Carpenter Law P.C.

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Firm Overview

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


 

Main Office


111 Lomas, Blvd
Suite 424
Albuquerque  NM  87102

Phone
  • 505-243-0065
Fax
  • 505-243-0067

Joshua L. Carpenter

Bryan Williams

Bryan is a petroleum engineer who joined Carpenter Law from the District Attorney's Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Bryan brings life experience, innovation, initiative and determination to his job. 

Education
  • University of New Mexico
    Juris Doctorate , 2006
    Albuquerque, NM

Ryan Sanders

Ryan comes to Carpenter Law by way of a complex personal injury litigation firm.  A former member of the UNM baseball team, Ryan is a driven, goal-oriented member of the staff, aggressively dedicated to taking care of his clients. 

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