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| | Address | | 201 Third Street, N.W., Suite 1200, P.O. Box AA | | Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 | | (Bernalillo Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Keleher & McLeod, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business, Children, Civil Rights, Collections, Commercial, Commercial Real Estate, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Constitutional, Construction, Contracts, Corporate, Debtor and Creditor, Disabilities, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental, Family Finance, Government, Guardianships and Conservatorship, Health Care, Indians and Native Populations, Insurance, Insurance Defense, International Trade, Labor and Employment, Law Enforcement, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Natural Resources, Partnership, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Finance, Real Estate, RICO, Securities, Taxation, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trusts and Estates, Utility, Wills, Workers Compensation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1915 | | Firm Size: 35 | Representative Clients:
Public Service Company of New Mexico; PNM Resources, Inc.; Wells Fargo & Co., and affiliated banks; City of Farmington; State of New Mexico Risk Management; Home Insurance Company; AIRCOA Hospitality Services; New Mexico Association of Counties; St. Paul Insurance Company; Presbyterian Healthcare Services; Qwest Corporation; Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education; Texaco, Inc.; Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc.; TPL, Inc.; Ever-Ready Oil Co., Inc.; CAVCO Industries, LLC; First Union Securities; New Mexico Lottery Authority; All Indian Pueblo Council; First American Title Insurance Co.; Bituminous Insurance Companies; AGM-Nevada, LLC; Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.; Laguna Industries, Inc.; Giant Industries, Inc.; City of Aztec; Tesuque Pueblo; MEGA Life and Health Ins. Co.; Merrill Lynch; Kmart Corporation; Arizona Public Service Company; Radiation Oncology Associates, P.A.; NM State Investment Council; Paine Webber; SED Laboratories; Bankers Trust Company; American Home Products Corp.; Sandia National Laboratories; Heller Financial. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | William B. Keleher (Shareholder) born 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1955); Stanford University (J.D., 1958). Best Lawyers of America, Real Estate and Corporate Law. Chair, United States Federal District Court Merit Magistrate Selection Panel. Chair, Valles Caldera Trust. Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [United States Air Force, 1958-1960]. Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills. Email: William B. Keleher | | Charles A. Pharris (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1969, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1969). Recognitions: American College of Trial Lawyers; Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation and ADR); Honored as New Mexico Defense Lawyer of the Year 2005 (DLA); Recognized as "Southwest Super Lawyer" for Arizona and New Mexico. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations (Member, Litigation Section); State Bar of New Mexico (President, 1988-1989); New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association; American Arbitration Association (Member, Large Complex Case Panel). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Contracts; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Complex Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Hospital Liability; Aviation Law. Email: Charles A. Pharris | | Arthur O. Beach (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1970, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Blue Key. Member, Board of Directors, University of New Mexico School of Law Alumni/ae Association, 1990—, President, 1995. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico (Medical Legal Panel 1975—; Dental/Legal Osteopathic/Podiatry Committee, 1978—); New Mexico Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Real Estate. Email: Arthur O. Beach | | Thomas F. Keleher (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.S.C.E., 1964; J.D., 1974). Registered Professional Engineer, New Mexico, 1970. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; American Arbitration Association. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1964-1968]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation. Email: Thomas F. Keleher | | Clyde F. Worthen (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Utah; 1978, New Mexico. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., cum laude, 1977). Law Clerk to: Hon. H. Vern Payne, New Mexico Supreme Court, 1977-1978; Hon. Howard C. Bratton, Chief Judge U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, 1978-1979. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Administrative; Children; Corporate; Energy; Natural Resources; Utility. Email: Clyde F. Worthen | | W. Spencer Reid (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, New Mexico. Education: University of the Pacific and University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1974); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1979). Recipient, Keel Bonnell Scholarship for Excellence in Commercial Law, UNM. Recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA and Southwest Super Lawyers. Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Torts; Breach of Contract; Fiduciary Liability; Lender Liability; Banking Litigation. Email: W. Spencer Reid | | Thomas C. Bird (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1982). Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Antitrust; Constitutional; Federal Indian Law. Email: Thomas C. Bird | | Kurt Wihl (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1984, New Mexico. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., 1980); University of New Mexico (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member, American Inns of Court. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Corporate; Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Real Estate; Complex Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Class Action Defense. Email: Kurt Wihl | | S. Charles Archuleta (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.S., 1986); Boston University (J.D., 1989). Patricia Roberts Harris Fellow. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; New Mexico Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Constitutional; Disabilities; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Torts. Email: S. Charles Archuleta | | Susan M. McCormack (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Alberta, Canada; 1990, New Mexico. