About Gene Chavez

Gene N. Chavez is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1995, he earned an undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico in Communication, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1999. Mr. Chavez served as an Assistant District Attorney in San Juan County and Bernalillo County prior to entering private practice. Mr. Chavez has extensive experience working in private practice, as he worked as an associate attorney for a prominent insurance defense law firm.Mr. Chavez is licensed to practice law throughout New Mexico. He has practiced in a wide range of legal areas including criminal defense, worker’s compensation, personal injury, wrongful death, landlord/tenant and consumer law.

Mr. Chavez has been active in the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, has served as the director of the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association and served as regional president of the Hispanic National Bar Association.