The following is a summary of certain bills that may be of interest to our business clients and friends. The bills are working their way through the legislative process and are discussed here as they stood at midsession. Only some will receive approval of both houses...

Members of the Albuquerque High School Gold Mock Trial Team (Carmen Ortega, James Jarrett, Sara Albanna, Katon Luaces, Paloma Ortega, and Sean Simons), sponsored by Sutin, Thayer & Browne APC, gather in front of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Courthouse during...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

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:...

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...