Dahlia Dorman Appointed to ABA’s Young Lawyer Leadership Program
Dahlia R. Dorman of Modrall Sperling was one of four lawyers nationwide selected to serve as a member of the Leadership Program of the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation. The ABA’s Young Lawyer Leadership Program is designed to provide opportunities for young lawyers…
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Proposed Changes to Fee-to-Trust Procedures
On May 24, 2013, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn issued a proposed rule to modify the process for challenging the Secretary’s decision to take fee lands into trust,[1. Press Release, U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washburn Proposes Changes to…
Eight Modrall Sperling Lawyers Named Best Lawyers® 2014 Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers in America® has recognized eight Modrall Sperling attorneys as 2014 Lawyers of the Year in nine practice areas. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is…
35 Modrall Sperling Lawyers Listed In Best Lawyers In America®
Thirty-five lawyers from Modrall Sperling were selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® 2014. Best Lawyers was first published in 1983 and is highly regarded as…
New Mexico’s Domestic Well Statute is Ruled Constitutional
The New Mexico Supreme Court issued its opinion today in Bounds v. State of New Mexico ex rel. State Engineer, Nos. 32,713 & 32,717 (July 25, 2013), holding that the New Mexico Domestic Well Statute does not violate the New Mexico Constitution’s doctrine…
French Court Allows Auction of Sacred Hopi Artifacts to Proceed
A controversial auction of sacred Hopi artifacts went forward on April 12, 2013, after a Paris municipal court judge ruled that a Paris auction house could hold an action of tribal masks considered sacred by the Hopi and other tribes located in…
IRS Concludes Tribe May Pass on to Lessee Investment Credits Associated with Renewable Energy Asset
The Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) recent non-binding decision that a Tribe could pass on investment credits associated with renewable energy assets to the Tribe’s lessee may encourage future development on tribal lands because the non-tribal developer can benefit from the Tribe’s investment…
Jennifer Anderson and Samantha Adams Named To Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation
For the second consecutive year, Modrall Sperling attorneys Jennifer Anderson and Samantha Adams have been selected by Benchmark Litigation as two of the Top 250 Women in Litigation in the United States….
Tiffany Roach Martin – 40 Under Forty
Tiffany Roach Martin was honored as one of Albuquerque’s up-and-coming leaders at the 40 Under Forty Awards sponsored by Albuquerque Business First and held at Sandia Resort & Casino. …
New Mexico Court of Appeals Affirms Ruling that a Parcel Within the Former Fort Wingate Military Reservation is “Indian Country”
In State of New Mexico v. Steven B., No. 31,322 (N.M. Ct. App., April 1, 2013), the New Mexico Court of Appeals held that the State lacked criminal jurisdiction over a crime committed on Parcel Three of the former Fort Wingate Military…