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Address
Albuquerque Plaza
201 Third Street NW, Suite 1850
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 (Bernalillo Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
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(Main Office) The Shareholders of Atkinson, Thal & Baker, P.C. possess combined experience of more than 100 years in New Mexico and Colorado federal and state courts, and have represented clients in numerous other states and courts, in major litigation, trials, and commercial arbitration, as well as other alternative dispute resolution procedures. 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 on providing bold, aggressive, and smart representation to prevent problems before they occur and to mitigate and solve problems when they arise. Statement of PracticeCivil 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 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, Inc.
Hampson Aerospace, Inc.
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
MEI Technologies, 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.
AddressAlbuquerque Plaza
201 Third Street NW, Suite 1850
Albuquerque, NM 87102, (Bernalillo Co.)
PhonePhone: 505-764-8111
Fax: 505-764-8374
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Website
http://www.atb-law.com
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); Ovecka v. Burlington Northern S.F. Railway Co., 2008-NMCA-140, 145 N.M. 113, 194 P.3d 728; Magoffe v. JLG Industries, Inc., 2008 WL 2883152 (D.N.M.), Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) p. 18,028.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); Kilgore v. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., et al., N.M. Ct. App. No. 27,470 (5/29/09). Practice Areas: 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
ASSOCIATESGeorge 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
Justin D. Rodriguez (Associate) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Arizona; 2009, New Mexico. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., Justice Studies, magna cum laude, 2003); University of New Mexico (J.D., 2006). Law Clerk to Hon. Chief Judge Mark B. McFeeley, 2005-2006. Author: "Section 109(h): What Does It All Really Mean?" Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor Issue No. 7, July 2006. Member: State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of New Mexico.Email: Justin D. Rodriguez
OF COUNSELElizabeth 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.Email: Elizabeth Losee
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