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More than Half of Modrall Sperling Shareholders Listed in Twenty-eight Practice Areas in the Prestigious 2009 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
December 10, 2008
Albuquerque, NM - Thirty-five of the 48 - or more than half of all - shareholders at Modrall Sperling, the largest law firm in New Mexico, are listed in 28 areas of practice in the book The Best Lawyers in America 2009,® (Copyright 2009, Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, S.C.), a preeminent guide to lawyers in the United States.
The listings give Modrall Sperling the distinction of being the law firm with the highest percentage of shareholders of any firm in New Mexico listed in Best Lawyers. Modrall Sperling also has the distinction of ranking in more categories of law - 28 - than any other law firm in the state, with the highest concentration of lawyers than any firm listed in the following categories: Mining Law; Municipal Law; Native American Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law; Railroad Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law; and Water Law. Modrall Sperling also is the only firm with an attorney listed in the category of Education Law. More information about the listings in Best Lawyers and Modrall Sperling can be found at the URL: www.BestLawyers.com.
The listed lawyers and categories are as follows:
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| Administrative Law |
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| John J. Kelly (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Arthur Melendres (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Patrick J. Rogers (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Banking Law |
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| Dale Wallace Ek (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Ruth M. Schifani (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
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| Paul M. Fish (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| William Reeves Keleher (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Douglas R. Vadnais (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Bet-the-Company Litigation |
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| Kenneth L. Harrigan (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Commercial Litigation |
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| Douglas A. Baker (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| John R. Cooney (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Kenneth L. Harrigan (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Douglas G. Schneebeck (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Construction Law |
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| James P. Houghton (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Corporate Law |
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| Duane E. Brown (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Margaret Lewis Meister (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| James M. Parker (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Education Law |
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| Arthur Melendres (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Employee Benefits Law |
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| Karen L. Kahn (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| James M. Parker (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Marjorie A. Rogers (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Energy Law |
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| Larry P. Ausherman (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| John R. Cooney (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Lynn H. Slade (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Walter E. Stern III (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Environmental Law |
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| Stuart R. Butzier (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| William C. Scott (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Government Relations Law |
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| R. E. Thompson (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Health Care Law |
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| James M. Parker (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Insurance Law |
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| Lisa Mann (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Jennifer A. Noya (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Land Use & Zoning Law |
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| John J. Kelly (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Mass Tort Litigation |
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| Douglas G. Schneebeck (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Mining Law |
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| Larry P. Ausherman (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Stuart R. Butzier (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| John R. Cooney (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Walter E. Stern III (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Municipal Law |
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| Duane E. Brown (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Arthur Melendres (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Native American Law |
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| William C. Scott (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Lynn H. Slade (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Walter E. Stern III (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Natural Resources Law |
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| Larry P. Ausherman (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Stuart R. Butzier (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| John R. Cooney (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Lynn H. Slade (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Walter E. Stern III (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Oil & Gas Law |
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| John R. Cooney (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Earl E. DeBrine (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Marte D. Lightstone (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Lynn H. Slade (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Walter E. Stern III (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Personal Injury Litigation |
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| Douglas A. Baker (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Kenneth L. Harrigan (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Product Liability Litigation |
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| Douglas A. Baker (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Kenneth L. Harrigan (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Douglas G. Schneebeck (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Public Finance Law |
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| Duane E. Brown (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Peter Franklin (Santa Fe, NM) |
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| Christopher P. Muirhead (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Railroad Law |
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| Earl E. DeBrine (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Timothy L. Fields (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Timothy C. Holm (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Real Estate Law |
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| Dale Wallace Ek (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| James P. Houghton (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Margaret Lewis Meister (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Ruth M. Schifani (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Tax Law |
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| James M. Parker (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Curtis W. Schwartz (Santa Fe, NM) |
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| Trusts and Estates |
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| James M. Parker (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Marjorie A. Rogers (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Curtis W. Schwartz (Santa Fe, NM) |
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| Water Law |
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| Timothy J. De Young (Albuquerque, NM) |
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| Maria O'Brien (Albuquerque, NM) |
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Best Lawyers
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Modrall Sperling
Modrall Sperling is one of New Mexico's major law firms with approximately 80 attorneys and offices located in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Founded in 1937 by Judge John F. Simms and Judge Augustus T. Seymour, both of whom served as New Mexico Supreme Court Justices, and James R. Modrall, the firm has been at the forefront of numerous landmark cases and precedent-setting decisions. The firm offers a full range of legal services in all major areas of practice with an emphasis on business, as well as in the concentrated areas of Health Care, Indian Law, Mining, Oil and Gas, Pipeline Services, Public Lands, Renewable Energy, Water Rights and Utility.
