Hon. James A. Noel is a lawyer practicing trusts and estates, trust planning, trust administration and 79 other areas of law. James received a B.A. degree from Indiana University in 1985, and has been licensed for 26 years. James practices in Bernalillo, NM.
About Hon. James A. Noel
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Services
Areas of Law
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Trusts and Estates 32
- Trust Planning
- Trust Administration
- Special Needs Trusts
- Powers of Attorney
- Family Trusts
- Estate Planning
- Estate Administration
- Contested Trusts and Estates
- Decedents Estates
- Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
- Family Wealth Transfer
- Living Trusts
- Trust Law
- Wealth Planning
- Wealth Preservation
- Guardianship and Conservatorship
- Adult Guardianship
- Conservatorship
- Guardian Ad Litem
- Guardianship
- Guardianship Administration
- Incompetency Proceedings
- Charitable Giving
- Charitable Trusts and Foundations
- Mental Disability Law
- Estate Settlements
- Fiduciary Law
- Fiduciary Liability
- Personal Planning
- Pet Trusts
- Retirement Planning
- Unclaimed Property
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Litigation 4
- Estate Litigation
- Probate Litigation
- Trust Litigation
- Fiduciary Litigation
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Business Law 15
- Business Planning
- Business Succession Planning
- Business Estate Planning
- Business Formation
- Business Start-Ups
- Business Successions
- Business Transfers
- Closely Held Business Estate Planning
- Family Business Successions
- Limited Liability Company Law
- Pass-Through Entities
- Professional Practices
- Sole Proprietorships
- Small Business Law
- Buy-Sell Agreements
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Wills and Probate 7
- Probate
- Ancillary Probate
- Probate Administration
- Wills
- Contested Wills
- Living Wills
- Successions
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Elder Law 3
- Estate Planning for the Elderly
- Elder Guardianship
- Advance Directives
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Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations 4
- Private Foundations
- Charitable Organizations Law
- Nonprofit Organizations Law
- Public Charities
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Taxation 9
- Estate and Gift Taxation
- Generation Skipping Tax
- Trusts and Estates Taxation
- Nonprofit Tax Law
- Tax Exempt Organizations
- Probate Taxation
- Tax Planning
- Federal Estate and Gift Taxation
- Transfer Tax
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Inheritance 1
- Inheritance Tax
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Family Law 1
- Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children
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Debtor and Creditor 1
- Trust and Estate Collections
Practice Details
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesMatter of Ramirez, 2006-NMSC-021, 139 N.M. 529, 135 P.3d 230 (2006)
Matter of McBee, 2006-NMSC-024, 139 N.M. 482, 134 P.3d 769 (2006)
State v. Maestas, 2007-NMSC-001, 140 N.M. 836, 149 P.3d 933 (2006)
Matter of Garza, 2007-NMSC-028, 141 N.M. 831, 161 P.3d 876 (2007)
Matter of Locatelli, 2007-NMSC-029, 141 N.M. 755, 161 P.3d 252 (2007)
Matter of Vincent, 2007-NMSC-056, 143 N.M. 56, 172 P.3d 605 (2007)
Matter of Griego, 2008-NMSC-020, 143 N.M. 698, 181 P.3d 690 (2008)
Matter of Rodella, 2008-NMSC-050, 144 N.M. 617, 190 P.3d 338 (2008).TransactionsIN THE MATTER OF HON. WILLIAM A. MCBEE, 2006-NMSC-024, 138 N.M 482, 134 P.3d 769 (IN THE MATTER OF HONORABLE WILLIAM A. MCBEE, District Judge, Fifth Judicial District, New Mexico FORMAL REPRIMAND AND OPINION; Docket No. 29,265. SUPREME COURT OF NEW MEXICO: 2006-NMSC-024, 138 N.M. 482, 134 P.3d 769; May 16, 2006, Filed. INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE, NO. 2004-011; Released for publication May 23, 2006. COUNSEL: James A. Noel, Esq., Randall D. Roybal, Esq., Albuquerque, N.M., for Judicial Standards Commission; Law Offices of Templeman and Crutchfield, C. Barry Crutchfield, Esq., Lovington, N.M., for Respondent. JUDGES: Chief Justice Richard C. Bosson. Justice Pamela B. Minzner, Justice Patricio M. Serna, Justice Edward L. Chávez, Judge A. Joseph Alarid (sitting by designation). AUTHOR: Richard C. Bosson. FORMAL REPRIMAND AND OPINION); IN THE MATTER OF THE HON. FLORENCIO "LARRY" RAMIREZ, 2006-NMSC-021, 139 N.M. 529, 135 P.3d 230 (IN THE MATTER OF HONORABLE FLORENCIO "LARRY" RAMIREZ District Judge, Third Judicial District, New Mexico; Docket No. 29,552. SUPREME COURT OF NEW MEXICO: 2006-NMSC-021, 139 N.M. 529, 135 P.3d 230; May 5, 2006, Filed. INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE, NOS. 2004-097 & 2005-009: Corrected May 15, 2006. Released for publication May 16, 2006. COUNSEL: James