Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 505-848-1800
- Fax: 505-848-1891
- E-Mail: contact@modrall.com
- Website: www.modrall.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2168, Albuquerque, NM 87103-2168
Established: 1937
Practice Areas
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Litigation
- Bad Faith
- ERISA
- Class Actions
- Insurance Regulation
- Excess and Surplus Lines
- Lobbying
- Guaranty Associations and Insurer Insolvency
- Regulatory
- Compliance
About Us
Modrall Sperling is the counsel of choice for complex business, litigation and natural resources challenges anywhere in New Mexico. In many specialty areas of practice, we are retained to work on issues throughout the Southwest and across the nation. We currently have attorneys licensed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington D.C. and the Navajo Nation.
To solve their key challenges, clients rely on the wide range of practice areas represented by our legal teams. We offer depth of experience involving education, employment, railroads, real estate, commercial transactions, mining, oil and gas development companies, Native American and public lands, energy and utilities companies, healthcare providers, and Native American law, among other areas.
We also have a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses, including the regulatory and competitive environments in which they operate.
The firm has received top rankings from Chambers USA, recommended as a leading litigation firm by Benchmark Litigation, and ranked in numerous practice areas in Albuquerque and Santa Fe in the “Best Law Firms” rankings by Best Lawyers® in the annual law firm survey. In addition, many of the firm’s lawyers are individually recognized in Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers in America® and Southwest Super Lawyers®.
Clients hire Modrall Sperling for our experience. They keep us for our counsel.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
Non-Insurance Clients
- Walgreens
*Principal outside law firm as designated by insurance companies
Personnel Information
Shareholders
Jennifer G. Anderson
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- Michigan, 1997
- New Mexico
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
Education:
- Santa Clara University, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1992
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1997
Susan Miller
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 2000
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
Education:
- Miami University, B.S., 1993
- The University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 2000
Sonya R. Burke
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 2012
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
Education:
- The University of Texas, B.A. (with honors), 2007
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2012
Timothy L. Fields
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 1986
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Education:
- United States Coast Guard Academy, B.S. (with honors), 1980
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (cum laude), 1986
Jeremy K. Harrison
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 2008
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
Education:
- The University of New Mexico, B.A., 2005
- The University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2008
Michelle A. Hernandez
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 1997
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Education:
- The University of New Mexico, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1993
- University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 1997
Tiffany L. Roach Martin
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 2009
- Colorado
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Tax Court
- Isleta Tribal Court
Education:
- Vanderbilt University, B.S. (cum laude), 2004
- Baylor Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2007
Arthur D. Melendres
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 1971
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
- The University of New Mexico, B.A., 1965
- The University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 1971
Megan T. Muirhead
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 1997
- Michigan
Education:
- University of Michigan, B.A., 1993
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1996
Jennifer A. Noya
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 1994
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Education:
- The University of Arizona, B.B.A., 1987
- The University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1994
Alex C. Walker
Albuquerque, NM
Admitted
- New Mexico, 2002
- Texas
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Education:
- Trinity University, B.A., 1997
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2002
- Mia Kern Lardy
Associates
- Celina C. Baca
- Abby Bannon-Schneebeck
- Liliana Benitez De Luna
- Tessa L. Chrisman
- Bayard Roberts IV
- Benjamin C. Rossi
Of Counsel
- Shannon N. Nairn
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