SHANNON L. KENNEDY
THE KENNEDY LAW FIRM
1000 Second Street, Northwest
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tel: 505-244-1400
Fax: 505-244-1406
slk@civilrightslawnewmexico.com
www.newmexicocivilrightslaw.com
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
CIVIL RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMEN T
Shannon L. Kennedy provides tenacious litigation counsel for
victims of government and institutional abuse. Shannon and
Joseph Kennedy form The Kennedy Law Firm in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, and focus on prosecution of institutions that
violate their clients’ civil rights. Shannon has a rich background
working as class counsel in class action suits to stop institutions’
excessive use of force and unlawful seizure of homes and money.
She has championed policy changes in schools and police
departments, worked to halt wrongful arrests of schoolchildren
for non-violent misdemeanor acts, provided counsel for victims
of bullying and discrimination, and prosecuted claims on behalf
of child and adult victims of sexual abuse and hazing.
DAVID C. SERNA
SERNA LAW OFFICES
725 Lomas Boulevard Northwest
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tel: 505-242-4057
Fax: 505-242-0120
dcs@sernalaw.com
www.sernalaw.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/D WI
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
David C. Serna has limited his practice to criminal law for his
entire legal career, spanning over 34 years. He is a Georgetown
Law graduate, Life Member of both the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National Legal Committee
of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
(NORML). A former violent crimes prosecutor and Chair of the
New Mexico State Bar, Criminal Law Section, he was named one
of the Top Lawyers of Albuquerque by Albuquerque Magazine. A
Founding Member of the National College for DUI Defense at
Harvard Law School, he is the only New Mexico lawyer certified
by both the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Criminal Trial
Diplomate and by the New Mexico State Bar as a Criminal
Trial Specialist.
ALLAN D. BOGUTZ
BOGUTZ & GORDON, P.C.
3503 North Campbell Avenue
Suite 101
Tucson, AZ 85719
Tel: 520-321-9700
Fax: 520-321-9797
allan@bogutzandgordon.com
www.bogutzandgordon.com
ELDER LAW
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
Allan is Of Counsel for the Tucson, Arizona firm of Bogutz &
Gordon, P.C. and concentrates his practice on conservatorship,
guardianship, estate and financial planning, and administration.
Allan has been elected a Fellow of the American College of
Trusts and Estates Counsel and has been certified as an Elder
Law Specialist by the National Elder Law Foundation. He is
a founder, Fellow, board member, and past President of the
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Allan has practiced
law in Arizona since 1971 and has been an Adjunct Professor at
the University of Arizona Law School. He is the co-author of two
books on the subject of law and aging and has been selected as
one of The Best Lawyers in America.
BRUCE E. BLUMBERG
BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES
3600 North 19th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85015
Tel: 602-277-6180
Fax: 602-889-9167
bruce@azblumberglaw.net
www.azblumberglaw.com
Bruce E. Blumberg is an Arizona Certified Specialist in Criminal
Law and currently is the owner and managing partner of
Blumberg & Associates. He earned his bachelor’s degree from
Michigan State University in 1976, and his J.D. from Thomas M.
Cooley Law School in 1979. Thereafter, he was admitted to the
Michigan Bar. He also has an LL.M., Master of Law in Taxation,
which he earned from Wayne State University in 1982. In 1986, he
moved to Arizona and was admitted to the Arizona Bar later that
year. Mr. Blumberg has many years of experience representing
people accused of major felonies and has participated
in nearly 100 jury trials. He is a member of the NACDL,
is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and was recently selected
as one of the Top 100 trial attorneys in America by The NTL.
ROBERT P. TINNIN, JR.
