Friday, August 10, 9 a.m. - PLENARY Michael Morton Getting ... · Lawyers’ 2015 Albuquerque Personal Injury Litigator of the Year, has been listed over ten years in Best Lawyers,

Friday, August 10, 9 a.m. - PLENARY—Michael Morton – Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace

Michael Morton spent 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He lost his wife, his son and his freedom. He now shares the story of how he finally got justice—and a second chance at life. On August 13, 1986, just one day after his 32- birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple’s bed—and the Williamson County Sherriff’s office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Morton, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Morton was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed. He mourned his wife from a prison cell. He lost all contact with their son. Life, as he knew it, was over.

It would take 25 years—and thousands of hours of effort on the part of Morton’s lawyers, including the team at the New York-based Innocence Project—before DNA evidence was brought to light that would ultimately set Morton free. The evidence had been collected only days after the murder—but was never investigated.

In his book, Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace Morton draws on his recollections, court transcripts, and more than 1000 pages of personal journals he wrote in prison, Morton recounts the hidden police reports about an unidentified van parked near his house that was never pursued; the treasure trove of evidence, including a bandana with the killer’s DNA on it, that was never introduced in court; the call from a neighboring county reporting the attempted use of his wife’s credit card (a message that was received, recorded and never returned by local police); and ultimately, how he battled his way through the darkness to become a free man once again. Morton's story is an extraordinary example of unfathomable tragedy, grave injustice and the strength and courage it takes to find forgiveness.

Friday, August 10, 10:45 a.m. - Breakout Session: More Bang For Your Buck: Essential legal research for the new (and not so new) attorney

Jennifer Laws is a senior lecturer and law librarian at the University of New Mexico School of Law. Laws teaches in the legal research instruction program at UNM Law and serves as the law library’s coordinator of electronic resources and scholarly communication. Prior to joining UNM Law, Laws spent a decade working as a law librarian at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Alexandra Siek is the public services coordinator at the University of New Mexico School of Law Library. Her work includes coordinating elements of the Library's public services to law school students, staff, and faculty; the practicing bar and the community. She also coordinates with performing collection development; and instruction, including routinely teaching a section of the required second-year Legal Research course at UNM Law. Professor Siek guest lectures in other classes on subjects ranging from Tax Law research to Federal and Tribal Law legislation and International Law research. Professor Siek received her B.A. in English and International Relations

from Lake Forest College in 1999, her Juris Doctorate from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2006, and her Masters in Library and Information Science from SJSU in 2012.

Jeff Brandimarte graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law and practiced labor and employment law in Denver prior to joining Thomson Reuters. He now works as an academic account manager with law schools in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Oklahoma.

John Doyen is a graduate of the University of Texas and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He began his legal publishing career as a LexisNexis Territory Manager over 20 years ago starting at Matthew Bender and Shepard’s Citations. As a legal research consultant, he works with law firms of all sizes, state and local government, and editors of preeminent legal treatises.

Erin Page is senior law librarian and reference attorney with Fastcase. Page is a graduate of the William and Mary Marshall Wythe School of Law, where she received honors in legal practice. She also received a B.A. in Classics from St John's College, Annapolis, and a Master's degree in Legal Library Science from Catholic University. Prior to working with Fastcase, Page worked for eight years as an attorney with Convergent in insurance mediation and as company trainer/ CLE coordinator.

Friday, August 10, 10:45 a.m. - Breakout Session: An Introduction to the Client Protection Fund Presenter Biographies

Frank N. Chavez was appointed to the Client Protection Commission by the Board of Bar Commissioners for a six year term which expires on Dec. 31, 2018. He has been a practicing since 1969. Chavez has served as an assistant attorney general, an assistant city attorney and as the city attorney for Las Cruces. Most of his career was with Reeves, Chavez, Albers and Walker law firm, which was a full service Las Cruces law firm representing governmental and corporate clients. He has served on numerous boards and committees of the New Mexico State Bar and of the New Mexico Supreme Court.

Leigh Anne Chavez is the Recycled Metals Prosecutor for the New Mexico Department of Regulation and Licensing. Chavez received her bachelor’s degree in English from UNLV and her J.D. from UCLA. She is also a Certified Fraud Examiner and holds an Accounting A.A.S. from CNM. She was the recipient of the 2004 State Bar Award for Outstanding Contribution and the recipient of a State Bar CLE Summit Award in Legal Ethics.

