Shareholder/Director

Since joining the firm in 1988, Craig Erickson has maintained an active litigation practice. He has represented private and public clients in a wide variety of litigation, including product liability cases, mass tort litigation, personal injury cases, employment matters, insurance defense cases, complex contract disputes, and water adjudication. Since 2003, he also has acted as an administrative hearing officer for the New Mexico Department of Health, hearing administrative appeals involving health professional licensure matters and regulation of health facilities, and conducting rule promulgation hearings. Mr. Erickson particularly enjoys cases involving medical and mental health issues. Mr. Erickson has an AV^® Preeminent™ rating by Martindale-Hubbell^® , the highest rating for legal ability.

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Phone: 505-247-0411
Fax: 505-842-8890
Email: cte@sheehansheehan.com

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New Mexico, 1988
• Alaska, 1985
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2007

Education

• University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon
  • J.D. – 1984
  • Law Review: Oregon Law Review, 1983 – 1984
• University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
  • B.A. – 1978
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Major: English
  • Major: History

Representative Cases

• Martinez v. Showa Denko, 966 P.2d 176 (N. M. Ct. App. 1998)
• Pope v. The Gap, Inc., 961 P.2d 1283 (N.M. Ct. App. 1998)

Representative Clients

• Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
• AMTrust North America Insurance
• Bituminous Insurance
• Church Mutual Insurance
• General Electric Company
• Jaynes Corporation
• Levi Strauss & Co.
• Showa Denko K.K.
• Showa Denko America, Inc.
• The Gap, Inc.
• Unitrin Insurance Companies

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New Mexico State Bar
• American Bar Association
• New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association
• New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association

Past Employment Positions

• Alaska Attorney General’s Office, Oil, Gas and Mining Section, Anchorage, Alaska, Assistant Attorney General, 1987 – 1988
• Alaska Attorney General’s Office, Human Services Section, Assistant Attorney General, 1985 – 1987
• Law Clerk to Superior Court Judge Beverly W. Cutler, Alaska Trial Courts, Palmer, Alaska, 1984 – 1985
• United States Attorney’s Office, District of Montana, Billings, Montana, Legal Intern, 1983

Pro Bono Activities

• Guardian ad litem for children in custody of the State of New Mexico, 1989 – 2000