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Jeffrey Albright

Partner at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jeff Albright is a partner with the firm whose practice focuses on water rights, water law, water rights sales and transfers and both state and federal environmental compliance. It includes government and regulatory matters involving Land Use and Zoning, Telecommunications, and both Electric and Water Utility work before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) and in District Court. Mr. Albright has been involved in more than 250 cases before the PRC, including rate allocation, line extensions, solar and thermal solar technology, renewable energy and electric utility and water utility rate cases, and transportation matters involving ambulance services. He has also assisted other attorneys appearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Jeff has represented all major national wireless telecommunications providers and regional wireless providers in both rulemaking and contested proceedings before the PRC and on behalf of CTIA, an international wireless telecommunications association. This includes appeals of PRC decisions to the New Mexico Supreme Court in 2015 and 2016.
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Jeff Albright is a partner with the firm whose practice focuses on water rights, water law, water rights sales and transfers and both state and federal environmental compliance. It includes government and regulatory matters involving Land Use and Zoning, Telecommunications, and both Electric and Water Utility work before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) and in District Court. Mr. Albright has been involved in more than 250 cases before the PRC, including rate allocation, line extensions, solar and thermal solar technology, renewable energy and electric utility and water utility rate cases, and transportation matters involving ambulance services. He has also assisted other attorneys appearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Jeff has represented all major national wireless telecommunications providers and regional wireless providers in both rulemaking and contested proceedings before the PRC and on behalf of CTIA, an international wireless telecommunications association. This includes appeals of PRC decisions to the New Mexico Supreme Court in 2015 and 2016.

He has been recognized as a "Best Lawyer in America" from 2008 through 2016 in the areas of environmental law and natural resources, and is the only New Mexico attorney recognized as a Best Lawyer in the area of telecommunications. Jeff has been listed as a Southwest Super Lawyer every year since 2012. Jeff also practices in the area of Intellectual Property. He has trademark litigation experience in both state and federal court and before the Trademark Trials and Appeal Board. He has done IP licensing agreements and agreements for trademark royalties, work for hire, copyrights, trade secrets and right-of-publicity issues. He was the initial chair of the IP Section of the New Mexico State Bar and is the Chair for 2016.

About Me

What professional recognitions do you have?
The Best Lawyers in America - 2015 Administrative/Regulatory "Lawyer of the Year" for Albuquerque - Administrative/Regulatory, Environmental, Litigation-Environmental, and Communications Law 2008-2017.

Southwest Super Lawyers - Environmental Law 2012-2015

Martindale-Hubbell - "AV/Preeminent Attorney" Rating - Administrative Law and Utility Law 2016.
What have you written, co-written, or published within your profession?
Featured Attorney, “APPLAUSE”, Albuquerque Journal, November 16, 2015

Author, “Getting the Royalty Payments You Deserve,” New Mexico Lawyer, May 2015

Author, "Celebrities Protected by 'Right of Publicity'," Albuquerque Journal- Business Outlook, July 2012

Copyrighted Author, "List of Water Rights, Terms and Definitions with Associated Case Law," 2006, 2009 -2012

Author, “How Much is My IP Worth?" New Mexico Lawyer, February 2014

Author, "My Registered Trademark Just Appeared on the Internet and I Didn’t Put It There! Now How Do I Get Personal Jurisdiction?" New Mexico Lawyer, February 2011

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Associations

Association Position
Energy Bar Association Member
Albuquerque Bar Association Member
IP Section of New Mexico State Bar Member
American Bar Foundation Fellow
American Bar Association Member
Intellectual Property Section of the New Mexico State Bar Board Member

Education

School Degree Graduation Year
Naval Postgraduate School M.S.E.E. 1979
Salve Regina M.A. 1987
Naval War College M.A. 1991
United States Naval Academy B.S. 1971
University of New Mexico School of Law J.D. 1997

Contact Information

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP

201 3rd St NW Ste 1950
Albuquerque, NM 87103-1027