Memberships
Professional Memberships & Activities:
fellow, American Bar Foundation
Elected Member: American Law Institute
Federal Bar Association for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Past-President)
Albuquerque Bar Association (Past-President)
State Bar of New Mexico
American Bar Association
Has achieved the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating
Bar Fellowship
American Bar Foundation
• Elected Member: American Law Institute
• Federal Bar Association for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Past-President)
• Albuquerque Bar Association (Past-President)
• State Bar of New Mexico
• American Bar Association
• Has achieved the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating
Community and Professional Activities
• American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Board of Directors
• Rules of Civil Procedure Committee, Supreme Court of New Mexico
• Civil Rules Committee for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Chair, Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board, Supreme Court of New Mexico (2004-07)
• University of New Mexico School of Law Alumni Association, President (1995 and 1998), Board of Directors (1996-)
• Southwest Arts Festival President (1998-99)
• Museum of Albuquerque Foundation Associates President (1992-93)
• Chair, Appellate Rules Committee, Supreme Court of New Mexico (1995-98)
• Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (1995)
Awards
• New Mexico Business Weekly's Best of the Bar - 2010
• "Top 25 Lawyers in New Mexico" - Southwest Super Lawyers-2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012
• Distinguished Achievement Award, University of New Mexico School of Law (2007)
• "Top 10 Lawyers in Albuquerque" (as compiled by Albuquerque the Magazine) (2006)
• State Bar of New Mexico Distinguished Bar Service Award (2006)
• New Mexico Business Weekly's Power Broker Award (2006)
• American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Cooperating Attorney of the Year Award (1999)
• State Bar of New Mexico Outstanding Contribution Award (1993 & 1994)
• President's Award, State Bar of New Mexico (1994)
• Albuquerque Bar Association Award of Excellence (1993)