Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Term Law Clerk to the Honorable Kenneth J. Gonzales, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Other Government Service
Summer Law Extern to the Honorable Joel M. Carson III, U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Legal Memberships
New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association
Member
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
New Mexico
Articles and Presentations
Host, "Let's Get Personal with Preston Hollis & Jacqueline Martinez, Federal District Court Law Clerks (D. N.M.)," Personal Jurisdiction podcast
Practices
Jacqueline Martinez has experience in areas including professional liability and commercial litigation. This includes litigation in New Mexico, known for its plaintiff-friendly reputation, where she has taken multiple depositions and successfully argued motions to compel, securing important documents for our client’s defense. Before joining WTO, Jacqueline was a term law clerk for the Honorable Kenneth J. Gonzales of the U.S. District Court of the District of New Mexico and a summer law extern for the Honorable Joel M. Carson III of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She also gained experience at two law firms as a summer associate and summer law clerk. Her experience includes drafting motions for judgment on the pleadings, opinions, and jury instructions.
Cases
Lead associate defending a consumer product manufacturer against class action claims alleging the inadequacy of a product safety recall remedy and seeking full refund damages. We resolved the case on a non-class basis for nuisance value.
Lead associate in a favorably resolved personal injury case in New Mexico. After taking over from previous defense counsel to prepare the case for trial, we settled on the eve of trial for less than one-fourth the amount plaintiff’s counsel had said during mediation with previous counsel would be the minimum they would accept.
Lead associate defending a hospital against medical malpractice claims alleging wrongful death in New Mexico.
Lead associate defending a consumer product manufacturer against class action claims alleging the inadequacy of a product safety recall remedy and seeking full refund damages. We resolved the case on a non-class basis for nuisance value.
Lead associate in a favorably resolved personal injury case in New Mexico. After taking over from previous defense counsel to prepare the case for trial, we settled on the eve of trial for less than one-fourth the amount plaintiff’s counsel had said during mediation with previous counsel would be the minimum they would accept.
Lead associate defending a hospital against medical malpractice claims alleging wrongful death in New Mexico.
Jacqueline Martinez has experience in areas including professional liability and commercial litigation. This includes litigation in New Mexico, known for its plaintiff-friendly reputation, where she has taken multiple depositions and successfully argued motions to compel, securing important documents for our client’s defense. Before joining WTO, Jacqueline was a term law clerk for the Honorable Kenneth J. Gonzales of the U.S. District Court of the District of New Mexico and a summer law extern for the Honorable Joel M. Carson III of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She also gained experience at two law firms as a summer associate and summer law clerk. Her experience includes drafting motions for judgment on the pleadings, opinions, and jury instructions.
Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Term Law Clerk to the Honorable Kenneth J. Gonzales, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Other Government Service
Summer Law Extern to the Honorable Joel M. Carson III, U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Legal Memberships
New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association
Member
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
New Mexico
Articles and Presentations
Host, "Let's Get Personal with Preston Hollis & Jacqueline Martinez, Federal District Court Law Clerks (D. N.M.)," Personal Jurisdiction podcast
Practices
Cases
Lead associate defending a consumer product manufacturer against class action claims alleging the inadequacy of a product safety recall remedy and seeking full refund damages. We resolved the case on a non-class basis for nuisance value.
Lead associate in a favorably resolved personal injury case in New Mexico. After taking over from previous defense counsel to prepare the case for trial, we settled on the eve of trial for less than one-fourth the amount plaintiff’s counsel had said during mediation with previous counsel would be the minimum they would accept.
Lead associate defending a hospital against medical malpractice claims alleging wrongful death in New Mexico.
Lead associate defending a consumer product manufacturer against class action claims alleging the inadequacy of a product safety recall remedy and seeking full refund damages. We resolved the case on a non-class basis for nuisance value.
Lead associate in a favorably resolved personal injury case in New Mexico. After taking over from previous defense counsel to prepare the case for trial, we settled on the eve of trial for less than one-fourth the amount plaintiff’s counsel had said during mediation with previous counsel would be the minimum they would accept.
Lead associate defending a hospital against medical malpractice claims alleging wrongful death in New Mexico.