Sarah M. Stevenson

Sarah M. Stevenson

Santa Fe, NM recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
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32 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Environmental Law Energy Law Native American Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Santa Fe.

Biography

Sarah Stevenson is a shareholder in the Natural Resources Department and a litigator representing public entities and private businesses. Her natural resources experience focuses on water law, including water adjudications and interstate water compacts, and Native American law, including natural resource development projects on Native American land. She has advised clients developing projects on Native American land on issues regarding indigenous rights, jurisdiction, and contract formation. Sarah has litigated business disputes and employment and First Amendment cases.

Sarah graduated magna cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, and received a joint J.D./M.A. in International Political Economics and Development from Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. While at Fordham, she was chosen as a Crowley Scholar in International Human Rights, participated in the Leitner Human Rights Clinic, and was a research assistant for Professor Russell Pearce. She clerked for the Honorable Patricio M. Serna of the New Mexico Supreme Court from 2009 to 2011. Her B.A. is from Scripps College.

Southwest Super Lawyers® has listed Sarah as a Southwest Rising Star in Appellate practice, and she has been named a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys. Sarah is recognized by Best Lawyers in America© for her work in Environmental Law and Native American Law.

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32 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Fordham University, J.D., graduated 2009
  • Fordham University, M.A., graduated 2009
  • Scripps College, B.A., graduated 2001

  • New Mexico, New Mexico
  • New York, New York
  • United States, United States Supreme Court
  • United States, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • New Mexico, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

  • Indian Law Section, State Bar of New Mexico - Board of Directors, 2016-2018
  • New Mexico Women's Bar Association - Member
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation - Member, 2011-present; Young Professionals Committee, 2012-2016; Human Rights and the Extractive Industries Conference Steering Committee, February 2016

  • New Mexico - Supreme Court
  • New Mexico, New Mexico
  • New York, New York
  • United States, United States Supreme Court
  • United States, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • New Mexico, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
  • Indian Law Section, State Bar of New Mexico - Board of Directors, 2016-2018
  • New Mexico Women's Bar Association - Member
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation - Member, 2011-present; Young Professionals Committee, 2012-2016; Human Rights and the Extractive Industries Conference Steering Committee, February 2016
  • Fordham University, J.D., graduated 2009
  • Fordham University, M.A., graduated 2009
  • Scripps College, B.A., graduated 2001
  • New Mexico - Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Environmental Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Environmental Law, Santa Fe (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Native American Law
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America© in Environmental Law and Native American Law, 2021
  • Benchmark Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, recognized as a Future Star, 2020-present
  • Southwest Super Lawyers®, selected as a Southwest Rising Star, 2014-present

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