MARY T. TORRES
BEALL & BIEHLER
6715 Academy Road Northeast
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Fax: 505-828-3900
mtorres@beall-biehler.com
www.beall-biehler.com
Ms. Torres primarily handles civil litigation matters, and has
extensive experience in civil rights, employment, insurance
defense, and tort-liability-related matters. She has jury and
bench trial experience in both state and federal courts. Ms. Torres
is a 13th-generation native New Mexican who received her
bachelor’s degree cum laude from New Mexico Tech in 1983 and
her law degree in 1992 from the University of New Mexico School
of Law. She is past president of the State Bar of New Mexico, is
very active in the American Bar Association, and is currently an
officer of that organization.
CIVIL LITIGATION: DEFENSE
EMPLOYMEN T LI TIGATION: DEFENSE
BENJAMIN J. BURNSIDE
BOGUTZ & GORDON, P. C.
3503 North Campbell Avenue
Suite 101
Fax: 520-321-9797
ben@bogutzandgordon.com
www.bogutzandgordon.com
Mr. Burnside 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 is a Fellow in the
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He
earned his J.D. at the University of Arizona College of Law
(magna cum laude), where he was an editor for the Arizona Law
Review. Mr. Burnside is a past Chair of the State Bar of Arizona
Estate and Trust Advisory Commission. He is also a member of
the Executive Council for the Probate and Trust Law Section of
the State Bar of Arizona. He writes and lectures frequently and is
active in numerous community organizations. Mr. Burnside has
an AV rating by his peers in Martindale-Hubbell.
ELDER LAW
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
TWILA B. LARKIN
SUTIN, THAYER & BROWNE
6565 Americas Parkway Northeast
Suite 1000
PO Box 1945
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Tel: 505-883-3383
Fax: 505-855-9584
tbl@sutinfirm.com
www.sutinfirm.com
Ms. Larkin’s practice encompasses divorce involving complex
assets (valuation and division of professional practices and
businesses), contested custody litigation, child support and
alimony. She has expertise in Hague Convention abduction
cases, military divorce cases, and interstate custody and
jurisdiction cases. Her practice also includes collaborative family
law. The New Mexico Supreme Court certified her as a Family
Law Specialist in 2002, and she has been a Fellow in the
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2006. She is
the only lawyer in New Mexico in the International Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers. She is rated AV Preeminent and has been
in Best Lawyers since 2009.
COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE
CONTESTED CUSTODY
FAMILY LAW
DESHON PULLEN
DESHON PULLEN &
ASSOCIATES, PLC
5333 North 7th Street
Suite A210
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Tel: 602-626-9552
Fax: 602-252-1970
deshon@deshonpullenlaw.com
www.deshonpullenlaw.com
DeShon Pullen is the owner and founder of DeShon Pullen &
Associates, PLC, located in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona.
DeShon is a skilled attorney with a solid litigation background in
family and civil law. She is certified as a Family Law Specialist by the
State Bar of Arizona and has completed advanced training in the
field of collaborative divorce and mediation through Pepperdine
University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.
DeShon has received several professional and community
awards and recognitions, including being named a Top Valley
Attorney by North Valley Magazine in 2011 and 2012 and Family
Law Litigator of the Year by the Volunteer Lawyers Program in
2010-2011. In addition, in 2007, the Volunteer Lawyers Program
named DeShon Pullen & Associates, PLC, Small Firm of the Year.
FAMILY LAW
TARIK H. SULTAN
WOLF & SULTAN P. C.
2870 North Swan Road
Suite 160
Tucson, AZ 85712
Tel: 520-882-9633
Fax: 520-882-2929
sultan@azimm.com
www.azimm.com
Tarik H. Sultan concentrates his practice on immigration law, in
private practice and as an attorney advising the U.S. Immigration
Court. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since
1999, is listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent
Lawyers, and has the highest LexisNexis AV rating in Legal
Ability and Ethical Standards. Prior to forming Wolf & Sultan
P.C., Mr. Sultan practiced in the corporate immigration practice
group of a 600-plus-lawyer international law firm. His practice
is focused on all areas and aspects of immigration law, with a
particular emphasis on employment-based visas and employer
sanctions defense. He is a former Director on the National Board
of Governors for AILA and has served on numerous national
liaison committees with the Departments of Labor and Justice.
IMMIGRATION
M. CLEA GUTTERSON
CIVEROLO GRALOW HILL &
CURTIS PA
20 First Plaza Northwest
Suite 500
PO Box 887
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Tel: 505-842-8255
Fax: 505-764-6099
guttersonc@civerolo.com
www.civerolo.com
M. Clea Gutterson’s practice emphasizes complex insurance
coverage and general insurance defense litigation and appeals.
Her focus includes insurance disputes, personal injury defense,
and employment claims. She has been defending clients for
over 25 years in federal and state courts. Clea handles appeals
before the New Mexico appellate courts and the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She has achieved a BV rating
by Martindale-Hubbell.
CIVIL LITIGATION: DEFENSE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
LAWRENCE H. HILL
CIVEROLO GRALOW HILL &
CURTIS PA
20 First Plaza Northwest
Suite 500
PO Box 887
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Tel: 505-842-8255
Fax: 505-764-6099
hilll@civerolo.com
www.civerolo.com
Lawrence H. Hill is a civil defense lawyer whose practice focuses
on insurance coverage issues, bad faith, and coverage opinions.
Hill has tried over 50 jury trials in every courthouse in New
Mexico, in cases involving insurance coverage, personal injury,
and products liability. He is past President of the New Mexico
Chapter of ABOTA; elected member of the New Mexico Trial
Practice Section; and member of the Medical Legal Review
Committee, New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association, and DRI.
He was nominated to The Best Lawyers in America 2007-2013;
nominated to Southwest Super Lawyers 2009-2014; and
selected as facilitator and arbitrator for Second Judicial Civil
District Court. Hill is a frequent lecturer on insurance topics and
is a retired U. S. Army Reserve LTC, JAG Corps.
CIVIL LITIGATION: DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
CARL BRYANT ROGERS
VANAMBERG ROGERS YEPA
ABEITA & GOMEZ, LLP
347 East Palace Avenue
PO Box 1447
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Tel: 505-988-8979
Fax: 505-983-7508
cbrogers@nmlawgroup.com
Mr. Rogers is a New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization
certified Specialist in Federal Indian Law. He is AV-rated by
Martindale-Hubbell and received his J.D. cum laude from the
Harvard Law School in 1977. His practice focuses on tribal
representation and litigation regarding state, tribal, and federal
jurisdiction, taxation, and sovereign immunity; exhaustion
of tribal remedies; reservation economic development; PL
93-638 contracts/compacts; PL 100-297 school grants; federal
audit and contract disputes; bills of collection; and contract
support cost (CSC) claims. He is co-counsel to the class in
Ramah Navajo Chapter v. Salazar in which over $100 million in
damages have been recovered and major equitable relief has
been secured.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
GENERAL LITIGATION
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW
MICHAEL W. HERZOG
THE HERZOG LAW FIRM, P.C.
14350 North 87th Street
Suite 180
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Tel: 480-264-0842
Fax: 480-422-9008
mh@herzogfirm.com
www.herzogfirm.com
Michael Herzog has been certified by the State Bar of Arizona as
a Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation since 1994.
He has defended numerous insurance companies and many
of the world’s largest corporations in cases venued throughout
the State of Arizona. He has extensive trial experience in serious
personal injury matters, including death cases, and he holds an
AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. On July 1, 2009, Mr. Herzog
established The Herzog Law Firm, P.C. Michael Herzog is lead
counsel in the overwhelming majority of all cases handled by
the firm, and all attorneys in the firm have over 30 years of
experience. Mr. Herzog continues to obtain outstanding results
at trial for both plaintiff and defense clients.
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE