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Jacquelyn Robins has practiced law for more than 30 years, working the majority of that time as a criminal defense attorney. Ms. Robins served as the Chief Public Defender for the State of New Mexico from 1985 to 1991. She resigned in 1991 in order to return to the courtroom. For more than 10 years, Ms. Robins has worked as a sole practitioner, devoting her practice to criminal defense and related issues. In 2005 the Ms. Robins received the Charles Driscoll Award, given to her by the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Ms. Robins practices in the federal court for the District of New Mexico, and all state and municipal courts in the State of New Mexico. Her caseload includes Driving Under the Influence (DWI/DUI), domestic violence (DV), sex offenses, drug crimes and juvenile offenses. She also is licensed to practice in the State of New York, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado, and the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Contact Jacquelyn Robins

Ms. Robins is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (NMCDLA).

Jacquelyn Robins
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Email: jrobins@nm.net

Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Sex Crimes; Domestic Violence; Fraud / Corruption; Drug Crimes; Juvenile Criminal Law.

Admitted: 1974, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1980, New York; 1996, Supreme Court

Law School: University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 1974

College: University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A., in Psychology, 1971

Member: State Bar of New Mexico; New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Biography: Private Practice, Primarily Criminal Defense, 1993-. Associate Attorney: Jeffrey L. Baker & Associates, 1991-1993. Chief Public Defender, New Mexico State Public Defender, 1985-1991. Staff Attorney, New Mexico State Public Defender, 1983-1985; Associate Attorney, Melvin Robins, 1981-1983; Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division, 1979-1981. Staff Attorney, New Mexico State Public Defender, 1977-1979; Contract Attorney, New Mexico State Public Defender, 1976-1977; Staff Attorney, Northern New Mexico Legal Services, 1976; Attorney, Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellow, Zuni Legal Services, 1974-1976.

Reported Cases: United States v. Wiseman, 297 F. 3d 975 (United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2002); State v. Luna, 921 P. 2d 950 (Court of Appeals of New Mexico, 1996); Lytle v. Jordan, 22 P. 3d 666 (Supreme Court of New Mexico 2001); State v. Brule, 981 P. 2d 782 (Supreme Court of New Mexico, 1999); State v. Young & Lopez and Office of Public Defender 172 P3d 138 (Supreme Court of New Mexico 2004).

Born: Dayton, Ohio, December 17, 1949

ISLN: 902090680

812 Marquette Avenue, N.W.
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Telephone: 505-242-5359
Fax: 505-247-1954

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