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Catherine T. Goldberg
Education
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University of New
Mexico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975); Order of
the Coif |
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University of North
Dakota (A.B., summa cum laude, 1971; Phi Beta
Kappa; Mortar Board |
Professional Experience
Ms. Goldberg is a director in the Albuquerque office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She practices in the areas of real estate, financings, banking, foreclosures, commercial law, leases, contracts and corporate law. She has handled a number of complex purchase and sale, financing, leasing, and other commercial transactions as well as foreclosures. She also is experienced in handling landlord-tenant and liquor license matters. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Goldberg served as law clerk to Honorable Howard C. Bratton of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Ms. Goldberg is a frequent speaker at meetings of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the Real Property Institute of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the New Mexico Bar Association, and other professional organizations. Ms. Goldberg is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, (ACREL) where she serves on the Opinions Committee. She is also a member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA) where she is the State Chair for New Mexico; she is a member of the ACMA Opinions Committee and a past regent. Ms. Goldberg has been included in The Best Lawyers in America in real estate and banking continuously since 1995, and she has been listed in Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers in real estate continuously since its inception in 2003. She is listed in Southwest Super Lawyers-2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 in both real estate and banking, and in the 2007, 2009 and 2010 editions she is recognized as one of the Top 25 Lawyers in New Mexico. Ms. Goldberg has represented numerous buyers and sellers in acquisition/sale transactions, as well as lenders and borrowers in the negotiation and documentation of loan and related transactions, including workouts and deed in lieu of foreclosure transactions. Services performed include counseling and negotiating on behalf of lenders and borrowers with respect to financing terms, collateral arrangements and workouts; preparing documents or reviewing and revising (for use in New Mexico) documents prepared by others in connection with new loans, modifications and workouts; and preparing opinions on enforceability and in connection with financing, acquisition, and related transactions. Ms. Goldberg has handled numerous complex foreclosures and receiverships representing lenders and borrowers in commercial transactions. She also has represented lessors and lessees and parties dealing with liquor license issues.
Ms. Goldberg's experience in representing purchasers and sellers in real estate and business property acquisitions includes negotiating purchase agreements, as well as transfer and other closing documents, preparing documents, investigating and resolving title, subdivision and zoning matters, and preparing and delivering legal opinions.
Professional Rating, Recognitions, Memberships and Activities; Community Activities
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Has achieved the “AV” or
highest Martindale-Hubbell rating |
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Listed in Best
Lawyers in America, in real estate and in banking,
each year from 1995-present |
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Listed in Chambers
USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers,
in real estate, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 |
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Listed in Southwest Super Lawyers-2007, 2008 and 2009 in both real estate and banking Listed in Southwest Super Lawyers-2007 and 2009 as one of New Mexico’s Top 25 Lawyers |
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Selected by The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers for inclusion in Who’s Who Legal: USA-Real Estate 2006, 2007 and 2008 |
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Selected by the New Mexico Business Weekly as one of New Mexico’s top 100 Power Brokers (2007) |
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Selected as one of the “Top Lawyers in Albuquerque” (as compiled by Albuquerque the Magazine) (2006) |
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American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Opinions Committee) |
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American College
of Real Estate Lawyers (Opinions Committee, Secretary;
New Members’ Committee, Member) |
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American College of Mortgage Attorneys (New Mexico State Chair, Trustee from 1995-1999 and 2000-2004; Opinions Committee Member, 2004 through present) |
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State Bar of New
Mexico, Real Property Section (Co-chair of Opinions
Committee drafting and publishing approved opinion
and report) |
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American Bar Association (Member: Real Property Probate and Trust Law and Business Law Sections) |
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New Mexico Bar Association delegate to the American Bar Association Working Group on Legal Opinions |
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Albuquerque Bar
Association (Past-President; Former Board Member;
Current Member) |
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Director, Albuquerque Economic Development |
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Albuquerque Economic
Development Forum (Member) |
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Albuquerque Museum of Art, History and Science (Board of Trustees 2000-present; Art Advisory Committee 1996-present; Foundation Board Member 1987-1993 and 1994-2000) |
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Recipient - State Bar of New Mexico Distinguished Service Award 2002 |
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Co-author: “Lawyers’ Opinion Letters in Mortgage Loan Transactions”, Opinion Letters Task Force, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, State Bar of New Mexico, 2003 |
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Author: “Due Diligence in Opinion Letter Writing”, 2003 American College of Mortgage Attorneys Annual Meeting; “Replacement and Modification of Senior Mortgages’ Effect on Priority”, The ACREL Papers, Spring 2002. |
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Chair, Ad Hoc Committee, New Mexico Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Committee, to amend Deed of Trust Act |
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Co-author “Your Opinion Tool Box; Detailed Nuts and Bolts Issues in Legal Opinions”, published in the Spring 2006 American College of Real Estate Lawyers Papers |
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