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6565 Americas Parkway, N.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 (Bernalillo Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Founded in 1946, Sutin, Thayer & Browne is one of the largest law firms in New Mexico and has offices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. We provide a broad range of legal services and maintain a sophisticated commercial oriented practice. We are organized into two major practice groups: the commercial group and the litigation group. Within these groups, our lawyers specialize in particular areas of practice based upon experience, expertise and interest. Statement of PracticeAdministrative Law; Agricultural Law; Alcoholic Beverages; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking; Business Law; Civil Practice; Civil Rights; College and University Law; Commercial Law; Computers and Software; Constitutional Law; Construction Law; Debtor and Creditor; Disabilities; Education Law; Employee Benefits; Environmental Law; Family Law; Finance; Government; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Indians and Native Populations; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Lobbying; Medical Malpractice; Mergers; Acquisitions and Divestitures; Natural Resources; Personal Injury; Probate; Public Finance; Real Estate; Securities; State Taxation; Taxation; Tribal Law; Trusts and Estates; Water Law and Wills. Year Established: 1946
Firm Size: 45
Representative Clients:AKAL Security, Inc.
American Properties
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Ardent Health Systems/Lovelace
Bank of Albuquerque
Bank of America, N.A.
Bayview Financial Trading Group
Bombardier Capital, Inc.
The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.
City of Grants, New Mexico
City of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Coldwell Banker Legacy
Corrections Corporation of America
DaimlerChrysler Services
Diamond Shamrock
Eastern New Mexico University
Farm Credit of New Mexico
Ford Motor Credit Company
Fuller Homes, Inc.
GCC Rio Grande, Inc.
George K. Baum & Company
Giant Industries, Inc.
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners V
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Irontree Transportation and Speedy Heavy Hauling, Inc.
Jim Burns Automotive Group
Laguna Development Corporation
Lighthouse Financial Group of New Mexico, Inc.
Longford Homes
Los Alamos National Bank
Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc.
Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
MIOX Corporation
Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation Oil & Gas Company, Inc.
New Mexico Banquest Corporation
New Mexico Department of Transportation
New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation
New Mexico Finance Authority
New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico State Board of Finance
New Mexico State Treasurer's Office
ParexLahabra, Inc.
QTL Biosystems, LLC
RBC Capital Markets
Rio Grande Title Company, Inc.
Santa Fe Community College
State of New Mexico
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.
TriCore Reference Laboratories
University of New Mexico
UNM Hospital
Waste Connections, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank
West Las Vegas School District
Western New Mexico University
Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
Zanios Foods, Inc.
Zia Trust, Inc.
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AddressTwo Park Square, Suite 1000
6565 Americas Parkway, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87110, (Bernalillo Co.)
PhonePhone: 505-883-2500
Fax: 505-888-6565
Website
http://www.sutinfirm.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesSanta Fe, New Mexico: 317 Paseo de Peralta 87501. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2187 Santa Fe New Mexico 87504-2187. Telephone: 505-988-5521. Fax: 505-982-5297. Email: stbsf@sutinfirm.com
Irwin S. Moise (1906-1984).
Lewis R. Sutin (1908-1992).
Franklin Jones (1919-1994).
Raymond W. Schowers (1948-1995).
Graham Browne (1935-2003).
Norman S. Thayer, Jr. (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, May 30, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1954; J.D., 1960). Assistant Attorney General, State of New Mexico, 1960-1964. Chief Counsel, New Mexico Bureau of Revenue, 1963-1964. Member, 1985-1990, Chairman, 1990, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of New Mexico. Member, Supreme Court Committees on Legal Ethics, 1992-1998 and Code of Judicial Conduct, 1994. Chairman, New Mexico Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure, 1983-1985. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1994-1995); American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Litigation; Antitrust Law); New Mexico Bar Foundation (President, 1994-1995); International Society of Barristers; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Albuquerque Chapter, 1979-1980). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Securities Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Banking Litigation.Email: Norman S. Thayer, Jr.
