New Mexico

160 ABA Journal New Mexico articles.

Divorce attorney who helped client break into spouse’s home loses law license for 2 years

A New Mexico divorce attorney who made headlines after being caught on a surveillance video helping a matrimonial client break into the home of her estranged husband has had his law license suspended for two years. Raymond T. Van Arnam, 61, will also have to undergo a psychological examination before…

Feb 20, 2013 6:58 PM CST

After 17 Days on the Lam, Former Maine Prosecutor Is Arrested in New Mexico

A former top drug prosecutor for the Maine Attorney General’s office was arrested in New Mexico on Sunday, 17 days after he cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet. James Cameron had disappeared after a federal appeals court in Boston upheld his conviction on seven of 13 counts for sending and…

Dec 4, 2012 1:56 PM CST

‘Fugitive’ Texas PI Lawyer Jailed on Bench Warrant in NM Civil Consumer Case; Bail Set at $1M Cash

A Texas personal injury lawyer was arrested Tuesday in El Paso and was being held without bail for potential extradition after police there learned a bench warrant had been issued by a New Mexico judge in a civil case brought against Michael J. Gopin by the state attorney general. Gopin…

Nov 2, 2012 6:17 PM CDT

New Mexico Ballot Measure Would Create Independent PD’s Office

A ballot measure in New Mexico seeks to remove the governor’s authority to appoint the state’s chief public defender. The proposed constitutional amendment would create a commission to oversee the Public Defender’s office, report the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Las Cruces Sun-News. Currently the PD is part of…

Oct 10, 2012 1:39 PM CDT

Ex-Cop, Now a Law Student, Says Albuquerque Civil Rights Lawyer Mary Han May Have Been Murdered

Was a civil rights attorney, found dead in her Albuquerque, N.M., home in 2010, a murder victim? Her family thinks so, and has filed a civil lawsuit against the city’s police department, contending that it botched the investigation of Han’s November 2010 death, which was ruled a suicide. And a…

Sep 19, 2012 3:58 PM CDT

Modrall Sperling Partner Resigns over ‘General Custer’ Email

Updated: A vice president of Modrall Sperling in Albuquerque, N.M., has resigned from the law firm because of an email claiming the governor dishonored General George Armstrong Custer by attending a summit with tribal leaders. The firm announced the resignation of Pat Rogers in a statement by its president, R.E.…

Sep 4, 2012 12:15 PM CDT

Attorney Who Reportedly Shot Homeless Man at Law Office Pleads Not Guilty

A New Mexico criminal defense attorney facing a criminal case after reportedly shooting a homeless man in the leg Tuesday morning at or near his Albuquerque law office pleaded not guilty at a Thursday court hearing and had his $25,000 bond continued. Details are disputed, but David “Chip” Venie contends…

Aug 31, 2012 6:13 PM CDT

Criminal Defense Attorney Charged in Law Office Shooting; His Wife Recorded Incident on Cellphone

A New Mexico criminal defense attorney has himself been criminally charged in a felony case after allegedly shooting a man in the leg Tuesday morning at or near his Albuquerque law office. David “Chip” Venie and the injured man, who was identified as Stephen Biddinger, got into an argument before…

Aug 29, 2012 4:41 PM CDT

Defendant’s 7th DWI Arrest ‘A Real Doozy,’ Injured Judge Is Still Off Work Recuperating

A New Mexico man accused for the seventh time of driving while intoxicated is involved in “a real doozy” of a case this time around, notes the Nation Now blog of the Los Angeles Times. Aztec Magistrate Judge Carla Vescovi-Dial was a passenger in a car struck by a vehicle…

Jul 10, 2012 6:37 PM CDT

Christian Photographer to Appeal Bias Ruling Citing Studio’s Refusal to Photograph Gay Ceremony

Lawyers with the Alliance Defense Fund say they will appeal a decision holding that a Christian photographer’s studio violated New Mexico anti-bias laws by refusing to photograph a lesbian commitment ceremony. The fund represents Elaine Huguenin, co-owner of Elane Photography, report the Religion News Service, the Associated Press and the…

