Background
Cooney, John R. was born on July 31, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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John R. Cooney
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University of New Mexico (Bachelor of Arts, 1965. Bachelor of Laws, magna cum laude, 1965).
Career
Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, 455 United States. 130, 102 South.Ct. 894 (1982); Texas Utilities Company and Chaco Energy Company v. Santa Fe Industries, Incorporated., 553 F. Supp. 106 (North Dakota Texas 1982); Ormsbee Development Company v. Grace v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company, 668 F.2d 1140 (10th Circuit 1982), certified den. Grace v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad, 459 United States. 838 103 South.Ct. 84 (1982); Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Supron, 782 F.2d 855 (10th Circuit 1986), cert, den. Southern Union Company v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, 479 United States. 970, 107 South.Ct. 471 (1986); Jette v. Bergland, 579 F.2d 59 (10th Circuit 1978); Duke City Lumber v. Terrel, 88 North.M. 299, 540 P.2d 229 (1975)Worked at Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Natural Resources Law, Antitrust Law, Indian Affairs Law. Admitted to the bar, 1965, New Mexico. Phi Kappa Phi. Listed in Who"s Who in American Law, 1992-1993 Edition.
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, in the categories of Business Litigation and Natural Resources Law (Oil and Gas.
Mining). Chairman, Board of Editors, Natural Resources Journal, 1964-1965. Member, Adjunct Faculty, University of New Mexico, School of Law, 1972-1983.
Member, New Mexico Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions, 1972-1977. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (President, 1980-1981.
Director, Commercial Litigation and Antitrust Section, 1992).
American Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Hard Minerals Committee, Natural Resources Section, 1982-1983. Sections of Antitrust. Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law.
Litigation).
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (Trustee). Fellow, New Mexico Bar Foundation (President, 1982-1983. Secretary-Treasurer, 1984-1988).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (President, 1993).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Adjunct Faculty, University of New Mexico, School of Law, 1972-1983. Member, New Mexico Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions, 1972-1977. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (President, 1980-1981.
Director, Commercial Litigation and Antitrust Section, 1992).
American Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Hard Minerals Committee, Natural Resources Section, 1982-1983. Sections of Antitrust.
Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law. Litigation); Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (Trustee).
Fellow, New Mexico Bar Foundation (President, 1982-1983.
Secretary-Treasurer, 1984-1988). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
(President, 1993).
Fellow, New Mexico Bar Foundation (President, 1982-1983. Secretary-Treasurer, 1984-1988). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
(President, 1993).