Michael J. Golden (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 16, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1967, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1969, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1975, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1962); New York University (J.D., 1965). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association. (Resident at Santa Fe Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation; General Practice.Email: Michael J. Golden
Ray H. Shollenbarger, Jr. (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, November 5, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, New Mexico; 1968, California; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Western New Mexico University (B.A., 1963); University of San Diego (J.D., 1966). Law Note Editor, San Diego Law Review, 1966. Assistant District Attorney, Second Judicial District of New Mexico, 1968-1970. Assistant Attorney General, State of New Mexico, 1970-1972. Director, New Mexico Alcoholic Beverage Control Department. Director, New Mexico Alcohol and Gaming Division; Superintendent, New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department. Member: Santa Fe and Albuquerque Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico. (Resident at Santa Fe Office). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Alcoholic Beverages; Casinos and Gambling; Lobbying.Email: Ray H. Shollenbarger, Jr.
Robert G. Heyman (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 23, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, New York; 1972, New Mexico. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1964); Yale University (LL.B., 1967). Associate, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, New York City (1967-1972). Co-author: "Use (or Abuse) of the Limited Partnership in Financing Real Estate Ventures in New Mexico," 3 New Mexico Law Review 251, Spring, 1974. State Reporter, Bamberger and Basile, Eds. State Limited Partnership Laws, Prentice Hall Law & Business, 1987. State Reporter, Bamberger and Jacobson, Eds., State Limited Liability Company Laws, Prentice Hall Law & Business, 1994. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association (New Mexico Liaison for Committee on State Regulation of Securities, 1982; National Association of Bond Lawyers; American College of Bond Counsel; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Government; Education; Securities.Email: Robert G. Heyman
Henry A. Kelly (Member) born Santa Fe, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; 1971, New Mexico. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1966; LL.B., 1968). Law Clerk to Honorable Charles Fahy, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1968-1969. Best Lawyers of America, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability, 1985-1991; Chairman, 1990-1991; Member, Standing Committee on Professional Discipline, 1993-1998; Member, Standing Committee on Lawyer Competence, 1998-1999; Member, Standing Committee on Professionalism, 1999-2002; Member, Standing Committee on Client Protection, 2002-2005; Business Law Section; Real Property, Probate & Trust Section; Taxation Section); State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico; Supreme Court of New Mexico Code of Professional Responsibility Committee, 2002; New Mexico Client Protection Fund Commission, 2006; Charter Fellow, Center for Civil Values, f/k/a New Mexico Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate; Partnership; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Insurance; Business Taxation; Individual Taxation.Email: Henry A. Kelly
Paul Bardacke (Member) born Oakland, California, December 16, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, California; 1970, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., cum laude, 1966); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1969). Recipient, Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship, 1969-1970. Instructor, Evidence and Trial Practice, University of New Mexico Law School, 1973-1982. Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1978. Attorney General, State of New Mexico, 1983-1986. Special U.S. Attorney for District of New Mexico, 1984-1985. Special Counsel to State of New Mexico, Windfall Profits Tax Litigation, 1981-1985. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 1993-1994). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CASES: State vs. Fugate, 470 U.S. 904; State vs. Earnest, 407 U.S. 648.Email: Paul Bardacke
