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4 days ago | superlawyers.com | Natalie Pompilio

First as a nurse, now as a litigator, Tammy White-Farrell has put analytical thinking to good use Published in 2025 West Virginia Super Lawyers magazine By Natalie Pompilio on April 21, 2025 Tammy White-Farrell has practiced law for more than 30 years, but she still uses the skills she honed during her time as a registered nurse. Both jobs, she notes, require focus, creative problem-solving and compassion. “A good nurse, like a good counselor, is an analyst and an educator as well as a...

1 week ago | superlawyers.com | Natalie Pompilio

When David Mielke began practicing water rights law in Albuquerque 27 years ago, he inherited a case that had been in dispute for more than a dozen years. It concerns quantifying the water rights of three pueblos—Jemez, Zia and Santa Ana—in the Jemez River Basin. More than two decades later, it still hasn’t been concluded. “Water rights settlements typically take a long time to litigate or negotiate,” says Mielke, a partner at Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Mielke & Brownell.

1 week ago | superlawyers.com | Steph Weber

Joleen Youngers’ quest to end toxic culture in college sports Published in 2025 Southwest Super Lawyers magazine By Steph Weber on April 15, 2025 The longer Joleen Youngers practices, the more she rejects the early career advice she was given: “Be a dispassionate advocate, fight for your clients without emotional involvement.” To her, that mindset never felt quite right. This was especially true when student-athletes from the New Mexico State University men’s basketball program alleged that...

1 month ago | superlawyers.com | Amy White

Jared Nelson’s journey from parole agent to workers’ comp lawyer Published in 2025 Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine By Amy White on March 26, 2025 Born and raised in New York City, Jared Nelson was earning his B.A. in government at the University of Virginia, and imagining a career in the FBI or CIA, when he met Joelle, now his wife, who is from Louisiana. “My journey truly started when I came down to Louisiana,” Nelson says. “I think the CIA might have been fantasy,” he says, laughing. “But...

1 month ago | superlawyers.com | Nancy Henderson

Published in 2025 Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine By Nancy Henderson on March 26, 2025 In 1993, when Billy Corbello asked his cousin Michael Veron to do battle with Shell Oil, Veron was initially reluctant but found he couldn’t say no. For starters, he loved his cousin like a brother.