Two same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry filed a lawsuit in Albuquerque’s district court on March 21, 2013, after they applied for and were denied marriage licenses. The lawsuit contends that the New Mexico marriage statutes and New Mexico Constitution do not...
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Sutin Firm Earns National Diversity Award
Sutin, Thayer & Browne, one of New Mexico’s largest and most prestigious law firms, has earned one of only three annual national 2013 AT&T Legal Diversity and Inclusion Awards. Sutin joins global powerhouses Baker Botts and Beveridge & Diamond in receiving...
Sutin Earns Court Victory for ABQ Health Partners
On November 6, Bernalillo County District Court Judge Alan Malott ruled in favor of ABQ Health Partners in denying Lovelace Health Plan’s request to the Court to issue an injunction against ABQ Health Partners. Lovelace had claimed that ABQ Health Partners had...
Lawyer Hank Kelly Earns State Bar of New Mexico’s Highest Honor
Sutin, Thayer & Browne is pleased to announce that Henry A. "Hank" Kelly has been awarded the State Bar of New Mexico's prestigious Justice Pamela B. Minzner Professionalism Award for 2012. The honor is given each year to individuals who, over long and...
Welcome Home, Christopher Holland
Sutin, Thayer & Browne is pleased to welcome home from Afghanistan one of its senior lawyers, Christopher A. Holland. Chris is a lieutenant colonel in the New...
Obamacare: What Remains if Only the Mandate is Stricken?
By Susan G. Chappell The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments regarding whether all or part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - the law we have come to call “Obamacare,” is constitutional. There are three possible...
Legislature OKs Key ‘Pyramiding’ Tax Breaks
A bill that eliminates tax pyramiding on major parts of construction jobs and manufactured goods passed the Legislature in the tense final hours of the 2012 session. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez supported and signed the legislation, which was designed as...
Sutin, Thayer & Browne Now a Women-Owned Law Firm
Sutin, Thayer & Browne is pleased to announce its new status as a women-owned law firm. As of January 2012, Sutin, Thayer & Browne, a legal corporation, has 12 female shareholders and 10 male shareholders, making it the largest women-owned law firm in New...
Sutin, Thayer & Browne is New Mexico ‘Employer of the Year’
Sutin, Thayer & Browne law firm is pleased to announce it has been chosen by the Professional Business Women of New Mexico as the 2011-2012 Employer of the Year. Sutin’s transparent pay and benefits policies, family-friendly atmosphere, profit sharing and...