Lawyers
Lynn H. Slade - Shareholder
I practice in the following areas:
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Evaluation, Energy and Utilities, Environmental, Indian Law, Litigation, Oil and Gas, Water Resources and Quality, Appellate Cases, Renewable Energy
Practice
Mr. Slade is Chair of the Indian Country Practice Group of the New Mexico based law firm, Modrall Sperling. He practices primarily in Federal Indian law, energy, natural resources and environmental law, and complex litigation.
Indian law practice: representing natural resource developers, financial institutions, utilities, and other businesses in advice, transactions, legislative affairs, and litigation concerning resource development, environmental regulation, and business activities on Indian lands.
Oil, gas, and energy regulatory practice: purchase, sale, financing and operation of oil and gas producing and transportation assets and representation of participants in gas and electric markets before federal and state agencies and in litigation.
Complex litigation and dispute resolution practice: state, tribal, and federal trial and appellate courts in several states; counsel in complex mediations and arbitrations.
Representative Cases
- Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys, 333 F.3d 1109 (10th Cir. 2003) (Endangered Species Act challenge to municipal water supplies)
- El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Neztsosie, 526 U.S. 473 (1999) (federal vs. tribal court jurisdiction over nuclear incidents)
- Atkinson Trading Co. Inc. v. Shirley, 520 U.S. 438 (1997) (tribal taxation - representing amicus curiae); Transwestern Pipeline Co. v. Blackburn, 831 S.W. 2d 735 (Tex. App. -- Amarillo 1992) (enforcing arbitration agreements).
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources: Membership Officer, (1998-2000)
- Member of Council, (1995-98), Chair, Committee on Native American Natural Resources (1992-1994)
- Member, Sections of Litigation, Dispute Resolution, International Law, and Public Utilities
- State Bar of New Mexico: Chair, Natural Resources Section (1982-1984), Board of Directors, Indian Law Section (1990-1997, 2002-2004)
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation: Board of Trustees (at large) (1995-1997, 2005-__).
Honors
- Selected as one of "The Top 25 New Mexico Super Lawyers" (2007)
- Selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer®, 2007-2008 (derived from a lawyer survey) in the areas of Native American Law, Energy & Natural Resources, Business Litigation
- Named in Chambers USA 2007 Directories of America's Leading Lawyers for Business: Native American Law, Energy & Natural Resources, Business Litigation
- The Best Lawyers in America, (1989 - present) in the areas of Energy Law, Native American Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law (results derived from a lawyer survey)
- International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers (2007- )
- International Who's Who of Environment Lawyers (2007- )
Publications
- The Federal Trust Responsibility: Evolving Models for Tribal-Private Resource Development, Special Institute on Natural Resource Development in Indian Country (2005)
- Puzzling Powers: Overlapping Jurisdictions of Indian Tribes, the Federal, State, and Local Governments in Development of Natural Resources in "Indian Country, 42 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Inst. 11-1 (1996)
- Dispute Resolution in Indian Country, 71 North Dakota Law Review 519 (1995).
Education
University of New Mexico School of Law, J. D. (1976), Editor, New Mexico Law Review (1975‑76)
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of New Mexico, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Courts of Appeals for the Tenth and District of Columbia Circuits, U.S. Supreme Court
- Representation before several tribal courts and in federal, state, and tribal administrative agencies.
