Agustin Martinez was admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in October of 2023. He was born and raised in Grants. Mr. Martinez has been interested in the legal field since he was a child and focused on working in areas close to the legal field after graduating from undergraduate school. After graduating from…

Ms. Sona was admitted to the State of New Mexico Bar in 2017, the District of Columbia Bar in 2018, and the Navajo Nation Bar in 2019. During law school, Ms. Sona represented low-income Tribal members through the University of New Mexico Southwest Indian Law Clinic resolving civil and criminal matters arising under international, federal,…

Ms. Baecker was born and raised in northern New Mexico. While attending law school, Ms. Baecker was on the Dean’s List and received the Dean’s Award for Significant Contribution to the Law School Community. She also served as a Co-Lead Citations Editor of the Natural Resources Journal. Prior to joining Robles, Rael, and Anaya, P.C.,…

Robert M. White rejoined the law firm of Robles, Rael & Anaya, P.C., after serving as an Associate Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Albuquerque. Previously, he had served sixteen years as City Attorney for the City of Albuquerque where his practice focused in the areas of land use, administrative law, and local government…

Ms. Zifferblatt began practicing law in New Mexico in 2004 by representing Pueblo members in State District Court and in the Eight Northern Indian Pueblo Tribal courts.  She also worked as an analyst for the New Mexico House of Representatives Judiciary Committee in 2004 and 2005 and served as special counsel during impeachment proceedings involving…

After spending 18 years working as an archaeologist in southwestern Alaska, Philomena Hausler switched careers and became an attorney. She began her legal career in 2006 with a judicial clerkship at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2006-2007) followed by a judicial clerkship at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…

William W. Zarr joined Robles, Rael & Anaya in December of 2018 following retirement from the City of Albuquerque Legal Department, where he was a managing attorney for the Municipal Affairs Division. Prior to joining the City Attorney’s office in 2016, Mr. Zarr served as the City Attorney for Roswell, New Mexico from 2014-2016. Before…

Mr. Grunow obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, cum laude, in 2013 and his Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2017.  Mr. Grunow was awarded the Health Law Scholar Award upon graduation. While attending law school, he participated in the University of New Mexico School of Law’s Business…

Ms. Nixon graduated from the Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law in 2014 as a member of the Woolsack Honor Society. Additionally, Ms. Nixon was awarded the Excellence for the Future Award in Civil Pre-Trial Practice and Advocacy. During law school, Ms. Nixon completed an externship for the Honorable James O. Browning of the…

Samuel Chris DeFillippo was admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in April of 2018.  Mr. DeFillippo’s education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Western State Colorado University and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law. While in law school, Mr. DeFillippo served as an extern for…