Background
Bardacke, Paul Gregory was born on December 16, 1944 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Theodore Joseph and Frances Bardacke.
Bardacke, Paul Gregory was born on December 16, 1944 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Theodore Joseph and Frances Bardacke.
University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1966). University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1969). Reginald Heber Smith Fellow, 1969-1970.
Instructor, Evidence and Trial Practice, University of New Mexico, 1973-1982.
Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, since 1978. Special Counsel to State of New Mexico, Windfall Profits Tax Litigation, since 1981.
Attorney General, State of New Mexico, 1986.
Paul Bardacke is an attorney who has practiced law in the public and private sectors for over 40 years. His current practice focuses on mediation and arbitration, and Paul has mediated over 1000 cases in the past 18 years and has tried over 25 jury trials as first chair, primarily in the areas of commercial, natural resources and environmental law. Paul also served as Chairman of Governor Bill Richardson’s successful gubernatorial campaigns in 2002.
In 2010 he was appointed by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to the National Park Service Advisory Board for a three year term.
He is a founding member of the bipartisan think tank Think New Mexico. In 2005, he served as a member of a small United States delegation to North of Korea to negotiate civil rights issues. Bardacke has been the recipient of the Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship (1969–1970), an instructor in Evidence and Trial Practice at the University of New Mexico Law School, (1973–1982), adjunct faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (since 1978), Attorney General of the State of New Mexico (1983–1986), Special United States. Attorney for District of New Mexico (1984–1985)and Special Counsel to State of New Mexico on Windfall Profits Tax Litigation (1981–1985).
Children: Julie, Brynn, Francheska, Chloe.