Andrew (Drew) Cloutier is a partner with Hinkle Shanor LLP’s Roswell office. His commercial practice emphasizes trial and administrative work for oil and gas companies. Cloutier earned a B.A. in medieval history from the University of Dallas and a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Cloutier served as president of the State Bar of New Mexico in 2013. Currently, Cloutier is the chair of the Client Protection Fund and the president of the Conquistador Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Travis R. Steele practices primarily in the areas of oil and gas, commercial litigation and government contracting. He regularly represents oil and gas clients in contract, governance, regulatory, and litigation matters, and has conducted numerous hearings and trials in the New Mexico state and federal courts. Steele regularly prosecutes and defends commercial lawsuits on behalf of his corporate clients, including contract disputes, lien issues, allegations of unfair business practices and any other issue that surfaces when business dealings fall apart. In addition, Steele has experience responding to federal investigations, including False Claims Act investigations. Steele regularly represents oil and gas pipeline and other companies in construction and real estate matters, including breach of contract matters, lien disputes and construction defect litigation.

William D. Slease is chief disciplinary counsel for the New Mexico Supreme Court Disciplinary Board. In addition to his duties as chief disciplinary counsel, he serves as an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School Of Law where he has taught ethics, trial practice skills and employment law. He also chairs the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico’s Proactive Attorney Regulation Committee, the Court’s Lawyer’s Succession and Transition Committee and serves on the State Bar of New Mexico Commission on Professionalism which is responsible for operating and administering the “Bridge the Gap: Transitioning Into the Profession Program” for new lawyers in New

Mexico. He is a member and the 2017-18 immediate-past president of the National Organization of Bar Counsel.

Friday, August 10, 10:45 a.m. - Breakout Session: End of Life Options

Judge Elizabeth E. Whitefield is a former district court judge in the Second Judicial District New Mexico. She was appointed to the court in August 2007 by Gov. Bill Richardson and was retained in 2008 and 2014. Whitefield heard family law cases including divorce, custody, child support, spousal support, property and debt characterization and division. She retired from the court on October 1, 2016. Whitefield received both her undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of New Mexico. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Whitefield was a partner at Keleher & McLeod. In addition, she has been very active in the legal community serving on the Board of Bar Commissioners, Disciplinary Board and Women’s Bar Association. Since retirement Judge Whitefield has been active in the New Mexico End of Life Options Coalition. She has testified before State legislative committees on the End of Life Options bill which was before the New Mexico legislature in the 2017 session and has testified before the Albuquerque City Council in favor of their resolution favoring End of Life Options which passed unanimously.

Rob Schwartz is Weihofen Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of New Mexico School of Law. He also teaches regularly at UC Hastings College of the Law and UCSF Medical School. He is the author of numerous articles on bioethics and health law. He taught at the University of New Mexico’s Schools of Law and Medicine for 40 years, and he also served as chair of New Mexico’s Health Policy Commission and general counsel to the State’s Human Services Department. He has been a WHO consultant on health policy in Tonga, Cambodia and Vietnam, and he began his legal career as law clerk to the High Court of American Samoa in Pago Pago.

Friday, August 10, 10:45 a.m. - Breakout Session: Mind and Body Wellbeing for Lawyers

Hallie N. Love, national lawyer well-being speaker, consultant, and resilience trainer, teaches a synthesis of practical neuroscience, positive psychology, mindfulness and therapeutic mind-body techniques. She is a positive psychology instructor certified with the Wholebeing Institute (founded by Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar), a therapist certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, an Integrative Restoration® mindfulness instructor, and co-author of Yoga for Lawyers – Mind-Body Techniques to Feel Better All the Time, published by the ABA. Please visit www.PositivePsychologyforLawyers.com for more information.

Krista Garcia has worked as a New Mexico Assistant District Attorney for most of her legal career. While attending UNM School of Law she discovered that yoga, mindfulness techniques, and meditation helped her manage the high stress of school. These practices are even more helpful now as she works as an Assistant District Attorney in Santa Fe with a highly difficult caseload. Gracia became a certified yoga teacher and shares yoga teachings with other attorneys in the community. She believes that self-care often gets forgotten in a legal career based on billable hours and deadlines and hopes that more lawyers will turn to healthy outlets, as she has done, for relief from stress and anxiety.