Ronald Segel (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New Mexico; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., with distinction, 1969; J.D., cum laude, 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Garcia v. Cordova, 930 F2d 826 (10th Cir., 1991); Candelaria v. EG&G Energy Measurements, Inc.; 33 F.3d 1259 (10th Cir., 1994). Practice Areas: Medical Negligence; Wrongful Death; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Unfair Insurance Practices; Probate Litigation; Civil Appeals; Hospital Negligence; Disability Insurance; Life and Health Insurance; General Liability Defense; Federal Civil Litigation; Truck Accidents.Email: Ronald Segel
Jay D. Hertz (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1969); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Co-Author: "New Mexico Mortgage Foreclosures," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1983, 1986; "Foreclosures and Repossessions in New Mexico," National Business Institute, Inc., 1989; "Commercial Law," New Mexico L. Rev. Vol. 18, No. 2, 1988. Listed in Best Lawyers of America, Banking Law. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; Commercial Law League of America. Reported Cases: Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp., 646 U.S. 132, 126 S.Ct. 704, 163 L.Ed.2d 547; Aetna Fin. Co. v. Gaither, 118 N.M. 246, 880 P.2d 857 (1994); Sundance Mechanical & Util. v. Armijo, 106 N.M. 249, 741 P.2d 1370 (1987); Bokum v. First Nat. Bank, 106 N.M. 143, 740 P.2d 693 (1987); Nichols Corp. v. Bill Stuckman Const., Inc., 105 N.M. 37, 728 P.2d 447 (1986); Republic Steel Corp. v. Canyon Culvert Co., 104 N.M. 396, 722 P2d 647 (1986); Ortiz v. Suazo, 91 N.M. 45, 570 P.2d 309 (1977); Graham v. Albuquerque Nat. Bank, 87 N.M. 174, 531 P2d 222 (Ct.AP. 1974); Shirley v. Venaglia, 86 N.M. 721, 527 P2d 316 (1974). Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Banking Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Collections and Foreclosures; Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Jay D. Hertz
Gail Gottlieb (Member) born Grants, New Mexico, May 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, New Mexico. Education: New Mexico State University; University of New Mexico (B.U.S., 1974; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member, Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor, Employment Law, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1994 and 1997. Presentations: "Wage War: How the Fair Labor Standards Act Affects Employers;" "Employee Handbooks;" "Firing an Employee: When to Do It, How to Do It, When to Use Caution and Why". Listed in Best Lawyers of America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Board of Directors, Bankruptcy Section, 1983-1990; Chair, 1989; Member, Board of Directors, Employment Section). Practice Areas: Sexual Harassment; Employment Law; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Agricultural Law; Bankruptcy; Civil Rights; Civil Rights Section 1983; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Workouts; Real Estate Bankruptcy; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Workouts; Land Use Litigation.Email: Gail Gottlieb
Stevan Douglas Looney (Member) born Cheyenne, Wyoming, October 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, New Mexico, U.S District Court, District of New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: California State University at Hayward (A.A., 1975; B.A., with highest honors, 1977); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1980). Recipient, Certificate of Excellence in Oral Advocacy, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1978, 1979. Author: "Little Rock Reed: America's Most Wanted 'Fugitive From Justice,'" Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, Vol. 9, No. 1 (1998). Special Assistant Attorney General, New Mexico, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997. Hearing Officer, New Mexico Disciplinary Board. Member, New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board. [U.S. Army Infantry, 82d Airborne Div., 1970-1972]. Reported Cases: New Mexico Right to Choose/NARAL et al. v. Johnson, 126 N.M. 788 (1998); New Mexico Right to Choose/NARAL et al. v. Johnson, 127 N.M. 654 (1999); Enriquez v. Cochran & BSA, 126 N.M. 196, 967 P.2d 1136, cert. den. 126 N.M. 532 (Ct.App. 1998); Joseph A. et al. v. New Mexico Human Services Dept. et al. 28 F. 3d 1056 (10th Cir, 1994); Joseph A. et al. v. New Mexico Human Services Dept. et al., 69 F.3d 1081 (10th Civ. 1995); U.S. v. 36.06 Acres of Land, 70 F.Supp. 1272 (D.C.N.M. 1999); K.L. by Dixon v. Valdez, 167 F.R.D. 688 (D.C.N.M. 1996); In re T.B. a child v. State of New Mexico ex.rel. Children, Youth & Families Dept. NM (1996), 121 N.M. 465, 913 P.2d 272 (Ct. App. 1996); Adobe Masters, Inc. v. Downey & Rappuhn, 118 N.M. 547, 883 P. 2d 133 (1994); McWilliams v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, 103 T.C. 416 (1994) (McWilliams I); 104 T.C. 13 (1995) (McWilliams II) and T.C. Memo 1995-111; Jennings v. Hinkle, N.M. 115 N.M. 387 (App. 1993); Michaluk v. Burke, 105 N.M. 670, 735 P. 2d 1176 (Ct. App. 1987). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Civil Rights; Commercial Litigation; Torts; Class Actions; Contracts; Construction Litigation; Insurance; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Stevan Douglas Looney
