Civil Rights

Modrall Sperling has extensive experience and expertise advising governmental entity clients with respect to compliance with local, state and federal civil rights laws, as well as litigating claims brought under the state and federal constitutions and other civil rights statutes, such as 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the New Mexico Human Rights Act. Our lawyers regularly represent employers at all levels of administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies, including the EEOC, the Office of Civil Rights, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, the New Mexico Department of Labor and the New Mexico Human Rights Commission.

Constitutional Law Issues

We also have litigated constitutional law issues, such as freedom of speech, freedom of association, and alleged violations of due process, in state and federal district court, the New Mexico Court of Appeals, the New Mexico Supreme Court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Our Range of Representation

The firm has defended the State of New Mexico, the State Corrections Department, the New Mexico State Police, New Mexico Municipal League, the Albuquerque Public Schools , the Los Lunas Public Schools, the City of Albuquerque and other municipalities, Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department, the New Mexico Association of Counties, the New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority, New Mexico Risk Management Department and numerous state, county and local entities and officials, as well as private employers in cases involving alleged violations of civil rights.

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