Kaitlyn Luck is an associate in the Santa Fe office of Montgomery & Andrews. Previously, she was an assistant district attorney with the Eighth Judicial District Attorney in Taos where she prosecuted misdemeanor and felony crimes. Her practice now entails a variety of civil litigation and energy and environmental regulatory matters.

Friday, August 10, 10:45 a.m. - Breakout Session: A to Z in Starting and Growing a Successful Law Firm

Allegra Carpenter is an experienced, all-purpose litigator. She was named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Albuquerque Personal Injury Litigator of the Year, has been listed over ten years in Best Lawyers, , is Martindale Hubbel AV rated, listed in Superlawyers, and the National Lawyers’ Guild Top 100. She is a frequent lecturer on litigation strategy.

Carpenter’s super power is creativity -- which defines and spans every aspect of her practice of law from case selection to trial. After 22 years with a medium sized Plaintiffs’ firm, Carpenter has recently established her own practice, Allegra-Law, where she will continue her long history of amplifying the voice of clients’ injustices through visual thought and communication. She specializes in all areas involving catastrophic harms, including but not limited to long-term care neglect,

medical malpractice, truck crashes, product liability, industrial injuries and inadequate security.

Dusti Harvey is an experienced business woman, negotiator and litigator. She has the highest AV Preeminent rating by Martindale Hubbel for both legal ability and ethical standards. She has also been named Top 10 Nursing Home Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. Harvey was the president of the American Association of Justice’s Nursing Home group, as well as on the board of the New Mexico Trial Lawyer’s Association. Harvey frequently gives lectures to other lawyers on how to effectively pursue lawsuits, try cases, and maximize the client’s recovery.

After graduating law school, Harvey went to work for a large defense firm defending nursing homes, doctors and large corporations. Harvey then went to Sun Healthcare Group, a national nursing home chain, as corporate counsel for six

years. Having to take care of her grandmother the last few years of her life and the experience of witnessing her grandmother in a nursing home for the last two weeks of her life, she saw firsthand the effect of corporate greed on residents and employees. Harvey started her own law firm in March, 2005 representing individuals throughout New Mexico who have been seriously injured or killed due to the wrongdoing of another individual or corporation. She has experience handling over 2000 cases, and is now devoted to advocating for the well-being of elderly individuals, and those that experience injury, neglect, or medical malpractice. In her time off, Harvey enjoys spending active time with her two teenage sons.

Friday, August 10, 12:45 p.m. - Breakout Session: Adult Guardianship Changes: New Rules, New Forms

Judge Franchini was appointed to the bench in Aug., 2014 and won her election in Nov., 2014. She handles a civil docket with over 1200 cases. She is a member of the committee for the Elder and Disability Initiative at the Second Judicial District Court, a member of the Supreme Court Ad Hoc Guardianship and Conservatorship Rules Committee and co-chair of the Supreme Court Guardianship Reform Implementation Steering Committee. She also was a member of the Adult Guardianship Study Commission that met from April- Dec., 2017.

Patricia M. Galindo is a native New Mexican who has been practicing law for 20 years. She received her undergraduate degree from New Mexico State University in government (political science) and her juris doctorate from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Galindo’s legal career includes being an assistant district attorney in the First and Second Judicial Districts, working as a policy analyst for the Albuquerque City Council and being a sole practitioner. Galindo is currently employed by the Administrative Office of the Courts where one of the subjects she focuses on is adult guardianship and conservatorship issues. She was appointed the vice-chair of the N.M. Adult Guardianship Study Commission in April of this year. Galindo is a member of the Committee on Women and the Legal Profession, Hispanic Bar Association and has been the chair of the Elder Law Section of the State Bar for the past two years.

