Stuart R. Butzier
Recognized since 2008
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law











Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: http://www.modrall.com/srb
- E-mail: stuart.butzier@modrall.com
Location
- 123 East Marcy Street, Suite 201
P.O. Box 9318
Santa Fe, NM 87504-9318
Education
- University of New Mexico , J.D., graduated 1989
- Grinnell College, BA, graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico, State Bar of New Mexico
- New Mexico, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
- New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- New Mexico, United States Supreme Court
Affiliations
- Association of Commerce and Industry - Energy and Extractive Industries Committee
- Modrall Sperling's Natural Resources Department - Chair
- New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division - Member, Director's Advisory Committee
- New Mexico Mining Association - Environmental, Legislative Affairs, and Coal committees
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation - Board Member and Trustee
32 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
2 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America awards










Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Environmental, Santa Fe (2022)
- Environmental Law, Santa Fe (2021)
- Litigation - Environmental, Santa Fe (2020)
- Environmental Law, Santa Fe (2019)
- Litigation - Environmental, Santa Fe (2018)
- Natural Resources Law, Santa Fe (2016)
- Mining Law, Santa Fe (2015)
- Litigation - Environmental, Albuquerque (2013)
- Mining Law, Albuquerque (2012)
- Environmental Law, Albuquerque (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for work in:
- Mining Law
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Natural Resources Law
Special Focus
- Administrative
- Administrative/Regulatory
- Appellate
- Clean Water Act
- Coal
- Commercial
- Energy
- Environmental
- Environmental Cleanup
- Hard Rock
- Industrial Minerals
- Litigation
- Mental Health
- Mining
- Permitting
- Precious Metals
- Reclamation
- Regulatory
- Superfunds/Environmental Remediation
- Water
Awards:
- Best Lawyers of America® in Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental, Mining Law and Natural Resources Law, 2008-present
- Chambers USA Directories of America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Environment, Natural Resources and Regulated Industries, 2010-present
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- New Mexico Business Weekly "Best of the Bar in Natural Resources," 2011
- International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers, 2003-present
- Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law (NREEL) Section of the State Bar of New Mexico Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year, 2018
- Southwest Super Lawyers® (derived from a lawyer survey), 2008-present; “Top 25 New Mexico Super Lawyers,” 2018-2019
"Stuart is very good at listening and does not rush into a given tactic or pressure to have his client accept a particular strategy. He is very good at communicating the potential pitfalls."
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"Stuart Butzier has been extremely valuable on the matters we have worked on together. He is a very clear communicator."