Law Offices of Mickey Beisman

Law Offices of Mickey Beisman We are two New Mexico attorneys with over 50 years combined experience serving New Mexico and California's legal needs.

We specialize in public/private contracts, commercial leases, construction law, agency claims, and other public and private disputes.

Getting ready to file a Complaint!
11/14/2024

Getting ready to file a Complaint!

Preparing for a hearing - all systems go!
11/14/2024

Preparing for a hearing - all systems go!

10/30/2024

NEWS FLASH ---

The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled that Guadalupe Credit Union, a New Mexico corporation and federally insured credit union “with hundreds, if not thousands” of shareholders or members cannot use employees who are not attorneys to pursue collection actions in magistrate court.

The New Mexico Bar is offering for free to its members starting on November 19. 2024 vLex Fastcase, with comprehensive legal resources, advanced citator features, and work flow integration.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal. The Costa Rican spiny-tailed iguana is the fastest land reptile. The black marlin is the fastest water animal.

10/30/2024

THE ISSUE OF TRUST IN A LEGAL REPRESENTATION

“Do you really trust me, Mr. Rabbit? “Of course, I do, Mr. Crow. Unless I think you want to know where my carrots are.”

This portion of a simple children’s tale illustrates an issue that commonly comes between a client and a lawyer – trust.
A client may hold back on the details that seem damaging to a legal position.

Maybe the client contends that he is not bound by a contract because the employee who signed on his behalf did not have the authority to do so. For the attorney, the legal position seems clear – the client is not bound by the contract, and the attorney’s position is based on this fact.

What the client may not mention to the attorney, though, is that, in a quick email, he asked the employee who signed the contract on his behalf to handle anything that came up for the company while he was out of town for a meeting.

By not trusting the attorney to know the entire story of the contract, the client has created the possibility that the attorney will be blindsided when the email cones to light and the attorney will hesitate to trust the client, thereby affecting the relationship between them.

A successful attorney/client relationship is built on trust on both sides. The attorney need to be told everything about an event whether it is damaging or embarrassing, and it is the attorney’s duty to present the facts in a manner most favorable to the client. The attorney is bound to keep any information from the client confidential and can only reveal confidences from the client pursuant to a subpoena from the Court.

Mr. Rabbit would not reveal the location of his carrots because he did not trust Mr. Crow. A client must trust an attorney to know all the facts of a case; otherwise the attorney may be blindsided by the truth, and the trust that is essential to a successful attorney/client relationship will be destroyed.

08/30/2024

NEWS FLASH!! NEWS FLASH!! NEWS FLASH!!

Apparently counsel in New Mexico need to be careful while using a computer when the Court is speaking, In State v, Fratterelli, Case No. D-809-CR-2021-00098 and State v. Martinez, Case No. D-809-2019-00042, the State’s attorney was sanctioned for using her computer while the Judge was giving pre-trial instructions and discussing trial procedures. The Orders for Sanctions were reversed by the New Mexico Court of Appeals, though, because the District Court had not given notice to the State’s attorney of the possibility of sanctions or allowed the attorney to respond. Nevertheless, attorneys in New Mexico would be well advised to pay attention when the Court is giving instructions of any kind.

Work on the 7 ½ mile Albuquerque Rail Trail project has begun in Albuquerque’s Sawmill District. The project is designed to connect Old Town, Downtown Albuquerque and the bosque and is scheduled to be completed in 10 years.

Something to remember – Richard Feynman, the Nobel Prize winner, once said, “If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not understand it.”

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Albuquerque, NM
87110

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