Kerry C. Kiernan (Member) born Bronx, New York, April 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1977; J.D., Clinical Law Honors, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate, Keleher and McLeod, 1982-1984. Clerk, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1984-1986. Assistant Appellate Public Defender, 1986-1987. Member, Appellate Rules Committee, New Mexico Supreme Court, 1998-2003. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Board Member, Appellate Practice Section, 1996); American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Ponca Tribe v. Oklahoma, 37 F.3d 1422 (10th Cir. 1994); Fuson v. State, 105 N.M. 632, 735 P.2d 1138 (1987). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Indian Gaming Law.Email: Kerry C. Kiernan
Jay D. Rosenblum (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, October 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., with honors in Political Science, 1978; J.D., 1982). President and Chief Executive Officer, 2000. Leadership New Mexico, 2002. Leadership Albuquerque, 1988. New Mexico Community Foundation, Board Member. General Counsel, New Mexico Economic Development Corporation. Board Member, Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Taxation.Email: Jay D. Rosenblum
Frank C. Salazar (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: Universidad de las Americas; University of New Mexico (B.A., cum laude, with distinction, 1980); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1983). Member: Albuquerque and American (Member, Sections on: Public Contract Law; Urban, State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association; Associated General Contractors of America. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Government Contracts; Procurement; Construction Law; Environmental; Real Estate and Leases; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights and Property Tax; Mediations and Arbitrations.Email: Frank C. Salazar
Peter S. Kierst (Member) born Harvey, Illinois, November 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1977; M.A., 1980; J.D., 1984). Instructor, Evidence and Trial Practice, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1992. Faculty Member, Southwest Regional National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1993-1995. Research Director, Governor's Commission on Higher Education, 1984. Member: Citizens Advisory Group, City of Albuquerque, 1981-1984; Supreme Court Code of Professional Conduct Committee, 1999-2001. Member: Albuquerque Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico.Email: Peter S. Kierst
Anne Porter Browne (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New Mexico. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1985); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1988). Listed in Best Lawyers of America, Real Estate Law, 2007. Presentations and Lectures: "Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs: Organization and Operation," October 23, 2003, Albuquerque, N.M., Lorman Education Services; "Current Issues in Real Estate Development," February 25, 2003, Albuquerque, N.M., Lorman Education Services; "Advanced Real Estate Law in New Mexico," February 4, 2003, Albuquerque, N.M., National Business Institute; "Partnerships, LLCs & LLPs: Organization and Operation in New Mexico," October 22, 2002, Albuquerque, N.M., Lorman Education Services; "Section 1031 Investment Properties in New Mexico," May 7, 2001, Albuquerque, N.M., National Business Institute; "Keys to Success in a New Mexico Real Estate Transaction," Jan. 30, 2002, Albuquerque, N.M., National Business Institute; "Current Issues in New Mexico Real Estate Development," Dec. 11, 2001, Albuquerque, N.M., Lorman Education Services; "Navajo Law Emerging Business, Employment and Jurisdictional Issues, Nov. 30, 2001, Sutin Thayer & Browne A Professional Corporation; "Internet Law For Electronic Commerce," July 24, 2001, Albuquerque, N.M., Lorman Education Services; "Commercial Lending Requirements and Loan Documents," April 4, 2001, Albuquerque, N.M., Lorman Education Services; "Current Issues in New Mexico Real Estate Development," December 5, 