September 26, 2006

Modrall Sperling Law Firm announces that Barbara C. Lucero has been elected President of the Navajo Nation Bar Association . Prior to being elected its President, Lucero served as Secretary and Vice President to the Association.

Lucero, a Navajo, San Carlos Apache and Taos Pueblo Indian from the Window Rock, Arizona, area, is a Navajo Licensed Advocate practicing in the areas of commercial litigation and employment law. After passing the Navajo Nation Bar exam in 2002, Lucero became a tribal court advocate, fully licensed to practice law within the Navajo Nation under the rules of the Navajo Nation Supreme Court. She has worked on Navajo Nation tax issues, New Mexico water law issues, and various Indian demographic issues.

The Navajo Nation Bar Association is the largest bar association that directly serves an Indian Nation. Its membership totals more than 430, and is comprised of attorneys licensed and in good standing from Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado, as well as tribal court advocates, non-law school but otherwise legally trained individuals, as authorized by the Navajo Nation Supreme Court.

In addition to her practice in the Navajo Nation’s courts and agencies and her service to the Navajo Nation Bar, Lucero has several years of paralegal experience at Modrall Sperling, where she works in the Litigation and Natural Resources areas. Modrall Sperling is a full-service civil law firm providing legal counsel throughout the United States. As New Mexico’s largest law firm, Modrall Sperling has the depth and breadth of experience to provide comprehensive solutions to a wide range of legal needs.