Carpenter Law P.C.

At the Carpenter Law, P.C. in Albuquerque, New Mexico, we offer our clients a range of high quality legal services--from criminal defense to family law. We are a fast growing, client-centered firm that believes in the fundamental values of personal service, honesty, and responsiveness.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Family Law Attorney

Our experienced attorneys are committed to our New Mexico clients. We are able to meet most of our clients' legal needs, even if they fall outside of our core practice areas of family law , criminal law, and personal injury.

The attorneys at Carpenter Law, P.C. are committed to serving our clients one at a time. You get our full attention. We will always speak straight with you no matter what the circumstances are. Our first priority is to get you the results you need, and we will get it done!

Joshua L. Carpenter Bio

Areas of Practice

• Adoption


• Child Support


• 30% Criminal Law


• DUI/DWI


• Divorce


• Estate Planning


• 60% Family Law


• Traffic Violations


• Trusts


• 10% Wills

Education

• George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia, 2004
  J.D.
  Honors: Graduated in Top 30% of Class
  Law Journal: GMU Law Journal of Trial Advocacy, Articles Editor
  
  


• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, May, 2001
  B.A. Political Science and Spanish
  Honors: Presidential Scholar six semesters
  Honors: Jazz Masters' Music Scholarship
  
  

Published Works

• Material Witness Statute in US v. Awadallah


• Virginia Objections at Trial, with JH Young, esq. 3d ed., West Publishing, 2005


• Bankruptcy Law Update for 2004, Bankruptcy Bar Virginia


• Criminal and Family Law Sections, Thacher's Bar Review, 5th ed., 2003


• Different Evidence for Different Cases: Admin to Water Rights, with David Fiske, esq. American Inns of Court CLE.


• Perspective: A Law Student's Guide to Sanity. GMU Law Literary Magazine, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Commercial Litigation, Business Law, and Family Law Sections of the New Mexico State Bar
  Member
  
  


• Albuquerque Bar
  Member
  
  


• New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association
  
  


• Hispano Chamber of Commerce
  
  


• Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
  
  


• Metropolitan College
  Advisory Board Committee Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Carpenter Law, PC, Director, 2005 - Present


• Lubricar, Inc., d/b/a Jiffy Lube International, General Counsel


• El Seminario Newspaper, General Counsel


• Court appointed mediator/arbitrator for family law cases


• Standridge Law Firm, Attorney, Lead Attorney of the Personal Injury Division, 2004 - 2005


• The Branch Law Firm, Associate Attorney. Member of the Personal Injury Litigation and Mass Torts Team, 2004


• Bean, Kinney & Korman, Student Associate, 2003 - 2004


• Institute for Legislative Action, Legislative Analyst, 2002 - 2003


• Fairfax Circuit Court, Judicial Research Assistant, 2002


• West Valley Police Department, Police Officer, 1998 - 2001


• University Medical Center, Interpreter/Translator, 1998 - 2001


• ITT Technical Institute, Adjunct Professor, 1999 - 2001

Fraternities/Sororities

• Delta Theta Phi