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On June 2, 2016, Neysa Lujan tried her seventh Workers’ Compensation case in Dona Ana County testing the definition of a seasonal employee and the correct calculation of the Worker’s average weekly wage and compensation rate. Ms. Lujan specializes in Workers’ Compensation law and assists employers, carriers, and self-insured groups in defending workers’ disability compensation claims.…

On June 1, 2016, Butt Thornton and Baehr participated in the annual Second Judicial District Pro Bono Legal Clinic. The Clinic, organized by New Mexico Legal Aid, is held on the first Wednesday of every month at the Second Judicial District Courthouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Thanks to the assistance of seven attorneys and one paralegal from…

Butt Thornton and Baehr welcomes two new associates, Charles B. Kraft and Arslan S. Umarov. Charles Kraft graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2013.  While at UNM School of Law, he served as a Professional Articles Editor, on the New Mexico Law Review, and received Clinical Honors and the Dean’s Award for Significant…

On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Butt Thornton & Baehr honored Jane Laflin for over thirty years of service and dedication to the firm at a luncheon hosted at Hotel Albuquerque. Ms. Laflin joined Butt Thornton & Baehr as a law clerk on December 20, 1985.  After graduation from the University of New Mexico School of Law, she…

Mr. Elms received a bachelor of arts and a master’s of art in business management from Texas Tech University in 201 and 2002.  He graduated from the University of Houston Law Center in 2006,  In 2014, he finished a master’s certification in wind energy management. Mr. Elms’ practice focuses primarily on Workers’ Compensation defense, business and…

Congratulations to the Butt Thornton & Baehr 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers! Each year Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. The selection includes third-party validation of the lawyers’ professional accomplishments. Butt Thornton and Baehr 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers include: Monica R. Garcia: Personal Injury Products Defense Alfred L. Green, Jr.:…

Jane A. Laflin of Butt Thornton & Baehr and Emily Franke (retired from Butt Thornton & Baehr) represented Rooter 2000 Plumbing and Drain SSS in a seminal case on indemnification in New Mexico. The New Mexico Supreme Court decided Safeway, Inc. v. Rooter 2000 Plumbing and Drain SSS, No. S-1-SC-33969, slip op. (N.M. Sup. Ct. February 18,…

W. Ann Maggiore will be a featured speaker at the 2016 National Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Medical Directors Course and Practicum in January. The annual meeting will be held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California from January 11 through January 13, 2016. Ms. Maggiore will be discussing “Legal Issues in Medical Direction”…

Mr. Shuter graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2008 where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English. In 2012 he graduated magna cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law. While in law school he earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Constitutional Rights and the Faculty…

Congratulations to Phillip W. Cheves and Scott F. Stromberg who were named shareholders of Butt Thornton & Baehr PC in 2016! Mr. Cheves is an alumnus of Abilene Christian University and graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1991. He is admitted to practice law in New Mexico, Texas, and federal courts. Mr. Cheves…