Chuck grew up on the East Coast.  He graduated from Dartmouth College with Distinction in English, and attended law school at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. Chuck worked for the Washington State Attorney General's Office and a larger Tacoma law firm before joining Arvid and Gary to form Anderson, Burns & Hostnik.

Chuck practices in both state and federal courts, as well as many tribal courts. Chuck is a retired tribal court judge, having acted for 16 years as a judge on specific cases for 32 different Indian tribes located in the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wisconsin and Nebraska.

In addition to Indian law, Chuck has an active personal injury practice and does most of the business and corporation work in our firm.  He also handles construction litigation, probate and real estate matters.

Chuck has been a contributing author to "Washington Practice, a multi-volume reference publication used by attorneys throughout the State.  In addition, he has been a speaker and instructor at several legal seminars and training sessions.  He has been listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the World, and several other Who's Who publications for several years.

Chuck is a member of the American Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association and the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association.  He is a former member of the Northwest Tribal Court Judges Association and the North American Indian Judges Association.