Practice Areas:
Charles Archuleta has been at the Keleher & McLeod firm for seventeen years. Mr. Archuleta is on the firm’s Executive Committee and is head of the firm’s Employment Law Section. Mr. Archuleta is an active Board Member and Chair-Elect of the State Bar Employment & Labor Law Section. He represents public, Tribal and private employers. He regularly defends administrative charges and litigation of Title VII, State Human Rights Act, Civil Rights and other discrimination claims, unemployment compensation, wrongful terminations, breach of employment contracts and common law disputes. He prepares and implements employment policies and manuals, including drug and alcohol policies and advises both large and small employers regarding hiring, promotion, discipline and termination issues. He has given numerous seminars and training seminars in many areas of employment law and employment litigation. He advises employers on statutory and regulatory compliance issues, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Federal Contract Compliance, Wage and Hour Laws and Family and Medical Leave issues. Mr. Archuleta also litigates general commercial, real property and personal injury matters and advises businesses on general matters.
Education:
University of New Mexico, B.S. 1986; Boston University, J.D. 1989; Patricia Roberts-Harris Fellow.
Professional Affiliations:
Board Member and Chair-Elect, State Bar of New Mexico Employment Law Section and Litigation Section Member; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association; New Mexico Hispanic Bar.
Certifications:
Admitted to the New Mexico Bar and Federal Bar, including Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1989.
Community Associations:
Active in New Mexico Scholastic Chess; Member, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce.
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