Name: Eric D. Dixon
Item: Eric D. Dixon
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Curriculum Vitae of Eric D. Dixon

301 South Avenue A,

Portales, New Mexico, 88130

(505) 359-1233

Facsimile:(505) 356-4946

Education:

1981- University of Windsor, Bachelor of Arts-Honors History. Awarded President’s Medal for High G.P.A. and extra-curricular activities; awarded Board of Governors Medal for Highest G.P.A. among graduating History Majors.1984- Juris Doctorate Degree, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. Member of P.A.D. and International Law Group.

Memberships:

City of Portales Planning and Zoning Commission (1990-1998, Chair-person, 1995-7); Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce (1991-1995, President 1994) Ninth Judicial District Judicial Selection Commission (various times); New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization; New Mexico State Bar Trial Practice Section (Chairman-2007-08); New Mexico Supreme Court Lawyer Disciplinary Committee (2008-2013); past member of the Supreme Court Rules of Professional Responsibility Committee; and Supreme Court Rules of Evidence Committee; Portales Rotary Club Number 1317 (2012-13 President); Portales Lodge No. 26 (1991-current); A.F.&A.M; Shriners International.

Publications:

“Overruling Judge Made Law in New Mexico: the Prospective Technique” The New Mexico Trial Lawyer,1 (April, 1989); “ A Short History of Judicial Reform in New Mexico”Judicature,84(June- July, 1989); “Accountability or Independence”,16, The New Mexico Trial Lawyer,195(October,1988); “Alimony: New Strategies for Pursuit and Defense”,52 Texas Bar Journal ,240(Feb.1989)(book review).

Professional Presentations:

New Mexico Personal Injury Litigation: Secrets Only the Top Attorneys know: Legal Ethics (12-08-2022)(National Business Institute)

Maximizing Settlement Potential with Advanced Investigation Strategies (June 14, 2023) (National Business Institute)

8 Secrets Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know (June 14, 2023)(National Business Institute)

State Bar of New Mexico, Annual Meeting, Recent developments in labor law. (7-28-2023)

Dirty Discovery Tactics: How to Deal with the “Rambo” Litigator and Staying out of Ethical Hot Water (11-20-2023) )(National Business Institute)

Trying a Personal Injury Case (12-4-2023) )(National Business Institute)

Ethics in litigation (12-4- 2023) )(National Business Institute)

Ethical Considerations for para-legals, (3-13-24) )(National Business Institute)

Cannabis Business Law in New Mexico: Ethics (4-23-24) )(National Business Institute)

2024 Employment and Labor Law Institute: Update on Cannabis Law and its Impact on Employers in New Mexico, (9-13-24)(State Bar of New Mexico)

Effective Cross-Examination and Impeachment Wins Trials, (10-22-24)(TRTCLE Seminars)

Voir Dire Wins Trials (TRTCLE Seminars)

2025 Employment and Labor Law Institute: Religious Accommodations in the Workplace,(9-11-2025)(State Bar of New Mexico)

2025 Employment and Labor Law Institute: Ethics in Employment and Labor Law,(Panelist)(9-11-2025)(State Bar of New Mexico)

Employment:

Private law practice in Portales, New Mexico (beginning1990).

District Attorney’s Office (Fifth Judicial District), 1985-1987.

Special United States Attorney for New Mexico, 1986

Associate, Neal and Neal, Hobbs, New Mexico, 1987-1990.

Part-time Instructor E.N.M.U. (Business Law I and II, Property Law, 1985; Para-Legal Studies, Spring, 2003, Business Law, 2008-09) NMJC (Business Law I and II, Real Estate Law, Criminal Law various times), Embry-Riddle (Business Law), and Chapman University (Employment Law).

Decisions of Note:

State v. Stephens, 1991-NMCA-019, 111N.M.543, 807P.2d241,111N.M.543,807P.2d241; Mc Curry v. Mc Curry,1994-NMCA-047, 117N.M.564,874P.2d25; Nelson v. Nelson, 1994-NMCA-074,118N.M.17, 878P.2d335; Silva v. Town of Springer,1996-NMCA-022, 121 N. M. 428,912P.2d304; State v. Martinez, 1997-NMCA-048,123N.M.405, 940P.2d1200; State v. Shon K., 1998-NMCA-069,125N.M.219, 959P.2d553; Christian Children’s Home v. Vestal, 1998-NMCA-098,125N.M.426, 926P.2d1261; Henry v. Daniels, 2004-NMCA-016, 135N.M.261, 86P.3d541; Southern Farm Bur. Cas. Co. v. Hiner, 2005-NMCA-104, 138N.M.154, 117P.3d960; Negrete v. Maloof Distributing, L.L.C., 762F.Supp.2d1254(D. N.M. 2007); Beggs v. City of Portales, 2009-NMSC,146N.M.372, 210P.3d998; State v. Moncayo, 2012-NMCA-066, 284P.3d423; Beggs v. City of Portales, 2013-NMCA-068, 305P.3d75; Stanley J. v. Cliff L., 2014-NMCA-029, --N.M.--, 319P.3d662; Macias v. Southwest Cheese Company, LLC., 624lFed.Appx.628(10th Cir. 2015); State v. Montano, 2018-NMCA-047, 423P.3d1; Howl v. Alvarado, 2019WL3812458(10th Cir. 2019); Torres v. Madrid et al., 19-292 (U.S. Supreme Court(on the briefs)); Hernandez v. Parker, 508P.3d947(N. M. App. 2022); Torres v. Madrid, 60F.4th596(10th Cir.,2023)(on the briefs).

Other professional Activities:

Represented the Roosevelt County Special Hospital District pro bono between 2000 and 2002, as its sole General Counsel (after the only Hospital in Roosevelt County closed in 2000), from before its formation until after it received public funding (activities including advising the Board, seeking public and governmental approval for funding, selection of the contractor/designer, dealing with governmental regulators, etc.), publicly named a Benefactor of the hospital; has represented the Christian Children’s Home and otherwise supported its mission; elected Paul Harris Fellow for his charity work involving Rotary in 2011. Was a member of the Salvation Army Board of Directors, Clovis, New Mexico, for many years; was awarded the Harley Borden prize for renovations of a one hundred year old building for office space by the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce (2001); donated many hours each year in pro bono legal activities to the citizens of Eastern New Mexico, including public legal education through local schools involving the celebration of the enactment of the United States constitution; has acted as mentor and advisor to numerous attorneys formally and informally and through the Bill Kitts Society. Has employed over the last 25 years, numerous Eastern New Mexico University students interested in pursuing a career in law. Participated in pro bono day activities through the 4th and 9th Judicial District for several years. Hague Convention Volunteer Lawyer for the Prevention of Abduction of Children in a number of different cases filed in Eastern New Mexico.

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