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2025 Rio Grande Boulevard, N.W.
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104 (Bernalillo Co.)
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(Main Office) The Branch Law Firm was founded by Turner W. Branch in 1966, and was later joined by his wife, Margaret. Mr. Branch graduated from Baylor Law School, and has offices in Durango, Colorado, as well as Albuquerque, New Mexico and Houston, Texas. Consisting of eleven lawyers (two partners, nine associates), the firm encourages continuing professional development and all partners and associates participate in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs. Since its inception, the firm has continued its commitment to provide quality services to each personal injury, products liability, insurance bad faith and medical malpractice case it handles. The Firm is involved in MDL and class action litigation and has been active in the Plaintiffs' Steering Committees in the L-Tryptophan, Breast Implant, Amtrak, Omniflox, Norplant, Pedicle Screws, Asbestos, Fen-Phen and Baycol MDLs, as well as firm members on the Executive Committee for the Castano Tobacco Litigation. Firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the sections of Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice and Toxic Torts. Statement of PracticePractice Primarily Limited to Trial and Negligence Law, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Aviation, Railroad and Wrongful Death Law. Year Established: 1966
Firm Size: 7
Representative Clients:Provided on request.
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Address2025 Rio Grande Boulevard, N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87104, (Bernalillo Co.)
PhonePhone: 505-243-3500
Fax: 505-243-3534
New Mexico Toll Free: 1-800-562-3456
Nationwide Toll Free: 1-800-828-4529
Website
http://www.branchlawfirm.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesHouston, Texas: 808 Travis Street, Suite 1303. Telephone: 800-243-3545. Fax: 713-224-1622.
Turner W. Branch, (P.A.) (Member) born Houston, Texas, August 22, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, Texas, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; 1989, District of Columbia; 1990, Laguna Indian Tribal Courts; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: The Marist School, Atlanta, Georgia; University of New Mexico (B.A., 1960); Baylor University (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa. Section Editor, Baylor University Law Review, 1964-1965. Recipient, T. R. McDonald Outstanding Student Award, Baylor University, 1965. Author: "Rule 167-Production, Privilege and Waiver," "Probate of a Subsequent Will is Not a Will Contest," and "Book Review: Render Unto Caesar, the Flag Salute Controversy," Baylor Law Review, 1964-1965; "Release-After Discovered Injury," Defense Law Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1970; Closing Arguments, Callahan & Company, 1970; "Wrongful Death of a Minor in Police Custody," 28 American Jurisprudence Trials, 307, 1981; American Jurisprudence Trial, "Handling a Bad Faith First Party Insured Case." "Medical Misdiagnosis Damages and the 'So What?' Defense," New Mexico Trial Lawyer, January, 1983 and Michigan Trial Lawyer, March, 1983; "Misdiagnosis of Cancer," 30 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1983; "Obstetrics and Gynecology Malpractice," 40 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1, 1990; "The Trial of An Ophthalmology Case," 32 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1985; "Failure to Protect the Public From Intoxicated Drivers," 34 American Jurisprudence Trials 499; Branch on Construction Site Accidents, Wiley Law Publications, 1987; "Using Lay Opinion Testimony," Vol. 36 Issue 3, March 1987; Trial Talk, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Publication, 1987; "Silicone Breast Implant Litigation," New Mexico Trial Lawyer, April, 1994. Co-Author with Margaret Moses Branch "Seeking Recovery for Loss of Enjoyment of Life," Trial Magazine, April, 1994. Contributor, "Exemplars of Cross-Examination of Lay Witnesses," Matthew Bender, Cross-Examination of Lay Witnesses, 1988. Editor and Contributing Author: Construction Accident Pleading and Practice, Wiley Law Publications, 1988. Director of Liquor Control, State of New Mexico, 1966-1968. City Attorney, City of Gallup, 1970-1972. Member, House Judiciary Committee and House Corporation and Banking Committee, New Mexico House of Representatives, 1968-1974. Co-Chair, Cartwright Memorial Endowment Fund, 1988. Member of Faculty: National Advanced College of Advocacy, University of Nevada-Reno, 1984; Kansas