TINNIN LAW FIRM PC
500 Marquette Northwest
Suite 1300
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tel: 505-768-1500
Fax: 505-768-1529
rtinnin@tinninlawfirm.com
www.tinninlawfirm.com
EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
Mr. Tinnin is recognized by the New Mexico Board of Legal
Specialization as a Specialist in Labor and Employment Law. He
has expertise in National Labor Relations Board representation,
election, and unfair labor practice proceedings; state and
federal employment discrimination charges; wage-and-hour
matters; collective bargaining; grievance arbitration; and
state and federal court litigation proceedings, including equal
employment opportunity and contract and tort litigation arising
from the employee-employer relationship. Mr. Tinnin has served
as President of the State Bar of New Mexico and the New
Mexico Bar Foundation. He is a contributing editor to The
Developing Labor Law.
BENJAMIN J. BURNSIDE
BOGU TZ & GORDON, P.C.
3503 North Campbell Avenue
Suite 101
Tucson, AZ 85719
Tel: 520-321-9700
Fax: 520-321-9797
ben@bogutzandgordon.com
www.bogutzandgordon.com
ELDER LAW
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
Mr. Burnside is a shareholder with Bogutz & Gordon, P.C. He is
a Certified Specialist in Estate and Trust Law by the State Bar
of Arizona and a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National
Elder Law Foundation. He earned his J.D. at the University of
Arizona College of Law, where he was an editor for the Arizona
Law Review. Mr. Burnside is Chair of the State Bar of Arizona
Estate and Trust Advisory Commission, which creates and
administers the exam and oversees the certification process for
specialists in estate and trust law. He is also a member of the
Executive Council for the Probate and Trust Law Section of the
State Bar of Arizona. Mr. Burnside has an AV rating by his peers
in Martindale-Hubbell.
KRISTEN M. CURRY
CURRY PEARSON & WOOTEN
PLC
814 West Roosevelt Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Fax: 602-523-9000
kcurry@azlaw.com
www.azlaw.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/D WI
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Kristen Curry handles a wide variety of criminal matters and
DUI cases in most Arizona courts. She has been Certified by
the State Bar of Arizona as a Criminal Law Specialist for the
past eleven years. She has extensive jury trial experience and
instructs attorneys statewide on search and seizure issues.
She is rated AV, preeminent, through Martindale-Hubbell and
is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. She is
a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and Arizona
Trial Lawyers Association. Kristen earned her bachelor’s degree
from UCLA in 1990 and graduated from the University of
Arizona College of Law in 1993.
WHITNEY WARNER
MOODY & WARNER, P. C.
4169 Montgomery Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Tel: 505-944-0033
Fax: 505-944-0034
warner@nmlaborlaw.com
www.nmlaborlaw.com
EMPLOYMEN T LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF
EMPLOYMEN T LITIGATION: DEFENSE
EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
Whitney Warner devotes her practice to employment
(employers and employees) and labor law (management),
including advice, litigation, and jury trials in the areas of class
actions, discrimination, harassment, agreements, handbooks,
labor relations, union elections, wage-and-hour, EEOC
charges, governmental audits, and wrongful termination. She
is passionate about the field and her clients. Ms. Warner was
named as one of 22 attorneys in Best of the Bar 2010 by
New Mexico Business Weekly. Ms. Warner is a past chair of the
Employment and Labor Section of the State Bar of New Mexico.
She is a Board Member of the Albuquerque Bar Association.
VIRGINIA I. DUNCAN
VIRGINIA I. DUNCAN PC
657 East Cottonwood Street
Suite 11-B
PO Box 3819
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Tel: 928-282-4117
Fax: 928-282-4365
virginia.duncan@azbar.org
www.vidpc.com
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
Virginia Duncan is a certified Specialist in Estate and Trust
Law by the Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
Mrs. Duncan’s practice focuses on probate and trust
administrations, estate planning, and inheritance rights issues
in the northern Arizona counties of Yavapai and Coconino.
A 1983 graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law,
Virginia brings 29 years of experience to this field. She draws
on her background as an educator to bring clarity and reason
to the legal process while offering specialized services suited to
individual client needs. Currently Virginia serves on the Estate
and Trust Advisory Commission for the Arizona State Bar Board
of Legal Specialization. Her talk show Letter of the Law can be
heard on KAZM 780 AM radio.
