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Education and Honors
Southern Utah University
Bachelor of Arts Degree
May 1989
Team Captain, Intercollegiate Football, All-WFC, Academic All-American
Texas Tech University School of Law
Juris Doctor Degree
May 1992
National Member of The Order of Barristers
Chairman, Board of Barristers, 1991-1992
Member, National Mock Trial Team, 1991-1992
Member, Texas Bank Lawyer
AmJur Award - Commercial Law
Semi-Finalist, Advanced and First Year Mock Trial Competitions
Finalist, First Year Moot Court Competition
Legal Experience
Trial experience in State and Federal District Courts. Bench trials and
jury trials in New Mexico's State and Federal district courts. Oral
arguments before the New Mexico Court of Appeals, the New Mexico
Supreme Court and the United States lOth Circuit Court of Appeals.
January 2000 to Present
Shareholder and Director
Dixon, Scholl & Bailey, P.A.
Albuquerque, N.M.
General civil practice representing plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful
death, medical negligence and insurance claims. Ongoing responsibility
for matters involving complex and commercial litigation and debt
collection litigation. Responsible for all of the firm's information
technology resources.
May 1995 to December 1999
Shareholder and Director
Sharp, Jarmie, Scholl & Bailey, P.A.
Albuquerque, N.M.
General civil practice including defense of general liability, professional
liability and personal injury actions. Ongoing responsibility for matters
involving complex and commercial litigation, all phases of workers'
compensation litigation, and debt collection litigation.
May 1992 - May 1995
Associate Attorney
Hatch, Allen, & Shepherd, P.A.
Albuquerque, N.M.
Extensive experience in workers' compensation litigation, defense of
general liability, professional liability and personal injury actions, and debt
collection litigation. Active in all phases of litigation including appellate
practice, trial preparation and presentation, research and drafting of
pleadings and memoranda, conduct of all phases of discovery including
depositions
Other Professional Experience
January 1989 - July 1989
Quality Control Technician
RetroLink Associates
Provo, UT
Responsible for quality control of library searching databases, supervised
the work output of other employees and assisted in data compressing.
January 1988 - November 1988
Intern
Public Affairs Advisory Group
Salt Lake City, UT
Maintained communication with various public interest groups, planned
campaign functions, directed informal voter polls and assisted candidates
in drafting platforms.
Pupil, American Inns of Court, Juan G. Burciaga Inn.
Coach for Sandia High School Mock Trial Team, 1993 and 1994.
Coach for University of New Mexico National Mock Trial Team, 2001
to present.
Adjunct Faculty, University of New Mexico School of Law, Trial
Practice.
Professional Licensing and Training
• New Mexico State Bar Association - admitted to practice 1992
• United States District Court of New Mexico - admitted to practice 1993
• United States District Court of Arizona - admitted to practice 1999
• 10th Circuit Court of Appeals)
Professional Lectures and Training
Presented lecture: "Hate, Violence and the Law", New Mexico Bar
Foundation's Fall Convention, November 1995.
Presented lecture: "Confidentiality of Medical Records", Medical
Education Services, April 1997, January 2000, February 2000 and March
2001.
Presented lecture: "Mental Health and the law in New Mexico", Medical
Education Services, March 2001 and April 2002.
Assistant to University of New Mexico School of Law Professors Barbara
Bergman, Charles Daniels, Steve Scholl and Rebecca Sitterly in Advanced
Evidence Trial Practice exercises and final exams.
Invited Faculty, 2000 and 2001 Southwest Regional NITA Program,
National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Invited Faculty, 2002 and 2003 Southwest Deposition Program, National
Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Assistant Team Leader, 2005 Southwest Regional NITA Program,
National Institute for Trial Advocacy..
1996 - Present Presentation to First Year Law Students at Texas Tech
University School of Law on Professionalism and Ethics.
Reported Cases
Kellewood v. BHP Minerals, 116 N.M. 678, 866 P.2d 406 (Cl. App.
1993)
Gomez v. Nielson 's Inc., 119 N.M. 670, 894 P.2d 1026 (Ct. App. 1995)
Raux v. Lovelace Health Systems, Inc., 947 F.Supp. 1534 (D.N.M. 1996)
Ramirez v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 192 F.R.D. 303 (D.N.M. 2000)
Varela v. Wal-Mart Stores East, Inc., 86 F.Supp.2d 1109 (D.N.M. 2000)
Albuquerque Rape Crisis Center v. Blackmer, 138 N.M. 398, 120 P.3d
820 (2005))
Personal
Married, November 1986 (Suzee).
Three children (Michael, 1990, Caitlin, 1992 and Thomas, 1994).
Interests: boating, mountain biking and weightlifting. |