The Workplace and New Mexico Law
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. Hyatt Regency Albuquerque Mia Kern Lardy, a Modrall Sperling associate, addresses this year’s New Mexico Society for Human Resource Management at the group’s biennial Conference regarding laws specific to New Mexico workplaces, such as: Providing leave for domestic…
Annual Environmental Law Update
Deana Bennett, shareholder, was a featured speaker at the 64th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute in Victoria, British Columbia on Saturday, July 21. Her presentation, entitled “Annual Environmental Law Update,” summarized the key legislative, administrative, and judicial developments in environmental law…
Modrall Sperling Supported La Noche Encantada Sets Record
Michelle Hernandez, shareholder at Modrall Sperling, welcomed guests at this year’s La Noche Encantada, the annual gala hosted by the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce. The 2018 was…
Michelle Hernandez Joins Ribbon Cutting for New AHCC Members
Michelle Hernandez (second from the left), shareholder at Modrall Sperling, accepts a check for $35,000 on behalf of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce on January 18, 2018….
Cahn v. Berryman Clarifies the Medical Malpractice Act’s “Due Process Exception”
In Cahn v. Berryman, the New Mexico Supreme Court defined the contours of the “due process exception” to the statute of repose under the New Mexico Medical Malpractice Act (“MMA”).[1.2018-NMSC-002, ¶ 1, __ P.3d ___. ] Prior to this decision, the murkiness of…
Hispano Chamber of Commerce Receives Donation
Michelle Hernandez (second from left), shareholder at Modrall Sperling, accepts a check for $35,000 on behalf of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce on January 18, 2018. This…
Transgender at Work: A Panel Discussion
Sandia Resort & Casino, 30 Rainbow Road, Albuquerque, New Mexico 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. As part of the Albuquerque EEO Seminar, Mia Kern Lardy spoke on the employment law aspects of transgendered employees in the workplace. Her presentation was entitled “The Practical: …
An Overview of the Provisions of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”
The new “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” affects all Americans. In order to best serve our clients, the Modrall Sperling Tax Group has developed a summary of the new tax law, which reviews the tax provisions that affect individuals, corporations, pass-through entities,…
Roberta Cooper Ramo Named Chair of Albuquerque Economic Development
Roberta Cooper Ramo, Shareholder at Modrall Sperling, has been elected Chair of Albuquerque Economic Development (AED). Albuquerque Economic Development is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to recruit…
“Black Snakes” Or Essential Infrastructure: Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Federal Government’s Tribal Consultation Obligations, and Why This Matters
This paper was originally published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in the Proceedings of the 63rd Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute (2017) Introduction[1.“Black snake” was…
