Lawyers
Jennifer A. Noya - Shareholder
I practice in the following areas:
Employment and Labor, Insurance, Litigation
Practice
Ms. Noya is a member of Modrall Sperling's Litigation Department. Ms. Noya has tried cases in both state and federal district courts and has briefed and argued cases before the New Mexico Supreme Court, the New Mexico Court of Appeals, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She practices primarily in insurance coverage defense, employment law, civil rights, class action and complex litigation.
In her practice, she has defended a wide variety of cases including defense of insurers in class action litigation involving both life insurance and auto coverage. Her insurance practice has also included the defense of insurers and agents and brokers against first-party and third-party claims of bad faith, New Mexico statutory claims, and professional negligence claims. Ms Noya has extensive experience in litigating insurance coverage and in counseling insurers on coverage issues arising out of many different types of insurance policies.
Ms. Noya's employment practice area work involves state and federal court litigation representing management in the defense of lawsuits in state and federal court alleging violations of employment discrimination statutes, contracts, or various common-law employment rights. Her litigation experience, includes issues under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, Equal Pay Act, and other various statutory and common-law claims. Ms. Noya regularly represents employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Human Rights Division of the New Mexico Department of Labor, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance and other state and federal agencies, as well as in administrative matters including discrimination and harassment charges and wage and hour complaints.
Ms Noya's practice also includes the defense of civil rights litigation. She has litigated constitutional law issues, such as freedom of speech, freedom of association, and alleged violations of due process and has successfully defended class claims of civil rights violations brought by inmates involving prison conditions as well as class claims brought against private property owners.
Honors and Professional Activities
Ms. Noya is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico, the Albuquerque Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Litigation Section and the Defense Research Institute.
Best Lawyers in America, Insurance (results derived from a lawyer survey).
Education
Ms. Noya received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona in 1987. She received her law degree cum laude from the University of New Mexico in 1994. Ms. Noya served as the Note and Comments editor for the New Mexico Law Review.
