Top Litigation Lawyers in ZIP 87110 | 64 available

Josh Allison graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law (Order of the Coif) in 2008. Prior to joining Sheehan & Sheehan, Mr. Allison clerked for Chief Justice Edward L. Chávez of the New Mexico Supreme Court and was an associate with Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. in their Orange County, California office.. Mr. Allison’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis in construction-related disputes and insurance coverage issues. He also partners with Briggs F. Cheney, Of Counsel to the firm, in defending legal malpractice and other claims against lawyers. He also serves as outside general counsel to the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority.. Mr. Allison’s relationship with the Sheehan firm began in June, 2006, as one of the firm’s law clerks. After practicing law in California for a time, he joined our firm as an associate in June 2010.

I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and attended Harvard College with the aid of a U.S. Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship.  Upon my graduation in 1994, I received an officer’s commission in the U.S. Navy.  I entered the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and served as a nuclear-trained submarine officer aboard two fast-attack submarines based in Connecticut and Hawaii.. I later attended the MBA program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, receiving my MBA in Finance and Operations in 2001.  I spent part of my final semester as a student at the ESADE business school in Barcelona, Spain.. In 2006, I graduated from Harvard Law School, where I served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review.. I spent my first three years of law practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a finance associate at the national law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP.. In 2009, I moved to Albuquerque and joined the law firm of Miller Stratvert P.A.  I primarily practiced in the areas of civil litigation and appeals, creditor representation, and utility representation.  I became a director/shareholder in 2013 and departed in 2017 to open my solo practice.. I currently maintain law licenses in New Mexico and New York.. I live in Albuquerque with my wife, two children, four rescued dogs, and a remarkable cat.

I am a litigator, counselor, writer, editor, and manager. I have a background in medical malpractice litigation, civil rights litigation, personal injury litigation, and news media operations.  I am rated as a Martindale Hubble “AV” Preeminent Attorney. Southwest SuperLawyers selected me as a Rising Star in 2016 and again in 2017.