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Fifteen Modrall Sperling Attorneys Honored by Chambers and Partners

Modrall Sperling has once again achieved national ranking for its Native American Law practice from Chambers and Partners in their 2023 USA Guide. Additionally, three of the firm’s attorneys rank individually in Nationwide Native American Law. The 2023 edition also lists 15…

Roberta Cooper Ramo Receives The American Law Institute’s Distinguished Service Award

Modrall Sperling Shareholder Roberta Cooper Ramo has received The American Law Institute’s Distinguished Service Award. This award is given from time to time to an ALI member who…

Roberta Ramo

Modrall Sperling Welcomes New Associate Attorney

Modrall Sperling is pleased to announce that Santiago Piza Cossio has joined the firm’s Transactions Department, assisting with matters involving commercial transactions, real estate, and renewable energy development….

Santiago Piza Cossio

Super Lawyers® Names 19 Modrall Sperling Attorneys to 2023 List; Four Named Top 25 New Mexico Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers® has named 19 Modrall Sperling attorneys to its list of 2023 Southwest Super Lawyers. Four were named to the list of Top 25 New Mexico Super Lawyers: Jennifer Anderson, Stuart Butzier, Jennifer Noya, and Lynn Slade. Super Lawyers is a rating…

Five Modrall Sperling Shareholders Listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Energy Lawyers Guide

Modrall Sperling shareholders Deana Bennett, Stuart Butzier, Joan Drake, Maria O’Brien and Lynn Slade have been listed in the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Energy Lawyers guide. According to Lawdragon, the guide is an elite look at the lawyers and firms energy…

Modrall Sperling Celebrates Our Women Trailblazers

Modrall Sperling Welcomes New Attorneys

  Modrall Sperling is pleased to announce that Shannon Nairn (Of Counsel) and Kateri Garcia West (Associate) have joined the firm’s Albuquerque office. Shannon Nairn has handled a broad array of legal issues throughout her more than two decades as an attorney….

Timothy Fields Featured In Albuquerque Business First’s “Who’s Who in Law”

Modrall Sperling President and Shareholder Timothy Fields is featured in Albuquerque Business First’s “Who’s Who in Law 2023”. The series showcases seven prominent area attorneys representing different sectors…

Tim Fields

Roberta Cooper Ramo Recalls Chance Encounter With MLK Jr.

In an interview with the Los Alamos Daily Post, Modrall Sperling Shareholder Roberta Cooper Ramo recounted her chance encounter with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1966 in Chicago. Read the full article here  

Back to the Future: What is a Water of the United States?

On December 30, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Department of the Army jointly announced their latest final rule (the “2022 Rule”) on the definition of “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) under the Clean Water Act’s authority to regulate…