Friday, August 10, 12:45 p.m. - Breakout Session: Pretrial Release and Detention

John P. Sugg is the District Attorney for the Twelfth Judicial District (Lincoln and Otero Counties). He began his career as a prosecutor in the Second Judicial District Attorney’s Office in 2007. Sugg was recognized as the Rookie Prosecutor of the Year for the State of New Mexico in 2009. In 2013, Sugg moved to Lincoln County to supervise the Lincoln County DA’s Office for the Twelfth Judicial District. He was named Prosecutor of the Year for the Twelfth Judicial District in 2013. After working as solo practitioner for 18 months, Sugg defeated the incumbent D.A. in the primary election in June 2016. When the incumbent resigned, Sugg was appointed by New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez as Twelfth Judicial District Attorney on September 10, 2016. In November 2016, Sugg won the general election as Twelfth Judicial District Attorney and is serving his first full term in that capacity.

Sugg served as Chair of the Prosecutors’ Section of the New Mexico State Bar in 2017, and he represents the New Mexico District Attorneys Association in the Supreme Court’s Ad Hoc Pretrial Release Committee. He also serves on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Task Force created by the New Mexico Legislature in 2018 to address crime problems in New Mexico. Sugg received his B.A.in Political Science and Criminology (summa cum laude), and his Juris Doctorate (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif) from the University of New Mexico.

Devin H. Chapman is a special prosecutor with the Office of Superintendent of Insurance and the New Mexico Auto Theft Prevention Authority. Chapman was an assistant district attorney in the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office for nearly 15 years, serving as a supervisor in the White Collar Crimes, Property & Narcotics and Grand Jury Divisions. He also did a turn as an assistant attorney general, where he was the first project coordinator for the New Mexico Anti-Money Laundering Alliance.

Friday, August 10, 12:45 p.m. - Breakout Session: Domestic Relations Law Update

Jon A. Feder is an attorney and shareholder practicing divorce and family law for over 37 years with Atkinson & Kelsey, P.A., New Mexico’s first and most experienced divorce and family law firm.

Feder is a State Bar certified Family Law Specialist and is listed in both Best Lawyers in America and Southwest Superlawyers since 2010. He is past chair and past director of the New Mexico State Bar Family Law Section, and has served on the Child Support Guidelines Commission and Alimony Guideline Commission. He is a Fellow and past governor of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and is also a past president of its Mountain States Chapter.

He is a court-appointed facilitator in family law cases. He is also a frequent lecturer at the New Mexico State Bar Convention and other groups regarding family law

and divorce taxation issues.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree (Accounting) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973. He obtained a Juris Doctor degree in 1976 and a Master’s Degree in Estate Planning (L.L.M) in 1981 from the University of Miami, Florida. He is licensed in both New Mexico (1977) and Florida (1976).

Thomas C. Montoya is an attorney and shareholder with Atkinson & Kelsay, P.A. practicing divorce and family law for 37 years. Montoya attended Stanford University and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California. Montoya as an “A” permanent rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, has been named in Southwest Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America and Best of the Bar for Family Law by New Mexico Business Weekly. Montoya is a member of the American Law Institute, and served as co-chair of the Child Support Guidelines Commission responsible for promulgated New Mexico’s statutory Child Support Guidelines, and as chair of the Domestic Relations Rules Subcommittee of the N.M. Supreme Court’s Rules of Civil Procedure Committee, which promulgated statewide rules of procedure for domestic relations and domestic violence cases. Montoya has lobbied and testified over 30 times

regarding legislative enactments in family law and also drafted significant family law legislation. Montoya has been appellate counsel in 12 reported cases, his work has been cited as authority in 3 appellate cases, and is a frequent lecturer in Family Law.

Friday, August 10, 12:45 p.m. - Breakout Session: Common Tax Pitfalls for Small Business Attorneys

Matthew M. Montoya practices federal tax law and is admitted to practice in the United States Tax Court, the Federal District Court of Colorado, and New Mexico. He is authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS in all 50 states. Montoya is also a proud member of the American Bar Association, Section of Taxation.

Montoya graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he focused his study on procedural law, tax, and litigation. Through law school clinics, he worked with the District Attorney’s Office in New Mexico. During his time there, he gained significant litigation experience while prosecuting DWI and Domestic Violence crimes. From there, Montoya worked with a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, helping individuals in need by representing them before the IRS. He started his legal career clerking for the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office, where he worked with the civil division to ensure government compliance with the state

inspection of public records laws and drafted the legal framework for attorney general opinions.

