MEMBERS OF FIRM
Will Ferguson (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: Wofford College; University of New Mexico (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974); Exeter University. Author: Comment, "Traumatic Neurosis and Malingering: Illuminating Aladdin's Lamp," University of New Mexico Law Review, May, 1974. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [Capt., USAF, 1971-1976]. Reported Cases: Houghland v. Grant, 119 N.M. 422, 891 P.2d 563 (Ct.App. 1995); Barth v. Coleman, 118 N.M. 1, 878 P.2d 319 (1994); Salzwedel v. Interfarm Ltd., 107 N.M. 728, 764 P.2d 499 (Ct.App. 1988). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Aviation Accidents.Email: Will Ferguson
Albert N. Thiel, Jr. (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, December 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Mary's Seminary & University (B.A., 1970); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1976; M.B.A., 1983). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Constitutional Law. Listed, Who's Who in American Law, 1998. Member, Public Employees Labor Relations Board, 1997-1999. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Chair, Law Office Management Committee, 1996); [with U.S. Army, 1970-1973]. Reported Cases: Protection & Advocacy Systems v. Presbyterian Healthcare Services, 1999-NMCA-122 (1999 Ct. App.) Cert. denied N.M. Sup. Ct.; Hartbarger v. Frank Paxton Co., 115 N.M. 665, 857 P.2d 776 (S. Ct. 1993) 1993 N.M. Lexis 187; Anderson v. City of Albuquerque, 690 F.2d 796 (10 Cir. 1982); Conwell v. City of Albuquerque, 97 N.M. 136, 637 P.2d 567 (S. Ct. 1981); City of Albuquerque v. Martinez, 93 N.M. 704, 604 P.2d 842 (Ct. App. 1979); City of Albuquerque v. Chavez, 91 N.M. 559, 577 P.2d 457 (Ct. App. 1978). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Tort Liability; Products Liability; Medical Negligence; Nursing Home Liability.Email: Albert N. Thiel, Jr.
Robert C. Gutierrez (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, New Mexico. Education: University of Albuquerque (B.S., 1976); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1979). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Clinical Study. Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical and Legal Malpractice; Personal Injury; Civil Rights; Employment.Email: Robert C. Gutierrez
Jeffrey S. Trespel (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2002, New Mexico; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., Accounting, 1981); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Insurance.Email: Jeffrey S. Trespel
Robert M. Ortiz (Member) born Las Vegas, New Mexico, March 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, New Mexico; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Tax Court. Education: New Mexico Highlands University (B.A., 1986); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1989); University of Miami (LL.M., Tax, 1993). Assistant District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District of New Mexico, 1991-1993. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Commercial Law.Email: Robert M. Ortiz
David M. Houliston (Member) born Saint Cloud, Minnesota, June 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, New Mexico. Education: New Mexico State University (B.B.A., 1983); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1987). Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Transportation Lawyers Association (Member, Insurance Law and Products Liability Committees). Reported Cases: Campbell v. Bartlett, 975 F.2d 1569 (10th Cir. 1992); Servants of the Paraclete, Inc. v. Great American Ins. Co., et al., 866 F. Supp. 1560 (U.S.D.C., NM 1994); Gallegos v. Trujillo, 114 N.M. 435 (Ct. App. 1992); Romero v. Dairyland Ins. Co., 111 N.M. 154 (1990); Mortgage Inv. Co. v. Griego, 108 N.M. 240 (1989). Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith; Transportation Law; Products Liability; Complex Litigation; Medical Device Litigation; Construction Defects; Catastrophic Injury.Email: David M. Houliston
Roger V. Eaton (Member) born Peterborough, New Hampshire, August 19, 1945; admitted to bar, 1977, New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1998, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1967); University of New Mexico (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, University of New Mexico Law Review, 1976-1977. Elected, Bar Commissioner, State of New Mexico, 1993-1999; Secretary/Treasurer, 1996-1997. Member: Albuquerque and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: United States of America v. McCall, 235 F.3d 1211 (2000); Beavers v. Johnson Controls World Services, Inc., 901 P.2d 761, 120 N.M. 543 (1995); Shores v. Charter Services, 816 P. 2d 500, 112 N.M. 431 (1991); Stinbrink v. Farmers' Insurance Co., 803 P.2d 664, 111 N.M. 179 (1990); Levy v. Disharoon, 749 P.2d 84, 106 N.M. 699 (1988); Medina v. Original Hamburger Stand, 728 P.2d 488, 105 N.M. 78 (Ct.App. 1986); Sedillo v. Levi Strauss, 644 P.2d 1041, 98 N.M. 52 (Ct.App. 1982). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice.