Attorney Profile

Luis G. Stelzner Sheehan, Sheehan & Stelzner, P.A. 40 First Plaza NW. Suite 740 Albuquerque, NM 87102

Current Employment Position(s):

Shareholder/Director, since 1985

Areas Of Practice:

60% Litigation

40% Mediation

Litigation Percentage:

60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

New Mexico, 1979

California, 1975

U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1979

U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

University of California at Davis School of Law, Davis, California, 1975

J.D.

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, District of Columbia, 1964

B.S.F.S.

Published Works:

Survey of New Mexico Law 1984-1985 Criminal Law, (Co-Authored with Jeff Buckels), 16 N.M. L. Rev. 9, 1985

 

Survey of New Mexico Law 1981-1982 Criminal Procedure, 13 N.M.L. Rev. 341, 1983

 

The Guilty but Mentally Ill Verdict and Plea in New Mexico, 13 N.M.L. Rev. 99, 1983

 

Search & Seizure Outlines of Federal and New Mexico Law, (A Practitioners Manual), Co-Authored with Michelle Hermann 1982, 2d 1983

 

Survey of New Mexico Law 1980-1981 Criminal Procedure, 12 N.M.L. Rev. 271, 1982

 

The Fourth Amendment: History, Reasonableness and the Warrant Clause, 10 N.M.L. Rev. 33, 1979

 

Immigration Manual for Foreign Students, (Co-Authored with Professor William MacPherson), Co-Authored with Professor William MacPherson, 1984

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1983 - 1985

 

Associate Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1980 - 1983

 

Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1977 - 1980

 

Effective Mediation, State Bar of New Mexico, May, 1998

 

From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes, State Bar of New Mexico, November, 1999

 

Evidence/Trial Practice, University of New Mexico, October, 1998 - November, 1998

 

Mediation Seminar, Hispanic National Bar Association, October, 1998

 

Bridge The Gap Seminar, State Bar of New Mexico, October, 1998

 

Ethics: Beyond the Code, State Bar of New Mexico, December, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships:

The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico, 1986 - 1992

Member

 

New Mexico American Inn of Court LXXXI, 1995 - 1998

Counselor

 

Catholic Social Services

Board of Directors

 

Legal Aid Society of Albuquerque

Board of Directors

 

All Faiths Receiving Home

Board of Directors

 

Federal Court Advisory Group, District of New Mexico

Member

 

American Law Institute

 

National Diocesan Attorneys Association

 

American Bar Association

 

Defense Lawyers Association

 

Hispanic National Bar Association

Past Employment Positions:

University of New Mexico School of Law, Professor, July, 1983 - December, 1985

 

University of New Mexico School of Law, Associate Professor, July, 1980 - July, 1983

 

University of New Mexico School of Law, Assistant Professor, September, 1977 - July, 1980

 

San Francisco District Attorney, Consumer Fraud White Collar Crime Unit - San Francisco, California, Assistant District Attorney, September, 1976 - September, 1977

 

Chief Justice Donald R. Wright, California Supreme Court San Francisco, California, Law Clerk, September, 1975 - September, 1976

 

Office of the Legal Secretary to the Governor - Sacramento, California, Law Clerk, January, 1975 - May, 1975

 

California Rural Legal Assistance - San Francisco, California, Law Clerk, July, 1974 - September, 1974

 

California Rural Legal Assistance - Marysville, California, Law Clerk, June, 1973 - July, 1974

 

Agency for International Development - Quito, Ecuador, Institutional Development Advisor, August, 1970 - August, 1972

 

Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State - Washington, District of Columbia, Assistant Political & Economics Officer, May, 1969 - August, 1970

 

Peace Corps/Bolivia - La Paz, Bolivia, Program & Training Officer, January, 1968 - May, 1969

 

Peace Corps/Bolivia (Antiplano Region) La Paz, Bolivia, Associate Representative, December, 1966 - January, 1968

 

Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, Peace Corps Volunteer, August, 1964 - August, 1966

Languages:

Spanish

Birth Information:

January 2, 1943, Los Angeles, California, United States of America