$ 300-300 per hour
Melissa A. Sawyers
also known as Melissa Sawyers
About Melissa
Biography
Melissa is a longtime resident of Lea County, New Mexico. She is passionate about ethical representation of her clients in all matters, with a focus on family law.
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Licensed in New Mexico for 33 years
State: New Mexico
Acquired: 1992
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Location
Law Offices of Melissa A. Sawyers
1327 E. Bender Blvd., Hobbs, NM, 88240
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Posted by anonymous | August 04, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
wrongfully incarcerated
this Law firm was hired to represent My brother. After they were paid to cover three felony's. they dropped him after representing him on one. And now say they don't do criminal law. So now my brother is sitting in the state pen, for harboring a felon, and the man that he is in there for has not ...
Melissa Sawyers
Replied last July 30, 2021Initially, thank you for taking the time to post a review but I must tell you that I never represented your brother. I believe you have me mixed up with another attorney as I have not represented anyone for harboring a felon in my entire career. Melissa A. Sawyers
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Experience
Honors
2001
Law Enforcement Prosecutor of the Year, New Mexico District Attorneys
2001
Prosecutor of the Year, Lea County Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Work Experience
2012 - Present
Owner, The Sawyers Law Group
2005 - 2012
Partner, Klipstine & Sawyers, LLC
2003 - 2005
Children's Court Attorney, New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
1998 - 2005
Adjunct Professor, New Mexico Junior College
1994 - 2003
Senior Trial Prosecutor, New Mexico Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office
1992 - 1994
Assistant District Attorney, New Mexico Ninth Judicial District Attorney's Office
Associations
2019 - Present
New Mexico Public Defender CommissionCommissioner
1992 - Present
State Bar of New MexicoMember
1998 - 2000
American Inns of CourtMember
Education
1992
Tulane University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1989
Arizona State University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Publications
1991
Tulane Environmental Law Journal
Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. EPA: The Discretion of the Environmental Protection Agency in Regulating Interim Status Hazardous Waste Facilities
Languages
English