2000, Albuquerque, N.M., Lorman Education Services; "Commercial Real Estate for Paralegals," July 9, 2000, Albuquerque, N.M., Institute for Paralegal Education; "Commercial Lending in New Mexico," September 14, 1999, Albuquerque, N.M., National Business Institute; "Advanced Real Estate Finance," August 26-27, 1999, Scottsdale, AZ, CLE International; "Negotiating the Real Estate Deal," June 11, 1998, Tucson, AZ, State Bar of Arizona 65th Annual Convention; "Real Estate 'Screw-Ups' In Southwest Transactions Avoiding the 'M' Word," June 12, 1997, Phoenix, AZ, State Bar of Arizona 64th Annual Convention; "Commercial Lending in New Mexico," March 20, 1996, Albuquerque, N.M., National Business Institute; "Current Issues in Banking Law in New Mexico," August 23, 1995, Albuquerque, N.M., National Business Institute. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; New Mexico Estate Planning Council; National Association of Office and Industrial Professionals. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Business Law; Leases and Leasing; Trusts and Estates; Construction Law; Banks and Banking; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Mortgages; Wills; Indian Law.Email: Anne Porter Browne
C. Joseph Lennihan (Member) born San Francisco, California, February 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, New Mexico; U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1996, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1997, Colorado and U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. Tax Court. Education: St. Johns College (B.A., 1984); University of Maryland (J.D., 1989); Georgetown University Law School (LL.M., 1999). Chief Counsel, New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, 2003-2006. Board of Directors, New Mexico Legal Aid, 2002-2006. Board of Directors, Indian Pueblo Legal Services/Northern New Mexico Legal Services, 1999-2002. Board of Directors, DNA - People's Legal Services, 1994-1998. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; State Bar of Arizona; Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Indians and Native Populations; Litigation.Email: C. Joseph Lennihan
Rachel S. King (Member) born Cambridge, England, November 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1994, District of Columbia; 2002, New Mexico. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Senior Advisor for International Affairs to U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, 1998- 2001. Special Assistant for Near East and South Asian Affairs to Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas R. Pickering, 1997-1998. (Resident at Santa Fe Office). Practice Areas: Education Law; Government; Public Finance; International Law.Email: Rachel S. King
Andrew J. Simons (Member) born Burlington, Vermont, November 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, New Mexico; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1995, Navajo Nation and Zuni Pueblo; 1998, Jicarilla Apache Tribe; 1999, Southern Ute Tribe; 2000, Isleta Pueblo, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.A., 1988); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif; National Merit Scholar; Plan II. Law Clerk, Honorable William W. Bivins, New Mexico Court of Appeals. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; Navajo Nation Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Secured Collections; Indian Law; Personal Injury; Consumer Law; Insurance.Email: Andrew J. Simons
Christopher A. Holland (Member) born Corinth, New York, October 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, New Mexico; 1996, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1998, Navajo Nation; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Eastern New Mexico University (B.B.A., with honors, 1982); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1994). Managing Editor, New Mexico Law Review, 1993-1994. Law Clerk, Supreme Court of New Mexico, 1994-1996. Member: State Bar of New Mexico. [Major, New Mexico National Guard]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; University Law; Indian Law.Email: Christopher A. Holland
