The Conklin Firm earns Chambers USA recognition

For the fifth year, Conklin, Woodcock & Ziegler, has been recognized as one of the best firms in New Mexico for labor and employment law by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.  Chambers states:

THE FIRM This four-lawyer group regularly represents public and private organizations, both large and small, in employment and litigation matters. Recent work highlights include the successful defense of several administrative claims of age, race, national origin and gender discrimination, and unemployment compensation for PNM Resources. In another significant case, the team prevailed on all issues in a four-plaintiff lawsuit for wrongful discharge and violation of civil rights on behalf of New Mexico Lottery. Other clients include Presbyterian Healthcare, Western Assurance and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History.

Sources Say: “Though aggressive in defending clients, it is the work the lawyers do before cases reach litigation that really impresses me. They have repeatedly proven themselves, and have thoroughly learned the ins-and-outs of our business to better serve us.”

KEY INDIVIDUALS  Robert Conklin is the firm’s most senior member. He focuses on employment law, civil rights law and utility and general litigation. Clients praise his “professional and calming demeanor.” Jacqueline Woodcock is renowned for her advice to employers on wage and hour issues, disciplining and terminating employees and acts such as FLSA, ADA and FMLA. Clients appreciate her “empathetic manner.” John Ziegler is praised for “always getting right to the heart of the matter and explaining the intricacies of local law clearly.” His practice spans employment law, civil rights litigation, tort litigation, insurance coverage matters and general disputes. Numerous clients praised his responsiveness and sensitivity regarding billing.

Since 1990, Chambers and Partners has published the world’s leading guides to the legal profession, building a reputation for in-depth, objective research. Their team of 100 highly qualified full-time researchers conduct thousands of interviews with lawyers and their clients worldwide. Together with Chambers editors, they identify and rank the world’s best lawyers, defined as those which perform best according to the criteria most valued by clients – such as technical expertise, business acumen, prompt delivery, value for money. On the basis of this research, Chambers and Partners hold award ceremonies to honor outstanding practitioners around the world. For more information about Chambers and Partners, visit www.chambersandpartners.com.

Conklin Law Firm recognized in the US News/Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings

Researchers in the inaugural U.S. News/Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings placed Conklin, Woodcock & Ziegler, P.C.  in Tier 1 category for civil rights and employment law categories for New Mexico firms.   It also placed the firm in Tier 2 for general commercial litigation in New Mexico.

The U.S. News/Best Lawyers rankings covered 8,782 law firms and 81 practice areas. Rankings were determined with hard data compiled by U.S. News researchers and with reputational surveys collected by Best Lawyers staff. The hard data included numbers of lawyers and clients, numbers of transactions and litigation matters, pro bono commitment, diversity and other objective data.

Reputational input was received from 9,514 clients — including every Fortune 100 company and 587 of the Fortune 1000 companies. These responses provided more than 194,000 firm practice area evaluations, while some 6,200 clients provided researchers more than 11,000 comments about law firm practice areas and individual lawyers. Also, about 9,000 lawyers completed nearly 595,000 practice area evaluations.

Complete results for the Firm are available here.  The U.S. News/Best Lawyers rankings results are available here.  A description of the complete methodolgy for the rankings is available here.

The Conklin Firm earns Chambers USA recognition for being among the leading labor and employment law firms in New Mexico.

The Conklin Firm has again been recognized as one of the best firms in New Mexico for labor and employment law by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.  The Firm was ranked in Tier #2 for the fourth year.  Since 2004, Robert Conklin has been named in Chambers USA and for the fifth year was ranked in Tier #1.  Mr. Conklin is one of only three lawyers in New Mexico ranked in Tier #1.  Jacqueline Woodcock is ranked in Tier #3 and Chambers stated that Ms. Woodcock is “highly recommended across the board for the no-nonsense, time-saving employment law advice she offers.”  Mr. Ziegler is also also ranked in Tier #3 and Chambers stated that he is “equally highly regarded.”

Since 1990, Chambers and Partners has published the world’s leading guides to the legal profession, building a reputation for in-depth, objective research. Their team of 100 highly qualified full-time researchers conduct thousands of interviews with lawyers and their clients worldwide. Together with Chambers editors, they identify and rank the world’s best lawyers, defined as those which perform best according to the criteria most valued by clients – such as technical expertise, business acumen, prompt delivery, value for money. On the basis of this research, Chambers and Partners hold award ceremonies to honor outstanding practitioners around the world. For more information about Chambers and Partners, visitwww.chambersandpartners.com.