Trial Lawyers CLE Lecturer on Trial Tactics, Keystone, Colorado, 1988; The National College of Advocacy, University of Washington School of Law, 1985; The National College of Advocacy, "Maximizing Damages," Snowmass, Colorado, 1985; The National College of Advocacy, Basic Trial Advocacy Course, San Diego, California, 1986; The National College of Advocacy, Specialized Course in "Premises Liability," Vail, Colorado, 1986; Kansas Trial Lawyer CLE Santa Fe, Lecturer, Final Arguments, 1989; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Specialized Course in Evidence, 1986; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association "CLE Durango, Colorado Hedonic Damages," 1990. Lecturer, 40th Annual ATLA Convention, "Proving Economic Damages in FELA Cases," New York City, 1986. Lecturer: National Business Institute, Trial Technique, September, 1990; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association, Hedonic Damages, April, 1991; Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Maximizing Settlement Techniques, Washington, D.C., April, 1991; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Damages and Arguing Damages, Durango, Colorado, 1990; Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Voir Dire and Jury Selection, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 1990; Legal Education Institute, Using Rule 26 at Trial, Vail, Colorado, January, 1991; National Business Institute, Handling Automobile Cases, the Aspects of Crashworthiness, June, 1991; Masters Program, Hastings College, University of California Advanced Trial Techniques and Strategy, San Francisco, August, 1991. Author: "Lessons from Unsuccessful Trials," Trial Magazine, 1993. Lecturer: ABOTA, Masters in Trial, "Rise of Hedonic Damages and the Fall of Punitive Damages," Tulsa, Ok., Oct. 1993; Nebraska Trial Lawyers, "Rise of Hedonic Damages and Fall of Punitive Damages," 1993; Iowa Trial Lawyers, "Hedonic Damages," 1993; National Business Institute, "Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in New Mexico," Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 1993. Lecturer: Masters in Trial, BNA/PEI, Albuquerque, New Mexico, "Using Jury Instructions to Your Advantage," LEI, "Lawyer Storytelling," Vail, Colorado, 1993; LEI, "Lawyer Storytelling," Palm Springs, California, 1993; ATLA 1993 Conference in Redondo Beach, CA, "Preparing Witnesses for Direct and Cross-Examination," South Dakota Trial Lawyers, "Closing Arguments," 1993; ATLA Summer Convention, San Francisco, CA, "Using Video Settlement Brochures in L-Tryptophan Cases," August, 1993; BNA/PEI, Albuquerque, New Mexico, "Handling Catastrophic Premises Liability Cases," 1993; BNA, "Products Liability," Albuquerque, New Mexico. Member, Negligence Advisory Committee, American Arbitration Association, 1968. Law Education Institute CLE - Hedonic Damages; Trial Diplomacy Journal Volume 15, No. 2 March/April, 1992, "The Rise of Hedonic Damages and the Fall of Punitive Damages; Instructor at The Ultimate Trial Advocacy Program, Georgetown Law School, ATLA/NCA, March, 1992. ATLA's Damages & Settlement Seminar, Nashville, Tennessee, May, 1992; New Mexico Trial Lawyer Seminar, January, 1992, "Cross-Examining the Expert"; National Business Institute/BNA Seminar on Damages"; "Scheduling and Taking Depositions under the Hague Convention" - ATLA Mid-Year Convention, Boca Raton, Florida, January, 1992; Charter Member Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers - ABA; "'11-16-26-37 Hike' Use of Federal Rules to Settle Cases" - presented to Georgia/Florida Trial Lawyers in Orlando, 1992; ATLA - Tort Track Annual Convention, 1992; ATLA - L-Tryptophan Section - Annual Convention, Washington D.C., 1992. Faculty, "Obstetric Malpractice, Legal, Medical and Nursing Perspectives," Texas Trial Lawyers at CLE in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on Trial Tactics, 1990; A BMW Seminar, 1988. Member: New Mexico Medical-Legal Grievance Committee, 1984; Judicial Selection Committee, 2nd Judicial District, 1989-1991; Plaintiff's Steering Committee, Amtrak "Sunset Limited Train Disaster," MDL 1003. Vice Chairman, Steering Committee, Multi-District Litigation L-Tryptophan Cases, MDL #865; U.S. District Court, Columbia, South Carolina, 1991. Master Bencher, The H. Vearle Payne American Inns of Court, 1992. ABOTA, Masters in Trial, New Orleans, LA. Liaison Counsel for New Mexico, MDL #926 (Breast Implant Litigation, Northern District of Alabama, U.S. District Court). ATLA Midyear Convention, Acapulco, Mexico, Moderator, "Successful Lessons from Unsuccessful Trials," January, 1993; "Video Settlement Brochures" - New Mexico Legal Assistants, October, 