Legal Eagle

Todd J. Araujo has joined the law office of Baxter, Bruce and Sullivan in Juneau, Alaska as an associate attorney.

Mr. Araujo has served as deputy director for the Office of Tribal Justice in the U.S. Department of Justice and as a staff attorney for the National Indian Gaming Commission. He was the first court prosecutor for the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico and served on the Wampanoag Tribe’s Judicial Task Force.

Born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard, Mr. Araujo attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., receiving a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1994. He received his Juris Doctorate and Indian Law Certificate from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1997.

Mr. Araujo’s other credentials include membership in the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and recognitions in the Best Lawyers in America in gaming law from 2006-2011 and in Native American Law from 2007-2011.