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Sc., 1978); University of British Columbia (M.Sc., 1981); University of Calgary (LL.B., 1986); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1990). Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Energy; Finance; Public Finance; Securities; Natural Resources; Utility. Email: Susan M. McCormack | | David W. Peterson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1992, New Mexico. Education: Utah State University (B.A., cum laude, 1988; M.A., 1990); University of Utah (J.D., 1992). Member: State Bar of New Mexico; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association. Special Agencies: Licensed in Hopi, Acoma, Santa Ana, Santo Domingo, Isleta, Laguna, Navajo Courts, 1992—. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Commercial Litigation; Disabilities; Indians and Native Populations; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment; Torts. Email: David W. Peterson | | Sean Olivas (Hiring Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, New Mexico. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1995). UNM Law School Alumni Association, Past President. American Bar Association, Law School Accreditation Committee. City of Albuquerque Personnel Board, Chairman. Employment Law Specialist. Member: Albuquerque Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico (Past President); New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. [USAF, 1974-1978]. Reported Cases: Derringer v. State, 2003-NMAC-073, 65 P.2d 961; Vigil v. State Auditor, 2005-NMCA-096, 116 P.3d 854; Salehpoor v. Shahinpoor, 358 F.2d 782 (10th Cir. 2004); Trujillo v. Mayerstein, 410 F.Supp.2d 1278 (D.N.M. 2001); Campos v. Murray, 2006-NMSC-020, 134 P.3d 741; Ross v. Bernalillo County, 365 F.3d 1181 (10th Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice. Email: Sean Olivas | | Gary J. Van Luchene (Shareholder) born Mesa, Arizona; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1995, New Mexico; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1986); California Western University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Law Review, 1992-1993. Judicial Law Clerk to: U.S. District Judge Howard D. McKibben, Reno, Nevada, 1995-1996; U.S. Magistrate Judge Phyllis Halsey Atkins, Reno, Nevada, 1993-1995. Leadership: Albuquerque (Class of 2005); Albuquerque Alumni Association (Board of Directors 2005-2007). Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member: Commercial Litigation Section; Board of Directors, 2005—); Defense Research Institute; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2004-2007; President, 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Health Law; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Complex Litigation. Email: Gary J. Van Luchene | | Kathleen M. Wilson (Shareholder) | | Anastasia S. Stevens (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, New Mexico. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1979); University of Chicago (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk to the Honorable Harry Stowers, Jr., Supreme Court of New Mexico, 1985-1987. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Utility Regulation; Civil Appeals; Civil Litigation. Email: Anastasia S. Stevens | | Benjamin F. Feuchter (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996; J.D., cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Editor in Chief, New Mexico Law Review, 1998-1999. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial; Torts; Labor and Employment. Email: Benjamin F. Feuchter | | Mary M. Behm (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, New Mexico. Education: University of Nevada (B.S./B.A., 1985); University of New Mexico (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Coif. Member, Law Review. Member: Moot Court Team, 1998-1999; Mock Trial Team, 1999. Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico, Health Law and Trial Practice. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; New Mexico Women's Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care; Products Liability; Torts; Commercial; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Litigation. Email: Mary M. Behm | | Richard B. Cole (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1968, New Mexico; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: University of New Mexico (B.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1966; J.D., 1968). Email: Richard B. Cole | | James L. Rasmussen (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, New Mexico; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971; M.B.A., 1975; J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Order of the Coif. Editor, Journal of Legal Studies. Member: Albuquerque and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Litigation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: James L. Rasmussen | | —————————— | | Mariposa Padilla Sivage (Associate) born Albuquerque, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 2003, New Mexico. Education: University of Denver; University of New Mexico (B.A., 1998; J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Coif. Staff, 2001-2003 and Manuscript Editor, 2002-2003, New Mexico Law Review. Member: Albuquerque Bar Association; New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association. Fellow: New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association (Board Member); Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute Member. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Insurance Law; Insurance Litigation; Civil Rights; Civil Litigation; Litigation; Government Risk Management; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury. Email: Mariposa Padilla Sivage | | Christa M. Hazlett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland; 2003, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995; J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Lead Articles Editor, Natural Resources Journal. Former Attorney, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Member: Albuquerque Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Torts; Contracts; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Litigation. Email: Christa M. Hazlett | | Justin B. Breen (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, New Mexico. Education: Western New Mexico University (B.A., 2003); University of New Mexico (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Justin B. Breen | | Lynn E. Mostoller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New Mexico. Education: Eastman School of Music (B.M., 1989); San Francisco Conservatory of Music (M.M., 1991); University of New Mexico School of Law (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to Judge Harris Hartz, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2004- 2005. Member: Albuquerque Bar Association (Board Member); State Bar of New Mexico. Reported Cases: Arrendondo v. Locklear, 462 F. 3d 1292 (10th Cir. 2006). Email: Lynn E. Mostoller | | Spring V. Schofield (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., Political Science, 2000; J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation. Email: Spring V. Schofield | | Javier F. Junco (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Puerto Rico; 2003, New Mexico. