Congratulations to the Wild Horse Pass Development Authority and the Gila River Indian Community for this amazing and well-deserved recognition! The Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass showcases the art, cultural, and history of the Akimel O'otham and Pee Posh peoples to create a truly unique reso...
Congratulations to the Gila River Indian Community, the Casa Blanca School faculty, teachers, students and families on this amazing culturally immersive school! The Casa Blanca School has been recognized by the architecture community for numerous regional and national awards. The Casa Blanca Scho...
Rothstein Donatelli congratulates Summer Associate Griffin Arellano's on the publication of his article, “Action is Not Activism: Moving Martinez/Yazzie v. State Forward,” in the next edition of the New Mexico Law Review. Griffin was inspired to write about the Yazzie/Martinez case after working ...
Partner April Olson presents on the Supreme Court decision in Brackeen v. Haaland at the National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual Conference, along with attorneys Nikki Borchardt Campbell and Johanna Farmer from the National American Indian Court Judges Association and Chie...
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 ...
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...
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)
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...
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...
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...
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'...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
