14 Modrall Sperling attorneys ranked by Chambers in 2025, four receive national recognition

Posted on June 5, 2025

Modrall Sperling has received high honors in the Chambers USA Legal Guide 2025. The firm received top rankings in New Mexico in the following practice areas: Corporate/Commercial; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial; Native American Law; Natural Resources & Environment; Real Estate; Tax; and Water Law.

From the firm’s nationally ranked Native American Law practice, lawyers Deana Bennett, Brian Nichols, Lynn Slade, and Walter Stern were selected for individual national recognition.

Fourteen firm lawyers were selected as leaders in their respective practice areas in New Mexico:

Corporate/Commercial
• Peter L. Franklin
• Katherine E. McKinney
• Christopher P. Muirhead

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Karen L. Kahn

Native American Law
• Deana M. Bennett
• Brian K. Nichols
• Lynn H. Slade
• Walter E. Stern III
• Sarah M. Stevenson

Natural Resources & Environment
• Deana M. Bennett
• Stuart R. Butzier
• Earl E. DeBrine, Jr.
• Lynn H. Slade
• Walter E. Stern III

Real Estate
• Margaret L. Meister

Tax
• Marjorie A. Rogers

Water Law
• Maria O’Brien
• Sarah M. Stevenson

Chambers USA is the world’s leading legal data and analytics provider, highlighting the top lawyers and law firms across the USA for over two decades. Chambers’ in-depth and client-focused research is relied upon by leading industries and organizations throughout the U.S. and worldwide.

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