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| | Address | | 20 First Plaza, Suite 500, P.O. Drawer 887 | | Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 | | (Bernalillo Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| Civerolo, Gralow, Hill & Curtis,
A Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Rights Law, Collections, Commercial Law, Corporate and Partnership Law, Eminent Domain, Employment Law, Foreclosures, Hospital and Health Care Law, Malpractice Defense of Hospitals, Physicians, Dentists, Hospital and Employee Contracts, Risk Management, representation before the New Mexico Medical Legal Panel, Insurance Defense and Contract Disputes, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Natural Resources and Environmental Matters, Personal Injury, Products Liability: Automobiles, Appliances, Heavy Trucks, Heavy Equipment, Professional Malpractice: Medical, Legal, Engineering, Accounting, Architectural, Insurance, Real Property Law, Trucking Defense, Wills and Estate Planning, Workers Compensation. | | Year Established: 1950 | Firm Profile:
Civerolo, Gralow, Hill & Curtis, P.A., was established in Albuquerque over fifty years ago. The firm has expanded over the years to provide diverse legal services to its clients. Firm members have a variety of educational backgrounds and experiences and are active in national, state and local professional and civic associations. | | Firm Size: 11 | Clients:
REPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS: Alliance Insurance Company; American Modern Home Insurance Company; Associated Aviation Underwriters; Bayer Corporation; Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies; Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Mexico; Budget Rent-A-Car; Car Rental Claims, Inc.; Chubb & Son, a Division of Federal Insurance Company; Clarendon National Insurance Co.; CNA Insurance Companies; Commercial Union Insurance Company; Connecticut Valley Claims; Continental General Insurance Co.; Crawford & Company; Crum & Forster Insurance Company; Cunningham Lindsey Claims Management, Inc.; Deep South Insurance; Empire Claim Service; Farmers Insurance Group; GAB Business Services; Gates McDonald; Gibralter Casualty Company; Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers Limited; Gulf Insurance Company; Hartford Insurance Group; Kemper National Insurance Companies; Pacific National Insurance; Horace Mann Insurance; ITT Hartford; Liberty Bell Agency, Inc.; Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Company; National Car Rental Claims Services, Inc.; North American Risk Service; Northwestern National Insurance Company; Pacific National Insurance; PHICO Insurance Company; Philadelphia Insurance Company; Phoenix Indemnity Insurance Company; Reliance Insurance Company; Risk Enterprise Management, Ltd.; St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company; Schneider National Carriers; State Farm Insurance; Swift Transportation Co., Inc.; Titan Indemnity Ins. Co.; Transamerica Insurance Company; United National Insurance Company; United Services Automobile Association; Wausau Insurance Company. | Representative Clients:
Arkansas Best Corporation; Brunswick Corporation; C.R. Vince & Associates; Cannon Express Corporation; Chenega Corporation; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; City of Albuquerque; Comcar Industries, Inc.; Continental Casualty; Crawford & Company; Freightliner Corp.; First Financial Insurance Group; Freuhauf Trailer Services, Inc.; Genuine Parts Co.; K-Mart Corporation; Knox Ricksen, LLP; Proko Industries, Inc.; Roberson Transporation; St. Vincent Hospital; State of New Mexico; Sumitomo Marine Management; The Bell Group; University of New Mexico Hospital; U.S. Mineral Products Company; U.S. West Communications, Inc. | References:
Compass Bank; Bank of America. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | Richard C. Civerolo (Shareholder) born Gallup, New Mexico, 1917; admitted to bar, 1950, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1950; J.D., 1950). Pi Sigma Alpha. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of New Mexico, 1962-1970. Director and General Counsel, Western Bank of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1973 until merged with Compass Bank, 2000. Member: Albuquerque (Charter Member) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico (Recipient of Distinguished Service Award, 1969, 1971, 1986, 1997, recognizing outstanding contributions for work in improving the status and image of the legal profession and administration of justice and the long term commitment to Bar service and significant contributions to the legal field; Member, Grievance and Ethics Committee, 1970-1971; Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1969-1977; Member, State Bar Specialization Board, 1978-1981; Member, 1983— and Chairman, 1984—, Medical-Legal Liaison Committee; Recipient of Service Award by the New Mexico Medical Society, 1992; Member, The Specialization Board, 1979-1982; Member, 1983— and Chairman, 1984—, Medical-Legal Grievance Committee; Member, Medical-Legal Panel, New Mexico Medical Review Commission, 1983— and Chairman, 1984—; Recipient of Outstanding Committee Award, 2006; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates (National President, 1979-1980; Member, Board of Directors, 1970—; Diplomate); International Association of Insurance Counsel (Member, Medical Malpractice Committee); Academy of Hospital Attorneys of the American Hospital Association; Albuquerque Lawyers Club (President, 1965-1966); New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1969-1971; Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, 2003). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Rights; Personal Injury. Email: Richard C. Civerolo | | William P. Gralow (Shareholder) born Englewood, New Jersey, April 15, 1942; admitted to bar, 1972, New Mexico. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., cum laude, 1964); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. NM Defense Lawyer Outstanding Civil Defense Lawyer of the Year, 2006; listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Member, Board of Editors, New Mexico Law Journal, 1971-1972. Listed, Super lawyers of the Southwest, 2007. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Board of Governors, the Recording of Judicial Proceedings, 1984-1993; Member, Board of Governing Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, 2004—); American Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate; Chapter President, 1991; National Delegate, 1996-2002; Life Member); New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1987; Member, Board of Directors, 1988-2005). Member, Truck Industry Defense Association. [Brig. Gen., New Mexico Air National Guard, Retired]. