Practice Areas:
Ms. Padilla Sivage represents clients in a variety of civil and commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. She handles lawsuits involving real estate and construction claims, civil rights, insurance and tort defense, employment law and collection matters. Ms. Padilla Sivage is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in New Mexico, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Before joining Keleher & McLeod, Ms. Padilla Sivage was employed as a marketing representative at Stewart Title of Albuquerque.
Education:
University New Mexico, B.A. 1998; University of New Mexico J.D. 2003, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 2003, Federal District Court, District of New Mexico, 2004, and the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2004.
Professional Affiliations:
New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association Member; Defense Research Institute Member, Pupil H. Vearle Payne American Inn of Court; New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association. Ms. Padilla Sivage served as the Young Lawyers Division Board Member for the Business Law Section of the State Bar from 2003 though 2005. Ms. Padilla Sivage is a co-recipient of the 2002 Irwin Stern Moise Award for legal and judicial ethics.
Community Associations:
United Way Young Leaders Society; Young Lawyers Division Homeless Legal Clinic; Business Professionals of America Volunteer
Publications:
WORKERS COMPENSATION: Exclusivity, Common Law Remedies, and the Reconsideration of the Actual Intent Test - Delgado v. Phelps Dodge Chino, Inc. 32 NMLR 567 (2002).
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