Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder/Director

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Sheehan, a 1973 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Law, is a Director and Shareholder of Sheehan, Sheehan & Stelzner, P. A., where he has practiced since 1974. He heads the firm's construction law practice and teaches construction law as an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law and Department of Civil Engineering. During his more than three decades of practice, Mr. Sheehan has successfully represented a broad array of construction industry clients, including construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, owners, design professionals, the State of New Mexico and various construction industry trade associations. He regularly represents clients in cases involving construction claims, bidding and procurement issues, construction liens, delay damage claims, Miller Act claims, governmental regulation of the construction industry, contract interpretation and construction failures.

Mr. Sheehan is the author of a treatise entitled  Construction Law in New Mexico, which provides members of the construction industry and lawyers with a comprehensive overview of construction law in the State. In addition, he is an experienced mediator and arbitrator. Mr. Sheehan is a member of the American Arbitration Association's Construction Industry Arbitration Panel for complex construction law matters, and a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers. He is also a member of the Construction Industry Forum and the Public Contracts Section of the American Bar Association, and the Associated General Contractors of New Mexico. Mr. Sheehan holds an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, and is recognized in Southwest Super Lawyers in the area of construction law.

Areas of Practice

• Construction Law
• Commercial Litigation

Representative Clients

• Archdiocese of Santa Fe
• Gerald Martin General Contractors
• Jaynes Corporation
• Los Alamos National Security, LLC
• New Mexico Department of Transportation
• New Mexico Legislative Council Service
• New Mexico State University
• University of New Mexico

Representative Cases

• Davis & Assocs. v. Midcon, 978 P.2d 341 (Court of Appeals of New Mexico 1999)
• Cottrell v. Santillanes, 901 P.2d 785 (Court of Appeals of New Mexico 1995)
• White v. Banes Co., 866 P.2d 339 (Supreme Court of New Mexico 1993)
• Spaw-Glass Constr. Servs., Inc. v. Vista De Santa, 844 P.2d 807 (Supreme Court of New Mexico 1992)

West Practice Categories

Construction Law

Bar Admissions

• New Mexico, 1974
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Arbitration Association, 1980 - Present (Member, Construction Industry Arbitration Panel)
• American College of Construction Lawyers, 2007 - Present (Fellow)
• Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Chair, Audit Committee)
• Catholic Foundation, 1995 - 2003 (Member, Board of Trustees)
• City of Albuquerque, Youth Task Force, 1986 (Chairman)
• College of Commercial Arbitrators, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Equal Access to Justice, 2006 - Present (Member, Board of Directors)
• Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, 1982 - Present (General Counsel)
• New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty, 1996 - 2006 (Member, Board of Directors)
• United Way of Albuquerque, Lawyers Division, 1985 (Chairman)
• University of New Mexico, The Tom L. Popejoy Society, 1986 - Present
• American Bar Association, Construction Industry Forum (Member)
• American Bar Association, Public Contracts Section (Member)
• Associated General Contractors of New Mexico (Member)

Honors and Awards

• AV Rating from Martindale Hubbell

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Construction Law, University of New Mexico School of Law and University of New Mexico School of Engineering, 1979 - Present

Education

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1973
  J.D.
• University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1971
  B.A.
  Major: Economics

Published Works

• Construction Law in New Mexico, New Mexico Law Institute, 2003
• Construction Law in New Mexico, New Mexico Law Institute, 1996
• New Mexico Construction Law, Professional Ed Systems, 1993

Address

40 First Plaza N.W.
Suite 740
Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phones

(505) 247-0411

Faxes

(505) 842-8890

Emails

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Websites

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