Posted by Carey Bhalla | Jun 21, 2023 |
Trisha received her undergraduate degree from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. While she was there, she worked at the House of Representatives as a research intern for the Education Committee, getting firsthand experience with how laws are made. This furthered her interest in the law ...
Posted by Manya Snyder | Jun 15, 2023 |
Authored by Shandiin Herrera and Jeneva Parks, Summer Associates
Today, we breathe a sigh of relief as the Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act in Haaland v. Brackeen As summer associates at Rothstein Donatelli tasked with research to prepare for the possibility of a different opin...
Posted by April E. Olson | Jun 15, 2023 |
In a 133-page Opinion authored by Judge Barrett, the United States Supreme Court Upholds the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Link to Opinion here. Rothstein Donatelli filed an amicus brief in support of the ICWA. Opinions of the Court - 2022 (supremecourt.gov)
Posted by April E. Olson | Jun 08, 2023 |
Jeneva R. Kame Parks (she/ella) was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and is of Mexican, Japanese, and European descent. In the fall, she will be graduating from the University of Arizona with two degrees—a Juris Doctor degree, with a certificate in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy, and a Maste...
Posted by Carey Bhalla | Jun 05, 2023 |
Griffin Arellano is a rising third-year student at the University of New Mexico School of Law (Class of 2024). He is a Manuscript Editor for the New Mexico Law Review and anticipates publication of his article “Action is not Activism: Moving Yazzie/Martinez v. State Forward” in the forthcoming is...
Posted by April E. Olson | Jun 05, 2023 |
Shandiin Herrera is a rising 2L at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State Universityin the Indian Legal Program. She serves as the President of the Native American Law StudentAssociation. Shandiin is from Monument Valley, Utah, and is a proud member of the Navajo Nation.She recei...
Posted by Carey Bhalla | May 31, 2023 |
Hakim Bellamy (he/him) is a rising second-year student at the University of New Mexico School of Law (Class of 2025). After seven years at the City of Albuquerque (serving under both Mayor Berry and Mayor Keller) and four years at the State of New Mexico (under Governor Bill Richardson), Bellamy'...
Posted by Isabella Pacheco | May 04, 2023 |
Identity theft can be devastating for victims. It often can create credit and financial problems for victims. And it also can threaten the victim's sense of security.
Identity theft can leave victims saddled with numerous problems to clean up in the wake. In some instances, a victim of identity ...
Posted by Carolyn "Cammie" M. Nichols | May 01, 2023 |
On May 16, 2019, Larissa Waln (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) walked towards the auditorium with her fellow seniors, her deep purple graduation cap adorned with intricate bead work done by her father, Bryan Waln (Rosebud Sioux). Her cap was adorned by an eagle plume gifted to her by family to honor t...
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Mar 27, 2023 |
We are pleased to announce that Allison Athens has joined our Indian law practice in Santa Fe. Allison grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. After law school she clerked for the Alaska Court of Appeals and then worked at the Office...
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Jan 30, 2023 |
Attorney Carolyn M. “Cammie” Nichols and paralegals Esther Lopez and Sonia Salazar have been for the past several years diligently pursuing claims against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe on behalf of clients who are survivors of sexual abuse by priests; first in litigation, then in bankruptcy court a...
Posted by Glennas'ba Augborne Arents | Jan 11, 2023 |
Rothstein Donatelli is hiring a Summer Associate 2023. Tempe, AZ. This is a 40 hour/week in-office position with remote work flexibility, as needed and approved upon hire. Applicants must have completed 1L or 2L year by Summer 2023. Excellent research abilities. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Indian law coursework and work experience is preferred but not required. Closing Date: February 10, 2023.
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Nov 02, 2022 |
Exciting news! Our Albuquerque location is growing and has hired three new associate attorneys this year. We are happy to welcome Taylor Smith, Isabella Pacheco, and Roshanna Toya to the team...
Posted by Taylor Smith | Aug 19, 2022 |
After an hours-long standoff at a home in Albuquerque on July 6, 2022, during which the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) repeatedly threw smoke grenades and flash bangs into the home, which ultimately caused a fire that destroyed the home, fift...
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Aug 05, 2022 |
Rothstein attorneys Adriana Orman and Wouter Zwart and New Mexico Environmental Law Center attorney Mia Montoya Hammersley authored the article “Indigenous Erasure in Public Schools, Critical Race Theory, Discriminatory Policies, and Remedies for Students,” published in the July/August 2022 issue...
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Jul 07, 2022 |
Kendra is a rising 3L at the University of Oklahoma Law School, where she is getting her certificate in Indian law. A native Nebraskan, she received her BA in Education and MA in History from the University of Nebraska at Kearney before moving to Flagstaff, Arizona to attend Northern Arizona Univ...
Posted by Carolyn "Cammie" M. Nichols | Jun 08, 2022 |
Yoselin is a rising third-year student at the University of New Mexico School of Law. Yoselin is originally from Denver, Colorado. She visited New Mexico once, and that is all it took to know this was to be her home and where she would attend law school. At UNMSOL, she serves as the Vice Presiden...
Posted by Carolyn "Cammie" M. Nichols | Jun 08, 2022 |
Emmalee (she/her) is currently a rising third-year student at the University of New Mexico School of Law. She is extremely passionate about the advancement of equity and diversity in the legal space. In furtherance of this passion and in addition to her work with Rothstein Donatelli, she has cler...
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Jun 01, 2022 |
Partner Mark Donatelli was interviewed as part of an investigation by NPR and the The Marshall Project into a federal prison located in Thomson, Illinois, that is one of the country's most violent and dangerous prisons. The prison has been the location of the federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) sp...
Posted by Unknown | Dec 09, 2021 |
DWIs and Expungement
A frequently asked expungement question is “Can I expunge my DWI conviction?” The answer, as it so often is in the law, is: “It depends.” The New Mexico Criminal Records Expungement Act is divided up into different sections, including Convictions and Non-Convictions. All “no...
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Nov 18, 2021 |
Earlier this month, the families of Rex Corcoran, Jr., and Carmela DeVargas led a protest in front of the Santa Fe County Detention Center in support of their demand that a grand jury be empaneled to investigate the jail's role in the deaths of Mr. Corcoran and Ms. DeVargas. Mr. Corcoran and Ms. ...
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Oct 27, 2021 |
Partner April Olson will join with other distinguished panelists at the upcoming 18th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference (November 4th & 5th) to discuss legal protections for Indian children beyond the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) that are still viable after the Fifth Circuit's Brakeen...
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Oct 12, 2021 |
The Firm is pleased to welcome Steve Heeley as of counsel. The breadth and depth of Steve's work on behalf of Indian tribes is unparalleled. Most recently, Steve spent many years as outside counsel and consultant to a large tribe in Arizona, and, prior to that, as in-house counsel for the tribe...
Posted by Donna M. Connolly | Sep 21, 2021 |
Partner Mark Donatelli chides Governor Lujan Grisham for ignoring the results of a recent study showing that bail reform in New Mexico (implemented in 2017) has successfully reduced pretrial detention rates while maintaining public safety. Notwithstanding the results of the study, Governor Lujan...
Posted by Glennas'ba Augborne Arents | Aug 11, 2021 |
Associate Attorney Job Announcement