After moving to Colorado, he has worked to resolve a wide range of cases from relatively straightforward audits of small businesses, to Tax Court litigation involving the sale of rental property and medical expenses, to complex collection actions for taxpayers living abroad. The amounts at issue in those cases varied from several thousand dollars to $1.2 million the IRS claimed the taxpayers owed.

In addition to his work, he volunteers his time with the Denver University School of Law Low Income Taxpayer Clinic where he helps the clinic represent low income taxpayers before the IRS.

Friday, August 10, 12:45 p.m. - Breakout Session: Social Media and Brand Management for Attorneys

Dustin Ruge is an award winning sales and marketing guru with over 20 + years of successful sales, marketing and management experience. Ruge’s experience in sales, marketing and business strategy ranges from technology startups to Fortune 500 companies where he received numerous awards and recognition for his work.

His best-selling books include THE MILLIONAIRE SALESPERSON, THE SUCCESSFUL SALES MANAGER and THE TOP 20%: Why 80% of small businesses fail at sales and marketing and How You Can Succeed. In addition to books, Ruge is the author of many articles and professional resources.

Known as one of the most respected and trusted digital sales and marketing strategist/coaches in the nation, Ruge is frequently referenced in major news and trade publications and regularly provides seminars, panel discussions, and keynotes for professional business organizations and

associations across the nation. Ruge also hosts The Social Television Network’s “Business Leaders” program.

Friday, August 10, 2 p.m. - Breakout Session: Fastcase Training

Erin Page is senior law librarian and reference attorney with Fastcase. Page is a graduate of the William and Mary Marshall Wythe School of Law, where she received honors in legal practice. She also received a B.A. in Classics from St John's College, Annapolis, and a Master's degree in Legal Library Science from Catholic University. Prior to working with Fastcase, Page worked for eight years as an attorney with Convergent in insurance mediation and as company trainer/ CLE coordinator.

Friday, August 10, 2 p.m. - Breakout Session: What Now? Implications of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 on Families

and Business

Marjorie A. Rogers, a shareholder with Modrall Sperling , represents businesses, tax-exempt organizations, and individuals in the areas of federal taxation, estate planning and administration, and ERISA. She is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”) and has achieved the AV® rating from Martindale-Hubbell. She is listed in Best Lawyers of America® and Southwest Super Lawyers®. She was selected as “Lawyer of the Year - Albuquerque” in Tax law by Best Lawyers® in 2013. Ms. Rogers is a member of the Employee Benefits and the Charitable Organizations Committees of ACTEC. She is a Past Chair of the Tax Section of the NM Bar Association, and a past President of the New

Mexico Estate Planning Council. Ms. Rogers serves as Chair of the firm's Tax Practice Group. She earned her B.A. at Carnegie-Mellon University, her J.D. at Albany Law School, and her LL.M. at Georgetown University.

Ed Street has approximately 35 years of experience in public accounting, including business valuations, litigation support, auditing, and taxation. His valuation work has included valuations and related services for gift and estate purposes, purchase and sales analysis and negotiations, employee stock ownership plans, marital dissolution cases, dissenting and oppressed stockholder actions, eminent domain, and various other matters. He has also performed and supervised numerous forensic, litigation, and consulting projects which have involved valuation matters, fraud investigations, analysis of claims for commercial and personal damages, professional malpractice, insurance disputes, trademark and patent infringement, reasonable compensation, marital dissolution, and matters involving partner and shareholder disputes. He has served as an expert witness in cases before the U.S.

District Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and State District Courts in New Mexico, including service as a court-appointed (Rule 11-706) neutral expert in numerous cases. He has appeared on behalf of clients in arbitration and mediation settings and he has served as a mediation facilitator in commercial disputes and marital dissolution cases.

Lucy Sinkular is an associate attorney at Atkinson & Kelsey, PA. Lucy has a BA from the University of Nebraska and a JD from the University of Kansas. She was admitted to practice in New Mexico in 1994, and worked for Atkinson & Kelsey, PA for two years during the 1990s. Thereafter, she moved with her military spouse to assignments around the world, while maintaining a solo practice in the areas of civil litigation and family law. Her career has focused on family law, as well as divorce and custody issues arising from military benefits, pensions and relocations. Avid bikers and hikers, the Sinkular family includes their daughter at Colorado State University and their son at New Mexico State University, as well as two Labs Paddy and Marzen, and Queenie the cat. Sinkular serves on the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Women’s Bar Association and on the Board of Directors of the Family Law Section of the NM State Bar.

