Jason T. Wallace Email & Phone Number

Albuquerque, Nm, Us

Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

New Mexico, United States

New Mexico, United States

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area federal grant recipient. Screened and charged cases; prosecuted routine felony matters and all lesser crimes; conducted training and provided strategic consideration in advanced prosecution techniques; participated in major felony cases as a member of the trial team; negotiated with defense counsel for the disposition of cases.

Scottsdale, Az

Provided discovery and litigation support for a small-sized criminal defense firm specializing in DUI and hard felonies. Performed client interviews, reviewed case files for discovery gaps, formulated strategy, and drafted memoranda, motions, and deviation letters for submission to Maricopa Superior Court.

Scottsdale, Az And Seattle, Wa

Provided a sole practitioner based in Seattle, WA with legal research memoranda concerning Arizona-specific law. I performed the research at the Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law library, I drafted the memoranda in my home office, and I communicated with the attorney electronically. Provided legal authorities for CR26 disclosures regarding: tortious interference with contract, conversion, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, negligent hiring, training, and supervision, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and aiding and abetting a tort.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

Represented clients in matters involving state and federal income tax, contracts, foreclosure litigation, employment litigation, and entity selection, creation, and taxation.Performed an employment arbitration.Conducted depositions of a defendant and key witness, interviewed a second key witness, and drafted interrogatories. Performed intake interviews, legal advice meetings, and pretrial and settlement conferences.Researched, drafted, and filed motions, briefs, forms, affidavits, and legal memoranda.Kept track of all billable hours and wrote in-depth memoranda for each of my cases explaining to the next semester's student what had been done, what needed to be done, and when to do it.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

Supported General Counsel in matters including federal, state, and tribal policy, quality, compliance, permitting, administration, and enforcement--as well as internal, departmental issues which inevitably involve in-house counsel.Conducted discovery and trial preparation for New Mexico's Copper Rule litigation before the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission.Worked closely with the department's Secretary, hydrologists and geologists, environmental advocates, and copper industry leaders to draft and edit proposed laws affording groundwater protection from the copper extraction process.Performed research and trial preparation for the widely publicized Valley Meat Co. horse slaughter operation's groundwater discharge permit litigation. Researched, drafted, and filed motions, legal memoranda, and policy considerations for both internal and external use.Attended in-house meetings, administrative hearings, pre-trial hearings, trials, and settlement negotiations.Federal substantive work involved: CAA, CWA, CERCLA, ESA, FQPA, NEPA, NWPA, OSHA, PPA, RCRA, SDWA, and TSCA. State substantive work involved: Sanitary Projects, New Mexico Food Act, Food Service Sanitation Act, OSHA, Air Quality Control, Environmental Improvement, Ground Water Protection, Hazardous Waste, Radiation Protection, Recycling and Illegal Dumping, Solid Waste, and Water Quality.

San Francisco Bay Area

Supported commercial litigation attorneys in matters including business litigation, corporate transactions and governance, election and campaign law, contracts, bankruptcy, and real estate development.Drafted a legal malpractice complaint, trial briefs, motions in limine, oppositions to motions in limine, motions to appoint receivers, motions for good faith settlement, research and legal memoranda, jury instructions, short non-argumentative statements for juries, stipulated judgments, and retainer agreements.Assisted in depositions, arguments on motions in limine, settlement conferences, an argument on a motion regarding forum non conveniens, and various client meetings.

Doctor Of Law (Jd), Energy, Environment, And Natural Resources Law

Editor, Natural Resource Journal Natural Resource Law Certified Legal Issues in Oil & Gas: Article Author re New Mexico Copper Regulation.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government, Dean'S List

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta Fraternity: Pledge Class Social Chair, Pledge Educator, Executive Board (Risk Manager) United.