Timothy L. "Tim" Fields

Timothy L. "Tim" Fields


Modrall Sperling

Recognized since 2007

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Practice Areas

Insurance Law

Litigation - Health Care

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Railroad Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Health Care
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Tim Fields is an experienced practitioner in litigation and insurance defense. For more than thirty years, Tim has represented clients in their civil litigation matters including personal injury defense, railroad, transportation/trucking, insurance coverage/bad faith, medical malpractice, construction defects, products liability, toxic exposure and environmental, and FELA. His practice also includes nursing home/hospital/healthcare litigation defense, complex multi-party litigation, commercial, and intellectual property disputes.

Tim serves as lead trial counsel for a number of national companies, and he has successfully tried to verdict numerous jury and bench trials. His undergraduate degree in engineering provides a useful background for litigating lawsuits involving technical or engineering issues including products liability, construction cases, accident reconstruction, and environmental/soil contamination issues.

Benchmark Litigation selected Tim as a Litigation Star in New Mexico and Southwest Super Lawyers® has named him one of the Top 25 New Mexico Super Lawyers. Tim has achieved an AV® rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible based on peer review. He has been continuously recognized by Best Lawyers of America® since 2007 and was named “Lawyer of the Year in Railroad Law – Albuquerque” in 2019, 2017 and in 2012 by Best Lawyers.

Tim currently serves as President of Modrall Sperling, Co-Chair of the Railroad/Transportation Industry Service Group, and is a member of the Executive Committee. He has served as the firm’s Vice President, and Chair of the Litigation Department, the Tort/Product Liability/Railroad Practice Group, and the Recruiting Committee.

Location
  • 500 Fourth Street, NW, Suite 1000
    P.O. Box 2168
    Albuquerque, NM 87103
Education
  • Georgetown University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • United States Coast Guard Academy, B.S. in Civil Engineering, graduated 1980
Bar Admissions
  • New Mexico, State Bar of New Mexico
  • New Mexico, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
  • New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Sections of Litigation and Tort & Insurance
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel - Member
  • New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association - Member

Modrall Sperling
Headquarters: Albuquerque, New Mexico

33 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Health Care Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Railroad Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Railroad Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Railroad Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Railroad Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Health Care, Albuquerque (2024)
  • Railroad Law, Albuquerque (2021)
  • Railroad Law, Albuquerque (2019)
  • Railroad Law, Albuquerque (2017)
  • Railroad Law, Albuquerque (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Railroad Law
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America® in Railroad Law, 2007-present
  • Benchmark Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, recognized as Local Litigation Star, 2012-present
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated
  • Southwest Super Lawyers® (derived from a lawyer survey), 2013-present; Top 25 Super Lawyers in New Mexico, 2014, 2015, 2016
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation

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