Donald Raymond Wharton

Background

Wharton, Donald Raymond was born on December 27, 1943 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Sam Junior and Martha Jane (Elliott) Wharton.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Colorado State University, 1970; Juris Doctor, U. Colorado, 1973.

Career

General counsel, Klamath Indian Tribe, Chiloquin, Oregon, 1973-1975; special counsel, American Indian Policy Review Commission, Joint Congressional Committee, Washington, 1975-1977; staff attorney Indian affairs division, Office of Solicitor, Department of Interior, Washington, 1977-1979; director, Oregon Legal Superior vena cava syndrome Native American Program, Portland, Oregon, 1979-1983; assistant attorney general natural resources, Navajo Nation Department of Justice, Window Rock, 1983-1988; senior attorney, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, Colorado, since 1988. Member of faculty National Indian Justice Center, Petaluma, California, since 1980. J. Skelly Wright fellow, visiting lecturer Yale Law School, spring 1995.

Achievements

• Donald Raymond Wharton has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Association Indian Legal Superior vena cava syndrome Programs (president steering committee 1980-1983), Colorado Indian Bar Association.

Connections

Married Susan C. Bertozzi, July 13, 1996. Children: Elliott Briggs, Abigail Rose.

Father:

Sam Wharton Junior

Mother:

Martha Jane (Elliott) Wharton

Spouse:

Susan C. Bertozzi

child:

Abigail Rose Wharton

child:

Elliott Briggs Wharton