Matthew A. Vance

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
         o J.D. - 1998
         o Honors: ATLA Mock Trial Team, 1998
         o Honors: Public Defender Externship, 1998
         o Honors: District Attorney Clinic, 1997
         o Honors: Summer Institute at Unversidad de Guanajuato, 1997
   * New Mexico State University, Law Cruces, New Mexico
         o B.A. - 1994
         o Honors: Member of Prelaw Society
         o Major: Philosophy with Supplementary major in Law and Society
         o 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