Background and Qualifications
- B.A. 1978,
mathematics, Williams College
- M.D. 1982,
Boston University School of Medicine
- Internal
Medicine Residency, 1982-1986, Univ. of New Mexico
- Board
Certified Internal Medicine, ABMS 1986
- J.D., 1990,
University of New Mexico School of Law
- Graduate,
2002, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College
- Staff,
2003-2009, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College
- Memberships:
New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association; American
Association for Justice
- Selected by
Lawyers USA as a Lawyer of the Year, 2007
- Selected for
inclusion in Super Lawyers 2008, 2009, 2010
and 2011.
- Selected by
Super Lawyers as one of the Top 25 Attorneys in New Mexico,
2010
- 2009, 2010,
2011 and 2012 The Best Lawyers in America, Medical
Malpractice
- Named Best
Lawyers' 2012 Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the
Year for Albuquerque
- Martindale-Hubbell: peer
review rated AV
- Chambers USA
Attorney Guide: listed as Leading Individual in New
Mexico
- Also licensed
to practice law in Montana.
Invited Speaker
- Colorado
Trial Lawyers Association Blockbuster 12:
Herocentric
Story Structure and How it Works, January 10, 2012
- Arizona Trial
Lawyers Association, Sidney T. Marble Advanced Trial
Advocacy Conference 2011: Damages
in Opening and Closing, October 28, 2011
- Three Sisters
Trial Intensive: Voir
Dire,
October 20-23, 2011
- American
Association for Justice: Litigating
Nursing Home Cases Seminar, October 13-14, 2011
- Three Sisters
Trial Intensive: Storytelling,
August 11-14, 2011
- Ohio
Association for Justice, Annual Convention:
Story
Telling in Action: The Hero's
Journey, May 12, 2011
- Bay Areas
Trial Lawyers Continuing Legal Education, San Francisco,
CA: Story
Work in Trial Workshop, March 12, 2011
- Continuing
Legal Education Seminar, State Bar of New Mexico:
Basics
of Psychodrama, Role Training and Action
Openings/Closings, Exploring New (and Scary) Frontiers in
the Courtroom, Part II, March 10, 2011
- Virginia
Trial Lawyers, Richmond, VA: Long Term Care Litigation
Seminar: Heroes
in the Courtroom, March 7, 2011
- Continuing
Legal Education Seminar, State Bar of New Mexico:
Story,
Groups and Juries: Exploring New (and Scary) frontiers in
the Courtroom, November 18, 2010
- Three
Sisters: Story Seminar in Palm Springs, September
29-October 4, 2010
- American
Association for Justice's Litigating Nursing Home Cases
Seminar, Miami, FL.: Getting
the Witness to Tell His or Her Story
(with Deborah
Gough, NY), September 24, 2010
- New Jersey
Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar:
Storytelling
in Action: The Hero's Journey, April 22, 2010
- New Mexico
Trial Lawyers Association Trial Masters Seminar:
Storytelling
in Action: The Hero's Journey, March 12, 2010
- North
Carolina Advocates for Justice: Winning Your Nursing Home
Case at Trial, Raleigh, NC: Winning
Through Opening Statements, February 5, 2010
- American
Association for Justice's Litigating Nursing Home Cases
Seminar, Chicago, IL: Cross-Examination,
Storytelling in Cross, October 17, 2009
- Kentucky
Justice Association: Story,
Passion and the Action Opening, September 9, 2009
- Mississippi
Association for Justice: Story,
Passion and the Action Opening, June 12, 2009
- American
Association for Justice Advanced Depositions College, New
Orleans, LA., January 16-17, 2009
- Washington
State Trial Lawyers Association, Seattle, WA:
Story,
Passion and the Action Opening, December 5, 2008
- American
Association for Justice's Trial Advocacy College:
Litigating Nursing Home Cases, Ft. Lauderdale, FL., June
7-10, 2008
- New Jersey
Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar 2008, Atlantic
City, NJ: Closing
with your Heart, May 1, 2008
- New Mexico
Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education:
Advanced Trial Practice: Discovering
and Telling Your Story in Action: A How to, Working
Seminar, March 14, 2008
- Association
of Trial Lawyers of America Winter Convention, Miami,
FL: Corporate
Shell Games and Punitive Damages: Where Do the Bucks
Really Stop and How Do You Prove
It?,
February 14, 2007
e-mail: carlbett@shapbett.com