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Welcome Gabrielle Tiger - new Tempe Summer Associate

Posted by Eric N. Dahlstrom | May 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

Gabrielle is a rising third-year law student at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (ASU). She is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, she is also Kiowa, Osage, Yuchi, and Delaware. Gabrielle was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and maintains strong ties throughout...

Welcome Robert Shafer - new ABQ Summer Associate

Posted by Carey Bhalla | May 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

Robert is a first-year law student at the University of New Mexico School of Law. He grew up in Albuquerque and attended McGill University in Canada for his undergraduate studies, majoring in philosophy and political science, and minoring in Latin American studies. While in Canada, he was a legal...

Welcome Katie Hale - new ABQ Summer Associate

Posted by Carey Bhalla | May 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

Katie Hale is a rising 3L with a background in environmental science and public health. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, she earned her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science from the University of Idaho before completing a Master of Public Health at the University of Utah. During ...

We are pleased to share the Firm’s updated Mission, Vision, and Values Statement, which provides a snapshot of who we are, what we hope to achieve through our work for our clients, and the values that guide our actions.

Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Feb 19, 2026 | 0 Comments

Mission: We focus on providing client-centered advocacy on behalf of tribes and individuals in the pursuit of justice, fairness, and equality.   Vision: We envision a world in which tribes are fully self-determined and self-governing, and all people's constitutional and human rights are valued, ...

Welcome Matt VanWormer Albuquerque Attorney

Posted by Carey Bhalla | Nov 03, 2025 | 0 Comments

Matt received his Juris Doctorate in 2008 from the University of Virginia School of Law. Upon graduation, Matt was awarded a Skadden Fellowship to join DNA-People's Legal Services and create partnerships between legal services providers and healthcare centers on the Navajo Nation. Through these p...

Pueblo of Isleta Appellate Court Justice Roshanna K. Toya Hosts Dialogue Between Isleta Appellate Court and New Mexico Supreme Court Justices

Posted by Victoria Acosta | Sep 15, 2025 | 0 Comments

Justice Roshanna Toya, an attorney in Rothstein's Albuquerque office, recently convened a meaningful afternoon of conversation and learning with her fellow Justices from the Pueblo of Isleta Appellate Court and Justices from the New Mexico Supreme Court. Participating in the event were Associate ...

Paralegal Opening (Albuquerque Location)

Posted by Carey Bhalla | Sep 08, 2025 | 0 Comments

Exciting opportunity to join Rothstein Donatelli Team as a Paralegal in the Albuquerque Location: We are a busy litigation firm that specializes in civil rights and criminal defense. We strive to provide outstanding legal representation and provide our clients with the highest level of advocacy....

Welcome Clay Wilwol - Albuquerque Attorney

Posted by Carey Bhalla | Oct 17, 2024 | 0 Comments

Our Albuquerque office welcomes Clay Wilwol as a new associate. Clay's practice focuses on criminal defense and, civil rights, and Indian law.  Before joining Rothstein Donatelli, Clay spent two years serving as judicial law clerk, first to the Honorable Zachary A. Ives of the New Mexico Court o...

Congratulations and welcome back - Alex Alvarado

Posted by Carey Bhalla | Sep 10, 2024 | 0 Comments

We are excited to announce that Alejandro “Alex” Alvarado has accepted a permanent position as an Associate in our Albuquerque office having passed the Bar in August.  We sincerely congratulate Alex on this great accomplishment.  Alex worked with the Firm as a Law Clerk earlier this year, so we k...

Mr. Donatelli Goes to Washington

Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Dec 06, 2023 | 0 Comments

On Monday, Mark Donatelli participated in a presentation to the Department of Justice Capital Case Review Committee on behalf of a capital-eligible Bureau of Prisons defendant. Together with Jacob and Jose Vela of the Vela Law Firm in Houston and their Mitigation Specialist, Gina Vitale, the team...

Swearing in of Allison Athens

Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Oct 23, 2023 | 0 Comments

Associate Allison K. Athens was finally able to complete her journey to becoming a licensed attorney in New Mexico on October 12, 2023 when she was sworn in by the New Mexico Supreme Court after signing the Roll of Attorneys (Allison is also licensed in Alaska, Colorado, Washington, and with the ...

NABA-AZ SEVEN GENERATIONS DINNER & SILENT AUCTION

Posted by Eric N. Dahlstrom | Sep 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

Rothstein Donatelli Partners, Attorneys, and recent Summer Associates, Jeneva Kame Parks and Shandiin Herrera, attend the Annual Seven Generations Dinner & Silent Auction. Rothstein is a proud Nation Building sponsor of this event. This annual event is hosted by the Native American Bar Associati...

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