1993; "11-16-26-37 Hike - How to Get Your Case Settled Under These Federal Rules" - California Legal Assistants, November, 1993; "Video Settlement Brochures and the Paperless Trial" - Mega Masters, Tucson, Arizona; "Winning in Court" - National Education Network, August, 1993; "The Rise of Hedonic Damages and the Fall of Punitive Damages" - South Carolina Trial Lawyers; " The Breast Implant Global Settlement" - ATLA Winter Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1994; "The Rise of Hedonic Damages and the Fall of Punitive Damages" - Iowa Trial Lawyers, Des Moines, Iowa, November, 1993; "Rule 26 Changes - A New Look at the New Rules" - LEI, Vail, Colorado, March, 1994; "Advanced Evidence at Trial Seminar" - National Education Network, March, 1994. Advocate, National College of Advocacy, Kansas City Trial Lawyers Association, June, 1993, Wichita, Kansas. Co-Chair, Equal Access to Justice Fund Committee (New Mexico), 1993-1994. Lecturer: Breast Implant Seminar in Atlanta, Georgia, January, 1995; LEI Law Education Program, February, 1995; State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Litigation Seminar, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Paralegal Convention, Orlando, Florida, March, 1995; Multi-District Litigation, A Step Beyond Class Action, The Paralegal Role, May, 1995, National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc; Annual Convention of Association of Trial Lawyers of America in New York City; Panelist: How Much Should We Know About the Jury? The Use of Trial Consultants, July, 1995; Direction and Status of Norplant Implant Litigation. Post Ultimate Trial National College of Advocacy, ATLA Speaker; Moderator, Mealey Publication on Norplant, Houston, Texas, June, 1995; Insurance Update in Maui, Western Trial Lawyers Association, June, 1995. Co-chair, PSC for MDL 1038, Norplant National Litigation, Eastern District of Texas, January, 1995. Recognized as a Diplomate of Trial Advocacy by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy. Member, Board of Directors and owner, Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque. Master Bencher, American Inns of Court. Senior Counsel, American College of Barristers. 1st. Lt., USMC, active duty, 1960-1963}. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. (New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization Recognized Specialist in Civil Trial). Reported Cases: Hicks v. State of New Mexico, 88 NM 588, 544 P2d 1153 (1975), (doctrine of sovereign immunity abolished); Harrell v. City of Belen, 93 NM 612, 603 P2d 722 (Ct.App.) reversed on other grounds, 93 NM 601, 603 P2d 711 (1979), (minor has a cause of action against city for custodial care); Jessen v. National Excess Insurance Co., 108 NM 625, 776 P2d 1244 (1989), (addressing standard for punitive damages); Salazar v. Otis Elevator Co., No. 12, 354 (Jan., 1993), (Trial court did not abuse its discretion in not permitting "other" on the special verdict). Practice Areas: Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Civil Jury Trials; Multi-Party Litigation (Mass Torts).Email: Turner W. Branch, (P.A.)
Margaret Moses Branch (Member) born Salzburg, Austria, February 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of New Mexico (B.S., with honors, 1975; J.D., 1978). Editor: Editorial Board, Medical/Legal Aspects of Breast Implants; New York State Court of Appeals, Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Section Journal, "Silicone Gel Breast Implant Litigation and Overview." Recipient: Albuquerque Bar Association Pro Bono Legal Services Certificate, 1986; Henrietta Pettijohn Award, First Recipient, Outstanding Service on Behalf of Women in the Legal Profession, 1992; YWCA "Women on the Move" Award in Law, 1993. Co-Author with Turner W. Branch: "Silicone Breast Implant Litigation," New Mexico Trial Lawyer, April, 1994. Breast Implant Global Settlement Class Counsel; Women's Law Caucus, ATLA August, 1993. Vice-President, 1976-1977 and President, 1977-1978, University of New Mexico Graduate Students Association. Real Estate Broker, New Mexico, 1980. Member, National College of Trial Advocacy, University of Washington, 1985. National College of Trial Advocacy and Hastings College, Advanced College, Products Liability, 1991. Instructor: Texas Trial Lawyers Seminar - "Preparation and Presentation of Medical Expert Testimony," - Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 1990; University of New Mexico School of Law Trial Practice Session, 1990; Stetson Law School Trial Practice Class - "Trial Practice Errors," 1990; New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1991 Update on Torts - "New Trends in Business Torts;" "Update