Background
McCarthy Apodaca, Leslie was born on September 17, 1957 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
McCarthy Apodaca, Leslie was born on September 17, 1957 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
University of New Mexico (Bachelor of Arts, with highest distinction, 1978). Université de Grenoble, France (Certificat d" Etudes Françaises, 1979). University of Arizona (Juris Doctor, with high distinction, 1982).
Spoken languages: Spanish and French.
Central Arizona Water Conservation District v. United States. East.P.A., 990 F.2d 1531 (9th Circuit 1993); State ex rel Miller v. Filler, 168 Arizona 147, 812 P.2d 620 (1991); State ex relations Miller v. Title United States of America Insurance. Agency of Arizona, Incorporated., 170 Arizona 119, 822 P.2d 472 (Court Appendix 1991); Boyce v. City of Scottsdale, 157 Arizona 265, 756 P.2d 934 (Court Appendix 1988).Worked at Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Administrative, Antitrust/Trade Regulation, Arbitration (Alternate Dispute Resolution), Aviation, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Business Organizations (Corporations and Partnerships), Commercial, Constitutional/Civil Rights, Construction, Contract, Corporate, Employment, Entertainment, Environmental and Natural Resources, Estate Planning/Wills, Family, Fidelity and Surety, Financing, Health Care, Indian Law, Insurance/Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Law (Trade and Taxation), Labor Relations, Land Use, Lender Liability Defense, Legislative/Lobbying, Libel/Slander, Malpractice Defense, Media, Mining, Municipal, Oil and Gas/Energy, Pension and Profit Sharing, Personal Injury, Probate and Trust, Product Liability, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Risk Management, Securities, Sports, Tax, Water Law, White Collar Crime, Workers" Compensation, Zoning. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Arizona.
1992, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1994, New Mexico; 1996, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Order of the Coif.
Phi Beta Kappa. Special Projects Editor, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1981-1982. Company-Author: "Eminent Domain in Arizona," 1st Education 1991.
Certified Arbitrator (commercial panel), American Arbitration Association. Roster of Arbitrators, Mediators and Neutrals, United States.-Mexico Conflict Resolution Center.
Former Project Chairman, National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade.
Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb was founded in 1883 by Bernard Rodey. Today, it is one of the largest law firms in New Mexico with offices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The Rodey firm has gained a national reputation as a complex litigation firm and locally is known as a full-service firm.
The Firm is divided into three departments: Business, Environment and Natural Resources and Litigation.