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...

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 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...

Sutin, Thayer & Browne is pleased to announce that the following nine lawyers in the firm have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of the prestigious professional publication Best Lawyers in America. Anne P. Browne, Real Estate Law Suzanne Wood...

Katharine C. Downey, a member of the firm's litigation group, has earned her AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. The peer-review rating is one of the legal profession's most prestigious honors, indicating high regard from the legal community for her strong legal skills...