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2025 Best Lawyers Maria Montoya Chavez - Voted the 2024 "Lawyer of the Year" for in Family Law Mediation in Albuquerque Collaborative Law: Family Law Family Law Family Law Arbitration Mariposa Padilla Sivage Commercial Litigation Eduardo A. Duffy Public Finance Law...
Wade L. Jackson passed from this life on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Wade, a beloved husband, father and friend, was 48 years old. He is survived by his cherished wife of 19 years, Courtney, and their two daughters, Peyton and Claire. Wade was a stoic man, but anytime...
Anne Porter Browne, prominent Albuquerque lawyer, died May 16, 2023, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was 60. Anne, beloved daughter, sister and friend, is survived by her mother, Sandra Porter Browne, of Albuquerque, her cherished cairn terrier,...
Norman S. Thayer 1933–2018 BY KELLY BREWER Norman S. Thayer, who helped create and build Sutin, Thayer & Browne into one of New Mexico’s leading law firms, died March 2, 2018. He was 84 years old. Norman is survived by his wife, Martha, and son, Murray (wife...
Graham Browne 1935–2003 BY JEAN C. MOORE Graham Browne, who helped create Sutin, Thayer & Browne, one of New Mexico’s leading law firms, died Friday, August 22, 2003. Graham, a beloved husband, father, and friend, was 68. He is survived by his wife of 41 years,...
Raymond W. Schowers 1948–1995 BY JAY D. ROSENBLUM Ray Schowers was my law partner. He was my mentor, lawyer, client, bandmate and friend. Ray was an extraordinary man. He exhibited tremendous energy in the conduct of his life. His natural exuberance lifted him above...
Franklin Jones 1919–1994 BY MARY E. MCDONALD Franklin was very kind to me, but that doesn’t mean he was easy. One day when I had first begun to work on tax issues with him, he asked me to analyze the gross receipts tax liabilities involved in different kinds of...
Lewis R. Sutin 1908–1992 BY NORMAN S. THAYER On May 27, 1992, the plain wooden coffin of Lewis R. Sutin was lowered into the ground. Family members and close friends threw in the first shovelfuls of dirt with their own hands, thus saying farewell to the splendid,...
Irwin S. Moise 1906–1984 BY NORMAN S. THAYER Irwin Moise was a native New Mexico son of pioneer ranchers in Santa Rosa area. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in 1926, his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1928. He...
