Joleen K. Youngers
Partner
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury (for the injured)
- Motor Vehicle Accidents (for the injured)
- Wrongful Death
- Employment Law (for employers and employees)
- Civil Rights (for the victim)
- Discrimination (for the victim)
- Sexual Harassment
- Premises Liability (for the injured)
- Negligent Security
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Food Poisoning
- Dog Bites
- Commercial Litigation
- Contracts
Litigation Percentage
- 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico, 1992
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1992
Education
- University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- J.D. – 1992
- Honors: Tort Scholar Award
- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
- M.A. – December, 1988
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- B.A. – December, 1983
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Honors: Graduated with High Distinction
Classes/ Seminars
- People’s Law School, Dona Ana Branch Community College, 1994 – 1995
- Taking and Defending Depositions, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, May 16, 2002 – May 18, 2002
- Gender Claims in the Workplace, State Bar Legal Assistants Division, September 19, 2002 – Present
- National Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, July 12, 2003 – July 19, 2003
- Employment Law in New Mexico, Lorman Educational Services, August 27, 2004
- Southwest Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, May 15, 2005 – Present
- Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, October 15, 2005 – October 23, 2005
- Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, January 26, 2006 – January 28, 2006
- Southwest Deposition Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, May 4, 2006 – May 6, 2006
- National Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, July 16, 2006 – July 22, 2006
- Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination: Ethics, Paralegal Division of New Mexico, November 11, 2006 – Present
- Every Lawyer’s Professionalism and Ethics, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, November 17, 2006 – Present
- Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, January 18, 2007 – January 20, 2007
- Southwest Deposition Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, May 17, 2007 – May 19, 2007
- Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, October 31, 2008 – November 3, 2008
- Professionalism and Ethics for Every Lawyer, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, November 21, 2008 – Present
- Annual Update on New Mexico Tort Law (Presentation on Tort Claims vs. Government), New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, April 24, 2009 – Present
- Section 1983 Litigation in the 21st Century , American Civil Liberties Union , September 25, 2009 – Present
- Pacific Regional Trial Skills, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, October 31, 2009 – November 4, 2009
- Taking and Defending Depositions, University of New Mexico , March 5, 2010 – March 7, 2010
- Northwest Deposition Skills, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, August 10, 2010 – August 12, 2010
- Pacific Regional Trial Skills, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, October 22, 2010 – October 28, 2010
- 15th Annual Civil Trial Seminar (Employment Law Presentation), El Paso Bar Association, February 18, 2011 – Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Association for Justice
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association
- American Civil Liberties Union
- New Mexico State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Fraternities/ Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa