Professional Experience
Before opening his own practice, Jack Brant was a director in the Albuquerque office of Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A. He practices in the areas of attorney and accountant professional liability, legal ethics and disciplinary consulting and representation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, law firm joinder and break ups, law practice management, attorney fee disputes and general civil litigation. Jack graduated first in his law school class and was elected a member of the Order of the Coif. From 1983-1985, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Howard C. Bratton, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Prior to joining the Rodey firm in 1987, Jack was an associate with the firm of Crowell & Moring in Washington, D.C., where he practiced general civil litigation with a concentration in product liability and insurance defense. Jack has achieved an A-V Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since the 1990′s for his expertise in legal malpractice law and professional malpractice law. He is listed in Southwest Super Lawyers annually for his expertise and experience in Professional Liability: Defense.
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Membership & Activities
Former Chair Rodey Law Firm Litigation Department, Former Chair New Mexico State Bar Lawyers Professional Liability and Insurance Committee, Former member New Mexico Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee, New Mexico Bar, District of Columbia Bar (Inactive), U.S. District Court (NM), 10th Cir. Court of Appeals. Frequent speaker and consultant on risk management, legal ethics and insurance issues for lawyers. Blues harp and vocals. 10 handicap
Awards
Southwest Super Lawyers 2018 – Top 25 Lawyers in New Mexico
Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America
- 2011 – Legal Malpractice Law- Defendants, Albuquerque
- 2012 – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Albuquerque
- 2012 – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Albuquerque
- 2013 – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Albuquerque
- 2018-Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Albuquerque US News Best Lawyers
- 2014 – 2106, 2019: Best Law Firm Southwest Super Lawyers 2009-present