Sarah M. Armstrong is a partner with Armstrong Roth Whitley Johnstone, LLC where she practices exclusively in the areas of family law and domestic relations, including: divorce, custody, visitation, adoption, child support, spousal support and complex property division. Sarah is a native New Mexican who earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico in Journalism & Mass Communication in 2001. After earning her law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., Armstrong returned to Albuquerque and was sworn in as member of the New Mexico Bar in 2004. Since then, she has completed more than 100 hours of training in alternative dispute resolution and has been formally trained in Collaborative Divorce since 2013. Armstrong has been active in providing legal

education to family law practitioners and is currently the chair-elect of the family law section of the State Bar of New Mexico.

Friday, August 10, 2 p.m. - Breakout Session: Tribal Food Sovereignty: Statutory and Practical Challenges and Successes

Janie Simms Hipp, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, is the founding director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas School of Law. She is the former Senior Advisor for Tribal Relations to Secretary Tom Vilsack, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Prior to that appointment, she served as a national program leader at the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, USDA and as the risk management education director at the USDA Risk Management Agency. She has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of agriculture and food law and Indian law.

Colby D. Duren is the policy director and staff attorney for the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Based in Washington, D.C., Colby has nearly 11 years of experience in federal Indian law and policy--6 years as an attorney, with a specific focus on food, agriculture, and natural resources issues. Prior to joining the Initiative, Colby served as a Staff Attorney and Legislative Counsel for the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C., advocating on behalf of tribal nations on land, natural resources, and agriculture issues, including the 2014 Farm Bill.

Dave Nezzie is a LL.M. candidate in Agriculture & Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. He received a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law with program certificates in Federal Indian Law and Natural Resources & Environmental Law. Nezzie attended Arizona State University as an undergraduate, earning concurrent degrees in Anthropology and American Indian Studies. Nezzie is a tribal member from the Navajo Nation and resides near Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife and three children.

Sarah Stevenson is a shareholder in the Natural Resources Department and a litigator representing public entities and private businesses. Her natural resources experience focuses on water law, including water adjudications and interstate water compacts, and Native American law, including natural resource development projects on Native American land. She has advised clients developing projects on Native American land on issues regarding indigenous rights, jurisdiction and contract formation. Stevenson

has litigated business disputes and employment and First Amendment cases. She provides pro bono services to local families in conjunction with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center. Stevenson graduated magna cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, and received a joint J.D./M.A. in International Political Economics and Development from Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. While at Fordham, she was chosen as a Crowley Scholar in International Human Rights, participated in the Leitner Human Rights Clinic, and was a research assistant for Professor Russell Pearce. She clerked for the Honorable Patricio M. Serna of the New Mexico Supreme Court from 2009 to 2011. Her B.A. is from Scripps College.

James R. Mountain is governor of the Governor of the Pueblo de San Ildefonso. He also partner at Mountain+Associates, LLC.

Friday, August 10, 2 p.m. - Breakout Session: #metoo - Now What?

Pamelya Herndon currently serves as executive director of the Southwest Women's Law Center in Albuquerque, N.M. She is a graduate of the Howard University School of Business and the University Texas School of Law. Herndon is a former New Mexico State Government General Counsel and Deputy Cabinet Secretary. She is licensed to practice law in the states of New Mexico and Colorado and licensed as a certified public accountant in Texas. Herndon serves as a member of the Board of Directors of US Eagle Federal Credit Union where she helped establish the only Junior Board of Directors of a financial institution in the State of New Mexico focused on training high school and college students to serve on corporate boards. In 2016, Herndon was recognized as the Mary McLeod Bethune Outstanding Woman of the Year by the Albuquerque Branch of the National Council of Negro Women, and in 2017 she

received the Priceless Award for her outstanding service on behalf of women and girls in New Mexico from the Steelbridge Resource Center. Herndon currently serves as First Vice-Chair of the Albuquerque Chapter of the NAACP and Chair of the American Bar Association’s Rights of Women Committee. On some Sunday mornings, Herndon can be heard in the persona of the “Southwest Gospel Diva” hosting the Train to Glory gospel radio program on KUNM Public Radio.

