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David Freedman is a 1966 graduate of Columbia University (Columbia College) and a 1973 graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he was an editor of the New Mexico Law Review. He was a founding member of the firm in 1974. Since 1973, Mr. Freedman has been in a full-time litigation practice in both state and federal courts, including complex commercial, securities, and antitrust litigation, as well as criminal defense, personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability matters. His practice also includes significant class action litigation across the country, principally involving antitrust, securities, and contract matters, in which he has been appointed lead or liaison counsel or been a principal attorney for the class. In the practice areas of personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability, Mr. Freedman has obtained awards for injured persons in excess of a million dollars. Mr. Freedman also has extensive experience in class action litigation, including consumer class actions. In connection with his criminal defense practice, Mr. Freedman has a wide range of experience, including defense of tax, healthcare, environmental, securities, and antitrust crimes. He has also represented claimants in federal civil forfeiture proceedings. Mr. Freedman has received the highest Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rating, is included in the Bar Registry of Pre-eminent Lawyers, and is recognized in the legal profession's publication, "Best Lawyers in America" in three practice areas - commercial litigation, antitrust, and criminal defense and is an American Bar Foundation Fellow. Mr. Freedman is also listed in Superlawyers of the Southwest in many practice areas. David Freedman is the best attorney I have known in a more than 40-year career in finance and investment management in which I dealt frequently with prominent attorneys in many parts of the country. I measure "best" not only in terms of his knowledge of the law, his creativity and his experience, but also in the energy he brings to his work and, above all, his obvious and heartfelt concern for his client's well being. His work on my behalf stands out as one of the great experiences of my life.

Joe Goldberg has been a senior shareholder in the law firm since 1991. His practice is largely limited to antitrust, class actions, complex commercial litigation and election law. Joe was on the full-time faculties of the University of North Dakota and the University of New Mexico Law Schools, from 1969 through 1987. He also served as the General Counsel for the University of New Mexico. He was a law clerk for Hon. M. Joseph Blumenfeld of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He also served as the Secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department and Secretary of the New Mexico Health & Environment Department. Joe has taught in more than forty continuing legal education seminars and has written numerous books, monographs, chapters and articles about the law. Joe currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the American Antitrust Institute and on the United States Advisory Board for the Loyola University Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies. Joe has served on numerous other public interest or professional boards, including the Searle Civil Justice Institute at George Mason University, New Mexico Appleseed (Chair of the Board), Albuquerque Legal Aid Society, Environmental Law Center (Santa Fe), COSAL (Chair of Board), New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (President of Board).

John W. Boyd was a founding member of the firm in 1974. He is a 1967 graduate of Columbia University (Columbia College) and a 1973 cum laude graduate of the University of New Mexico Law School, where he was editor of the Natural Resources Journal and was awarded Order of the Coif. Since 1973, he has been in full-time practice, specializing in civil rights, election law, employment law, and complex commercial litigation, including trials, appeals, and class actions. His principal emphasis has been on First Amendment law, including free speech, establishment clause, and free exercise clause litigation. He has had extensive involvement in election-related litigation, including ballot access, voter identification, redistricting, and voting machine challenges. Mr. Boyd has had an "AV" rating in Martindale-Hubbell for many years and has been listed in "Best Lawyers In America" for over twelve years in the categories of First Amendment Law and Employment Law. Over the years I have presented many challenges to John Boyd and Nancy Hollander, none of which have presented obstacles too great to overcome. The level of combined intelligence, competence, creativity, and expertise has been remarkable. Having succeeded on every level in every engagement, there is not a legal team I would rather be working with in any future challenge that may present itself.

Ms. Hollander is on the Board of Trustees of Fair Trials America and the Advisory Board of International Bridges to Justice. She holds security clearances. While Ms. Hollander is no longer taking on new cases, she is available to consult on significant matters of interest and assist her colleagues. "The biggest challenge-and pleasure-in working with Nancy (Hollander) is her absolute attention to details and her expectations. There is no room for error, no room for slacking off. She expects you to turn over every rock, every time. Nancy is a great team player but also a natural leader … the natural quarterback. She's right there in the huddle with the team, but it's her job to call the play after dissecting what she thinks the other team is going to do. And as a result, she almost always leads the way to a win."