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1990); The American University (M.B.A., 1992); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 1997); Tulane University Law School (LL.M., with distinction, 2002). Member, Tulane Journal of American Arbitration, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to Honorable Pamela B. Minzner, Justice Supreme Court of New Mexico, 2003-2004. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Javier F. Junco | | Brian C. Wedl (Associate) born Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, February 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Nevada. (Not admitted in New Mexico). Education: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.A., 1998); Marquette University (J.D., 2003). Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. Email: Brian C. Wedl | | Hari-Amrit Khalsa (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2007, New Mexico. Education: College of Santa Fe (B.A., 2003); Washington University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Email: Hari-Amrit Khalsa | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert J. Perovich (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, New Mexico; 1981, Hawaii. Education: University of New Mexico (B.S.C.E., 1975; J.D., 1980). Recipient: Frederick M. Hart Prize; McCulloch Grisham and Lawless Scholarship. Member: Albuquerque Bar Association; Association For Conflict Resolution; American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Contracts. Email: Robert J. Perovich | | Jeffrey A. Dahl (Of Counsel) born Salt Lake City, Utah, July 31, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976); Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Theta Phi. National Moot Court Team. Recipient: Medal for Excellence in Advocacy, National Moot Court Competition Regionals, 1979; A. H. Christensen Award for Excellence in Advocacy, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1979. Member, Order of the Barristers. Faculty Member, Business Law, University of Phoenix, 1985-1995. Member: Albuquerque and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; International Law Practice; Litigation, Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Section on Trial Practice); New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: New Mexico State Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Crittenden v. Mantura, 97 N.M. 432; Zerwas v. James Hamilton Construction, 117 N.M. 724. Languages: French. Practice Areas: International Law; Insurance Defense Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Jeffrey A. Dahl | | Thomas M. Domme (Of Counsel) born Albuquerque, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, New Mexico; U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.B.A., with distinction, 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., 1984). Lecturer, Computer Law Institute, New Mexico Continuing Legal Education, 2000. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Thomas M. Domme | | Gregory W. MacKenzie (Of Counsel) born Rockford, Illinois, June 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, New Mexico; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Syracuse University (M.A., 1993; J.D., 1993). President, Albuquerque Lawyer's Club, 2002-2003. Author: "ICSID Arbitration as a Strategy for Leveling the Playing Field between International Non-Governmental Organizations and Host States," Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, November 1993; "The Order of Protection: A Call for Reform in New York's Domestic Relations Law," The Brooklyn Barrister, November 1992. Presenter: "Fiduciary Litigation from a Litigator's Perspective," Annual Probate Institute, 2001; "Top Ten Tips for Probate Litigators," Annual Probate Institute, 2002; "Highlights of Will Contests, Guardianships, and Conservatorships and Fiduciary Responsibility," New Mexico JAG Conference, 2003. Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Fiduciary Litigation; Contested Trusts; Contested Wills; Contested Probates; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Trusts and Estates. Email: Gregory W. MacKenzie | | Deron B. Knoner (Of Counsel) born Iowa, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Arizona; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1999, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., Political Science, 1990); University of Arizona, College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Albuquerque Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Business Transactions; Real Estate. Email: Deron B. Knoner | | Ann Maloney Conway (Of Counsel) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Eastern New Mexico University (M.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1984). Associate Editor, Notre Dame Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1983-1984. Member: H. Vearle Payne American Inn of Court, 1992-1995; Juan G. Burciaga American Inn of Court, 1995-1996. Member: Albuquerque (President) and American (Member: Litigation Section; Fidelity and Surety Subcommittee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association (Director); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Fidelity and Surety; Insurance Defense; Coverage Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Government Relations and Regulation. Email: Ann Maloney Conway | | Michael L. Keleher (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Mississippi and New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1956); New York University (M.A., 1958); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1962). Listed in Best Lawyers in America (1997-2000). Board of Trustees, Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Catholic Foundation, 1991-2003, President, 1997-1998. Chair, New Mexico US Constitutional/New Mexico Diamond Jubilee Commission, 1987-1989. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico. [Lt., USNR; Active Duty 1956-58]. Email: Michael L. Keleher |
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