Mr. John R. Cooney is a lawyer practicing alternative dispute resolution, antitrust, class actions and mass torts and 5 other areas of law. John received a degree from University of New Mexico in 1965, and has been licensed for 61 years. John practices in Wantagh, NY.
About Mr. John R. Cooney
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1965, New Mexico
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States Supreme Court
1994, New York
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Professional Activities
•American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Chair, Energy and Natural Resources Litigation, 2003-2005
•State Bar of New Mexico, former President
Board of Legal Specialization, 1998-2002
Member, Civil Trial Specialty Committee, Chair 2000-2002
Member, Commercial Litigation and Antitrust Section, Director, 1993-1998
Member, Task Force on Minorities in the Profession, 1995-1997
•Federal Bar Association of the United States District Court, New Mexico, Member, Management Committee, 1997-1999
•Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Board of Trustees, 1995-1997
•Advisory Group for Civil Justice Reform for the United States District Court, District of New Mexico, 1994-1996Bar FellowshipAmerican College of Trial Lawyers• "Albuquerque's Top Lawyers," Albuquerque The Magazine, July 2006 peer survey: listed among top five in answer to question, "Which individual lawyer in the City of Albuquerque would you most want representing you in a courtroom setting, based on their passion, skills and desire to win case?
• Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year Bet-the-Company Litigation - Albuquerque," 2012
• Best Lawyers in America® in Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil & Gas Law, 1993-present
• Chambers USA Directories of America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries, 2004-present
• The Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2007
• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated
• New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization, Board Certified Specialist in Natural Resources Law
• New Mexico Business Weekly, "Best of the Bar in Energy and Natural Resources," 2009
• Southwest Super Lawyer® (derived from a lawyer survey), 2007-present; "Top 25 Super Lawyers in New Mexico," 2011
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Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of New Mexico School of Law
J.D.
magna cum laude
University of New Mexico School of Law
J.D.
1965 Order of the Coif
Other EducationUniversity of New Mexico
Class of 1965
B.A. in Economics
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1942
Chicago, Illinois, July 31, 1942