The American Bar Association recently published its 21st Edition of The Property Tax Deskbook, which is co-edited by Sutin, Thayer & Browne tax attorney Timothy R. Van Valen. Mr. Van Valen not only co-edits the hefty annual state-by-state publication but also...
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New Developments in NM Foreclosure Standing Saga
By Justin Sawyer and Katharine Downey Lawyers In 2014, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled in Bank of New York v. Romero (“Romero I”) that a creditor must prove its standing at the time it files its complaint when foreclosing on real property in New...
ACA Update – Eye on Repeal Legislation
By Keith Mier and Katharine Downey Lawyers United States Senate and House Republicans have begun taking steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in advance of President-Elect Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2017. The Senate held a special session (coined...
Mariposa Padilla Sivage Joins Firm Board of Directors
Mariposa Padilla Sivage, an Albuquerque lawyer who practices primarily in litigation, was elected to the board of directors of Sutin, Thayer & Browne effective January 2017. Ms. Padilla Sivage joined the firm in 2010 and became a shareholder in 2013. She has...
Overtime Law Stopped For Now
By Benjamin Thomas Employment Lawyer A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping new overtime laws that were to go into effect December 1 from proceeding at this time. The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas granted a...
Sutin, Thayer & Browne Earns Place in 2017 ‘Best Law Firms in America’
National publications U.S. News and World Report and Best Law Firms 2017 today named Sutin, Thayer & Browne as one of their “Best Law Firms in America” for the seventh year in a row. The firm earned honors in three tiers in the following practice areas:...
Benchmark Litigation ‘Under 40 Hot List’ Highlights 2 at Sutin Firm
Two of our lawyers have been selected by the inaugural, nationwide Benchmark Litigation “Under 40 Hot List”--shareholders Justin R. Sawyer and Mariposa Padilla Sivage. They are two of only six lawyers honored in New Mexico this year for being outstanding litigators...
Workers’ Comp Law Change Is Incentive for Written Drug-and-Alcohol-Free Policies
A worker who suffers a job-related injury in New Mexico will be entitled to full workers’ compensation benefits--unless the employer has implemented a written policy declaring a drug-and-alcohol-free workplace and includes certain notices to its workers. If an...
Katharine Downey Prevails in Navajo Supreme Court for Child
Katharine C. Downey reminded us today about the power of the law and lawyers to help people. Ms. Downey, acting on a pro bono basis as guardian ad litem for a Navajo child, argued the child’s case to the Navajo Supreme Court, which has ruled in her favor. In sticking...