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Trevor S. M. Stevens, a fifth-generation New Mexican, was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After graduating as valedictorian from La Cueva High School, Mr. Stevens attended Stanford University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a focus in Architectural Design and minored in Sociology. During college, Mr. Stevens obtained his New Mexico Associate Broker real estate license. His real estate experience and a class on construction law revealed his passion for law.. In 2015, Mr. Stevens graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School with a JD/MEng dual degree. Not wishing to set aside his engineering background, Mr. Stevens successfully completed a Master of Engineering concurrently with his law degree. Not only did he finish both degrees in three years, but he was also the first Notre Dame student to complete the JD/MEng dual degree in over a decade.. While in law school, Mr. Stevens was a member of the Journal of College and University Law, the nation’s only law review solely for higher education law issues. Mr. Stevens served as the Executive Production Editor for Volume 41 of the journal.. Throughout law school, Mr. Stevens clerked for the Branch Law Firm, where he became determined to help the injured and wronged seek recovery through the civil justice system.. Following law school, Mr. Stevens returned to his home state of New Mexico to join the Branch Law Firm in its Albuquerque office. Mr. Stevens practices in the fields of catastrophic event litigation, personal injury, products liability, pharmaceutical litigation, and medical malpractice.. In his free time, Trevor enjoys exploring the amazing and diverse landscapes afforded by the Land of Enchantment. Archery, camping, fishing, and hiking are among his favorite hobbies.

Thomas G. Rice is the owner and sole shareholder of the Albuquerque, New Mexico law firm of Thomas G. Rice P.C. Mr Rice graduated from Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. He spent three years in the U.S. Army serving in Viet Nam as a helicopter pilot, where he was decorated for distinguished service.. Mr. Rice received his Juris Doctor degree from Brigham Young University School of Law in 1977. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of New Mexico and State Bar of Illinois. He is licensed to practice in both Federal and State Courts as well as the U.S. Tax Court. He has also served as a Trustee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.. Mr. Rice is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant, having been involved in tax and estate planning throughout his career and has worked with a public accounting firm in managing their tax department which included individual, corporate, partnership, estate and trust taxation.. Mr. Rice’s practice is focused in the area of estate planning, tax, real estate, bankruptcy and small business representation. He has spoken before various civic and private organizations on estate planning matters. He is a past member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, a nationwide organization of Estate Planning Attorneys.

Salim Khayoumi is a seasoned attorney with deep roots in New Mexico, having completed his education at La Cueva High School in Albuquerque. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of New Mexico in 2005 with a degree in Sociology and earned his Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law in 2008. Upon returning to New Mexico, Salim began his career as a prosecutor, handling a spectrum of cases in the state’s District Attorney’s Office.. Transitioning to civil litigation, Salim focused on representing clients in complex cases, including medical malpractice and negligence. His legal proficiency led to a $24 million verdict in 2023, demonstrating his commitment to client advocacy. As an integral part of Buchanan Law, Salim is recognized by peers, with honors such as Top 100 Trial Lawyer and Southwest Super Lawyer Rising Star.. He actively engages with the New Mexico Bar and Trial Lawyers Associations and holds licenses to practice across New Mexico's state and district courts. Outside of work, Salim treasures time with his son and enjoys sports and outdoor adventures, from skiing to basketball.

Randy is a Family Law Specialist devoting his practice to advocating for families in New Mexico.  He is also appointed periodically by the courts as a Guardian Ad Litem in family law matters, representing the children in those cases.. Randy grew up in New Mexico, graduating from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, and a minor in Economics. While attending the University of New Mexico, Randy was honored to receive the Ben L. Robert’s Academic Scholarship and recognition on the Dean’s List and Honor Roll.. Randy obtained his Juris Doctor Degree from the Arizona Summit Law School where he received an Academic Merit Scholarship. He also received CALI Awards in the areas of Family Law and Trial Practice, which is given to the highest scoring student in each law school class at many law schools. Randy also has served as an Honor Court Justice for law school.  While attending law school, he completed an externship with the Honorable Elizabeth Whitefield in the Second Judicial District Court. Randy also worked as a law clerk for Nirenstein, Garnice, Soderquiest, PLLC, where the focus was on family law, guardianship, and conservatorship issues.

