Judge – Earl J. Waits• ALJ – Judge James Yellowtail• ALJ – Judge Richard Hines• IPJ – Judge Janet Yazzie

ABQ – Other Staff

• Attorney Advisor – Mary Dickman• Supervisory Paralegal Specialist – Chris Kelly• Paralegal Specialist – Alyce Becenti• Paralegal Specialist – Gene Carl• Paralegal Specialist – Carla Pickering• Legal Assistant – Willardine Stevens (Dine)• Legal Assistant – Andrea Vigil

ABQ – Other Staff (con’t)

• Legal Assistant – Debbie Ray• Legal Assistant – Adan Dominguez• Legal Assistant – Rebekah Martinez• Legal Assistant – Angie Kendrick• Legal Assistant – Dana Smith

ABQ - Territory

• ABQ has a big territory and it includes:• The east coast from Maine to Florida and Ohio

to Mississippi.• Alaska, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizonia,

Colorado, Eastern Nevada, Utah and southern Idaho.

• We also have the Yakama and Warm Springs reservations

Cases submitted to ABQ

• All initial cases, rehearings and reopenings for the territory listed, plus all summary cases.

• We will also receive cases by transfer from other OHA offices to help with dockets as needed.

The other field officesSacramento

• Mailing address: 801 I Street, Room 121, Sacramento, CA 95814

• Phone number: 916.498.6600• Fax Number: 916.498.6409

• ProTrac location: O10

Sacramento Office

• IPJ – Judge John Payne• ADM – Attorney Decision Maker Janette Elliott• Attorney Advisor – Scott Fukumoto• Paralegal Specialist – Fran Davidson• Paralegal Specialist – Teresa Chavarria• Legal Assistant – Wendy Auldridge• Legal Assistant – Stephen DeMoss

Sacramento Office Territory

• All of California, Oregon (except for Yakama and Warm Springs) Western Nevada, Washington and Northern Idaho

Billings Office

• Mailing Address: 2718 Montana Ave., Suite 300, Billings, MT 59101

• Phone Number: 406.657.6960• Fax Number: 406.657.6966• ProTrac Location: O02

Billings Office

• ALJ – Judge Robert Chester• IPJ – Judge Albert Jones• Attorney Advisor – Diane Bonet• Paralegal Specialist – Laurine Untrauer• Paralegal Specialist – Jessica Adams• Legal Assistant – Julie Bohm• Legal Assistant – Amy Blankenship• Legal Assistant – KayLyn Clifford

Billings Territory

• Montana and North Dakota, including the Standing Rock reservation.

Rapid City Office

• Mailing Address: 909 Saint Joseph St., Suite 201, Rapid City, SD 57701

• Phone Number: 605.342.2070• Fax Number: 605.342.9511• ProTrac Location: O07

Rapid City Office

• ALJ – Judge Larry Donovan• IPJ – Judge Mary Thorstenson• Attorney Advisor – Becky Vogt• Paralegal Specialist – Tracey Laher• Paralegal Specialist – Lisa Goodwin• Legal Assistant – Crystal Bossert• Legal Assistant – Stephanie Haugen–Brown• Legal Assistant – Sarah Joers

Rapid City Territory

• All of South Dakota and Nebraska

Oklahoma City Office

• Mailing Address: 215 Dean A McGee Ave., room 820, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

• Phone Number: 405.231.4896• Fax Number: 405.231.5568• ProTrac Location: O01

Oklahoma City Office

• ALJ – Judge Richard Reeh• Attorney Advisor – Vacant• ADM – Attorney Decision Maker Leah Ware• Paralegal Specialist – Sylvia Kidd• Legal Assistant – Wendy Peters• Legal Assistant – Ezra Atkins

OKC Territory

• All of Oklahoma, Texas, Louisianna, Kansas, Arkansas

Twin Cities City Office

• Mailing Address: 5600 American Blvd. W, Suite 540, Bloomington, MN 55437

• Phone Number: 612.725.1849• Fax Number: 612.725.1855• ProTrac Location: O09

Twin Cities Office

• ALJ – Judge Richard Hough• IPJ – Judge Thomas Pfister• Attorney Advisor – Marlo Kirchner• Lead Paralegal Specialist – Christine Athey• Paralegal Specialist – Pam Meinen• Legal Assistant – Aida Picardel• Legal Assistant – Jean Shaffer

Twin Cities – Terrirtory

• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan

IBIA

• Mailing Address: 801 N. Quincy St., 3rd Floor, Arlington, VA 22203

• Phone Number: 703.235.3816• Fax Number: 703.235.3199

• ProTrac Location: O14

IBIA - Office

• Chief Administrative Judge – Judge Steve Linschied

• Administrative Judge – Judge Thomas A. Blaser• Administrative Judge – Judge Robert Hall

IBIA – Office con’t

• Docket Attorney – Sara Costello• Attorney Advisor – Lisa Stevens• Attorney Advisor – Cailan Remedios• Legal Assistant – Margo Ellis• Paralegal – Pam Eichhorn