Sam Adams has been named by Southwest Super Lawyers® as one of the 2016’s Top 25 Southwest Super Lawyers® in New Mexico. Her practice is focused on litigation for business, government and non-profit organizations. As a trial lawyer, her experience spans the insurance, employment, education, health care and among others, trucking industry. But, also as a trial lawyer, Adams understands the value of good legal advice in advance of a trip to the courtroom. She regularly advises members of management and boards of directors on issues related to insurance coverage, employer/employee disputes, contract relations and negotiations, covenants not to compete, trade

practices and, among other things, how to avoid litigation. Adams has advised clients including Turner Enterprises Inc., Mountain States Insurance Group, the Board of Education of Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico Cancer Center, San Juan Coal Company, Resources, Inc., New Mexico Community Capital, WESST Development, Century Administration, Remax Classic Realty and EMCORE Corporation. In addition, she has been an instructor for numerous educational services, providing core legal education and updates in the areas of human resources/employment and education.

Aja Nicole Brooks is a native New Mexican, born in Hobbs. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., where she received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish. She attended the University of New Mexico School of Law and graduated with her juris doctorate in 2008. Thereafter, she worked as a criminal defense attorney in Albuquerque for the Law Office of the Public Defender in its metropolitan and felony divisions from 2008-2014. She is currently employed as the statewide Pro Bono Coordinator for New Mexico Legal Aid’s Volunteer Attorney Program. Brooks is involved in many State Bar groups and activities, including the Board of Bar Commissioners, the Young Lawyers Division and the Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession. She is the treasurer of the New Mexico Black Lawyers Association, the secretary of the Women’s Bar Association, is a Board member of Pegasus Legal Services for Children and is the New Mexico Connection Coordinator for the Iota Xi Omega

Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Friday, August 10, 2 p.m. - Breakout Session: Addictions Are Natural: Science Trumps Morality

Daniel Duhigg is the medical director for addiction services at Presbyterian. Dr. Duhigg received his bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico. He earned his master's degree in business administration in healthcare leadership from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. He earned his doctorate of osteopathic medicine from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, Missouri.

Pamela Moore, MA, LPCC, currently serves as the clinician and Program Director of the State Bar of New Mexico Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (NMJLAP) where she operates a 24-hour helpline for judges, lawyers and law students, provides assessments, referral and monitoring services, conducts training and wellness programs for legal professionals and organizations, and facilitates formal interventions with individuals in need. Pam’s professional career includes a BS in Industrial Engineering and 8 years of engineering and project management work with Intel, a Masters Certificate in Human Resources Management, and work as an HR Manager for a local tech company. She has over 5 years of experience in substance abuse and mental health treatment and management. She is most proud of her role as a mother to two wonderful teenagers. Pam enjoys hiking, traveling, and reading, and is passionate about coaching,

guiding and supporting those that seek to get curious about their story and invite change.

Friday, August 10, 3:30 p.m. - PLENARY—Stuart Teicher – What Starbucks Teaches Us About Attracting Clients - The Ethical Way

Stuart I. Teicher, Esq. is a professional legal educator who focuses on ethics law and writing instruction. A practicing attorney for over two decades, Teicher’s career is now dedicated to helping fellow attorneys survive the practice of law and thrive in the profession. Teicher teaches seminars, provides in-house training to law firms and legal departments, provides CLE instruction at law firm client events, and also gives keynote speeches at conventions and association meetings. Teicher helps attorneys get better at what they do (and enjoy the process) through his entertaining and educational CLE Performances. He speaks, teaches, and writes— Thomson Reuters published his book

entitled, Navigating the Legal Ethics of Social Media and Technology. Teicher is a Supreme Court appointee to the New Jersey District Ethics Committee where he investigates and prosecutes grievances filed against attorneys. Teicher is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law where he teaches Professional Responsibility, and he is an adjunct professor at Rutgers University in New Brunswick where he teaches undergraduate writing courses.