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Scott E. Turner
- Managing Partner
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Practice Areas:
- Real Estate Law
- Community Associations
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Business, Commercial, Contracts
- Collections
Honors
- Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law, New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization (2009 – 2019; program terminated in 2019)
- Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1990- 1992
Education
- University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- J.D. - 1992
- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- B.A. - 1988
- Major: Speech Communications
- Major: Psychology
Bar Admission
- New Mexico, 1992
- Colorado, 1993
- U.M. Supreme Court, 1992
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
Published Works
Mr. Turner authored or co-authored the following legal articles:
- Altering Support Payments, Does the Bankruptcy Court have the Power?, Journal of Family Law, 31 J. Fam L. 629, 1993
- 1989 Criminal Law Survey Article, New Mexico Law Review, 21 N.M.L. Rev. 605, 1991
- 1989-90 Criminal Procedure Survey Article, 21 N.M.L REV. 623, 1991
Classes & Seminars
Mr. Turner regularly speaks at professional seminars on issues relating to real estate, property, probate, and business law.
- Resolving Boundary Disputes in New Mexico, National Business Institute, 08/21/2019 - Present
- HOA Act Amendment 2019, Board Seminar Hosted by Sentry Management, Inc., (Sandia Event Center), 04/13/2019 - Present
- Real Estate Transactions, National Business Institute, 08/29/2017 - Present
- Annual Estate Planning Update 2015, Wilcox Law Firm, P.C., 05/14/2015
- A Practical Guide for Associations to Bankruptcy Collections, and Foreclosure, Community Associations Institute New Mexico Lunch & Learn Series, 12/18/2012 - Present
- Real Property Institute Seminar, State Bar of New Mexico Center for Legal Education, 12/07/2012
- Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues, Lorman Education Services, 07/30/2008
- Lien Clauses in Construction Contracts, WPL Publishing Company, Inc., 01/20/2010
- Construction Lien Law in New Mexico, Lorman Education Services, 12/07/2007
- New Mexico Real Estate Title Issues, Half Moon, LLC, 08/01/2006
- Fundamentals of Real Estate Closings in New Mexico, Lorman Education Services, 10/23/2003
- Advanced Construction Law in New Mexico, National Business Institute, 02/01/2001
- Managing Construction Claims and Litigation for the New Mexico Paralegal, Institute for Paralegal Education, 03/04/1998
Pro-Bono Activities
- New Mexico Disciplinary Board - Hearing Committee Member and Reviewing Officer, 2009 to Present
- New Mexico Supreme Court Board Governing the Recording of Judicial Proceedings – Board Member , 1998 to 2006
- New Mexico Supreme Court Board Governing the Recording of Judicial Proceedings - Vice-Chair, 2000 to 2006
Representative Cases
- Sanders V. Crespin (In re:Crespin), 551 B.R. 886 , 2016
- Blanding v. Mendez (In re: Mendez), 444 B.R. 439 , 2011, U.S. Bankruptcy
- First Savings Bank v. Turner (In re: Turner), 335 B.R 775, 2005
- Eden v. Voss, 105 Fed.Appx.234, 2004
- Nieto v. Kapoor , 61 F.Supp.2d 1177, 1999
- Alverson v. Harris, 123 N.M. 153 , 1996
Ancillary Businesses
- Mediation & Settlement Facilitation