Atty. James C. Brockmann
James C. Brockmann is a board-certified water law specialist whose practice focuses on water law and related areas of water quality, water rights and utility law.Mr.
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James C. Brockmann is an attorney based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, practicing at Stein & Brockmann PA. They have 40+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1986. Admitted to practice in New Mexico (1986). Educated at University of Utah (JD, 1986). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Water Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Natural Resources Law (2026). Serands clients in Santa Fe, NM and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- James C. Brockmann is a board-certified water law specialist whose practice focuses on water law and related areas of water quality, water rights and utility law.Mr
- Brockmann has worked in the Midwest and greater Southwest, with clients ranging from individual states and municipalities, to oil, gas and renewable-energy companies
- His experience includes suits involving the apportionment of water from the North Platte River and upstream diversions of the Arkansas River, as well as Alamogordo’s successful application for groundwater appropriation
- Mr. Brockmann is a shareholder in Stein and Brockmann, P.A., where he handles cases that involve the planning, declaration, buying/selling, acquisition/transfer and leasing of water rights
- new appropriations
- and water development and conservation plans
- This has included representation in the adjudication of rights to the Rio Hondo River system and in determining water rights to the Big Horn River system
- Mr. Brockmann has carried out extensive due diligence and analyses for state initiatives and the courts, in addition to successfully mediating multiple water rights disputes.Mr
- Brockmann also has written and spoken extensively on many New Mexico water rights matters and regularly practices in front of administrative bodies, and state and federal district and appellate courts
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New Mexico
Practicing law in New Mexico. Legal matters in New Mexico are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Santa Fe are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Mexico state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Mexico brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Mexico courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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