Lawyers
Arthur D. Melendres - Shareholder
Art Melendres is general counsel for the Albuquerque Public Schools, as well as lead counsel on all significant litigation for the Albuquerque Public Schools.
I practice in the following areas:
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Evaluation, Civil Rights, Education, Employment and Labor, Litigation, Lobbying, Public Finance
Practice
Mr. Melendres concentrates primarily in administrative, education, commercial, and municipal finance law and has served as a registered lobbyist to the New Mexico legislature. He serves as general counsel for the Albuquerque Public Schools, a school district of 90,000 students and 11,000 employees, advising the Board and the Administration on a variety of issues, including employment matters, public finance, litigation, real estate, and procurement. Mr. Melendres is lead counsel on all significant litigation for the Albuquerque Public Schools.
Professional Activities
Mr. Melendres is a member of the American Law Institute, National Association of Bond Lawyers, the American Bar Association, and the Hispanic Bar Association. He served on the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary and continues to assist the Committee on an ad hoc basis. He was a member of the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico from 1991 through 1996. He served as President of the Board from 1993 to 1996. He is a past President of the Albuquerque Bar Association, the New Mexico Association of School Board Attorneys, and the Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of New Mexico. He served as a Commissioner on the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education from 2003 to 2005. He received the New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award in 1996. Mr. Melendres is a member and an advisor to the Employment Law Restatement section of the American Law Institute, an organization dedicated to the constant improvement of the administration of the law.
Education
- University of New Mexico School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1971
- University of New Mexico, Bachelor of Arts, 1965
Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, All New Mexico courts.