in the Areas of Sexual Discrimination and Civil Rights;" ATLA National College of Advocacy, Medical-Legal Update Seminar - "Medicine and the Law: Special Issues Facing Women," 1992; Law Education Institute - "Choosing and Preparing the Economic Expert: Appraiser, Accountant, Economist," 1992. Speaker: ATLA National College of Advocacy, Moderator, "Litigating Women's Health Issues," 1992. Speaker: ATLA National College of Advocacy, "Essentials of Trial Practice: Medical Malpractice Section," 1992; Women Litigators' Forum, "Rainmaking: How to Get and Keep Clients," 1993; ATLA National College of Advocacy, ATLA Annual Convention, "Guinea Pigs Again: Women's Rights in Health Issues; Plastic Surgery, Breast Implants and Other Procedures," 1993; "Multi-District Litigation and Class Actions," Albuquerque Lawyers' Club, February, 1993; Law Education Institute National CLE Conference, "Breast Implant Litigation," 1993; ATLA National College of Advocacy, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Seminar, "Strategies and Techniques for Negotiating Cases with Manufacturers," 1993. Speaker: ATLA's National College of Advocacy Breast Implant Seminar, "Mentor Settlement: Rule 23 Mandatory Settlement: "MDL Discovery Progress," 1993; ATLA's National College of Advocacy Breast Implant Seminar, "Breast Implant Global Settlement Resolution," 1993; ATLA Annual Convention, "Use of MRIs and Neuropsychology Reports in L-Tryptophan Cases," August, 1993; ATLA's Seminar, From Classroom to Courtroom, "The High Impact Resume and Impressive Interview Techniques; a Hiring Partner's Perspective," 1993; ATLA Seminar 1995, "Marketing the Law Office: Practice From a Women Trial Lawyer's Perspective"; ATLA Seminar 1995, "The High Impact Resume and Important Interview Techniques: A Hiring Partners Perspective"; ATLA Seminar 1995, "Interstate Trucking Liability"; Mealey's Norplant Seminar 1995, "Litigating Women's Health Issues". Co-Chair, ATLA's National College of Advocacy "Specialized College, Damages," March, 1994. Invited Speaker, Texas and New Mexico State Bar "Status of Breast Implant Litigation," March, 1994.....; "Breast Implant Global Settlement" - Dallas Texas; "Confidentiality of Medical Records," Lorman Business Center, June, 1994; "How to Effectively Use Focus Groups," Sun Valley, Idaho , NTLA, 1996; "Using Federal Preemption to Exploit the 1976 Medical Service Amendment," State Bar of Texas, 1996. Member: State Bar Committee on Implementation of the Task Force's Recommendations on Women in the Legal Profession, 1990; Judicial Selection Committee, Second Judicial District, 1991; Executive Committee, ATLA, Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Litigation Group, 1992. Vice-Chair, ATLA Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, 1993...Plaintiff's Lead Counsel Committee, Breast Implant Multi-District Litigation, MDL 926, 1992. Co-Chair, Plaintiffs' Negotiating Team for Mentor Rule 23 Settlement in MDL 926, 1993. Member, Plaintiffs' Negotiating Team for Proposed Breast Implant Global Settlement in MDL 926, 1993. Member, Second Judicial District Judicial Commission, 1995. Member, Committee of Tort Claimants for Dow Corning Corporations Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in MDL 926, 1995. Co-Chair, Toxic Torts Mid-Year Seminar, Western Trial Lawyers Association, 1997; "Medical Monitoring in Toxic Torts", California Trial Lawyers Association, 1997. Member: Albuquerque Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico (Vice-President, Young Lawyers Division, 1982); New Mexico Womens Bar Association (President, 1990-1991; Member, Board of Directors, 1990); New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1993; Alta Delegate); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member; Co-Chair, Membership Task Force, 1992); Albuquerque Lawyers Club; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate, 1994); Voluntary/Involuntary State Bar Conclave (Co-Chair); Governor's Commission to Revise Constitution; New Mexico Women's Forum; International Women's Forum. Fellow: New Mexico Bar Foundation; New Mexico Women's Forum (Vice President). Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Multi-Party Litigation; Mass Torts; Personal Injury Law; Toxic Torts.Email: Margaret Moses Branch
OF COUNSELHarry E. Stowers Jr. (Of Counsel) born Fort Bayard, New Mexico, April 21, 1926; admitted to bar, 1955, New Mexico and District of Columbia. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1952); Georgetown University (LL.B., 1955). Chief Justice, Retired, New Mexico Supreme Court. [1st Sgt., U.S. Army, 1946-1948].Email: Harry E. Stowers Jr.
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