Charles Bernard Kraft

Secretary, Shareholder, Director [email protected] Download vCard PRACTICE AREAS Catastrophic Personal Injury Defense Complex Civil Litigation Trucking and Transportation Product Liability Professional Liability Professional Licensing and Board Complaint Representation General Liability Education University of New Mexico School of Law, J. D., 2013 University of New Mexico, B. A., Psychology & History, 2009 Admitted State of New Mexico United States District Court, New Mexico Member State Bar of New Mexico Federal Bar Association for the District of New Mexico New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association Defense Research Institute ALFA International (Transportation Practice Group, Transportation Practice Group Steering Committee, Future Leaders Practice Group, Future Leaders Practice Group Steering Committee) Background I defend professionals, business owners, and entities from large to small in a variety of areas of law. My practice generally encompasses the areas of catastrophic injury & wrongful death, trucking & transportation, product liability, professional malpractice, regulatory & licensure matters. Im a native New Mexican, born and raised in Rio Rancho. I attended the University of New Mexico for both my undergraduate and law degree. While attending the UNM School of Law, I served on the New Mexico Law Review as a Professional Articles Editor, published an article in the New Mexico Law Review, and was awarded both Clinical Honors and the Deans Award for Significant Contribution to the Law School Community. Upon completing law school, I served as an Assistant Attorney General in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where I was general counsel to various governmental entities. After a term with the Attorney Generals Office, I dove into the courtroom practicing criminal defense at the Law Offices of the Public Defender, where I represented clients from arraignment through trial. Away from the office, Im drawn to spending time outdoors, participating in Cross Fit, and road and mountain biking. Having parents from New York and north Jersey, Im an avid fan of the Yankees, Knicks, and Giants, despite their propensity in recent years to cause heartbreak. Publications State v. Mendez: Restoring the Admissibility of Statements Made for the Purposes of Medical Diagnosis or Treatment in the Context of Child Sexual Abuse, 42 N. M. L. Rev. 559 (2013) Recognition