Native American Law Watch – Summer 2015
View as PDF Articles: Pueblo of Jemez v. United States: Tenth Circuit Resurrects Land Claim – Unique Circumstance or Cloudy Title on the Horizon? The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that dismissed the…
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….
34 Named Best Lawyers® in 2016
34 attorneys from Modrall Sperling were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016, one of the legal professions oldest and most-respected peer review publications. Those recognized by Best Lawyers include: Jennifer G. Anderson Charles A. Armgardt Larry P. Ausherman Duane…
Ten Selected 2016 Lawyer of Year by Best Lawyers®
Modrall Sperling is pleased to announce that 10 of the firm’s attorneys were recently selected by their peers for expertise in their practice areas and named 2016 “Lawyers…
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. …
Mia Kern on Advisory Committee for Children’s Law
Mia Kern, an associate with Modrall Sperling, has been tapped to serve on a University of New Mexico School of Law Advisory Committee charged with designing a new…
Tiffany Roach Martin Receives AV® Rating
Tiffany Roach Martin has achieved a rating of AV® from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available based on a peer review. Tiffany maintains an active and diverse civil litigation practice focused on…
Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions in Agreements with Tribes or Tribal Entities
Over the past few years, federal courts have seen an influx of cases involving challenges to “payday” lending agreements referencing tribal law or courts, and involving Western Sky Financial, LLC and/or related entities or persons. Some of these agreements include an arbitration…
Joan Drake Named Chair of New Mexico First
Joan E. Drake, a Modrall Sperling shareholder, has been named Chair of the Board of Directors for New Mexico First, a non-partisan public policy organization that engages people…
Two Named Top 250 Women in Litigation
Jennifer Anderson and Samantha Adams have been named to Benchmark Litigation’s prestigious list of the Top 250 Women in Litigation 2015 for the fourth consecutive year. Benchmark’s editors report, “Jennifer Anderson is…
