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John “Mel” Eaves
 Practice Areas:
- Class Actions
- Derivative Actions
- Complex Commercial & Business Litigation
- Oil & Gas Royalty Litigation
Email Link:
info@eavesandmendenhall.com
Phone:
(505) 888-4300
Admitted to Practice:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- New Mexico
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10 th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5 th Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
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
- Rivera Platte v. First Colony Life Ins. Co., 2008-NMSC-058
- Davis v. Devon Energy Corp., 2009-NMSC-048
- Ideal v. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas, L.P., 2010-NMSC-022
- Ideal v. B.P. America Prod. Co., 2009-NMSC-048
Education:
- J.D., University Of New Mexico, 1971
- B.A., University of New Mexico, 1968
Professional Affiliations:
- State Bar of New Mexico
- Albuquerque Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Professional Recognition:
- Listed among the “Best Lawyers in America”
- Member of the Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Named in Southwest Super Lawyers
- Listed in “Chambers USA”
- AV Martindale Hubbell rating which signifies that Mel’s peers have rated him as holding the highest level of professional excellence and ethics. This is the maximum rating for a lawyer admitted to practice law for 10 or more years
Karen S. Mendenhall
 Practice Areas:
- Mediation
- Appeals
- Class actions
- Commercial & Business Litigation
- Election, Campaign, & Political Law
- Employment Disputes
Email Link:
info@eavesandmendenhall.com
Phone:
(505) 888-4300
Admitted to Practice:
- New Mexico
- Texas
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10 th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
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)
Education:
- J.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1997
- M.A., University of Texas at El Paso, 1991
- B.A. George Mason University, 1989
Professional Affiliations:
- State Bar of New Mexico
- State Bar of Texas
- Albuquerque Bar Association
- Women’s Bar Association (director, 2005 – 2007)
- New Mexico Commission on Professionalism (member, 2005 – 2007)
Community Service:
- Director, Conservation Voters New Mexico (2009-Present)
- Director, Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico (2004-2008)
Recognition & Certifications:
- BV Martindale-Hubbell rating: Karen has been highly rated by her peers as holding this high level of professional excellence and ethics. Only 40 % of lawyers are peer-rated.
- Certified Mediator: Karen has completed a 40-hour certification program in mediation conducted by the Institute for Conflict Management, LLC. ICM is a pre-eminent alternative dispute resolution firm which, since 1995, has trained more than 2,700 professionals in mediation, arbitration and conciliation.
- State Bar of New Mexico Leadership Institute: Karen is a graduate of the First Leadership Training Institute.
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