Christopher A. Dodd

505.475.2742 | chris@doddnm.com

Chris has tried dozens of cases to juries and judges in state and federal court.  Prior to founding the Dodd Law Office, Chris was an attorney at the acclaimed firm of Freedman, Boyd, Hollander & Goldberg, P.A., where he worked alongside some of the country’s finest trial attorneys in both criminal and civil cases.  He started his legal career with the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender, where he defended clients charged with homicide, computer crimes, sex crimes, and other serious offenses. Chris has been recognized as a Champion for Indigent Defense by the Chairman of the New Mexico Public Defender Commission.

Professional Achievements

• Board Member, New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 
• Chris has presented dozens of lectures and seminars across the country on various criminal defense topics.
• Trial Lawyers College, Dubois, WY (2017)
• Alfred L. Gausewitz Memorial Scholarship (2015)
• Irwin Stern Moise Award for Legal and Judicial Ethics (2015)
• Clinic Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award (2015)

Education

Juris Doctor, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, NM, 2014

Magna cum Laude

Order of the Coif

Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2011