Nann M. Winter

Ms. Winter has represented local public bodies for over 25 years and served 12 years as a full-time in-house Deputy and Assistant City Attorney for the City of Albuquerque from 1991-2003 focusing primarily on utility, right-of-way, and procurement issues. Ms. Winter reported to no less than three mayors during that time. Ms. Winter was one of a handful of New Mexico “Board of Legal Specialization” Specialists in Local Government Law from 2005-2015. In July 2012, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez appointed Ms. Winter Chair of the New Mexico Finance Authority immediately after that agency disclosed the posting of a fraudulent audit. In March 2013, Moody’s reinstated the Authority’s high bond rating, citing strong governance and “positive organizational changes.”

Ms. Winter and the Stelzner Firm have consistently represented most of these public agencies for years, through multiple administrations. The Firm has represented the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority continuously for 16 years, as outside general counsel. The Firm has represented Bernalillo County for 16 years, the City of Raton for 15 years, the Angel Fire Public Improvement District as general counsel for 11 years, the Jicarilla Apache Nation for 8 years, and the City of Gallup for 7 years.