Honors and Awards:

• 2007 - Named "Top Ten Lawyers" by Albuquerque Magazine; UNM Law School Distinguished Alumni Award; Governor's Distinguished New Mexico Woman Award2005 - Women's Law Caucus Justice Mary Walters Award, admitted to Inner Circle, top 100 plaintiff's lawyers in the U.S.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Former President of the New Mexico Innocence Project - designed to investigate claims of innocent by wrongfully convicted citizens. Adjunct Law Professor, UNM Law SchoolPro bono lecturer and teacher usually once a month for bar associations, law students, professional associations and public defenders around the United StateFormer sponsor for Women stock car drivers Board member, EmergeNM, 2008

Representative Clients:

• Men, women and children whose loved ones have been injured or killed by medical providers or hospitals who won't spend the time to diagnosis and treat their problems; manufacturers who allow dangerous drugs or products into the marketplace; long haul semi drivers who don't follow safety rules; convenience stores who won't spend the money to make their stores safe at night and other bad behavior by government and corporate wrongdoers.   We accept cases where we can ask for safety changes to prevent danger to others, as well as money to take care of families.