Robles, Rael & Anaya, P.C. attorneys provide governmental clients throughout the southwest with full service legal representation, including running quasi-judicial proceedings for governmental bodies. Our attorneys have significant experience serving as in-house counsel for municipalities and counties, in addition to representing our clients in the private sector. We bring additional expertise in election related matters, including interpretation of the Election Code and complying with the requirements for general and special elections. Additionally, we regularly counsel clients on the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, and Procurement Code to ensure compliance with these laws.

Further, Robles, Rael & Anaya, P.C. attorneys frequently perform the following:

• Researching and drafting ordinances, bylaws and resolutions

• Drafting and defending the implementation of subdivision regulations and zoning codes

• Developing and reviewing police department standard operating procedures

• Developing and reviewing police employment policies

• Advising and representing governments in employer/employee matters

• Drafting and reviewing contracts

• Advising governing body during council/commission meetings

• Advise clients on legal issues regarding funding and budgetary matters

Our firm anticipates and identifies legal issues for our clients and develops strategies and solutions to these legal problems. Robles, Rael & Anaya will work to fulfill of our municipal clients’ legal needs.

Public Policy and Intergovernmental Relations

Robles, Rael & Anaya, P.C. attorneys are committed to a bipartisan approach to comprehensive problem solving. Our attorneys advise clients on a wide range of public policy matters and regularly lobby before the New Mexico Legislature, the Executive Branch of the state government, county and city boards, and in the federal arena.

Because our attorneys and professionals practice before the executive and legislative branches of federal, state, and local governments, we understand the substance and process of how governments initiate, pass, and implement the laws and regulations. This allows us to provide counsel on highly sensitive and complex matters to a diverse body of clients.

Given the latitudinal interests of our clients and the political balance of power in both the United States Congress and the New Mexico State Legislature, we have deliberately recruited the highest quality attorneys from both sides of the political aisle to ensure the development of strong and lasting relationships between both Democratic and Republican leaders. We are proud of committing our firm’s practices to these principles of inclusiveness, open communication, and diversity.

Our lawyers specialize in the following:

• Securing competitive grant funds

• Resolving administrative and regulatory issues

• Appropriations

• Energy matters

• Environmental policy

• Water issues

• Government contracts

• Public safety

• Transportation matters

• Rulemaking

• Passage, defeat or amendment of legislation

• Enforcement matters