Atty. Suzanne C. Odom
Suzanne Odom began her career with the Denver, Colorado office of Patton Boggs, LP, where she practiced primarily in the areas of products liability and complex and commercial litigation. Since moving to New Mexico in 1999, Ms.
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Suzanne C. Odom is a Partner based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, practicing at Spencer Fane. They have 31+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1995. Their practice focuses on formation, employment, business, real estate, and tax. Admitted to practice in Colorado (1995), New Mexico (2000), and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico (2001). Educated at University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1995) and University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S. Marketing, 1990). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Santa Fe, NM and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Suzanne Odom began her career with the Denver, Colorado office of Patton Boggs, LP, where she practiced primarily in the areas of products liability and complex and commercial litigation
- Since moving to New Mexico in 1999, Ms. Odom’s practice has focused on commercial and real estate transactions and commercial and real estate litigation
- Representative transactional and general corporate matters handled include all aspects of contract drafting, review and negotiation
- real estate acquisitions, sales, financing and leasing
- business formations
- and providing routine corporate, real estate and employment law advise to clients
- Suzanne has also delivered local opinions for entities ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies in connection with lending transactions and has advised out-of-state lenders regarding the nuances of New Mexico lending laws
- Her litigation practice currently focuses on real property disputes, creditor disputes, commercial foreclosures and employment disputes
- Rounding out her profile, Suzanne routinely handles licensing matters involving the Alcohol and Gaming and Construction Industries Divisions of New Mexico’s Regulation and Licensing Department
- Community Memberships and Activities Leadership New Mexico - Class of 2014-2015 Publications Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., Dakotah G. Benjamin, Esq., & Elizabeth M. Piazza, Esq., Consumer Protection Law Developments, State Consumer Protection Law in New Mexico, Chapter 5, Sec. 32, Ervin Switzer & Michael Schwalbert, Eds., American Bar Association, (forthcoming 2015)
- Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., Handling Real Estate Transactions with Confidence (Nat’l Business Institute, live presentation & national webinar, May 7, 2014) (author and speaker)
- Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., Op-Ed., Misclassification of Employees Carries Penalties, Albuquerque Journal, Business Outlook, July 29, 2013 at pp. 1,14. (http://www.abqjournal.com/227043/biz/misclassification-of-employees-carries-penalties.html) Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., & Jeff Weisman, Esq., Curing Title Defects: Liens and Judgments, Rights of Third Parties, and Breaks in Chain of Title, Stafford CLE Webinar, (February 20, 2014) https://www.straffordpub.com/products/curing-title-defects-liens-judgments-rights-of-third-parties-and-breaks-in-chain-of-title-2014-02-20 (author and speaker)
- Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., The Essentials of Personal Property Secured Transactions, New Mexico State Bar, Commercial Law Section Teleconference Seminar, June 25, 2013. (speaker)
- Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., Legal Descriptions, Title Insurance and Surveys in Real Estate Transactions, (Nat’l Business Institute, April 3, 2013 - live presentation; July 30, 2013 - national webinar) (author and speaker)
- Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., et al., Top 9 Title Defects - Cured, (Nat’l Business Institute, live presentation & national webinar, April 4, 2012) (author and speaker)
- Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., ADEA Waivers - The Art and Science of Drafting for Enforceability, For the Defense, Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2010, p. 65-69, 74-75 (DRI)
- Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., How to Keep Tax-Exempt Organizations in Compliance, (Nat’l Business Institute, live presentation & national webinar, May 5, 2009) (author and speaker)
- Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., What Employment Lawyers Need to Know About Copyright Law, New Mexico Lawyer, Vol. 3, No. 4, p. 9 (October 6, 2008)
- Suzanne C. Odom, Esq., Recent trends and Developments in LLC (Nat’l Business Institute, live presentation & national webinar, 2008)
- Testimonial Privileges, Accountant-Client Privilege (Ronald S. Liebman, Robert K. Taylor, Scott N. Stone eds., 1st ed., Supp. 1997) Honors Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Rating - AV Preeminent University of Denver College of Law, Law Review American Jurisprudence Awards - Torts Century III Leader (Colorado Representative, 1986)
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Why local counsel matters in New Mexico
Practicing law in New Mexico. Legal matters in New Mexico are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Santa Fe are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Mexico state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Mexico brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Mexico courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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