Facing thousands of sexual-abuse lawsuits filed by former scouts, the Boy Scouts of America (“BSA”) has filed for bankruptcy. Through bankruptcy, the BSA will establish a fund to compensate survivors of sexual abuse at the hand of BSA employees and volunteers. Survivors will have a limited time i...
Gathering the necessary paperwork to petition the court to clear a criminal record takes time and New Mexico courts are bracing for incoming expungement petitions. This new law now in effect is poised to offer many New Mexicans the opportunity to clear their names. To read the full story.
Lessons of 1980 riot haven't been fully learned By Mark Donatelli Feb 1, 2020 As a law student in 1976, I investigated prisoner claims of cruel and unusual punishment at the Penitentiary of New Mexico south of Santa Fe, ranging from brutal beatings by guards to torture of mentally ill prisone...
Rothstein Donatelli civil rights attorneys Carolyn M. “Cammie” Nichols, Alicia Lopez, and Maggie Lane have filed their fifth lawsuit on behalf of a victim of former schoolteacher and convicted sex offender, Gary Gregor, and Gregor's employer, the Espanola Public School District (EPS). Victim C...
One of the deadliest prison riots in American history occurred at the state penitentiary in Santa Fe on February 2, 1980. The riot lasted nearly 36 hours and ultimately resulted in the deaths of 33 prisoners. On the fortieth anniversary of this horrific event, Mark Donatelli spoke with the Albuqu...
Gary Gregor was convicted last Wednesday of criminal sexual contact with a minor in the latest victory for justice for the victims of this former Española teacher. The victim in this case is represented in a lawsuit against Española Public Schools, Gregor, and then-principal Ruby Montoya by Roths...
This morning attorneys for Rothstein Donatelli Kate Thompson and Megan Dorsey went on KDCE Coffee Break to explain to listeners about the new Criminal Record Expungement Act, who will qualify, and why this law is important for those affected by past arrest records and convictions.
Due to his alarming deteriorating medical condition caused by lack of critical medical care at the Santa Fe County Jail, attorneys for Diego Pirchardo-Rodriguez Megan Dorsey and Mark Donatelli requested their client be released from custody. As the jail could not meet his medical needs, State District Judge T. Glenn Ellington ordered...
Despite concerns over miscommunication within the District Attorney's Office, Judge T. Glenn Ellington granted the state's motion to detain Diego Pirchardo-Rodriguez pending trial. At the hearing, attorney for Mr. Pirchardo-Rodriguez Megan Dorsey, revealed witness statements obtained from the District Attorney's Office reporting that a light-colored truck had...
Rothstein Donatelli LLP is proud to announce that Associate Attorney Glennas'ba B. Augborne was sworn into the Navajo Nation Bar Association on Monday, November 4, 2019. Glennas'ba was one of eleven legal practitioners sworn into the Navajo Nation Bar Association before a crowded courtroom of pr...
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 ...