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McKenzie has an eclectic legal career ranging from being a prosecutor for the New Mexico Medical Board to representing parents in abuse and neglect cases.  Include securing Medicaid benefits, water law, business litigation, and asylum law and you have a glimpse of what McKenzie's legal career has been, thus far. Mrs. St. Denis and her husband have two sons and have not slept in, or watched a movie since their arrival.  However, they happily reside in Bernalillo, New Mexico and love walking along the Bosque or meeting at Bosque Brewery for a small window of couple time.

Larry Donahue is a seasoned high-tech business executive and attorney, with a focus in contracts, negotiations, business transactions, intellectual property and Internet law. He boasts over 20 years of business development and IT consulting experience. His former clients (as a consultant) ranged from small startups to the Fortune 50, including GE Capital, Bank One, IBM and Amadeus.. He held leadership positions in numerous successful enterprises, including SpaBoom, FatCow Web Hosting, Baker Robbins & Company, and Leapnet. At SpaBoom, Larry helped found this SaaS-based business from scratch, and subsequently captured 12% of the spa/salon market within 3 years. At FatCow, Larry helped turn around this web hosting company, growing its accounts from 3,000 to 30,000 within 3 years, and overseeing the acquisition of the business with a surprisingly successful valuation.. Larry holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, is licensed to practice law in the States of New Mexico and Illinois, and is a registered patent attorney with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Larry appeared on the New Mexico Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” in 2003 and 2004.. In 2011, Larry founded Law 4 Small Business (L4SB), after almost 15 years as a Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Counsel for a number of high-tech companies and startups.. As a corporate counsel, Larry dealt with three certainties in his career.. First, your typical small business owner or executive doesn’t have the time, training or patience to consider the legal impacts of his or her daily decisions, and how they could transform into costly mistakes for the future. Or, how the right decisions around legal issues could create wonderful returns, profits and/or cost-savings down the road.. Second, your typical law firm loves to provide legal services to businesses, yet oftentimes demands retainer fees, won’t be available after hours, and almost never accepts credit cards. As a corporate counsel, Larry found it difficult to find attorneys who really understood the needs of business, and would be willing to lose a few battles for the sake of winning the war (for some attorneys, the need to “zealously represent their client” makes them inflexible and difficult to work with, at best).. Third, legal representation early in the game (like good medicine) helps avoid costly problems in the future. For example, many business owners don’t stop to consider that every contract placed in front of them is negotiable (i.e. even a lease). By negotiating more favorable terms now, a business can potentially save thousands when the relationship ends.. Therefore, L4SB was born to address what Larry sees as shortcomings to legal representation for small business.

Justin Pizzonia is licensed to practice law throughout all of New Mexico, and has been admitted to practice in both the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.Justin was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and raised in Houston, Texas, where he resided until 1999. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of New Mexico where he attained his Bachelors in Marketing and Operations Management in 2006. Justin attended UNM School of Law and graduated in May of 2009.Justin Pizzonia maintains a practice in representing injured clients in the fields of Worker's Compensation and Personal Injury. He has extensive experience litigating the rights of injured parties before the district courts and Workers' Compensation Administration, including significant trial experience. He has handled hundreds of cases ranging from minor to catastrophic injuries. What sets him apart from other attorneys, is the importance he places on customer service. Justin believes that in order to represent clients to the best of his ability, he must have face-to-face time with them, and be easily accessible.Justin lives in Albuquerque with his wife Lydia, and their three children.