A. Noel, Esq., Randall D. Roybal, Esq., Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Judicial Standards Commission; Lilley Law Offices, Michael W. Lilley, Esq., Lawrence W. Allred, Esq., Las Cruces, New Mexico, for Respondent. JUDGES: Chief Justice Richard C. Bosson, Justice Pamela B. Minzner, Justice Patricio M. Serna, Justice Petra Jimenez Maes, Justice Edward L. Chavez. AUTHOR: Richard C. Bosson. FORMAL REPRIMAND AND OPINION); IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM A. VINCENT, JR., 2007-NMSC-056, 143 N.M. 56, 172 P.3d 605 (INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE NO. 2006-028 IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM A. VINCENT, JR. Magistrate Court Judge, San Juan County, New Mexico; Docket No. 27,266. SUPREME COURT OF NEW MEXICO: 2007-NMSC-056, 143 N.M. 56, 172 P.3d 605; November 9, 2007, Filed; Released for publication November 20, 2007. COUNSEL: James A. Noel, Elizabeth A. Garcia, Albuquerque, NM, for Judicial Standards Commission; Titus & Murphy Law Firm, Victor A. Titus, H. Steven Murphy, Farmington, NM, for Respondent. JUDGES: EDWARD L. CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice, PATRICIO M. SERNA, Justice, RICHARD C. BOSSON, Justice. AUTHOR: PER CURIAM. OPINION AND FORMAL REPRIMAND); IN THE MATTER OF LOCATELLI, 2007-NMSC-029, 141 N.M. 755, 161 P.3d 252 (INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE NO. 2004-134 IN THE MATTER OF JAMES T. LOCATELLI, City of Las Cruces Municipal Court; Docket No. 29,508. SUPREME COURT OF NEW MEXICO: 2007-NMSC-029, 141 N.M. 755, 161 P.3d 252; June 14, 2007, Filed; Released for publication June 25, 2007. COUNSEL: James A. Noel, Elizabeth A. Garcia, Albuquerque, NM, for Judicial Standards Commission; Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., John M. Brant, Albuquerque, NM, for respondent. JUDGES: EDWARD L. CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice, PATRICIO M. SERNA, Justice, PETRA JIMENEZ MAES, Justice, RICHARD C. BOSSON, Justice, A. JOSEPH ALARID, Judge (sitting by designation). AUTHOR: PER CURIAM. OPINION); IN THE MATTER OF CARLOS GARZA, Magistrate Court Judge, Dona Ana County, New Mexico (Docket No. 29,764. SUPREME COURT OF NEW MEXICO: 2007-NMSC-028, 141 N.M. 831, 161 P.3d 876; June 13, 2007, Filed; Released for publication June 15, 2007. COUNSEL: James A. Noel, Elizabeth A. Garcia, Albuquerque, NM, for Judicial Standards Commission; Carlos Garza, Las Cruces, NM, for Respondent. JUDGES: EDWARD L. CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice. PAMELA B. MINZNER, Justice, PATRICIO M. SERNA, Justice, PETRA JIMENEZ MAES, Justice, RICHARD C. BOSSON, Justice. AUTHOR: PER CURIAM. OPINION); IN THE MATTER OF RODELLA, 2008-NMSC-050, 144 N.M. 617, 190 P.3d 338 (IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS R. RODELLA, Magistrate Court Judge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; Docket No. 31,086. SUPREME COURT OF NEW MEXICO: 2008-NMSC-050, 144 N.M. 617, 190 P.3d 338; August 7, 2008, Filed. INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE, NOS. 2006-133, 2007-062, 2007-071, 2007-078; Released for publication August 19, 2008. COUNSEL: James A. Noel, Elizabeth A. Garcia, Paul J. Kennedy, Albuquerque, NM, for Judicial Standards Commission; Law Offices of E. Justin Pennington, E. Justin Pennington, Albuquerque, NM, for Respondent. JUDGES: EDWARD L. CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice, PATRICIO M. SERNA, Justice, PETRA JIMENEZ MAES, Justice, RICHARD C. BOSSON, Justice, CHARLES W. DANIELS, Justice. AUTHOR: PER CURIAM. OPINION); IN THE MATTER OF J. WAYNE GRIEGO, 2008-NMSC-020, 143 N.M. 698, 181 P.3d 690 (INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE No. 2007-047: IN THE MATTER OF J. WAYNE GRIEGO, Metropolitan Court Judge, Bernalillo County, New Mexico DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS; Docket No. 30,203. SUPREME COURT OF NEW MEXICO: 2008-NMSC-020, 143 N.M. 698, 181 P.3d 690; March 18, 2008, Filed; Released for publication April 22, 2008. COUNSEL: James A. Noel, Elizabeth A. Garcia, Albuquerque, NM, for Judicial Standards Commission; Timothy M. Padilla & Associates, P.C., Timothy M. Padilla, Albuquerque, NM, for Respondent. JUDGES: EDWARD L. CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice. PATRICIO M. SERNA, Justice, PETRA JIMENEZ MAES, Justice, RICHARD C. BOSSON, Justice, A. JOSEPH ALARID, Judge, Sitting by Designation. AUTHOR: PER CURIAM. OPINION).
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2000, New Mexico
MembershipsAmerican Bar Association
New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association
Albuquerque Trial Lawyers Association. -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of New Mexico
Class of 2000
J.D.
Other EducationIndiana University
Class of 1985
B.A.
Indiana University
Class of 1988
M.B.A.