Attorney Profile
John M. Eaves
John Eaves
Eaves & Mendenhall, P.A.
6565 Americas Parkway Northeast, Suite 200, PO Box 35670
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Albuquerque
New Mexico (NM)
Practice Areas:
Class Action/Mass Torts (50%), Business Litigation (30%), General Litigation (20%)
Class Action/Mass Torts
Business Litigation
General Litigation
Industry Groups:
0il And Gas, Insurance, Real Estate
Law School:
The University of New Mexico School of Law
Profile
Mel Eaves has specialized in large complex litigation for plaintiffs and defendants, including class actions and derivative actions, for 39 years. His experience includes business litigation, securities, insurance, oil and gas, real estate, and environmental litigation. Currently, he is representing classes of royalty owners in class actions against major natural gas producers who have underpaid royalties by tens of millions of dollars, policy owners against life and auto insurance companies that have charged tens of millions of dollars more than policy contracts permitted, and investors in IRC Section 529 education trust plans who suffered catastrophic losses.
Selected To
Southwest Super Lawyers 2010
Southwest Super Lawyers 2009
Southwest Super Lawyers 2008
Southwest Super Lawyers 2007
About John Eaves
Admitted: 1971, New Mexico
Professional Webpage: www.eavesandmendenhall.com/firm.html
Honors and Awards:
- Chambers USA for litigation
- Selected by peers for inclusion, Best Lawyers in America
- AV Rating; Register of Preemininent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member of the Albuquerque Bar Association, American Bar Association, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association and The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Admitted to: U.S. Supreme Court, Fifth, Eleventh and Tenth Circuits, United States Courts of Appeals and U.S. Tax Court
- Admitted to New Mexico State Bar
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Member of the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico
Verdicts and Settlements:
- REPORTED CASES: • Azar v. The Prudential Life Insurance Co. , 68 P.3d 909 (N.M. App. 2003) • Berry v. Federal Kemper Life Ins. Co., 99 P.3d 1166, cert denied 544 U.S. 920 (2005) • Ferrell, et al. v. Allstate Indemnity, et al., 2008-NMSC-042 (June 2008) • Rivera Platte v. First Colony Life Ins. Co., 2008-NMSC-058 (September 2008)
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Sandia Foundation Board of Directors
- Former member of New Mexico Board of Educational Finance and Commission on Post Secondary Education
- Former member of the New Mexico House of Representaives
Educational Background:
- BA Degree, University of New Mexico, 1968
- JD, University of New Mexico, 1971
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