Ms. Carpenter is an attorney in the Santa Fe office where she is a member of the Business Department with a primary focus in public finance and the creation of public infrastructure districts (PIDs). Ms. Carpenter is licensed to practice in California and New Mexico. Ms. Carpenter provides strategic counsel and representation to her clients. Ms. Carpenter’s early legal career in Silicon Valley and San Diego included positions at prominent national law firms where her intellectual property transactional practice focused on advising emerging market and startup clients in all aspects of acquiring, developing, commercializing and licensing new technologies and products. Ms. Carpenter then specialized in structuring strategic alliances, collaborations, joint ventures, licenses, and research development, manufacturing and distribution relationships across the life sciences, information technology and wireless areas to further her clients’ business objectives.
In addition to negotiating business transactions on behalf of her clients, Ms. Carpenter’s recent expertise includes oral and written advocacy in business litigation, criminal defense, quasi-criminal actions, complex immigration cases, construction defect litigation, and family law matters.
With a wealth of experience and a dedication to advocating for her clients’ interests, Ms. Carpenter brings a unique perspective and a depth of knowledge to every matter she handles.
California State Bar 1994
New Mexico State Bar 2019
United States District Court, District of New Mexico 2022
National Association of Bond Lawyers 2024
Stanford Law School (J.D. 1994, Editor, Stanford Law and Policy Review. Full academic scholarship recipient, East Palo Alto Community Law Project volunteer.)
University of California at Davis (B.A. 1991 Political Science: Political Theory and Justice; summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Deans Honors, Senior Honors Thesis analyzing Supreme Court decisions involving children’s rights, recipient of award for most outstanding Political Science scholar in graduating class.
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