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| | Location: Albuquerque Plaza, 201 Third Street NW, Suite 1850, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, (Bernalillo Co.) | | |
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| Atkinson, Thal & Baker, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation, Trial and Appellate Practice in New Mexico and Colorado Federal and State Courts: Complex Commercial, Tort, Energy (Pipeline, Natural Gas, Oil), Natural Resources (Mineral and Water) Litigation, Railroad Law, Aviation Litigation, Securities Litigation, Products Liability and Mass Tort Litigation, Professional Malpractice (Accounting, Engineering/Architectural, Legal, Medical, Real Estate Professional), Employment and Intellectual Property Litigation. | | Year Established: 1992 | Firm Profile:
The Shareholders of Atkinson, Thal & Baker, P.C. possess combined experience of more than 50 years in New Mexico and Colorado federal and state courts, and have represented clients in numerous other states and courts, in major litigation and trials. The Attorneys of Atkinson, Thal & Baker, P.C. offer their clients highly individualized, focused advice and representation regarding major personal injury and business cases and alternative dispute resolution approaches to avoid or resolve litigation. Atkinson, Thal & Baker, P.C. prides itself in providing bold, aggressive, and smart representation to prevent problems before they occur and to solve problems when they arise. | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
Aspen Avionics; BNSF Railway Company; Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation; Union Pacific Railroad Company; CPA Mutual Insurance Co.; John Deere Company; Electromech Technologies; Hampson Aerospace, Inc.; Kinder Morgan, Inc.; Major League Baseball Players Association; National Railroad Passenger Corporation; New Mexico State University; Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Co.; Seven Bar Enterprises, Inc.; Seven Bar Flying Service; Southwestern Railroad Company, Inc.; Western Railroad Builders, Inc.; Atkinson & Co., Ltd., CPA (not affiliated); United Title Companies, Inc. | | Clifford K. Atkinson (Shareholder) born Little Rock, Arkansas, August 17, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New Mexico; 1993, Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Federal Circuits and U.S. Claims Court; U.S. District Court, Districts of New Mexico, Colorado and Nebraska. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 1973); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1978). Staff Member, 1976-1978 and Editor, 1977-1978, Natural Resources Journal. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Southwest Super Lawyers (Business Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources). Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Natural Resources Specialization Selection Committee, 1990-1996); Colorado and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (New Mexico Liaison, Commercial Litigation Section, 1998-2000); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Executive Committee); New Mexico Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Wiste v. Neff and Company, 967 P.2d 1172 (N.M. App. 1998), cert. denied, 972 P.2d 353 (S.St. 1998); Lowe v. Bloom, 813 P.2d 480 (N.M. 1991); Lowe v. Bloom, 798 P.2d 156 (N.M. 1990); Sleeper v. Reynolds, 760 P.2d 787 (N.M.App. 1988); United States of America v. Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District of New Mexico, 806 F.2d 986 (10th Cir. 1986); United States of America v. Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District, 580 F.Supp. 1434 (N.M. 1984) . Email: Clifford K. Atkinson | | John S. Thal (Shareholder) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New Mexico; 1993, Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Districts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Nebraska. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., with distinction, 1977; J.D., 1981). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Southwest Super Lawyers (Business Litigation, Transportation/ Maritime). Recipient: University of New Mexico Centennial Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Economics, 1989. First Prize, Regional Moot Court Competition, 1980. Associate Editor, Natural Resources Journal, 1980-1981. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; Colorado and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (President, 2008-2009); New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Duron v. Western Railroad Builders Corp., 856 F. Supp. 1538 (D.N.M. 1994); LWT, Inc. v. Childers Mfg. Co., 19 F.3d 539 (10th Cir. 1994); Armijo v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, 754 F. Supp. 1526 (D.N.M. 1990), reversed, 19 F.3d 547 (10th Cir. 1994), modified, 27 F.3d 481 (10th Cir. 1994); summary judgement affirmed, 87 F 3d 1188 (10th Cir. 1996); Archibeque v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 70 F 3d 1172 (10th Cir. 1995). Email: John S. Thal | | Douglas A. Baker (Shareholder) born Montclair, NJ, April 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, New Mexico. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1974; J.D., 1978). Barrister, American Inn of Court. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association (Sections of Tort and Insurance Practice; Law Practice Management); New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: New Mexico Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Apodaca v. Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Dept. 647 F.Supp. 752 (D.N.M. 1986), aff'd, 905 F.2d 1445 (10th Cir. 1990); Bajart v. University of New Mexico 980 P.2d 94 (Ct.App. 1999); Flores v. Danfelser 985 P.2d 173 (Ct.App. 1999); Garcia v. New Mexico Office of the Treasurer 959 F.Supp. 1426 (D.N.M. 1997). Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Civil Rights Law; Professional Malpractice Law; Products Liability Law; Tort Litigation; Aviation Law; Civil Rights Law; Professional Malpractice Law; Products Liability Law; Tort Litigation. Email: Douglas A. Baker | | Michael Kaemper (Shareholder) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1999, New Mexico; U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1999). Appointed by New Mexico Supreme Court to the Code of Professional Conduct Committee, January 2008 - December 2010. Selected, Best Lawyers in America, Railroad Law. Recipient, New Mexico Foundation for Open Government Fellowship, 1997-1999. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Sections on: Commercial Litigation/Antitrust; Trial Practice); American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section); New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association. Email: Michael Kaemper | | —————————— | | George Benjamin (Ben) Davis (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2000); Baylor University (J.D., 2006). Recipient, Federal Judiciary Externship Award, Honorable Jeffery Manske, Federal Magistrate, Western District of Texas. Member: State Bar of New Mexico, State Bar of Texas. Email: George Benjamin (Ben) Davis | | OF COUNSEL | | W. R. Logan (Of Counsel) born Anacortes, Washington, December 8, 1943; admitted to bar, 1979, New Mexico. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1966); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1978). Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Board of Trial Advocates. [With USMC, 1966-1971]. Practice Areas: Aviation Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Aviation Litigation; Products Liability; Conservation Easements; Land Trusts. Email: W. R. Logan | | Elizabeth Losee (Of Counsel) born Artesia, New Mexico, September 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, New Mexico; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., 1974) Dean's List; University of New Mexico (J.D., 1981). Notes Editor, New Mexico Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death. Email: Elizabeth Losee |
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