Derek V. Larson (Member) born Dallas, Texas, December 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1997, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.B.A., 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1993). Business Editor, Currents International Trade Law Journal, 1992-1993. Briefing Attorney, Texas 14th Court of Appeals, Summer 1992. Author, "International Airliner Manufacturing, The Airbus Industry Subsidy Controversy," American Bar Association, Air and Space Lawyer, Vol. 8, No. 2, Fall 1993. President, 1992-1993 and Member, 1991-1993, International Law Society. Special Assistant Attorney General to the State of Wyoming, 2000-2004, and New Mexico, 2000-2007. Member, City of Albuquerque, City Airport Advisory Board, 2006-2010. Cavalcade of Wings, Board of Directors, 2009. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: EOG Resources, Inc. v. The State of Wyoming, 2003 WY 34; 64 P.3d 757; 2003 Wyo. LEXIS 42; Bank of Santa Fe v. Marcy Plaza Assocs., 131 N.M. 537, 2002 NMCA 14, 40 P.3d 442, (N.M. App. 2001); Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. State of New Mexico ex rel. Dept. of Taxation and Revenue, 2006 NMCA 50. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Severance Tax; Royalty Litigation.Email: Derek V. Larson
Susan M. Hapka (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1995, New Mexico; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.S., 1981); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1995) Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; College and University Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Susan M. Hapka
Mark E. Chaiken (Member) born New York, N.Y., September 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, New York, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1988); Rutgers University (J.D., with honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Bloustein Fellowship, 1990-1994. Law Clerk to the Hon. Harris L. Hartz, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1995-1996. Instructor, Ethics and Morals, Rutgers University, 1993-1994. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public Authority Finance; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Appeals.Email: Mark E. Chaiken
Susan G. Chappell (Member) born Akron, Ohio, May 6, 1958; admitted to bar, 1996, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: School of Visual Arts, New York (B.F.A., 1993); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1996). Member, Board of Directors, New Mexico Environmental Law Center. Member: Albuquerque and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; New Mexico Women's Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors); Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Anaeme v. Diagnostek, Inc., 164 F.3d 1275 (Tenth Circuit 1999).Email: Susan G. Chappell
Twila B. Larkin (Member) born Seminole, Texas, January 15, 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, New Mexico. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1984); University of New Mexico (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Family Law Section); First Judicial District, Second Judicial District and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Region V Representative to Council of ABA Family Law Section, 1999-2005. Co-Chair, Taxation Committee, ABA Family Law Section, 2003-2004. New Mexico Delegate to 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th Annual Symposium of Family Law Council of Community Property States, 2001-2006. Former Chair, Family Law Section, State of New Mexico. Chair, 15th and 19th Annual Family Law Institute. Speaker, Family Law, Today's Law School Program, 1998, 1999, 2001. Author and Speaker: "Client Trust Account Management," 1999; "Use of Paralegals in Domestic Relations Practice," 1999; "What's Yours, What State?" 2000; "Family Law Review Update and Custody Seminar," 2001; "Treatment of Intangible Property in NM," 2001; "Treatment of Premarital Agreements in NM," 2002; "Retirement and Divorce in NM," 2003; Issue Editor of Summer 2004 Family Law Quarterly on Alimony Issues; "Unequal Property Distribution," 2005; "Treatment of Marital Property During Marriage and Divorce and Between Third Parties," 2006; "Why Specialize" Family Advocate, Fall 2006. Member: Bernalillo Alimony Guidelines Committee, 2001-2004; State-wide Alimony Guidelines Project, 2005-2006. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Alimony; Community Property Law; Collaborative Family Law; Domestic Relations; Marital Property Distribution; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Interstate Support; International Family Law; Domestic Violence.Email: Twila B. Larkin
Sandra E. Rotruck (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New Mexico; 1993, U. S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: New Mexico State University (B.S.W., with honors, 1983), University of New Mexico (J.D. 1986). Recipient: Distinguished Alumni Award, New Mexico State University, 1991. Member: New Mexico Supreme Court (Member: Disciplinary Board, 2006; Alimony Guidelines Committee, 2004); Albuquerque Collaborative Practice Group. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Violence; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce.