James Brian Smith ("Brian") is an attorney and owner of J. Brian Smith Law LLC, representing businesses and individuals in matters relating to business law, real estate, water rights, estate planning, wills, trusts, and probate.. Brian's clients include individuals, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, homeowner associations, water and sanitation districts, health care organizations, home owners, land owners, home purchasers and sellers, real estate professionals, builders, contractors, and developers.. Brian is originally from Virginia, however, he and his wife have lived and worked in New Mexico for 34 years.  Brian received an undergraduate degree in forestry and wildlife from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in 1978, and worked for several years in the area of coal mining reclamation in Virginia, Tennessee, New Mexico, and other western United States.  He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1999. He is a member of the New Mexico Bar, the bar of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, and the bar of the United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Brian is a board member on the State Bar’s Animal Law Section, and he is active in the New Mexico Masons.  Brian and his wife enjoy traveling, hiking, landscaping, and gardening.

I am originally from Amarillo, Texas, but moved to Albuquerque in 1989. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from UNM School of Law in 2019. Prior to attending law school, I graduated from Adams State University with a BSBA in finance. Between undergrad and law school, I had the privilege of staying home with my three children while my husband practiced law.. After watching my husband change the lives of countless injured workers for a number of years, I was inspired to study law so that I could effect change in the same way. While in law school, I received a clerkship at the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. I also worked in the UNM law clinic where I practiced Indian Law, focusing on civil rights violations and consumer law. I received the "Outstanding Clinical Student Award" from The Clinical Legal Education Association in part due to a successful outcome from a wrongful conviction case, as well as for my work exposing unfair trade practices within the rent-to-own industry.. I have worked with Justin Pizzonia since 2014 as CFO for Pizzonia Law. Over those years, Justin taught me what it means to practice law aggressively, but with compassion and integrity.

Guy W. Bluff has more than 40 years’ experience in the areas of complex commercial, business, and construction legal disputes. 35+ years as a seasoned trial lawyer, appearing before numerous State and Federal Courts, Arbitration Tribunals, Administrative Boards, and Courts of Appeal. He is licensed to practice in Arizona, Colorado, California, and New Mexico as well as numerous federal courts and courts of appeals. Since 1992, Mr. Bluff has been on the National Panel of Construction Neutrals for the American Arbitration Association and acts as a private Arbitrator and Mediator.. As a business owner, systems designer, and general counsel for numerous regional construction companies and developers, Mr. Bluff has acquired a unique insight into the operations of companies and their teams – including accounting, payroll, human resources, insurance, risk avoidance, project scheduling, and project coordination. He has designed specific operational systems to minimize duplication of effort and to streamline processes. With a diverse educational and professional background, Bluff has been able to spearhead multi-department corporate projects to an efficient and cohesive end. He possess an exceptional ability to quickly understand and communicate the goals, hurdles, and interactions of each team.. Since the mid 1980's, Mr. Bluff has been involved in more than 2,500 construction and commercial-related disputes and claims, including disputes in-excess-of $100,000,000. He represents private owners and developers, general and specialty contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, engineers, architects, and sureties in all aspects of construction and business related disputes. As an Arbitrator, Mediator, Dispute Resolution Umpire and Settlement Judge pro tem, Mr. Bluff has conducted hundreds of proceedings. In the areas of construction and business licensing, Mr. Bluff has designed a cloud-based, specialty corporate licensing database which tracks a company’s licensing requirements and maintenance for upwards of 1000 different jurisdictions throughout the western United States.. Since 1972, Mr. Bluff was directly involved in the construction industry as a laborer, equipment operator, foreman, and project engineer. He is an owner and principal of a mid-size general engineering construction firm with projects throughout the Southwest.. A prolific public speaker and author on construction claims preparation, mechanic liens, and law office technology. As a developer, he holds several federal Copyrights for complex computer programs for automating document management in law firms

Donald L. Jones (Don) is the owner, managing member and senior attorney of Donald L. Jones Attorney, LLC.  Don graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1969 and has lived in Albuquerque and been in the private practice of law in New Mexico for over 50 years. Don received an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory early in his career and has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America in the area of Real Estate Law.  Don practices primarily in the areas of business, real estate, estate planning and probate law.  Don is dedicated to his community as well as to his law practice.  He has served as a Director and as Vice Chairman for Governmental Affairs Division of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Senior Lawyers Division of the State Bar of New Mexico, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Albuquerque Youth Symphony (AYS) Program, and as Chairman of a citizen task force appointed by the Mayor and the City Council of Albuquerque to review and recommend amendments of the Albuquerque City Charter. In his spare time, Don enjoys playing golf, hiking in the mountains, and traveling and spending time with his wife, Merri Jean Jones, the owner of Studio J Interiors, Inc. a residential and commercial interior design firm, and visiting his children and grandchildren who live in Chicago, Illinois and Olympia, Washington.

