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Education and Honors
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Business Administration
May 1977
Omicron Delta Kappa, President, 1976-1977
Texas Tech University School of Law
Juris Doctor Degree
May 1981
Member of The Order of Barristers 1980-1981
Phi Delta Phi Outstanding Graduate Student, Province VII
Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 1979-81
Legal Experience
January 1, 2000 to present
Shareholder and Director
Dixon, Scholl & Bailey, P.A.
Albuquerque, N.M.
Litigation experience includes primary responsibility for more than 250
professional liability cases. His litigation practice primarily focuses on
defense of architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants, real estate brokers
and construction disputes as well as complex commercial litigation matters.
August 1999 to December 1999
Shareholder and Director
Sharp, Jarmie, Dixon, Scholl & Bailey, P.A.
Albuquerque, N.M.
Sept. 1986 - August 1999
Shareholder and Director
Hatch, Allen & Shepherd, P.A.
Albuquerque, N.M.
June 1981 - September 1986
Associate Attorney
Shaw, Spangler & Roth
Denver, Colorado
Professional Memberships and Ratings
• State Bar of New Mexico (1986)
• State Bar of Colorado (1981)
• US District Court of New Mexico (1986)
• US District Court of Colorado ( 1981)
• United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit (1986)
• Member, American Bar Association
• New Mexico State Bar Association: Commission on Professionalism
(1989 - 1993)
• Member, Albuquerque Bar Association (President 1994)
• Master Bencher: Inns of Court (1998 - 2005)
• The Best Lawyers In America: Professional Malpractice Law (2006 Present)
• New Mexico State Bar Association: Professional Liability Committee
(2003 - Present)
Professional Lectures and Training
2002 and 2006 Presentations to ASHRAE on professional liability issues.
2001, 2002 and 2003 Presentations to contractors and design professionals
on Construction Management/Design-Build (Lorman Educational Series).
2001 CLE Presentation, Managing Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work
Product Doctrine in New Mexico (National Business Institute).
1998 Presentation to New Mexico Association of Women Accountants.
1998 Presentation to New Mexico Board of Realtors - Mid-year
Meeting.
1997 Presentation to Stanley Consultants, Muscatine, Iowa.
1994 Presentation to Santa Fe Board of Realtors
1992 Presentation to Building Contractors on Bankruptcy and
Construction issues.
1992 CLE presentation, Albuquerque Bar Association, Post Judgment
Collection Procedures.
1996 Presented lecture: "Hate, Violence and the Law"; New Mexico Bar
Foundation's Fall Convention.
1996 - Present Presentation to First Year Law Students at Texas Tech
University School of Law on Professionalism and Ethics.
Reported Cases
Benns v. Continental Casualty Co., 982 F.2d 461 (lOthCir. 1993)
R.T. C. v. Charles Barnhart, 116 N.M. 384, 862 P.2d 1243 (Cl. App.
1993)
Adobe Masters, Inc. v. Downey, 118 NM 547, 883 P.2d 133 (1994)
Garcia v. Coe Manufacturing Co., 123 N.M. 34,933 P.2d 243 (1997)
Durham v. Southwest Developers ft. Venture, 128 N.M. 648, 996 P.2d
911 (Ct. App. 1999)
Publications
The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege: Alternatives to the Control Group
Test, 12 Texas Tech Law Review, pp. 459-482.
Shock Probation: An Alternative to Traditional Forms of Sentencing, 12 Texas
Tech Law Review, pp. 697-724.
Community Activities and Award
• 1994 - 2000: Lawyers With Class
• 1994 - Outstanding Lawyer Award; Lawyers with Class
• 1991 - 1992: Attorney Coach; Valley High School Mock Trial Team
• 1992 - 1996: Attorney Coach; Sandia High School Mock Trial Team
• 2003 - 2006: Attorney Coach; St. Pius X High School Mock Trial Team
• 2006 - Present: Attorney Coach: Sandia Prep High School Mock Trial
Team
• 2000 - Judge: Regional Law School Mock Trial Competition
• 1988 - Present: Judge; New Mexico High School Mock Trial
Competition
• 1998 - Judge: National High School Mock Trial Competition
• 2004 - Present: Texas Tech Law School Foundation Board of Directors
• 1996 - Present: Landsun Homes Foundation, Inc.; Secretary, Board of
Directors
• 1997 - Present: First Cornerstone, Inc.; Member, Board of Directors
• 1994 - Present: Center for Civic Values; Fellow
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