New Mexico’s Proposed Methane Rules
Executive Order 2019-003 One month after she assumed office on January 1, 2019, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued Executive Order 2019-003. The executive order finds that methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and that the oil and gas industry is…
New Mexico’s 2020 Statewide Water Quality Management Plan and Continuing Planning Process Approved by EPA
On October 23, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved New Mexico’s 2020 Statewide Water Quality Management Plan and Continuing Planning Process (WQMP/CPP). Broadly speaking, the WQMP/CPP outlines the processes by which New Mexico manages its water quality programs, including…
Are Your Overrides Really Pooled? REALLY?
The answer may depend on whether they were created by assignment or by reservation. An uncommitted overriding royalty interest in a unitized tract can gum the works. Its owner can claim her full undiluted percentage of production from a drillsite tract, forcing…
39 Modrall Sperling Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers
35 Modrall Sperling Shareholders have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021. Seven of those have also been named “Lawyer of the Year” in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Additionally, four Modrall Sperling Associates have been included in the inaugural edition…
Modrall Sperling Welcomes New Executive Director Scott D. Cocker
Modrall Sperling is pleased to welcome our new Executive Director, Scott Cocker, to the firm. Scott has extensive experience in the field of law firm management, having worked…
Modrall Sperling Mourns the Passing of Timothy C. Holm
Modrall Sperling mourns the passing of Timothy C. Holm, a beloved friend and colleague who left us unexpectedly on July 28, 2020. Tim joined the firm in 1987,…
Stuart Butzier Elected President of Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Stuart Butzier, a shareholder with Modrall Sperling, has become the President of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation after being elected by the organization’s Trustees. He will serve…
Solenex, LLC v. Bernhardt, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior: Cancellation of 1982 Oil and Gas Lease Upheld – Significant Cultural and Religious Lands of the Badger-Two Medicine Area in Montana
Introduction and Setting On June 16, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia wrote what could be the last chapter in a long-running dispute over an oil and gas lease issued by…
A Message From The Modrall Sperling Law Firm Regarding Diversity and Inclusion
The ongoing massive protests across this country and throughout the world, triggered by the recent high-profile, violent killings of racial and ethnic minorities at the hands of authorities, have laid bare this nation’s tragic history of systemic racism and injustice. Persistent episodes…
Modrall Sperling Donates Food, Face Masks and Funds to Roadrunner Food Bank
Modrall Sperling is committed to our community and to helping those in need. To that end, earlier this year the firm organized and executed an ambitious food drive…
