Jack Brant

Brian K. Branch was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is a partner at Davis Kelin LLC, where he represents individuals and families in complex civil litigation throughout New Mexico. His practice focuses on serious injury and wrongful death claims, including cases involving medical negligence, defective products, professional negligence, and insurance bad faith. Mr. Branch has served as lead or co-lead counsel in more than 40 jury trials and over 75 non-jury trials. His courtroom...

Alicia M. LaPado is a Senior Litigation Associate of the firm, with a practice that includes business litigation, general civil litigation, and criminal defense. Prior to becoming an associate, Ms. LaPado was employed by the firm as a law clerk where she provided support for complex civil and criminal matters, primarily in federal court. She also researched, drafted, and prepared briefs for submission in both state and federal court, as well as the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. LaPado o...

Intellectual Property Law, Computer Science Professional Recognition: Listed in Best Lawyers (1997-2018), Intellectual Property Law Ethics in Business Award (2009) NM Bar Quality of Life Award Selected Work Experience: Wilcox & Myers, P.C. , Albuquerque, New Mexico Shareholder , 2018-present Peacock Myers, P.C. , Albuquerque, New Mexico Shareholder , 1995-2017 Shareholder and Registered Patent Attorney specializing in patent, trademark, copyright, licensing, and litigation matters, partic...

Intellectual Property, Biotechnology Law Professional Recognition: New Mexico Business Weekly Who’s Who in Technology 2011 Best Lawyers in America, Biotechnology Law (2010 – present) Ethics in Business Award 2009 Quality of Life Employer Award 2009 Issued Patents: 7,109,041 and 7,018,846 Selected Work Experience: Peacock Law P.C. , Albuquerque, New Mexico, Shareholder Registered Patent Attorney working in patent prosecution in biotechnology, computer science, chemical and pharmace...

Peter Schoenburg is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Peter, who practices law in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been recognized since 1995. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Peter is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Donald F. Kochersberger is a Member of the firm and has been with BLSW since 2005. His practice emphasizes complex litigation matters, including shareholder, member and partner disputes, contracts, business tort, unfair practices, restrictive covenant and non-compete agreements, employee theft and misconduct cases, and customer and vendor disputes. Mr. Kochersberger has served as counsel for a number of local, regional and national companies, as well as individuals engaged in business dispute...

I am a husband, father, and trial attorney—though not necessarily in that order. I began my legal career representing large international corporations in New Mexico. For more than three years, I worked alongside some of the most skilled and aggressive defense attorneys in both the state and the nation. The experience was invaluable, but I quickly realized that my passion did not lie in defending powerful corporations. I identified more with David than Goliath and felt drawn toward helpi...

Jessica C. Roth is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law. Jessica C., who practices law in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jessica C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Vickie is a graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, and earned her Masters of Law (LL.M.) in Taxation from New York University. Vickie grew up in Deming, New Mexico, and has been a trust and estate planning attorney in Albuquerque for almost thirty years. She is an ACTEC (American College of Trust and Estate Counsel) Fellow and is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She was honored in the past to have been appointed by the Supreme Court of New Mexico to serve on the ...

Cliff Atkinson has practiced for more than 44 years in the areas of complex commercial and tort litigation in a broad spectrum of difficult cases. He, with his good friend and now retired colleague John Thal, founded the Firm in 1992 on the principle that a small, directed, hard hitting litigation firm can deliver the highest quality of personalized services to its clients. In his many years of practice, Cliff has litigated and tried cases to verdict, judgment, or other successful resolution ...