31 Listed by Best Lawyers in America®
Thirty-one Modrall Sperling attorneys were recognized in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal profession’s oldest and most-respected peer review publications. Best Lawyers first published their annual list in 1983, and has earned the respect of…
Jennifer Anderson Selected to Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation
Modrall Sperling is pleased to announce Jennifer G. Anderson was named to Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation, a selection of leading female litigators from across the…
Native American Law Watch Summer 2017
Current Law Watch Articles: BIA Regulations on Appraisal/Valuation of Indian Property On June 10, 2016, Congress passed the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act (ITARA), and on June 22, 2016, President Barack Obama signed it into law. Although the ITARA contains the outline…
BIA Regulations on Appraisal/Valuation of Indian Property
On June 10, 2016, Congress passed the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act (ITARA), and on June 22, 2016, President Barack Obama signed it into law.1 According to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the purpose of the Act “is to reaffirm the…
Monumental Final Decree in Santa Fe County Water Rights Suit
After 51 years of litigation, a final decree in the Aamodt case, adjudicating all water rights in the Nambe-Tesuque-Pojoaque Basin north of Santa Fe, was entered by U.S….
Modrall Sperling Attorneys, Firm Nationally Ranked in Native American Law
Four Modrall Sperling attorneys, Lynn Slade, Walter Stern, Brian Nichols, and Deana Bennett have been nationally ranked in Native American Law by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Modrall Sperling was once again nationally ranked as a firm in Native American Law. A total…
Trumping the National Monument Designations of Past Presidents
When a President of the United States sets aside important federal lands for conservation, the accompanying fanfare typically invokes the notion of forever. But, in light of President Trump’s Executive Order 13792, maybe these national treasures should be asking our government the…
“Black Snakes” or Infrastructure? The Dakota Access Pipeline Litigation and the Federal Government’s Tribal Consultation Obligations
8:50 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Santa Fe, New Mexico Modrall Sperling Shareholder and President Walter Stern, along with University of New Mexico’s School of Law Professor Jeannette Wolfley, will discuss the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project and permitting activities of the U….
Mineral Reservation Clause Allowing Mining Did Not Constrain Surface Owner’s Public Opposition
A New Mexico state court judge has rejected a mineral estate owner’s attempt to constrain a surface owner from publicly opposing its mining project on the basis of a strongly worded mineral reservation that expressly reserved mining rights and attendant surface rights. …
Environmental Enforcement on Indian Lands
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Inn of the Mountain Gods, Ruidoso, New Mexico Shareholder Deana Bennett will present on the topic of environmental enforcement on Indian lands as part of the 2017 New Mexico State Bar Annual Meeting—Bench and Bar Conference. Her…