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Address
937 East Lohman
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001 (Dona Ana Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
3.7
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeInsurance Defense, Business Litigation, Civil Rights and Employment Litigation, Land Use, Real Estate, Liquor Law, Election Law, Corporate and Corporate Litigation, Estate Planning, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Government Liability. Firm Size: 6
Languages: English and Spanish.
Raúl A. Carrillo, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Ysleta, Texas; admitted to bar, 1988, New Mexico. Education: University of Texas at Austin (1980-1981); University of Texas at El Paso (1981-1982); University of New Mexico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Harvard University (J.D., 1988). Recipient: New Mexico Bar Foundation Annual Young Lawyer Award, 1990; Bar of New Mexico Outstanding Contribution Award State, 1990 and 1991. Law Clerk to the Honorable John E. Conway, U.S. District Judge, District of New Mexico, 1988-1990. Assistant Editor, Natural Resources & Environment Journal, ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Volume 19, Number 4, Winter 2005. Member, Harvard Journal on Law & Public Policy, 1987. Member, Harvard Journal on Legislation, 1986. Publications/Presentations: "Renewable Energy Requirements and the Commerce Clause," with Everitt Britt, Natural Resources & Environment Journal, ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Volume 19, Number 4, Spring 2005; "Detention Centers Under Siege: Current Issues in Jail/Inmate Litigation," New Mexico Association of Counties, October 31, 2000; "Legal Issues Affecting the Workplace," Seminar, Lone Mountain Archeological Services, Inc., March 12, 1999; "EEO Update," with James Hautzinger, 1990 Employment Law Workshop for Managers, November 7, 1991; "Veteran's Reemployment Rights," Presentation with Beth Kiovsky, Employer's Legal Update, May 9, 1991; "Employment Claims Under New Mexico Law," with Robert P. Tinnin and Nicholas J. Noeding, 1990 Employment Law Workshop for Managers, November 7, 1990. Member, Uniform Jury Instructions for Civil Cases Committee. Mock Trial Judge, New Mexico Bar Foundation, 1990-1994, 1997. Director: Albuquerque Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence, 1990-1991; New Mexico Civil Liberties Foundation, 1991. Member: Dona Ana County Bar Association, 1996-2002; Edison Electric Institute of Litigation Review Committee, 2004-2005. Board Member, Associated Electric Companies of Texas, 2003-2005. Grader, New Mexico Board of Examiners, 1991. Board Member, El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Chair of Governance Committee, 2004-2005, and Board Member, Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico. Board Member, New Mexico First, 2003-2005. Troop Committee Chair, Boy Scouts of America, 1997-2002. Partner, Narvaez Law Firm, P.A., Las Cruces, New Mexico, 2005-2007. Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, 2003-2005, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, 2002-2003, Vice President & General Counsel, 2002, El Paso Electric Company, El Paso, Texas. Partner, Sandenaw, Carrillo & Piazza, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1996-2001. Law Office of Raul A. Carrillo, Jr., Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1993-1996. Attorney, Browning & Peifer, P.A., Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1991-1992. Member: American (Environment, Energy & Resources Section, Editorial Board Member, 2004; Labor and Employment Law Section) and New Mexico Hispanic Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico (President, Young Lawyers Division, 1990; Editor in Chief, Young Lawyer's Division Newsletter, 1989); New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association (1997-2002; 2006); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; American Inns of Court (Albert Fountain Chapter). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Election Law.
Karen E. Wootton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, New Mexico. Education: San Jose State University (B.A., 1986); University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1990). Director, Miller Stratvert, P.A., 2007-March 31, 2009; Associate, Miller Stratvert, P.A., 2003-2006; Senior Assistant County Attorney, Dona Ana County Attorney's Office, 2000-2003; Assistant County Attorney, 1998-2000; Law Clerk to Hon. Leslie Smith, Federal Magistrate, U.S. District Court, September-December 1997; Associate, Miller, Stratvert, Torgerson & Schlenker, P.A., 1993-1997; Mock Trial Judge, New Mexico Center for Civil Values, Ten Year Participant. Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Commercial/Business Law; Commercial/Business Litigation; Real Estate; Estate Planning for business clients; Probate.
ASSOCIATESSteven E. Jones (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New Mexico. Education: Harvard College (A.B., cum laude, 2004); Stanford Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association (Member, Law Student Division Governor, N. Cal & Nevada, 2006-2007); District of New Mexico. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights Defense; Corporate Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Election Law.
Dianna F. Lopez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New Mexico; 2008, California. Education: New Mexico State University (B.S., 1998); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of New Mexico; State Bar of California.
Bradley R. Sims (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New Mexico. Education: Tulane University (A.B.); Freeman School of Business (B.S., 2002); University of New Mexico School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Government Liability; Estate Planning; Business Formation.
Rocio Toriz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California. (Not admitted in New Mexico). Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1995); University of Texas at Austin (M.P.Aff., 1998); University of San Francisco Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Alameda County Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section, 2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment Law.
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