Montgomery and Andrews Law Firm

Overview

Ms. Shaheen practices in the natural resources, environmental law, and litigation areas of the firm. She represents public entities, as well as private parties, with a focus on administrative and regulatory law. Prior to joining Montgomery & Andrews in September 2007, Ms. Shaheen clerked for the Honorable Celia Foy Castillo of the New Mexico Court of Appeals for two years.

Education

University of New Mexico School of Law, Juris Doctorate 2005

Natural Resources Journal, citations & processing co-editor

University of North Texas, Bachelor of Music 1979

Professional Memberships and Activities

State Bar of New Mexico, admitted September 2005

Board Member, Public Law Section, 2004-present

Member, Natural Resources/Energy/Environmental Law Section

Oliver Seth American Inn of Court, Associate Member, 2006-2008

First Judicial District Bar Association

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

Honors

Thesis Honors 2005, Weighing and Balancing Social and Economic Considerations of Siting Landfills to Address Environmental Justice Concerns

Publications

Co-author, with Gary Kilpatric, of "A New Day in New Mexico for Third Party Bad Faith Claims", FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law Regulation, Vol. XV, ed. VII, Sept. 1, 2004

Representative Clients

Highland Meadows Estates Mutual Domestic Water Consumers & Sewage Works Association, a rural water association formed under the New Mexico Sanitary Projects Act