Matthew A. Vance
Location:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Phone:
505-242-6267
1-877-TEL-MATT, 1-877-835-6288
1-877-TEL-MATT, 1-877-835-6288
Fax:
(505) 242-4339
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Products Liability Law
- Slip & Fall Accidents
- Uninsured Motorist Claims
- Trucking Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Criminal Law
- DUI/DWI
- Drug Possession
Litigation Percentage
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
Education
- University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- J.D. - 1998
- Honors: ATLA Mock Trial Team, 1998
- Honors: Public Defender Externship, 1998
- Honors: District Attorney Clinic, 1997
- Honors: Summer Institute at Unversidad de Guanajuato, 1997
- New Mexico State University, Law Cruces, New Mexico
- B.A. - 1994
- Honors: Member of Prelaw Society
- Major: Philosophy with Supplementary major in Law and Society
- Minor: English
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Mexico State Bar Association, Member, October 8, 1998 - Present
- Albuquerque Bar Association
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Whitener Law Firm, 2004 - 2006
- Hatch, Allen & Shepherd, Associate Attorney, 2002 - 2004
- New Mexico Public Defender Dept., Felony Attorney, 2001 - 2002
- New Mexico Court of Appeals, Judge T. Glenn Ellington, Law Clerk, 2000
- New Mexico Public Defender Dept., Metro Attorney, 1998 - 2000
- New Mexico Public Defender Dept., Student Extern, 1998
- Professors Barbara Bergman and James Ellis, UNM School of Law, Law Clerk, 1997 - 1998
- Freedman, Boyd, Daniels, Hollandner, Guttman & Goldberg, P.A., Law Clerk, 1997
- Professor Ted Occhialino, UNM School of Law, Law Clerk
- Lamberton & Riedel, Attorney at Law, Runner/Law Clerk, 1994 - 1996
- Law Office of Michael E. Vigil, Runner, 1990 - 1993
Pro Bono Activities
- Mock Trial Coach Sandia High School, 2004 - Present
- Consumer Protection, Attorney General Office, 1994 - 1995