C. Shannon Bacon (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 29, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Mexico; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997). Staff Member, 1995-1996 and Associate Editor, 1996-1997, Creighton Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. A. Joseph Alarid, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1997-1999. Author, "The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: What Congress Giveth, the Court Taketh Away - Seminole Tribe of Florida vs. Florida," 30 Creighton Law Review 569, February 1997. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; New Mexico Women's Bar Association (Past-President); New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Southwest Women's Law Center (Board Member); Albuquerque Community Foundation Future Fund (Board Member). Reported Cases: United Properties, Ltd. Co. v. Walgreen Properties, Inc., 2003-NMCA-140, 82 P.3d 535; Colonias Development Council v. Rhino Environmental Services, Inc., 2003-NMCA-141, 81 P.3d 680; H-B-S Partnership v. Aircoa Hospitality Services, Inc., No 23, 746 (N.M. Ct. App. April 4, 2005).Email: C. Shannon Bacon
Cristy J. Carbón-Gaul (Member) born Osmond, Nebraska, March 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Mexico. Education: Trinity University (B.S., 1993); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Taxation; Guardianship and Conservatorship.Email: Cristy J. Carbón-Gaul
Michelle K. Ostrye (Member) born Lewistown, Montana, April 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2003, New Mexico; U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of Montana (B.A., with honors, 1991); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Student Writing Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1996-1997. Briefwriter, National Moot Court Team. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Sections on: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law); State Bar of Texas; New Mexico Association of Defense Counsel; H. Vearle Payne American Inn of the Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Michelle K. Ostrye
Benjamin W. Allison (Member) born Minot, North Dakota, December 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2001, New Mexico. Education: Hillsdale College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Editor in Chief: Notre Dame Law Review, 1996-1997; Hillsdale Collegian, 1991. Author: "A Person or a Lawyer," 72 Notre Dame Law Review 1732, 1997. Law Clerk to the Hon. Paul J. Kelly, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1997-1998. Adjunct Faculty, Santa Fe Community College. Chair, American Bar Association Intellectual Property Section Law Subcommittee on Copyright Protection for Useful Articles, 2005. President, First Judicial District Bar Association, 2006. Barrister, Oliver Seth American Inn of Court. (Resident at Santa Fe Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Intellectual Property; Copyrights; Trademarks; Literary Property.Email: Benjamin W. Allison
James E. Bristol, III (Member) born St. George, Bermuda, April 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 2006, New Mexico. Education: Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration (M.A., 1999); University of Chicago, The Divinity School (M.Div., 1999); University of New Mexico (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Licensed Independent Social Worker (L.I.S.W.), New Mexico, 2002. Member: New Mexico and American Bar Associations. [Petty Officer, Second Class, U.S. Navy, 1986-1992]. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation.Email: James E. Bristol, III
Maria Montoya Chavez (Member) born Anchorage, Alaska, February 2, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.S., 1995); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1999). Co-Founder and Editor Scholar, St. Mary's Law Review on Minority Issues, 1998-1999. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; New Mexico Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills.Email: Maria Montoya Chavez
Jeanne Y. Sohn (Member) born Warren, Ohio, September 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, New Mexico; 2003, U.S. District Court; District of New Mexico; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; Laguna, Santa Clara, Hopi and Acoma Pueblos. Education: New Mexico State University (B.A., with honors, 1996); Ohio State University (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Bankruptcy and Public Law Sections); Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; New Mexico Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Government Contracts; Creditor Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Collections; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jeanne Y. Sohn
Christina S. West (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 27, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, New Mexico. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Arizona State University (J.D., 2000). Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; Navajo Nation Bar Association; Hopi Bar; Mescalero Apache Bar; Southern Ute Bar; Ute Mountain Ute Bar. Practice Areas: Indian Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Collections; Employment Defense; Employment Law.Email: Christina S. West
Andrea Guendelman (Member) born April 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2007, New Mexico. Education: University of Chile, Santiago (LL.B., 1994); Harvard University (LL.M., 1998). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Business Law.Email: Andrea Guendelman
Jean C. Moore (Member) born North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, March 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 2002, New Mexico. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1985); University of New Mexico (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Order of the Coif. Lead Articles Editor, New Mexico Law Review. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Securities; Business Law; Construction Law; Mortgages.Email: Jean C. Moore
