Morris J. Chavez

Morris J. Chavez

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Personal Injury, Health Care Law, Insurance, Litigation, Government
800 Lomas Boulevard North West, Suite 200, Albuquerque, NM 87102

    About Morris J. Chavez

    Practice Areas
    • Personal Injury
    • Health Care Law
    • Insurance
    • Litigation
    • Government
    Education
    • University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May, 1998
      Juris Doctor
    • University of San Diego, San Diego, California, May, 1995
      B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Classes and Seminars
    • Accepting Representation, NM Woman's Bar Association, Albuquerque, NM, 2012 - Present
    • Client Selection, New Mexico YLD Bridge-the-Gap, Albuquerque, NM, 2011 - Present
    • Credit-Based Insurance Scores, IRES Career Development Seminar, Albuquerque, NM, 2010 - Present
    • Health Legislative Update, SBNM Health Law Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, 2009 - Present
    • National P&C/Title Insurance Update, SE Regulators Assoc. Conf., Orlando, FL, 2008 - Present
    • Insurance 101 for Lawyers, ABA/GP Solo Fall Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, 2008 - Present
    • The Basics of the New Mexico Insurance Code, State Bar Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, 2008 - Present
    • Insurance Law, UNM School of Law, Albuquerque, NM, 2008 - 2009
    • Diversity in Your Organization, ABA/YLD Fall Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2006 - Present
    • New Mexico Gaming Law, New Mexico YLD Ski-LE, Ruidoso, NM, 2005 - Present
    • Ethics, New Mexico YLD Bridge-the-Gap, Albuquerque, NM, 2004 - Present

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • New Mexico, 1999
    • U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 2010
    • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2012
    Other Affiliations
    • Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2013 - Present (Director)
    • UNM School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors, 2013 - Present (Director)
    • State Bar of New Mexico Committee on Diversity, 2004 - Present (Member)
    • New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association Board, 2006 - 2010 (Member)
    • New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association Board, 2008 - 2009 (President)
    • American Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division Leadership Advisory Board, 2005 - 2007
    • State Bar of New Mexico Young Lawyers Division, 2001 - 2006 (Member)
    • State Bar of New Mexico Young Lawyers Division, 2004 - Present (Chair)
    • American Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division, 2004 - 2005 (Dist. 23 Representative NM/AZ)
    • Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico Young Agents, 2004 - 2005 (Member)
    • Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico Young Agents, 2004 - Present (President)
    • City of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Water Resource Advisory Committee, 2004 - 2006 (Member)
    • Council on Legal Education, 1995 - Present (Fellow)
    • Gonzaga University School of Law, 1994 - Present (Fellow)
    • Young Lawyers Division (Past President)
    • New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association (Past President)
    Past Positions
    • Chavez & Associates, LLC, Shareholder
    • New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, Superintendent of Insurance
    • New Mexico Gaming Control Board, State Gaming Representative
    • National Guaranty Insurance Company, V.P. Operations

    Office Info

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    Morris J. Chavez
    Phone:
    (505) 633-8955
    Website:
    https://saucedochavez.com/?adSubId=2777856&refPageViewId=5f089cef35a75ed5
    Address:
    800 Lomas Boulevard North West, Suite 200, Albuquerque, NM 87102
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