New Mexico's Criminal Records Expungement Act goes into effect January 1, 2020. Kate Thompson, associate attorney specializing in criminal defense and civil rights litigation with the Rothstein Donatelli Law Firm, joined Richard Eeds at KTRC to discuss the positive impact this law will have for N...
Associate Attorney at the Rothstein-Donatelli Law Firm Kate Thompson whose expertise is in Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Litigation joins KSFR News Director, Tom Trowbridge to weigh in on the impact of a new law set to go on the books come January first - an "expungement law". We hear what s...
Beginning January 1, 2020, New Mexicans will have the opportunity to clear their public record of criminal charges or convictions of certain offenses under the Criminal Record Expungement Act. Convictions and arrest records can create barriers to people's ability to move forward with their lives....
Staff and attorneys from Rothstein Donatelli LLP came together in a team-building effort and walked away believing that even the simplest gestures of care and respect can aid in the healing of a community. The goal of the event was to provide a home-cooked meal for families staying at the Ronal...
Rothstein Donatelli LLP partners April Olson and Peter Schoenburg share their knowledge at the annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference. Lessons from Standing Rock: In 2016, the fight for clean water and the indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) caught the attentio...
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Peter Schoenburg has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 25th edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in – Bet-the-Company Litigation: Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. This is his 24th year of recognition.
Richard Hughes has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 25th edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in – Gaming Law and Native American law. This is his 12th year of recognition.
Rothstein, Donatelli, LLP is pleased to announce that Mark Donatelli has been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America ( Criminal Defense-General Practice, White Collar). This marks 30 consecutive years he has been selected by his peers. He directs the firm's seve...
"...Before joining the Rothstein firm, Richard spent eight years in legal services on the Navajo Reservation, and ten years in an Albuquerque firm specializing in representation of Indian tribes and groups. When the Rothstein Law Firm in Santa Fe invited Richard to join the firm in 1988, he said...
Estrella Tenorio was a nurse's aid/medical technician employed by for-profit contractor Healthcare Partners, Inc. (HCP). HCP specializes in providing medical services to prisoners. Tenorio's first assignment was at a jail located near Las Vegas, New Mexico... 2019-04-15_--_Prisoner_Legal_New...
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Our Univision News team traveled to the interior of New Mexico , where at one time there was a rehabilitation center for pedophile priests from across the nation. Just over an hour away from Alquerque and between a road lost in the mountains, the "rehabilitation center" Fitzgerald was established...
Héctor Balderas, Attorney General of New Mexico, explains how the authorities never investigated the cases as is being done now as the church was highly respected, trusted and took advantage of the legal and political relationships in the small community of New Mexico. For a specialized psycholog...
UnivisionAccusations of sexual abuse of minors by priests date back to 1940, marking decades that no one knew was behind a sacred institution and hundreds of crimes not to mention. Victims of these crimes, they relate how they lived in fearless silence without being able to say anything to their ...
By Joyce Hanson Law360 (April 3, 2019, 6:33 PM EDT) -- Six pueblos have bested New Mexico in a dispute over the state's attempt to collect millions in additional revenue related to "free play" credits on the tribes' gambling machines, with a federal court permanently enjoining the state from enf...
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HE GAMING CONTROL BOARD ARGUED SIX PUEBLOS OWED MORE THAN $60 MILLION FROM ‘FREE-PLAY CREDITS' SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN 2 APR 2019 BY SARAH HALASZ GRAHAM [email protected] A federal magistrate judge on Saturday sided with six Northern New Mexico pueblos in a long-running dispute with the...
Uriel J. Garcia, The New MexicanA lawsuit against the Santa Fe County claims that as many as 500 inmates might have been exposed to toxic contaminants during a three-month period in 2014 when a private contractor renovated the jail's showers. To read the complete article, please click here
Donn Wiese, a former CEO of a San Ildefonso Pueblo-owned corporation who was accused in 2016 of embezzling more than $20,000 from the company, has paid the money back and will get a conditional discharge in the case if he serves three years of probation without incident.
U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have released the 2019 "Best Law Firms" rankings, marking the 9th edition of this annual analysis. These rankings showcase 9,633 different law firms ranked nationally in on or more of 75 major legal practice areas and in metropolitan or state rankings in on...
Another alleged molestation victim of former teacher Gary Gregor has reached a settlement with the Española Public Schools, this time for $1.6 million. That means a total of $9.2 million has now been paid out in settlements because of Gregor's interactions with young girls while he taught at Espa...
Author: Rebecca Atkins, KQRE News 13 Read the full article here.
Editorial regarding the indictment of Gary Gregor, a former Santa Fe and Española public school teacher. Read full story here.
A former grade-school teacher in the Santa Fe and Española public schools accused of improper contact with female students dating back many years – and previously the subject of lawsuits from girls' families, including one that resulted in a $3.2 million settlement – now faces criminal charges. ...
