Gary Risley

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The Risley Law Firm, PC

Experience: 40 years

Business Law, Probate, Estate Planning and 5 others

Jicarilla Apache, New Mexico and Texas

Outstanding Leader, Vocational Member of the Year and New Mexico's Top 100 Power Brokers

Awards 3

Experience 40y

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Gary Risley is the founding director and shareholder of the Risley Law Firm, P.C. Prior to starting his own firm he was a director and shareholder in the Farmington office of the Miller Stratvert P.A.law firm. He graduated cum laude from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas in 1980 with a bachelor of arts degree, and received his juris doctor from the Baylor University School of Law in 1983. He received the second highest score among those taking the July, 1983 Texas bar examination. Gary’s practice emphasizes commercial transactions, business succession planning, estate planning, probate matters, water law, personal injury and related litigation. He also served in the part-time position as San Juan County (New Mexico) Probate Judge for two terms. Gary served as the VP of Legal Affairs, general counsel, and corporate secretary for Mesa Air Group for 11 years before he returned to practice in 1999. Risley was responsible for all legal affairs of the company. During his tenure of the publicly-traded company, it grew through merger and acquisition, as well as internally, from a company with 13 aircraft and $40 million a year in revenue to an airline with nearly 200 aircraft and over $500 million a year in revenue. He had the privilege of working on commercial transactions ranging from $1000 to $250 million. Gary is very active in his church and a number of community organizations. He has been recognized in the past as one of “New Mexico’s Top 100 Power Brokers” by New Mexico Business Weekly, and in 2004 was featured in the Four Corners Business Journal as a leader in the Four Corners Region. The San Juan Rotary Club named him its “Vocational Member of the Year for 2003.” Gary is married to Annette Risley, president of Risley CPA, PC, and they have three grown children and three grandchildren. He has more hobbies than he has time, but his favorites are flying and ham radio. He continues to serve from time to time on various charitable boards.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Jicarilla Apache

Since 2015

New Mexico

Since 1988

Texas

Since 1983

Professional Experience

2003 - Current

The Risley Law Firm, PC

Attorney, President

1998 - 2003

Miller Stratvert PA

Attorney, Shareholder

1987 - 1998

Mesa Air Group, Inc

VP Legal Affairs

1983 - 1987

Moore & Palmer

Attorney, Associate

Education

1980 - 1983

Baylor Law School

J.D. (1983) | Law

1976 - 1980

Hardin-Simmons University

B.B.A. (1980) | Political Science / Business Administration

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Awards

year - Gary Risley

Outstanding Leader

Four Corners Business Journal

year - Gary Risley

Vocational Member of the Year

San Juan Rotary Club

year - Gary Risley

New Mexico's Top 100 Power Brokers

New Mexico Business Weekly

Contacts

2705 Rabbitbrush Dr 2705 Rabbitbrush Dr Farmington NM 87402 Toll-Free: (877) 565-4540 Telephone: (505) 325-5156 Fax: (505) 326-1134

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Experience: 40 years

Phone: (877) 565-4540

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Practice Areas

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Elder Law

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Collections

Languages

English: Spoken, Written