Fine Law Firm

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  Joseph M. Fine

  Joe has been in practice for over 35 years. His practice consists primarily of personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, arbitration and mediation. He is certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, is a Diplomat of the National College of Advocacy and has been a seminar speaker for the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, the Albuquerque Bar Association, the State Bar of New Mexico, The National Trial Institute, and many other organizations. He received his BA from Colby College in 1967 and his JD from Syracuse University in 1970. He is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member), and National College of Advocacy (Diplomat). Joe has been admitted to practice in New York and New Mexico where he is on the New Mexico Medical Review Committee, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Joe has been a contributing author of numerous texts including, Determining Coverage and Obtaining Policy Limits, Insurance Settlement Handbook, 1990; co-Author: Civil Trial Procedures in New Mexico, 1993; Advanced Personal Injury Practice in New Mexico and Trial Strategies for High Dollar Cases.

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  David M. Fine

  David joined the Fine Law Firm in 2003 and has been handling cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and police misconduct. Prior to joining the firm, David was a public defender where he tried numerous cases. Since joining the firm he has appeared in state and federal court representing his clients. David graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York with a BA and earned his JD from the University of New Mexico, where he was a dean's list and honor roll recipient. Prior to graduating, David was a member of the Mock Trial Team, which advanced to the national competition for the first time in thirteen years. He is a recipient of the Lewis Powell Award for Excellence in Advocacy. David is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and American Inn of Court. He has repeatedly been asked to speak before members of the State Bar on issues relating to personal injury practice including seminars on successful mediation and the development of damages in personal injury cases.

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  Mark D. Fine

  Mark joined Fine Law Firm in 2005 after handling federal and white collar criminal defense cases as an associate attorney in the office of Billy Blackburn. Prior to working with Mr. Blackburn, Mark served as clerk for New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Gene Franchini, one the most courageous and beloved judges ever to preside in the State. As a criminal defense attorney with Fine Law Firm, Mark's signature cases included a homicide trial which he appealed to the Supreme Court and won, State v. Juan, 148 N.M. 747, and the successful defense of a client who was federally indicted in the infamous Metro Courthouse Scandal. Since 2008, Mark has focused exclusively on civil cases, predominantly civil rights, personal injury, and medical malpractice prosecutions. Mark has guided clients to large recoveries in complex cases against governmental entities and large corporations through settlement and, when necessary, trial and appeal. In 2011, the ACLU named Mark the cooperating attorney of the year for his his work in representing the victims of prison rape. Although Mark takes great pride in his legal skills, he approaches his role as counselor with equal vigor. In addition to creative and aggressive litigation, effective client representation means helping the client make the best possible decisions at critical junctures in the case. When faced with such a decision, Mark will listen to your goals and concerns, inform you of the foreseeable risks and benefits pertaining to each alternative, and help you weigh those risk and benefits in order to reach the best decision. When coupled with aggressive representation, good decisions tend to lead to good outcomes.

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  Charlotte Itoh

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  Charlotte is a 1997 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia, having double majored in Philosophy and French. After working at the American Bar Association in Washington, D.C., she returned to her birthplace of Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2002 to attend law school. Charlotte graduated cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2005, receiving the Honorable Pete Domenici Award recognizing excellence in environmental law, among other honors. As a law student, she was a dean’s list and honor roll recipient, and served as a research assistant. She also received a public interest summer fellowship to support an internship with Defenders of Wildlife, and spent a summer as an intern at the Department of Justice. Upon graduation, Charlotte began her legal career as an associate attorney at Kennedy & Han, concentrating on civil rights and plaintiffs’ personal injury cases. After spending several years at a small general practice law firm gaining additional civil litigation experience, she decided to return to plaintiffs’ work, joining the Fine Law Firm as an associate in May 2012. Charlotte is a member of the State Bar of the New Mexico and the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association

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