Awards
2022
- Awarded the national Purple Ribbon Award for most innovative work supporting survivors of domestic violence
- Inducted into the Credit Union Hall of Fame
2021
- Received the prestigious Everyday Hero Award
2020
- Recognized on the list of 100 Outstanding Democratic Women in New Mexico
- Received from the New Mexico Domestic Violence Resource Center a Purple Ribbon Award for her outstanding work for survivors of domestic violence
- Outstanding Democratic Women in New Mexico
- Outstanding Community Service Award – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
2019
- W.K. Kellogg Fellow
- Chair, Rights of Women Committee - ABA
2018
- Outstanding Committee Award as Chair of the ABA - Rights of Women
- Recognized in Essence Magazine as a leading lawyer in nonprofit work
2017-2016
- Priceless Award for outstanding work for women and girls
- Phi Beta Lambda Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year
2015-2008
- Mary McLeod Bethune Woman Leader of the Year (2015)
- Lawyer of the Year, presented by the Albuquerque Bar Association (2015)
- Public Lawyer of the Year, presented by the Public Law Section of the New Mexico State Bar (2012)
- Recipient of Award for Outstanding Community Service (2010)
- Elected as a member of the Electoral College for New Mexico (2008)
