Current Employment Position(s)

Associate, since 2004

Year Joined Organization: 2004

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Smith joined Gilkey & Stephenson as an associate attorney in 2004. He is a recent graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he ranked second in his law school class and was an active member of the New Mexico Law Review. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Smith received a one-year judicial clerkship with the Honorable Pamela Minzner of the New Mexico Supreme Court. As a law clerk for Justice Minzner, he was afforded the opportunity to hone his research, reasoning, and writing skills by drafting legal memoranda and draft opinions in a wide variety of state criminal and civil cases. He also has experience in drafting pleadings, motions, and briefs in both state and federal court. At Gilkey & Stephenson, Mr. Smith's practice focuses on employment counseling and litigation.

Areas of Practice

• Labor and Employment Law 100%

West Practice Categories

Employment Law -- Employer, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer

Bar Admissions

• New Mexico, 2003
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2005

Certification/Specialties

• Employment and Labor Law, New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 2007 - 2008 (member)
• New Mexico Bar Association, 2007 - 2008 (member)
• Bar Association for the U. S. District Court of New Mexico, 2005 - Present (member)
• Albuquerque Bar Association, 2007 - 2008

Honors and Awards

• Lewis Sutin Award for Excellence in Advocacy, 2003 - Present
• Clinical Honors Award, 2003 - Present
• West Book Award and Certificate for Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship by a Member of the Third-Year Class, 2003 - Present
• Lexis Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Third-Year Class, 2003 - Present
• Bondurant Merit Scholar for the University of New Mexico School of Law, 2000 - 2001

Past Employment Positions

• New Mexico Supreme Court, Law Clerk for the Honorable Pamela Minzner, 2003 - 2004

Published Works

• Criminal Law: Applying the General/Scientific Statute Rule in New Mexico, State v. Santillanes, 32 N.M.L.Rev. 313, 2002

Address

Suite 505
500 Marquette NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phones

(505) 242-4466

Faxes

(505) 242-3145

Emails

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Websites

http://www.gilkeylaw.com