Deena Buchanan is an esteemed attorney committed to cases involving trucking collisions, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury; navigating legal landscapes in over 20 jurisdictions. Her impressive legal career includes serving as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 corporation and working in BigLaw, where she handled complex litigations and advised corporate leaders on matters worth millions. Transitioning from a defense-oriented role, Deena chose to represent individuals affected by negligence, drawing on her considerable experience and personal insight as a former victim to advocate tirelessly for her clients. Deena is notably board-certified in trucking crash cases, an honor achieved by only a handful of women, and contributes as an executive board member for the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group. Her strategic prowess in the courtroom has led to triumphs in numerous high-profile cases. Outside of work, Deena appreciates nature through hiking, skiing, and scuba diving adventures with her family. She holds memberships with professional bodies such as the American Association for Justice, the New Mexico State Bar Association, and others, emphasizing her commitment to the legal community.

Christopher M. Moody is a founder of the employment and labor law firm of Moody & Warner, P.C. He has been practicing employment and labor law since 1983 and represents management in labor relations matters, including collective bargaining, unfair labor practice cases, representation proceedings and grievance arbitrations.. He represents both employers and employees with serious claims in employment discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and hour litigation, including class and collective actions involving the claims of large numbers of employers.. Moody & Warner was co-class counsel to a class of over 2,800 women stock brokers in a ground-breaking nation-wide gender discrimination class action that settled in 2007 for over $46 million plus wide-ranging injunctive relief designed to level the playing field for women employees. Moody and the firm have been recognized by "Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business" each year since 2005 as leaders in employment law and Moody has been recognized as a "Southwest Superlawyer.". Mr. Moody is a frequent presenter on employment law topics. Moody is a graduate of Duke University School of Law and is licensed to practice law in New Mexico, Colorado, and California. He accepts cases in those states and in other states throughout the United States, where he is able to participate in cases by associating with attorneys admitted to practice in the relevant state. Mr. Moody works out of both our Albuquerque and Los Angeles offices and practices law in New Mexico and California.

Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Law Office of Matthew Vance, P.C., is a law firm committed to fighting for real people hurt or harmed by the careless or reckless conduct of others.  Matt Vance has spent over 25 years in the legal industry and has experience negotiating, litigating, and even arbitrating cases.  We pursue and, when needed, sue the bad guys to hold them responsible for their actions and accountable for the harms they cause. We are a plaintiff’s personal injury law firm which means we fight for individuals hurt or harmed when someone or a company acts to break a law or needlessly endangers you. If you or a loved one has been involved in any vehicle accident, including trucking crash, or other incident, Albuquerque personal injury lawyer Matthew Vance is ready to help you.

At Garrett Law, you are working with locals. We grew up and still live in Albuquerque. You are not working with a huge, faceless firm; you are receiving personalized attention from lawyers who understand your needs, and are dedicated to helping you.

Alisha Maestas has been practicing law for over 15 years and has exclusive experience as a former top prosecutor.  Before becoming a criminal defense lawyer, Alisha Maestas was a Bernalillo County Deputy District Attorney and was responsible for all types of criminal offenses. Much of her time was spent prosecuting major crimes where she handled murder cases and violent crimes and domestic violence cases as well as complex drug trafficking cases.  She was also a supervising attorney at the District Attorney's Office. Ms. Maestas has argued dozens of motions to dismiss and has extensive trial experience. Ms. Maestas provides effective and aggressive representation.