Christopher T. Saucedo - Albuquerque, NM

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May, 1998
    Juris Doctor

• Non Legal Education

  • New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1994
    B.B.A.
  • National Institute of Trial Advocacy, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2004

Past Positions

• Silva, Saucedo & Gonzales, PC, Shareholder
• Peifer, Hanson & Mullins, PA, Associate
• Browning & Peifer, PA, Associate
• Gaddy Law Firm, Associate

Classes and Seminars

• Current Developments in Employment Law, American Law Institute, Santa Fe, NM, July 23, 2015 - July 25, 2015
  
• Workplace Harassment and the Whistleblower Protection Act, 2013 Spring District Attorney Conference, Albuquerque, NM, May 2, 2013 - Present
  
• The Administrative Process, Employment Law From A to Z in New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM , December 9, 2010 - Present
  
• How to Deal with a Defective Bid and Managing Contract Changes, Construction Litigation in New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2009 - Present
  
• An Employer's Investigation of Harassment, How to Maintain an Effective Human Resources Department: The Keys to Success in New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, September 27, 2007 - Present
  
• An Employer's Investigation of Harassment, How to Maintain an Effective Human Resources Department: The Keys to Success in New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, September 21, 2006 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• National Hispanic Cultural Center, Chairman of the Board, 2012 - Present
• State of New Mexico, Public Safety Advisory Commission, 2011 - Present
• State of New Mexico, State Board of Dental Health, 2001 - 2002

Representative Cases

• Salinas v. New Mexico State Police Department et al.
  • Citation: 14-2147
  • Court: 10th Cir.
  • Year: 2015
• Quarrie v. New Mexico Inst. Of Mining & Tech. et al.
  • Citation: 15-2006
  • Court: 10th Cir.
  • Year: 2015
• Lyndoe v. D.R. Horton, Inc.
  • Citation: 2012 NMCA 103; 287 P.3d 357
  • Court: Ct. App.
  • Year: 2012
• Montano v. Christmas by Krebs
  • Citation: 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 20182
  • Court: 10th Cir.
  • Year: 2008
• Chavez Properties-Airport Parking Albuquerque, LP v. Lorentzen
  • Citation: 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 27735
  • Court: 10th Cir.
  • Year: 2006
• Sullivan v. Am. Online, Inc.
  • Citation: 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17906
  • Court: D.N.M.
  • Year: 2005

Bar Admissions

• New Mexico, 1998
• Texas, 2007
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2004
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2011

Other Affiliations

• Albuquerque Bar Association, 2014 - Present (President)
• Republican National Lawyers Association
• Supreme Court of New Mexico, Code of Professional Conduct Committee, 2008 - Present
• El Paso Bar Association
• Federalist Society, Lawyers' Chapter, 2000 - Present
• American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Election Law, 2012 - Present
• Republican Party of New Mexico, Second Vice-Chairman, 2007 - 2009
• Republican Party of New Mexico, Executive Committee, 2004 - 2009
• Bernalillo County Republican Party, Executive Committee, 2005 - 2009
• State of New Mexico, State Board of Dental Health, 2001 - 2002