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Christina Sheehan is a Shareholder in the Natural Resources Department. Her practice includes mining, water, energy, natural resources, and Native American law. She has mining law experience specifically involving environmental and regulatory permitting issues. Christina has experience representing clients in general stream adjudications, Indian reserved water rights settlements, and hearings before the Office of the State Engineer. Additionally, she has expertise in the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act and the New Mexico Open Meetings Act. Christina practices in all New Mexico courts and has first chair experience in administrative hearings. Christina has been selected as a Southwest Rising Star by Southwest Super Lawyers® since 2015.
Christina is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico, the New Mexico Young Lawyers Division and the New Mexico Bar Association Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section. On a national level, she is a member of the American Bar Association. Christina has provided pro bono legal services through the Volunteer Attorney Program sponsored by the Second Judicial District Court.
Christina attended Vassar College and received her undergraduate degree in History and Political Science with a minor in Italian Language in 2005. She received her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2009 where she graduated cum laude.
Christina is a native New Mexican and a member of the Albuquerque Academy class of 2001. In her free time she enjoys running and rock climbing. Christina is a sponsored marathon runner who has competed in eleven marathons including Athens, Rome, Boston and Philadelphia.
Education
University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 2009, cum laude; Recipient of the Michael Browde award for Excellence in Constitutional Law, 2009
Vassar College, B.A. in History and Political Science, 2005
Bar Admissions
New Mexico
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Professional Activities
- State Bar of New Mexico, Young Lawyers Division
- American Bar Association
- National Association of Professional Women
- Volunteer Attorney, Second Judicial District Volunteer Attorney Pool
Community Activities
- President, Albuquerque Academy Alumni Council
- Former Board Member, Albuquerque Academy Board of Trustees
- Director, First Responders 5K
- Director, Globalreliefnow.org
News
Articles
Presentations
- “Annual Mining and Public Land Update,” Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 62nd Annual Institute, Lake Tahoe, California, July 2016, paper published by RMMLF December 2016.
- What You Need To Know About Public Records and Open Meetings in New Mexico, Lorman Seminars, March 2013, Christina C. Sheehan and Jennifer A. Clements
- Water and Renewable Energy Generation in the Western United States: An Overview of Current Challenges and Opportunities, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute on the Water-Energy Nexus, Denver, Colorado, September 14, 2012, Christina C. Sheehan and Maria O’Brien
- Southwest Super Lawyers®, selected as a Southwest Rising Star, 2015-present
