Modrall Sperling
Maria O'Brien is a Partner at Modrall Sperling, specializing in Natural Resources, Environmental, and Utility law since February 1998. The primary focus of O'Brien's practice is on water law, encompassing water resources, water quality, and related regulatory matters, including compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act. O'Brien has experience representing clients from both the public and private sectors before the Office of the New Mexico State Engineer, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, and in state and federal courts. Prior to this role, O'Brien served as a Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable James A. Parker in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico from September 1992 to September 1994. O'Brien holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of New Mexico School of Law, a Master's Degree in Botany from the University of Rhode Island, and a Bachelor's Degree in Human Ecology from Connecticut College.
Modrall Sperling
Modrall Sperling is the counsel of choice for complex business, litigation and natural resources challenges anywhere in New Mexico. In many of our specialty areas of practice, our legal teams are retained to work on issues throughout the Southwest and across the nation. To solve their key challenges, clients rely on our depth of experience and ability to work with them as part of a multi-specialty representation built across a wide range of practice areas. We offer well-developed legal niches involving schools, railroads, banks, mining, oil and gas development companies, Native American and public lands, energy and utilities companies, healthcare providers, and Native American law, among others. Knowing our clients' business -- together with the regulatory and competitive environments in which they operate -- enables us to spot developments that may affect them so that together we can take action. Clients hire Modrall Sperling for our experience. They keep us for our counsel.