30 Modrall Sperling Shareholders Listed in Best Lawyers®, Nine Named “Lawyer of the Year”
Nine Modrall Sperling shareholders have been selected by Best Lawyers in America® as a 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated market is honored with this recognition. Lawyers listed by Best Lawyers are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise. Individual attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice and geographic region are awarded additional recognitions.
Shareholders named Best Lawyers 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” are:
| Stuart R. Butzier | Litigation – Environmental | Santa Fe |
| Earl E. DeBrine, Jr. | Oil and Gas Law | Albuquerque |
| Stan N. Harris | Litigation – Land Use and Zoning | Albuquerque |
| Timothy C. Holm | Railroad Law | Albuquerque |
| James P. Houghton | Construction Law | Albuquerque |
| Meg Meister | Real Estate law | Albuquerque |
| Arthur D. Melendres | Administrative/Regulatory Law | Albuquerque |
| Walter E. Stern | Natural Resources Law | Albuquerque |
| Douglas R. Vadnais | Litigation – Bankruptcy | Albuquerque |
Additionally, 30 of the firm’s lawyers are listed in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers with Spencer Edelman and Jeremy Harrison being named to the list for the first time. Shareholders named “Best Lawyers” are:
- Daniel M. Alsup, Public Finance Law
- Jennifer G. Anderson, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Healthcare
- Martha G. Brown, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Stuart R. Butzier, Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
- John R. Cooney, Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
- Earl E. DeBrine, Jr., Oil and Gas Law, Railroad Law
- Joan E. Drake, Energy Regulatory Law
- Spencer L. Edelman, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Timothy L. Fields, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants, Railroad Law
- Paul M. Fish, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation-Bankruptcy, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Peter Franklin, Public Finance Law
- Stan N. Harris, Litigation-Land Use and Zoning
- Jeremy K. Harrison, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Timothy C. Holm, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants, Railroad Law
- James P. Houghton, Construction Law, Litigation-Construction, Real Estate Law
- Karen L. Kahn, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Meg Meister, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- Arthur D. Melendres, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Education Law, Municipal Law
- Christopher P. Muirhead, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
- Megan T. Muirhead, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants
- Brian K. Nichols, Native American Law
- Jennifer A. Noya, Employment Law-Individuals, Insurance Law, Litigation-Labor and Employment
- Maria O’Brien, Water Law
- Roberta Cooper Ramo, Arbitration, Mediation
- Marjorie Rogers, Business Organizations Including LLCs and Partnerships, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Lynn Slade, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Native American Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
- Walter E Stern, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, Native American Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
- R. E. Thompson, Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice, Litigation-Construction
- Douglas R. Vadnais, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation-Bankruptcy, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Alex C. Walker, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
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