Andrew G. Schultz

Education

	University of New Mexico (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984)
	Carnegie-Mellon University (M.S., with highest distinction, 1981)
	Swarthmore College (B.A., with honors, 1979)

Professional Experience

Mr. Schultz is a Director in the Albuquerque office.  He served as President and Managing Director from 2004-2006.  He practices in the Litigation Department and currently serves as head of the firm’s Complex and Commercial Litigation practice group.  Mr. Schultz has a special interest in class action and civil rights litigation, along with other complex procedural and appellate work.

Mr. Schultz has significant litigation and appellate experience in both federal and state courts.

From 1985-1986, he served as law clerk to Byron R. White, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.  From 1984-1985, Mr. Schultz was law clerk to the Honorable Alvin B. Rubin, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  He served as Lead Articles Editor of the New Mexico Law Review from 1983-1984, and graduated first in his class at the University of New Mexico Law School.  Mr. Schultz was a Visiting Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law during the Spring 1993 semester, and continues to serve there as an Adjunct Professor and frequent lecturer.

Mr. Schultz was listed in Chambers & Partners- America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2004) as a litigation specialist where he was described as a “premier lawyer for class action defense.”   Mr. Schultz is also listed in Chambers & Partners (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010) for litigation: general commercial.  Chambers stated: “Andrew Schultz is what a lawyer should be like.  He is one of those rare attorneys who can combine exquisite analytical skills with a temperament that is humane and pleasant.”  He is listed in Best Lawyers in America for business litigation, First Amendment law and personal injury litigation and in Southwest Super Lawyers-2007-2010 for his expertise and experience in business litigation.  In Southwest Super Lawyers-2009 and 2010 Mr. Schultz is recognized as one of the Top 25 Lawyers in New Mexico.

Professional Memberships and Activities

	Fellow, American Bar Foundation
	Elected Member: American Law Institute
	Federal Bar Association for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Past-President)
	Albuquerque Bar Association (Past-President)
	State Bar of New Mexico
	American Bar Association
	Has achieved the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating

Community and Professional Activities

	ACCION New Mexico Board of Directors
	Rules of Civil Procedure Committee, Supreme Court of New Mexico
	Civil Rules Committee for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
	Chair, Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board, Supreme Court of New Mexico (2004-07)
	University of New Mexico School of Law Alumni Association, President (1995 and 1998), Board of Directors (1996-)
	Southwest Arts Festival President (1998-99)
	Museum of Albuquerque Foundation Associates President (1992-93)
	Chair, Appellate Rules Committee, Supreme Court of New Mexico (1995-98)
	Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (1995)

Awards

	New Mexico Business Weekly’s Best of the Bar - 2010
	“Top 25 Lawyers in New Mexico” - Southwest Super Lawyers-2009 and 2010
	Distinguished Achievement Award, University of New Mexico School of Law (2007)
	“Top 10 Lawyers in Albuquerque” (as compiled by Albuquerque the Magazine) (2006)
	State Bar of New Mexico Distinguished Bar Service Award (2006)
	New Mexico Business Weekly’s Power Broker Award (2006)
	American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Cooperating Attorney of the Year Award (1999)
	State Bar of New Mexico Outstanding Contribution Award (1993 & 1994)
	President's Award, State Bar of New Mexico (1994)
	Albuquerque Bar Association Award of Excellence (1993)