Super Lawyers - Southwest 2014

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.