Areas of Practice
Personal Injury (for the injured) Motor Vehicle Accidents (for the injured) Wrongful Death Employment Law (for employers and employees) Civil Rights (for the victim) Discrimination (for the victim) Sexual Harassment Premises Liability (for the injured) Negligent Security Professional Malpractice Law Food Poisoning Dog Bites Commercial Litigation Contracts
Litigation Percentage
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
New Mexico, 1992 U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1992
Education
University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico
J.D. - 1992
Honors: Tort Scholar Award
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
M.A. - December, 1988
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
B.A. - December, 1983
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Honors: Graduated with High Distinction
Classes/Seminars
People's Law School, Dona Ana Branch Community College, 1994 - 1995 Taking and Defending Depositions, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, May 16, 2002 - May 18, 2002 Gender Claims in the Workplace, State Bar Legal Assistants Division, September 19, 2002 - Present National Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, July 12, 2003 - July 19, 2003 Employment Law in New Mexico, Lorman Educational Services, August 27, 2004 Southwest Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, May 15, 2005 - Present Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, October 15, 2005 - October 23, 2005 Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, January 26, 2006 - January 28, 2006 Southwest Deposition Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, May 4, 2006 - May 6, 2006 National Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, July 16, 2006 - July 22, 2006 Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination: Ethics, Paralegal Division of New Mexico, November 11, 2006 - Present Every Lawyer?s Professionalism and Ethics, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, November 17, 2006 - Present Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, January 18, 2007 - January 20, 2007 Southwest Deposition Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, May 17, 2007 - May 19, 2007 Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, October 31, 2008 - November 3, 2008 Professionalism and Ethics for Every Lawyer, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, November 21, 2008 - Present Annual Update on New Mexico Tort Law (Presentation on Tort Claims vs. Government), New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, April 24, 2009 - Present Section 1983 Litigation in the 21st Century , American Civil Liberties Union , September 25, 2009 - Present Pacific Regional Trial Skills, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, October 31, 2009 - November 4, 2009 Taking and Defending Depositions, University of New Mexico , March 5, 2010 - March 7, 2010 Northwest Deposition Skills, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, August 10, 2010 - August 12, 2010 Pacific Regional Trial Skills, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, October 22, 2010 - October 28, 2010 15th Annual Civil Trial Seminar (Employment Law Presentation), El Paso Bar Association, February 18, 2011 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Association for Justice National Employment Lawyers Association American Bar Association New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association American Civil Liberties Union New Mexico State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Fraternities/Sororities
Phi Beta Kappa