Jun 6, 2012 12:26 PM CDT

Casanova Con Artist Cuts Prison Time by 27 Years with Help of Law Firm Malpractice Settlement

A confidential malpractice settlement with an unidentified law firm reportedly has helped a con man jailed for wooing women and investors reduce his sentence by 27 years. A New Mexico judge agreed yesterday to cut Michael Soutar’s sentence to seven years from 34 years after he said he could now…

Mar 16, 2012 4:39 PM CDT

‘Rogue’ Lawyer Gets 30 Days in Jail After Tape Catches Him Helping Divorce Client Break into Home

A New Mexico divorce lawyer will have to spend 30 days in jail after security tape caught him helping a client break in to her spouse’s home. Alamogordo lawyer Raymond Van Arnam was sentenced after pleading guilty to four misdemeanors, including trespassing, criminal damage to property and larceny, according to…

Mar 15, 2012 3:57 PM CDT

Boy ‘Burping Audibly’ in PE Class Leads to His Arrest and Parental Lawsuit

A 10-year-old New Mexico boy was arrested, handcuffed and taken to a juvenile detention center earlier this year simply for “audibly burping” in his physical education class, a lawsuit alleges. The unidentified Cleveland Middle School child wasn’t charged. However, his parents, who say they weren’t notified before he was detained,…

Dec 2, 2011 2:57 PM CST

NM Judge to Retire; Disciplinary Case Accused Her of Failing to Follow Rules in Multiple Matters

A New Mexico judge who formerly chaired the state Probate Judge’s Commission has agreed to step down and retire rather than face disciplinary action for her alleged mishandling of cases. Las Cruces Magistrate Court Judge Olivia Nevarez Garcia, 69, who is married to the state higher education secretary, will take…

Nov 29, 2011 6:29 PM CST

Prosecutor Claims He Overheard Top Judge’s Coffee Conversation, Seeks to Ban Him from Bribe Appeal

A special prosecutor in a judicial bribery case is seeking to disqualify New Mexico Chief Justice Charles Daniels from an appeal partly because of an overheard phone conversation at Starbucks. Special prosecutor Matt Chandler claims in his motion that he heard Daniels at the coffee shop trivializing allegations in Chandler’s…

Oct 14, 2011 12:20 PM CDT

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Divorce attorney who helped client break into spouse’s home loses law license for 2 years

After 17 Days on the Lam, Former Maine Prosecutor Is Arrested in New Mexico

‘Fugitive’ Texas PI Lawyer Jailed on Bench Warrant in NM Civil Consumer Case; Bail Set at $1M Cash

New Mexico Ballot Measure Would Create Independent PD’s Office

Ex-Cop, Now a Law Student, Says Albuquerque Civil Rights Lawyer Mary Han May Have Been Murdered

Modrall Sperling Partner Resigns over ‘General Custer’ Email

Attorney Who Reportedly Shot Homeless Man at Law Office Pleads Not Guilty

Criminal Defense Attorney Charged in Law Office Shooting; His Wife Recorded Incident on Cellphone

Defendant’s 7th DWI Arrest ‘A Real Doozy,’ Injured Judge Is Still Off Work Recuperating

Christian Photographer to Appeal Bias Ruling Citing Studio’s Refusal to Photograph Gay Ceremony

Casanova Con Artist Cuts Prison Time by 27 Years with Help of Law Firm Malpractice Settlement

‘Rogue’ Lawyer Gets 30 Days in Jail After Tape Catches Him Helping Divorce Client Break into Home

Boy ‘Burping Audibly’ in PE Class Leads to His Arrest and Parental Lawsuit

NM Judge to Retire; Disciplinary Case Accused Her of Failing to Follow Rules in Multiple Matters

Prosecutor Claims He Overheard Top Judge’s Coffee Conversation, Seeks to Ban Him from Bribe Appeal

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