Gerald G. Dixon

Contact Info.

Education and Honors

Legal Experience

January 1, 2000 to present, Shareholder and Director Dixon•Scholl•Carrillo•P.A., Albuquerque, N.M.
Litigation experience includes primary responsibility for more than 1,250 professional liability cases. His litigation practice primarily focuses on defense of architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants, real estate brokers and construction disputes as well as complex commercial litigation matters.
August 1999 to December 1999, Shareholder and Director, Sharp, Jarmie, Dixon, Scholl & Bailey, P.A., Albuquerque, N.M.
Sept. 1986 – August 1999, Shareholder and Director, Hatch, Allen & Shepherd, P.A., Albuquerque, N.M.
June 1981 – September 1986, Associate Attorney, Shaw, Spangler & Roth, Denver, Colorado

Professional Memberships and Ratings

State Bar of New Mexico (1986)
State Bar of Colorado (1981)
US District Court of New Mexico (1986)
US District Court of Colorado ( 1981)
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit (1986)
Member, American Bar Association
New Mexico State Bar Association: Commission on Professionalism (1989 – 1993)
Member, Albuquerque Bar Association (President 1994)
Master Bencher: Inns of Court (1998 – 2005)
The Best Lawyers In America: Professional Malpractice Law (2006 Present)
New Mexico State Bar Association: Professional Liability Committee (2003 – Present)
Board of Bar Examiners: Liaison to the Board of Bar Examiners and Chair of the Policy and Bylaws Committee

Professional Lectures and Training

2002 and 2006 Presentations to ASHRAE on professional liability issues.
2001, 2002 and 2003 Presentations to contractors and design professionals on Construction Management/Design-Build (Lorman Educational Series).
2001 CLE Presentation, Managing Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work. Product Doctrine in New Mexico (National Business Institute).
1998 Presentation to New Mexico Association of Women Accountants.
1998 Presentation to New Mexico Board of Realtors – Mid-year Meeting.
1997 Presentation to Stanley Consultants, Muscatine, Iowa.
1994 Presentation to Santa Fe Board of Realtors.
1992 Presentation to Building Contractors on Bankruptcy and Construction issues.
1992 CLE presentation, Albuquerque Bar Association, Post Judgment Collection Procedures.
1996 Presented lecture: “Hate, Violence and the Law”; New Mexico Bar Foundation’s Fall Convention.
1996 – Present Presentation to First Year Law Students at Texas Tech University School of Law on Professionalism and Ethics.

Reported Cases

Benns v. Continental Casualty Co., 982 F.2d 461 (lOthCir. 1993)
R.T. C. v. Charles Barnhart, 116 N.M. 384, 862 P.2d 1243 (Cl. App. 1993)
Adobe Masters, Inc. v. Downey, 118 NM 547, 883 P.2d 133 (1994)
Garcia v. Coe Manufacturing Co., 123 N.M. 34,933 P.2d 243 (1997)
Durham v. Southwest Developers ft. Venture, 128 N.M. 648, 996 P.2d 911 (Ct. App. 1999)

Publications

The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege: Alternatives to the Control Group Test, 12 Texas Tech Law Review, pp. 459-482.
Shock Probation: An Alternative to Traditional Forms of Sentencing, 12 Texas Tech Law Review, pp. 697-724.

Community Activities and Awards