Modrall Sperling

Modrall Sperling is headquartered in New Mexico and has offices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.  The firm was founded in 1937 and has a long history of excellence in the state, throughout the Southwest and across the United States. With around 65 lawyers, the firm provides the highest quality of legal services with expertise in most areas of civil law. Our diverse client base includes major financial institutions, state and local governmental bodies, insurance companies, national and international corporations, energy and natural resource companies, educational institutions, private foundations, farmers, ranchers, large and small businesses and private individuals.

The firm provides innovative legal solutions in all major areas of legal practice and is fully prepared to meet both the basic and sophisticated demands of business and individual clients in a challenging economy. While we remain dedicated to serving New Mexico and the business community that built our firm, we have a solid regional and national presence in a number of practice areas.

Many Modrall Sperling practitioners have held and continue to hold key positions in the community and the legal profession. Within the firm’s current ranks are a former president, current chair, and members of the American Law Institute, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former chair of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, a former chair of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, a former state Senator, a former president and the current secretary of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, and a former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico.

The firm has received top rankings from Chambers USA, recommended as a leading litigation firm by Benchmark Litigation, and ranked in 43 practice areas in Albuquerque and Santa Fe in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” rankings by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® in the annual law firm survey. In addition, many of the firm’s lawyers are individually recognized in Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers in America® and Southwest Super Lawyers®.

Modrall Sperling is committed to maintaining a diverse workplace. The firm is committed to providing equal opportunity at all times without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin, and without regard to age or disability. Our success in achieving diversity in ethnicity and gender is reflected in our staff as well as our lawyers.