Lawyers
Tim L. Fields - Shareholder
I practice in the following areas:
Commercial Litigation, Healthcare, Insurance, Litigation, Products Liability, Railroads, Torts/Personal Injury
Practice
Mr. Fields is the Chair of the Firm's Tort/Product Liability/Railroad Group for the Litigation Department. He represents a number of litigation defense clients. His work includes civil personal injury defense litigation, insurance coverage/bad faith litigation, construction defect litigation, products liability, railroad litigation, medical malpractice, toxic exposure environmental litigation, personal injury accidents and FELA. His practice also includes nursing home/healthcare litigation cases, complex multi-party litigation, and commercial intellectual property disputes.
Representative Cases
- Sanchez v. Memorial General Hospital, 110 N.M. 683, 798 P.2d 1069 (Ct. App.), cert. denied (1990) (regarding fraudulent application defense in a workers' compensation case)
- Maxwell v. Sunwest, 108 N.M. 65, 766 P.2d 909 (1988) (regarding a civil RICO cause of action)
- Lopez v. Southwest, 114 N.M. 2, 833 P.2d 1183 (Ct. App.), cert. denied (1992) (regarding medical malpractice involving a severely brain damaged infant)
- Thornton v. AT&SF, 11 F. Supp. 2d 1311 (D.N.M. 1997) (regarding FELA lawsuit)
- Largo v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., 41 P.3d 347, 2002-NMCA-021, 131 N.M. 608 (regarding federal preemption of train operations and crossing protection)
- Santa Fe Technologies v. Nash, et al., 42 P.3d 1221, 131 N.M. 722, 2002-NMCA-030 (regarding personal jurisdiction and enforceability of arbitration agreement related to commercial dispute)
Professional Activities
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- American Bar Association Sections of Litigation and Tort & Insurance
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Albuquerque Bar Association
- New Mexico Defense Association
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell BV Peer Review Rated
- The Best Lawyers in America® 2008, Railroad Law
Public Service
- Lieutenant, U.S. Coast Guard 1980-1985
Education
- Georgetown University, J.D., cum laude, 1986 (Law Review: American Criminal Law Review)
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy, B.S. (civil engineering), cum laude, 1980
Firm Positions
- Past Litigation Department Chair
- Past Recruiting Chair
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America, Railroad Law
