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Timothy L. Butler, Esq.
Summary
Law Firm Overview
Admitted to the New Mexico State Bar in 1983, Timothy L. Butler has had extensive experience in providing legal and consulting services. The range of legal services he has rendered include:
Mr. Butler has advised and litigated matters involving contracts & licenses, shareholder disputes, trade secrets, non-compete, unfair practices, defamation, copyright, trademark, patent, cybersquatting, retaliation, whistleblowers, wrongful discharge, employment disputes and discrimination, civil rights litigation representing representing individuals and small businesses.
In over twenty years of practice, he has handled legal issues concerning employment disputes, intellectual property, computer software, hardware, online businesses, jewelry, biotechnology, polymers, fuel cells, medical devices, lasers, artificial intelligence, environmental technologies, computer systems development, books, art, galleries, music, movies, videogames, board games, educational kits, toys, interactive TV sensor technologies, home automation, and telecommunications.
Mr. Butler serves clients throughout New Mexico, including Taos, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces and the hinterland.
Mr. Butler serves as local counsel in cases brought by out-of-state attorneys in employment and defamation
Mr. Butler has lectured as an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, teaching classes in intellectual properly, computer law and technology law issues, has spoken at national computer conferences, has provided lectures and presentations for artists and gallery owners, and has addressed numerous computer user groups on the legal aspects of entrepreneurship and has created and presented multi-session courses on law for technology entrepreneurs.
He received his B.A. degree in History of Science from the University of California at Irvine and his JD degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. Mr. Butler received a certificate in Artificial Intelligence/Knowledge-Based Systems from the Knowledge Systems Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, in 1987. Mr. Butler rated highly by his peers: he is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property and a "BV" rating via Martindale Hubbell.
Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Art
- Biotechnology
- Business Successions
- Closely Held Businesses
- Computer Law
- Contracts
- Copyrights
- Directors' & Officers' Liability
- Dissolution
- Domain Names
- Electronic Commerce
- Employee Rights -- Employee
- Employment Contracts -- Employee
- Employment Contracts -- Employer
- Entertainment
- Federal Trial Practice
- Formation & Business Planning
- High Technology
- Internet
- Joint Ventures
- Limited Liability Companies
- Partnerships
- Print Media
- Shareholders' Rights
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- Technology Licensing
- Trade Dress
- Trade Secrets
- Trademarks
West Practice Categories
Contracts, Uniform Commercial Code, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Internet, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Employment Law -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Art, Entertainment, Gaming Law, Casinos, Health & Health Care Law, Nursing Home, Insurance Law, Bad Faith, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Internet -- Cyberspace, Computer Law, Domain Names, Electronic Commerce, Identity Theft, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Science & Technology Law, Biotechnology, High Technology, Sexual Abuse -- Plaintiff, Whistleblower/Qui Tam
Attorneys
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Butler, Timothy Lannon | Sole Practitioner |
Office Information
Address
125 Lincoln Avenue
Suite 400
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phones
(505) 820-3375
Faxes
(505) 988-2746