Background
Lauer, Stephen John was born on October 11, 1947 in St. Paul. Son of John Walker and Dorothy Jane (Guthenz) Lauer.
Lauer, Stephen John was born on October 11, 1947 in St. Paul. Son of John Walker and Dorothy Jane (Guthenz) Lauer.
Macalester College (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). University of Minnesota (Juris Doctor, 1972). Pi Sigma Alpha. Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Service, Legislature of New Mexico, 1974-1976.
Law Clerk to Judge Ramon Lopez, New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Worked at Carpenter, Comeau, Maldegen, Nixon & Templeman (Santa Fe, New Mexico) specializing in General Practice and Litigation, State and Federal Courts. Legislative Practice and Administrative, Commercial, Corporation, Banking, Insurance, Environmental, Natural Resources, Probate, Tort, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Water Law and Utility Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, New Mexico.
1976, Colorado.
United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. United States. District Courts, District of New Mexico and District of Colorado.
Pi Sigma Alpha. Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Service, Legislature of New Mexico, 1974-1976.
Law Clerk to Judge Ramon Lopez, New Mexico Court of Appeals. Member, Board of Directors, Commercial Litigation and Antitrust Section, State Bar of New Mexico, 1996.
Founded by Judge Harry L. Bigbee, the firm has concentrated on complex business litigation and energy development for over forty years. Recently, the firm has continued development of its environmental, insurance, utility transaction and banking practice and integration of non-corporate clients into its general practice.
The firm has paralegal support and practices state-wide and beyond.
Member, Commercial Law Affiliates.
Member American Bar Association, New Mexico Bar Association (board directors commercial litigation section), 1st Judicial District Bar Association, Santa Fe Country Club (board directors since 1991).
Married Jean Leslie Johnson, May 28, 1973. Children: Christina Jane, Benjamin William.