
Superior New Mexico Legal Representation
Client-focused, experienced, and hard working, Tony F. Ortiz has been providing quality legal services to public and private clients in New Mexico for 18 years. His clients include large public institutions, business owners, school districts, police officers, city and county officials, and private litigants. Mr. Ortiz possesses litigation experience in employment, civil rights, personal injury, malpractice, discrimination, insurance, contract, property and education law.
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Tony F. Ortiz is rated “AV Preeminent” for legal ability and ethics --- the top rating available and a distinction held by fewer than 10% of the law firms in the country. Mr. Ortiz prides himself on listening to clients, focusing on their needs, and seeking the best range of options available for solving their legal issues --- whether that means negotiating the best deal or presenting a winning case to a jury.
AV Preeminent, Rated Among the Top 10%
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Background
- Tony F. Ortiz, Attorney at Law, LLC
- Of Counsel, Scheuer, Yost & Patterson
- Law Partner, Castille & Ortiz
- Supreme Court Judicial Law Clerk, New Mexico
- Graduate of Stanford University and University of Michigan Law School
- Congressional Fellowship, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Special Areas of Practice
Mr. Ortiz handles most types of litigation, including cases in personal injury, medical malpractice, employment, civil rights, discrimination, and insurance bad faith. Mr. Ortiz’s practice also involves day-to-day advice to educational institutions, cities, counties, and businesses in the areas of risk reduction and lawsuit prevention.
Honors and Affiliations
Rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale Hubbell. This rating, which reflect reviews by lawyers and judges familiar with Mr. Ortiz’s legal ability and ethics, is the highest attainable rating. Fewer than 10% of all law firms in the country obtain this distinction.
New Mexico Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors
National Council of School Attorneys