Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney, Shareholder/Director

Lawyer Overview

For more than 19 years, Susan Kery's law practice has focused primarily in the area of natural resources law, with a particular emphasis on water quantity and water quality issues. Susan represents individuals, as well as institutional and governmental clients, in all areas of water resources planning. She has appeared in a number of district court and administrative proceedings in which both water quantity and water quality issues have been litigated. Susan served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, and in that capacity represented New Mexico in water adjudication proceedings. She also served as an Assistant General Counsel for the State of New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division, representing New Mexico in a wide range of environmental matters. Susan is certified as a Natural Resources Specialist in Water Law by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization.

Areas of Practice

• Water Law

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Rulemaking, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Water Pollution, Water & Riparian Rights

Bar Admissions

• New Mexico, 1988
• Alaska, 1985
• Michigan, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• University of New Mexico School of Law, 1999 (Adjunct Professor)

Past Employment Positions

• Susan C. Kery, Esq., Sole-practitioner, 1997 - 1999
• Eaves, Bardacke & Baugh, P.A., Associate Attorney, 1993 - 1997
• State of New Mexico, State Engineer Office and Environmental Improvement Division, Special Assistant Attorney General, Assistant General Counsel, 1989 - 1993

Education

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1983
  J.D.
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1980
  B.A.
  Honors: With Distinction

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

http://www.ssslawfirm.com