Admitted
1978, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. (Admitted in New Mexico; Not admitted in Colorado)
Law School
University of New Mexico, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
University of New Mexico, B.S., with honors, 1975
Biographical
Editor: Editorial Board, Medical/Legal Aspects of Breast Implants; New York State Court of Appeals, Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Section Journal, Silicone Gel Breast Implant Litigation and Overview. Recipient: Albuquerque Bar Association Pro Bono Legal Services Certificate, 1986; Henrietta Pettijohn Award, First Recipient, Outstanding Service on Behalf of Women in the Legal Profession, 1992; YWCA Women on the Move Award in Law, 1993. Co-Author with Turner W. Branch: Silicone Breast Implant Litigation, New Mexico Trial Lawyer, April, 1994. Breast Implant Global Settlement Class Counsel; Women's Law Caucus, ATLA August, 1993. Vice-President, 1976-1977 and President, 1977-1978, University of New Mexico Graduate Students Association. Real Estate Broker, New Mexico, 1980—. Member, National College of Trial Advocacy, University of Washington, 1985. National College of Trial Advocacy and Hastings College, Advanced College, Products Liability, 1991. Instructor: Texas Trial Lawyers Seminar - Preparation and Presentation of Medical Expert Testimony, - Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 1990; University of New Mexico School of Law Trial Practice Session, 1990; Stetson Law School Trial Practice Class - Trial Practice Errors, 1990; New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1991 Update on Torts - New Trends in Business Torts; Update in the Areas of Sexual Discrimination and Civil Rights; ATLA National College of Advocacy, Medical-Legal Update Seminar - Medicine and the Law: Special Issues Facing Women, 1992; Law Education Institute - Choosing and Preparing the Economic Expert: Appraiser, Accountant, Economist, 1992. Speaker: ATLA National College of Advocacy, Moderator, Litigating Women's Health Issues, 1992. Speaker: ATLA National College of Advocacy, Essentials of Trial Practice: Medical Malpractice Section, 1992; Women Litigators' Forum, Rainmaking: How to Get and Keep Clients, 1993; ATLA National College of Advocacy, ATLA Annual Convention, Guinea Pigs Again: Women's Rights in Health Iss