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Coverage Opinions; Bad Faith; Personal Injury Defense; Arson; Property Loss; Trucking Law. Email: William P. Gralow | | Lawrence H. Hill (Shareholder) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); University of Connecticut (M.A., 1970); University of Utah (J.D., 1973). Member, Board of Editors, Utah Law Review, 1972-1973. Member, New Mexico Supreme Court, Rules of Evidence Committee, New Mexico Medical Review Commission. Member: Albuquerque and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; New Mexico Defense Lawyers. [LTC, U.S. Army Reserve, 1972-1994, retired]. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense. Email: Lawrence H. Hill | | Robert J. Curtis (Managing Partner) born Socorro, New Mexico, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New Mexico State University (B.A., 1980); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1986). Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers, 2007-2008; Best Lawyers in America, 2007. Counsel, Federation of Insurance and Corporate; Charter Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Member, New Mexico Rules of Evidence Committee. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; Christian Legal Society; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Rules of Evidence Committee; Litigation Counsel of America. Reported Cases: Allred v. Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico, et al., 123 N.M. 545, 943 P.2d 579, 1997 N.M. App. Lexis 59, Filed May 28, 1997, Filed Petition for Writ of Certiorari Denied July 29, 1997, Released for Publication August 5, 1997; Parker v. St. Vincent Hospital, et al., 122 N.M. 39, 919 P.2d 1104, 1996 N.M. App. LEXIS 47, Filed May 30, 1996. Gulf Insurance Company v. Cottone, et al., Nov. 2, 2006. Cite As 2006 WL 3727161 (N.M.App.) Amicus Brief: Louie L. Lopez, Sr., v. Las Cruces Police Department, et al., May 3, 2006. Certiorari Denied, Nos. 29,822, 29,823, June 15, 2006. As Corrected June 29, 2006. Cite As 137 P.3d 670, 139 N.M. 730, 2006-NMCA-074. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Drug Litigation. Email: Robert J. Curtis | | Lisa Entress Pullen (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1968; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1992, New Mexico; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., 1988; J.D., 1991); Georgetown University School of Law (LL.M., with honor, 1992). Mortar Board; Order of the Barristers. Member, Editorial Board and Co-Editor-in-Chief, Defense News, Publication of the New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association. Member: Albuquerque and American (Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, Appellate Law, Employment Law and Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Sections) Bar Associations; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association; The Defense Research Institute. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Environmental Law; Employment Law; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Appellate Practice. Email: Lisa Entress Pullen | | Roberto C. Armijo (Shareholder) born Nashville, Tennessee, August 31, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New Mexico Highlands University (B.A., 1970); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1974). Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Federal Administrative Law; Radiation Injury; RECA; EEOICPA; Probate; Estate Law; Real Property; Insurance Law. Email: Roberto C. Armijo | | Megan Day Hill (Shareholder) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 21, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Bryn Mawr College (B.A., History, 1996); University of New Mexico School of Law (J.D., 1999). New Mexico Law Review, 1998-1999. Law Clerk for the Honorable C. Leroy Hansen, United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Holds Class A License with Hazardous, Tanker and Combination Endorsements. Member: Albuquerque, New Mexico and American Bar Associations; Defense Lawyers Association; New Mexico Medical Review Commission; NTSB Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith; Trucking Defense; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury. Email: Megan Day Hill | | Lance D. Richards (Shareholder) born Manhattan, Kansas, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma; 1997, New Mexico; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.B.A., 1992); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 2008 and Vice-President, 2007, New Mexico Chapter); State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Board of Directors, Trial Practice, 2008-2010); Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA); National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association; Litigation Counsel of America; New Mexico Medical Review Commission; Acoma Tribal Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Trucking Defense; Aviation Law; Pharmacy Defense. Email: Lance D. Richards | | —————————— | | Edward F. Messett (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1984); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1999). Deans List. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Medical Review Commission); H. Vearle Payne American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Employment Law. Email: Edward F. Messett | | Denise Archuleta (Associate) born Garden Grove, California; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2005, New Mexico. Education: New Mexico State University (B.A., 1997); University of Miami (J.D., 2002). Recipient: E-Commerce Law Book Award; Internet Law Book Award. Member, Intellectual Property and Technology Society, 2001-2002. New Mexico Medical Review Commission, 2005—. Member: Albuquerque, Broward County and Miami-Dade County Bar Associations; Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Trucking Defense; Collections; Creditor Bankruptcy; Construction Law. Email: Denise Archuleta | | Kelly O'Neill (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., 1999); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2007). Executive Editor, Tulsa Law Review, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Contracts. Email: Kelly O'Neill | | Kallie D. Kuehl (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Education: Baylor University (B.A, 1997); University of Wyoming College of Law (J.D., 2000). [Air Force JAG Corps, April 2001-January 2007]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Trucking Defense; Family Law; Adoption Law; Military Law; Court-Martials. | | OF COUNSEL | | M. Clea Gutterson (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Northeastern University (B.A., 1982); Suffolk University (J.D., 1985). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Albuquerque Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico; New Mexico Defense Association; American Inns of Court (Barrister). Languages: Portuguese. Email: M. Clea Gutterson |
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