Lori Bencoe

Lisa K. Curtis is the founding partner of Curtis & Co. Law Firm. She was named the Best Lawyers 2024 Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year in New Mexico, was inducted into the Roehl Circle of Honor as the Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer for New Mexico in 2021, and has received numerous honors over the years, but her $40 Million Jury Verdict in an Albuquerque courtroom for a child in the summer of 2025 is the reason Lisa went to law school over 30 years ago. There is a la...

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...

Jennifer Anderson’s practice is focused on employment, class actions, mass torts, insurance, healthcare, products liability and commercial litigation. She regularly advises businesses and individuals on issues related to employment disputes, contracts, negotiations, medical malpractice, product safety, professional liability, and fair debt collection practices. She has appeared in state and federal courts, and regularly participates in arbitrations and facilitations. She is also a Certi...

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 ...

Emma L. Whitley is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Emma L., 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 Emma L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stevan Douglas Looney is an attorney with Sutin, Thayer & Browne APC in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His practice focuses on complex litigation, arbitration, and mediation, with matters involving healthcare, business disputes, personal injury, wrongful death, environmental claims, taxation, contract issues, civil rights, employment, real estate, and healthcare litigation. Mr. Looney has extensive experience representing clients in construction-related disputes, making Litigation - Constructio...

Maria Montoya Chavez is an attorney with Sutin, Thayer & Browne APC in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2018 for her work in Collaborative Law: Family Law, Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, and Family Law Mediation. This recognition is based on peer review by attorneys practicing in the same geographic and practice areas. Maria Montoya Chavez has practiced law since 2000 and focuses exclusively on family law matters, including divorce, child custody...

Keith is a member of Butler Snow’s Labor and Employment Group.

Thirty years of experience in high stakes litigation. Proven track record of successes in and out of the courtroom. Crafts litigation strategies to support business goals. When the stakes are high and the litigation is complex, companies turn to Eric. He is respected for both his willingness to address issues aggressively and his success in the courtroom. For more than three decades, Eric has represented high-profile clients in the healthcare, financial services, real estate and other highly ...

Stuart Butzier has assisted mining, energy, high-tech, industrial and ranching clients throughout his thirty-plus year legal career with Modrall Sperling. His counsel has included helping clients strategically navigate the maze of environmental and mining regulatory and permitting regimes, the morass of litigation, and the unique challenges of complex deals and real property transactions involving private, Federal, State, Indian and split-estate lands. Recognized in the area of Natural Resour...