Montgomery and Andrews Law Firm

Overview

Mr. Hamilton is a trial lawyer with 34 years of experience in a wide range of civil litigation. His practice is currently primarily concentrated in the fields of condemnation and eminent domain, real property rights, commercial litigation, the representation of governmental entities and personal injury defense.

Education

Claremont McKenna College, BA cum laude 1970

University of California at Los Angeles, J.D. 1974

State Bar of California
State Bar of New Mexico
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
First Judicial District Bar Association
American Inns of Court

Professional Memberships and Activities

Member, New Mexico Rules of Civil Procedure Committee 1997-2002
Member Board of Trustees, Santa Fe Waldorf School 1984-1989, 1996-2001
Member of Church Council and Former Moderator of the United Church of Santa Fe

Honors

AV Rating Martindale-Hubbell

Listed in Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Eminent Domain and Condemnation

Speaking Engagements

Featured speaker at numerous seminars on condemnation, eminent domain and real property rights sponsored by CLE of New Mexico, Inc., CLE International, the National Business Institute and by Lorman International.

Representative Cases and Transactions

State of N.M. ex rel. New Mexico State Highway Dep't v. U.S., 229 Ct. Cl. 99, 665 F.2d 1023 (1981)

State of N.M. ex rel. N.M. State Highway Dep't v. Goldschmidt, 629 F.2d 665 (10th Cir. N.M., 1980)

California First Bank v. State, 111 N.M. 64, 801 P.2d 646 (1990)

Miller v. New Mexico Department of Transportation, 106 N.M. 253, 741 P.2d 1374 (1987)

Triple B Corp. v. Brown & Root, Inc., 106 N.M. 99, 739 P.2d 968 (1987)

Stuckey's Stores, Inc. v. O'Cheskey, 93 N.M. 312, 600 P.2d 258, 13 ERC 1673 (1979), appeal dismissed Stuckey's Stores, Inc. v. O'Cheskey, 446 U.S. 930 (1980)

Powell v. New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department, 117 NM 415, 872, P.2d 388 (Ct. App. 1994)

ENMR Tel. Coop. v. New Mexico State Corporation Commission, 118 N.M. 654, 884 P.2d 810 (1994)

AG Services of America v. Nielsen 231 F3d 726 (10th Cir 2000), cert. denied, 532 U.S.1021, 121 S. Ct. 1961, 149 l. Ed 2d 757 (2001)

Pueblo of Picuris v. New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Dept. 131 NM 166, 33 P3d 916 (Ct App 2001), cert. denied, 131 NM 221, 34 P3d 610

Village of Wagon Mound v. The Mora Trust, 2003-NMCA-035, 62 P.3d 1255 (Ct. App. 2003) cert. denied, 133 NM 413, 63 P.3d 516

e.spire Communications, Inc. v. New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 392 F.3d 1204 (10th Cir. 2004)