Benjamin E. Thomas (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, May 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New Mexico. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1999); Boston University (J.D., 2003; M.A., International Relations, 2004). Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Civil Rights; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Benjamin E. Thomas
Sarita Nair (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, New Mexico. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1995); University of New Mexico (M.C.R.P., with distinction, 2000; J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Coif. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Indians and Native Populations; Environmental Law.Email: Sarita Nair
Tammi M. Kipp (Member) born Portland, Oregon, February 24, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Washington; 2005, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Tax Court; 2007, Massachusetts. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 1998); New England School of Law (J.D., 2003); University of Miami Law School (LL.M., 2004);. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member: Young Lawyers Division; Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust; Taxation; and Business Law; Liaison, Tax Section); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Tammi M. Kipp
Suzanne Wood Bruckner (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, June 4, 1964; admitted to bar, 2005, New Mexico. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); University of New Mexico (M.B.A., 1994; J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1986-1991; U.S. Army Reserves, 1991-1993]. Practice Areas: Taxation; State Taxation; Federal Taxation; Employee Benefits; Business Planning; Tax Controversies.Email: Suzanne Wood Bruckner
Timothy J. Atler (Member) born Wichita Falls, Texas, August 9, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, New Mexico; 2008, Navajo Nation. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1998); University of New Mexico (M.A., 2006; J.D., 2006). Clerk, Judge Michael D. Bustamante, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 2006-2008. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Appellate Practice Section, 2008); American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals.Email: Timothy J. Atler
Travis R. Steele (Member) born Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 8, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, New Mexico. Education: Trinity University (B.S., 2002); Pepperdine University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Collections; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Travis R. Steele
J. Katherine Girard (Member) born Buffalo, New York, November 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 2007, New Mexico. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1994); University of New Mexico (M.A., 2005); University of New Mexico (J.D., 2007). Author, "The Irrational Legacy of Remer v. Evans," New Mexico Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Summer 2006). Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Languages: Spanish, Armenian (semi-fluent in both). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Mental Disability Law.Email: J. Katherine Girard
Gbenoba N. Idah (Member) born Los Gatos, California, October 3, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, New Mexico. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2004); University of New Mexico (J.D., 2007). Member: American Bar Association; New Mexico Black Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor; Litigation; Bankruptcy; Collections.Email: Gbenoba N. Idah
Charles J. Piechota (Member) admitted to bar, 2007, New Mexico. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 2004); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Probate.Email: Charles J. Piechota
Daniel "Chet" A. Alderete (Member) born Los Angeles, California, August 18, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, New Mexico. Education: Baylor University (B.S., 2003); University of New Mexico (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Phi Alpha Delta (Marshall, 2006-2007). Member: State Bar of New Mexico; Albuquerque and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Divorce; Marital Agreements; Adoption Law.Email: Daniel "Chet" A. Alderete
OF COUNSELSaul Cohen (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, June 19, 1927; admitted to bar, 1954, California; 1971, New Mexico and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1950); Stanford University (J.D., 1953). Author: "Fair Use in the Law of Copyright," Sixth Copyright Law Symposium 43, 1955; "Quasi Contract and the Conflict of Laws," 31 Los Angeles Bar Bulletin, 91, 1956; "An Artist Sells a Painting: The Courts Go Astray," 5 UCLA Law Review 235, 1958; "Justice Holmes and Copyright Law," 32 Southern California Law Review 263, 1959; "What Competitors Can Say About Each Other or Their Products," Legal Aspects of Competitive Business Practices," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1961; "Duration," 5/6 UCLA Law Review 24, 1977; "A Study in Epithetical Jurisprudence," Los Angeles Bar Bulletin, June, 1966; "Hair, Mules and Chicken Soup," May 1969 and "Is the Right to Lie Protected by the First Amendment?" Beverly Hills Bar Association Journal, January, 1969. Co-author: An Authors Guide to Scholarly Publishing and the Law, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1965. Lecturer in Law, Loyola University of Los Angeles, 1967-1971. President, Beverly Hills Junior Bar, 1962-1963. Former Chair, Museum of New Mexico Foundation; President, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum; Former Chair, Santa Fe Historic Design Review Board; Former President, Board of Regents of New Mexico School for the Deaf; Trustee, International Folk Art Foundation; Member, New Mexico Supreme Court Building Commission. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Chairman, Committee on Fee Arbitration, 1984-1987); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section). [U.S. Army, 1945-1946]. (Resident at Santa Fe Office). Practice Areas: Copyrights; Trademarks; Entertainment and the Arts; Publishing Law; Real Estate; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Saul Cohen
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