Aaron E. Whiteley - Albuquerque, NM
Attorney at Huffman & Monagle, LLC
Civil Rights Litigation Lawyers in Albuquerque, NM
122 Wellesley Dr SE Albuquerque, NM 87106
Albuquerque Civil Rights Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 05/15/2026
Areas of Practice
- Civil Rights Litigation 40%
- Whistleblower Protection 20%
- Sex Abuse Litigation 15%
- General Civil Liability 25%
Litigation: 95%
Attorney Information
Overview
As an attorney, Aaron Whiteley approaches the practice of law on the side of the underdog. He is focused on representing real people against the larger forces of powerful institutions and entities, which too often try to steamroll the people they are supposed to help.
Aaron moved to Albuquerque with his family when he was 12 years old, and New Mexico has been his home ever since. After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico in 2012, Aaron spent eight years working for La Montanita Co-op Food Market, a local, member-owned cooperative grocery store. Realizing that he could and should do more to serve the people of this state, Aaron headed back to school and received his law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2024. Aaron enjoys the challenges of complex litigation, nerding out about novel legal theories, and, most importantly, focusing on the human element--all in service to the pursuit of vindicating the rights of his clients and improving his local New Mexico community.
Education
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Legal Education
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University of New Mexico School of Law,
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, 2024
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Dean’s List
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University of New Mexico School of Law,
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, 2024
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Non Legal Education
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University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, 2012
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Dean’s List
Major: Political Science
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University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, 2012
Current Employment Position(s)
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Associate Attorney
Past Positions
- La Montanita Co-op Food Market, 2013 - 2021
Languages
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English (Primary)
Published Works
Articles
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A New Jurisprudence of Constitutional Duty: Moving Beyond DeShaney Through the NMCRA, New Mexico Law Review, Vol. 54 Issue, 2024
The United States Supreme Court’s holding in the seminal case of DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services has long foreclosed the viability of a wide array of failure-to-protect claims under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico, 2024
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico
Other Affiliations
- American Civil Liberties Union, Member and Collaborating Attorney, Present
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