Attorney Virginia Dugan, Atkinson & Kelsey, P.A., Albuquerque, New Mexico

Virginia R. Dugan
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Areas of Practice:: Alimony; Child Support; Collaborative Law; Marital Agreements; Premarital Agreements

Certification/Specialties:: Family Law Specialist, New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization

Bar Admissions:: New Mexico, 1995; U.S. District Court, 1995; U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:: University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1995
J.D.
Honors: University of New Mexico Law Mock Trial Team, 1995
Law Review: University of New Mexico Law Review: Casenotes and Comments, Editor, 1994 - 1995; University of New Mexico, 1992
Ed.D; University of New Mexico, 1971
M.A.; State University of New York at New Paltz, 1968
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Family Law Litigation in New Mexico, National Business Institute, 1999 - 2000; Family Law Update, National Business Institute, 2000; Domestic Relations, Part I: Property Issues, Today's Law School, 2001; Domestic Relations, Part II: Custody Issues, Today's Law School, 2001; The Hague Convention, Taos Practice Group, 2006; High Conflict Personalities in Divorce, Taos Practice Group, 2007; The Hague Convention, NMCLE by the Sea, 2007; New Frontiers in Maritime Property Law, Loriman, 2007; Your Family Law Practice in the 21st Century, National Business Institute, 2009; Hot Tips from the Experts, ABA, Family Law Section, 2009

Honors and Awards:: Martindale-Hubbell "A" Rating; Southwest Super Lawyer, 2007 - Present; Best Lawyers in America, 2010 - 2012; Best of The Bar 2011, New Mexico Business Weekly

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American Bar Association's Family Law Section Council, 2011 - Present; Region V Representative; New Mexico Supreme Court's Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2011 - Present; Chair; American Bar Association, 2009 - 2010; Chair, Scope Committee; American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2008 - 2009; Co-Chair, Scope Committee; American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2008 - 2010; Member, CLE Committee; American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2003 - 2008; Chair, Marital Property Committee; American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2002; Co-Chair, Marital Property Committee; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2007; Fellow; Jack Rabbit Bar, 2008 - 2009; Chancellor; State Bar of New Mexico, 2006; President; New Mexico Supreme Court, Committee on Professionalism, 2005 - 2006; Co-Chair; State Bar of New Mexico, 2004; Vice President; State Bar of New Mexico, 2003; Secretary/Treasurer; New Mexico State Bar Bench and Bar Committee, 1995 - 2000; Co-Chair; New Mexico Women's State Bar, Mid State Chapter, 2004; President; New Mexico Women's State Bar, Mid State Chapter, 2003; Vice President; New Mexico Women's State Bar, Mid State Chapter, 2001 - 2002; Treasurer; Albuquerque Bar Association; Member