New Mexico Employment Law 2027

is a shareholder in the Albuquerque law firm of Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C. She has practiced primarily in the areas of labor and employment law. Ms. Wiggins started practicing law in New Mexico after completing a judicial clerkship. Much of her practice includes advising management on various personnel issues, including hiring, discipline, termination and layoff issues; negotiating employment contracts; non-compete agreements; patent waiver agreements; and assisting management in developing and implementing personnel policies. Ms. Wiggins regularly assists management in certification and decertification elections, negotiating union contracts, arbitrations, and unfair labor practice charges. She regularly defends employers before the New Mexico Human Right Commission, EEOC, OFCCP, NLRB, and state and federal courts. Ms. Wiggins routinely provides training to employers in recognizing and eliminating discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and is a frequent lecturer on labor and employment law. She attended Southern Methodist University, and earned her B.S. degree, cum laude, from the University of North Dakota and her J.D. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law. Ms. Wiggins is a member of the Albuquerque and American bar associations, and State Bar of New Mexico.

is an attorney at Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Colorado Law School where he earned a certificate in both American Indian Law and in Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy, and he served as an Articles Editor for the Colorado Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Review. Mr. Holvey earned his B.A. degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado while he worked as an Assistant Lab Technician in a soil crust ecology lab and competed as a member of the cross country and track programs. He began his career with a law firm in Albuquerque where he specialized in employment and labor matters on the Navajo Nation. Mr. Holvey then worked for the United States Department of Agriculture in the Office of General Counsel, Civil Rights, Labor and Employment Division, litigation section, where he engaged in employment, labor and civil rights litigation before Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Merit Systems Protection Board administrative judges and in federal court. At Wiggins, Williams & Wesenberg, his practice includes advising clients on management-side labor and employment law issues and handling employment and general litigation matters in state and federal court.

is an associate litigator in Littler's Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets group, where he champions the protection of proprietary information and high-value corporate assets in high-stakes legal battles. His practice is defined by intense, fast-paced litigation where a company's most vital assets—from proprietary technology and trade secrets to entire books of business and high-performing employees—are at immediate risk. Mr. Beck spends the vast majority of his time on high-stakes evidentiary hearings for temporary restraining orders (TROs), temporary injunctions (TIs) and trials. Across the tech, financial services, insurance, and professional services sectors, he is an advocate when a "bet-the-company" crisis emerges, providing the aggressive trial skills and rapid strategic maneuvers required to stop the bleeding and preserve a client's competitive advantage. Recognizing that a company's greatest investment is its people and its intellectual property, Mr. Beck provides sophisticated prosecution and defense against the theft of trade secrets and the solicitation of key talent. By helping companies aggressively enforce restrictive covenants and safeguard their confidential business methods, he ensures that his clients' most critical investments remain protected against unfair competition in an increasingly mobile and volatile global marketplace. Mr. Beck earned his BA degree, cum laude, from Texas Tech University and JD degree, magna cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Texas, Illinois and New Mexico.

is a partner with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and a member of the Labor and Employment practice. He focuses on commercial litigation and employment law. Mr. Erick has represented clients in both litigation and transactional matters that span across commercial law, labor and employment, real estate, consumer protection, and general litigation; including, but not limited to breach of contract, corporate trade secret theft, tortious interference, defamation, personal injury, fraud, and various other kinds of civil litigation. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Dallas Bar Association, and is board-certified in civil trial law. Mr. Erick earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Mississippi and his J.D. degree from Baylor School of Law.