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Montoya, Thomas C. was born on February 20, 1952 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
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Thomas C. Montoya
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Stanford University; University of Southern California (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Ruggles v. Ruggles, 16 North.M. 52, 860 P.2d 182 (1993) leading Retirement Division Case; Alfieri v. Alfieri 105 North.M. 373, 733 P.2d; Sproul v. Huntington Bank, 861 P.2d 935 (South.Ct. 1993); Pillars v. Thompson 103 North.M. 704, 712 P.2d 1366 (South.Ct. 1986); Leeder v. Leeder, - North.M. -, 884 P.2d 494 (Ct.App. 1994).Worked at Atkinson & Kelsey, P.A. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) specializing in Divorce Law, Domestic Relations Law, Family Law, Matrimonial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1981, New Mexico. 1985, United States. District Court, District of New Mexico.
Recipient, Outstanding Contribution Award, State Bar Convention, 1993, 1995.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995. Principal Author & Editor: New Mexico Domestic Relations Law and Forms, Michie-Butterworth, 1995.
Author: "Survey of New Mexico Law, 1980-1981," Domestic Relations Section, New Mexico Law Review, Volume 12, Number. 1, 1982; "Survey of New Mexico Law, 1986-1987," Domestic Relations Section, New Mexico Law Review, Volume 18, Number.
2, 1988; "Transmutation of Community Property During Marriage," Family Law Section, American Bar Association, 1985.
"Family Law in the Fifty States," New Mexico Section, Family Law Quarterly, Winter, 1987, Winter, 1988, Winter, 1990. Editorial Board, State Bar of New Mexico, Family Law Section Newsletter, 1985-1986. Update of Domestic Relations Law, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Domestic Relations Seminar, December, 1985, October, 1986.
Update of Domestic Relations Law, Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of New Mexico, 1983-1986, 1988.
Faculty: Domestic Relations, Albuquerque Career Institute, Paralegal Training, Family Law, January-March, 1983. "Bridge the Gap," Family Law Seminar, Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of New Mexico, 1985-1986, 1988.
Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in New Mexico Law Seminar, Family Law, University of New Mexico School of Law/New Mexico Law Review, March, 1983, April, 1987, April, 1988, June, 1989. State Bar of New Mexico, Family Law Institute, "Recent Developments in Family Law," June, 1985, March, 1986, June, 1987, March, 1992, "Legislative Developments," June, 1993.
"Child Support Guidelines Legislation," June, 1988.
State Bar of New Mexico, Family Law Section, "Recent Developments in Adoption, November, 1986. "The Uniform Parentage Acting," August, 1989. "Real Property Issues in Domestic Relations Proceedings," January, 1991.
"Family Court Rules and Forms," November, 1991.
"The New Alimony Statute," September, 1993. "Family Law in New Mexico," Legal Education Institute, Incorporated., July, 1988.
Continuing Legal Education Program (Family Law), Hispanic National Bar Association Convention, September, 1988. State Bar of New Mexico, Continuing Legal Education, "The Pursuit of Quality in the Practice of Law," September, 1991.
"Review of 1993 New Mexico Session Laws, Family Law and Domestic Relations," June, 1993.
"The New Stalking Legislation," October, 1993. "Update of Family Law," October, 1995. Nominated as qualified to be appointed District Court Judge by the Second Judicial District Court Nominating Committee, 1991, 1994.
Supreme Court Child Support Guidelines Committee, 1986-1987.
Statewide Child Support Guidelines Committee, 1990, 1994. Company-Chair, New Mexico Child Support Guidelines Review Committee, 1994.
Bernalillo County Domestic Relations Court, Local Rules Committee, 1989-1990. Member: Albuquerque and American (Member, Family Law Section, Panelist: "Law in 50 States" Forum, August, 1987, August, 1988.
Member, Federal Legislation & Procedures Committee, 1988, 1993.
Member: Law in the Fifty States Committee, 1988, 1989) Bar Associations. State Bar of New Mexico (Member: Family Law Section, 1982. Subcommittee, Joint Custody Legislation.
Chair or Company-chair, Legislation Committee, 1986.
Enactments: Public Retirement Division, 1987. Child Support Guidelines, 1988.
Custody Jurisdiction, 1989. Child Support Enforcement, Quasi-Community Property, 1990.
Child Support Guideline Amendments, 1991.
Spousal Support, Life Insurance as Security, Death During Divorce, Grandparent Visitation Acting Amendments, Mediation of Child Custody Disputes, Family Violence Protection Acting Amendments, Child and Spousal Support Liens, 1993. Uniform Premarital Agreements Acting, Child Support Guidelines Amendments, Joinder/Debt Statute, 1995, Board member, 1987-1992. 1994; Chair, 1991. Bar Exam Grader, 1990.
Committee on Minorities in the Profession, 1991.
Chair, Special Clerkships Committee, 1995). (New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization Recognized Specialist in Family Law).
Atkinson & Kelsey was founded in 1967, when David H. Kelsey joined West.W. Atkinson in a commercial litigation practice. Since 1974, the firm has limited its practice to Family Law and is the largest Domestic Relations Law Firm in the State of New Mexico.
Atkinson & Kelsey, P.A., concentrates primarily on divorce, child custody, retirement issues and civil litigation related to the Domestic Relations practice.
The firm, practicing statewide, does not limit its practices to the trial court level, but practices before the New Mexico Court of Appeals and Supreme Courts. Three of the firm"s shareholders, David H. Kelsey, Jon A. Feder and Thomas C. Montoya are New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization Recognized Specialists in Family Law. The Firm is listed in Martindale Hubbell"s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
David H. Kelsey and Thomas C. Montoya are listed in Best Lawyers in America.
David H. Kelsey and Jon A. Feder are Fellows of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and David H. Kelsey is a Diplomate in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Atkinson & Kelsey practices statewide.
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Member: Albuquerque and American (Member, Family Law Section.
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American