Lucero to Chair Paralegal Division
Barbara Lucero, a paralegal at Modrall Sperling, has been elected to become the next Chair of the Paralegal Division of the New Mexico State Bar. She is slated…
40 Listed in Southwest Super Lawyers®
Modrall Sperling is pleased to announce 40 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized as 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers or Southwest Rising Stars. Seven were named among those in the Top 25 New Mexico Super Lawyers in 2016: Samantha M. Adams, John R. Cooney, Timothy L….
Tenth Circuit Finds for Navajo Mine
On March 30, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit summarily concluded that claims by several environmental groups against the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) — claims that threatened the temporary shutdown of Navajo Mine operations — were…
Complex Sale Preserves Economic Opportunities in Four Corners
Led by Meg Meister and Walter Stern and working collaboratively with BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal, Inc.’s in-house counsel and executive team, Modrall Sperling successfully completed the stock sale of BHP Billiton’s San Juan Coal Company (SJCC) and San Juan Transportation Company to Westmoreland Coal Company…
Modrall Sperling’s Recent Successes for New Mexico Employers
This month, Modrall Sperling shareholder George McFall and associate Jennifer Bradfute, along with Geoff Rieder and Meghan Stanford, of Foster, Rieder & Jackson, successfully tried an employment case to a 12-person jury before Judge Carl Butkus in the Second Judicial District Court. The plaintiff had…
Law Firms Care for Homeless During the Holidays
After spending the fall and winter months collecting much-needed items to be distributed to the area’s homeless during the holiday season, lawyers from the firms of Modrall Sperling…
Tomas Garcia Named Young Lawyer of the Year
Tomas J. Garcia, an associate at Modrall Sperling, was named “Young Lawyer of the Year 2015” by the New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association (NMDLA) at their annual meeting…
A Great 186 Years – And Counting!
Earlier this year, both John Cooney and Ken Harrigan reached their 50th year of practicing law with Modrall Sperling. Of course, much of the reason for their lengthy…
Tomas Garcia Named ABA Business Law Fellow
Tomas J. Garcia, an associate at Modrall Sperling, has been selected as a member of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Fellows Program for the 2015–2017 class….
Roberta Cooper Ramo Receives ABA’s Highest Honor
On August 1, 2015, Roberta Cooper Ramo, shareholder at Modrall Sperling, was awarded the ABA Medal at the General Assembly of the American Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in Chicago. …
