Background
Schuler, Alison Kay was born on October 1, 1948 in West Point, New York, United States. Daughter of Richard Hamilton and Irma (Sanken) Schuler.
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Alison Kay SCHULER
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ALISON SCHULER, American Lawyer, Partner of MESSERSMITH, McNEILL & SCHOEN, specializing in the field of General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Business, Construction, Negligence, Products Liability, Securities, Corporate, Probate, Real Estate, International, Banking and Governmental Relations Law.
Education
Radcliffe College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1972). Adjunct Professor of Law, University of New Mexico, since 1983.
Assistant United States. Attorney, 1975-1978. Associate, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Virginia, 1972-1975. President and Director, Harvard-Radcliffe Club of New Mexico, 1980-1984.
Vice President, 1986—and Regional Director, since 1984, Harvard Alumni Association. Chairman, Harvard Alumni Association Clubs Committee, since 1985. Regional Director and Member of Alumnae Association Board of Management, Radcliffe College, 1983-1986.
Chairperson, 1984-1985 and Member, since 1975, Albuquerque Committee on Foreign Relations. Vice President, 1981-1982, Director, and Chairman, 1984-1985, American Diabetes Association, New Mexico Affiliate, Inc. Member, National Committee on Government Relations, American Diabetes Association, 1984-1985.
President, 1983-1985 and Director, since 1980, The June Music Festival. Member, New Mexico International Trade & Investment Council, Inc., since 1986. Member, District Export Council of the International Trade Administration, since 1984.
Coordinator in New Mexico for the Federal Bar Association, Small Business Administration Export Assistance Program, since 1984. Member, Committee on Professional Leadership, Rocky Mountain Synod of the Lutheran Church of America, 1981-1986. Vice President, 1978-1980, 1982-1984 and Member of Council, 1976-1980, 1982-1984, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.
Member, Harvard Fund Campaign Committee for New Mexico, since 1982.
Career
Working as a partner of SINGER, SMITH & WILLIAMS. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Virginia. 1974, District of Columbia. 1975, New Mexico. Major clients of ALISON SCHULER: REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTSAnderson Valley Vineyards.
Autumn Wood; Carlisle Jewelry Company. CIGNA Insurance Company. Colorado National Bank of Denver.
Fleurishes, Inc.; Fox Manufacturing, Inc. Freight Sales. Inc.; Genesis Data Systems, Inc. Hays & Meade, Inc.; International Arts & Technologies, Ltd.
Management Sciences; New Mexico Research & Development Institute. Noor Manufacturing; OSCO Drugs, Inc. Plasmatronics, Inc.; Plaza National Bank.
Receivership—Guaranteed Equities, Inc. RhoMed, Inc.; Signature Financial Corporation. Stihl, Inc.; Telemark Communications Corporation.
The Travelers Insurance Company. United States. Dental Plan of New Mexico, Inc. University of New Mexico.
The Wirth Companies; Woodworkers Supply, Inc, References: Plaza National Bank. First Interstate Bank of Albuquerque. United New Mexico Bank in Albuquerque.
National Bank of Albuquerque, Reference: First National Bank in Albuquerque.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors American Diabetes Association, Albuquerque, 1980—1985, chairman board directors, 1984—1985. Board directors Chamber Music Albuquerque, 1980—2006, president, 1983—1985, 1993—1994. Board directors Albuquerque Conservation Trust, 1986—1990, New Mexico Osteopathic Foundation, 1993—1996.
Chairperson Albuquerque Committee Foreign Relations, 1984—1985. Member New Mexico International Trade and Investment Council, Inc., since 1986. Chartered organic representative troop 444 Boy Scouts American, since 1997, member nominating committee, member-at-large district committee Sandia district, since 1998, district vice chairman, 1999—2002, vice president Great Southwest council, 2001—2005, president Great Southwest council, 2006—2009, member staff, 2002—2004, wood badge course director, 2005, western region executive board and area vice president, since 2008, area president, since 2009.
Board member Rotary Club Albuquerqu, since 2009. Member council St. Lukes Lutheran Church, 1976—1980, 1982—1984, 1991—1996, president, 1994—1995. Member Federal Bar Association (coordinator), American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, District Columbia Bar, New Mexico Bar Association (chairman corporation, banking and business law 1982-1983, board directors international and immigration law section 1987-1995, chairman 1993-1994), Albuquerque Astronomical Society (Service award 2002), Harvard University Alumni Association (member fund campaign, regional director 1984-1986, vice president 1986-1989, chairman clubs committee 1985-1988, chairman communications committee 1988-1991), Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Board Management (regional director 1984-1987, chairman communications committee 1988-1991), Harvard-Radcliffe Club (president 1980-1984).
Connections
Married Lyman Gage Sandy, March 30, 1974, (deceased March 2002). 1 child, Theodore.
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Nationality
American
Career
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Awards
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Named to, Best Lawyers American, 2006. Recipient Award of Merit, Sandia District, 2000, Service award, Albuquerque Astronomical Society, 2002, Silver Beaver award, Great Southwest Council, 2002.Named to, Best Lawyers American, 2006. Recipient Award of Merit, Sandia District, 2000, Service award, Albuquerque Astronomical Society, 2002, Silver Beaver award, Great Southwest Council, 2002.