Justin Lea

Justin Lea has been with Maestas and Boothby, P.C. since 2006.  His primary foci have been in the areas of motions practice and litigation.  He has taken on the primary responsibility of preparing major felony cases for trial.  However, during the past two years while his primary focus has been on criminal law, he has expanded his areas of knowledge into various contracts, property, domestic, corporate, and environmental issues.   Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lea was an attorney in Washington, D.C. with a corporate antitrust law firm.  There, Mr. Lea worked on one major antitrust matter for two years before moving on to Taos for a more comprehensive interaction with law.    Mr. Lea attended Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In law school, he was the Secretary of the Sports Law Society.  His focuses were a wide variety.  In addition to fulfilling the criteria for a Sports Law Certificate, Mr. Lea had interests in both Tax Law and International Law.  Throughout his law school career he did two summer studies, one at Oxford University, and the other in Madrid, Spain through the College of William and Mary.  Mr. Lea graduated from law school in 2004.   Mr. Lea attended Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa on a four-year academic scholarship.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 2001.  At Grinnell, Mr. Lea was a four-year starter in baseball and soccer.   Since coming to New Mexico in 2006, Mr. Lea is now the President of the Taos Youth Soccer League, a league consisting of over 600 kids from the local area.  He has spent a great deal of time dedicating himself to ensuring that the league runs smoothly.  His major focus presently is to push the school district, town, and county to build recreational fields for the children of this community.  Mr. Lea has joined several other concerned citizens in forming the Taos Sports Authority to ensure that these facilities are built quickly and effectively.  Mr. Lea was also nominated by the local bar, and is presently serving on the Board of Directors for New Mexico Legal Aid, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that indigent clients can receive quality civil legal services. Email: justin@taoslegal.com

Bar and Court Admissions              Wisconsin 2004 New Mexico 2007   Education Marquette University 2004   Summer Studies at Oxford University and Madrid Spain, College of William and Mary BA in Economics Grinell College 2001

Jeff Shannon

Jeffrey Shannon was raised an Air Force brat, the second of four sons.  Having attended nine different schools during grades K through 12, he graduated high school and earned his eagle scout in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was awarded his BA in History from Auburn University in 1991, and received an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Alabama in 1993.  He was employed as a contract archaeologist before entering law school at the University of New Mexico, where he graduated in 1999.  Mr. Shannon, who hates being called Mr. Shannon, came to Taos in 2000, when he was hired by Alan Maestas to help open the new public defender office.  His focus is on criminal law and trial practice.  Since his arrival in Taos, Mr. Shannon has served on the Juvenile Drug Court treatment team, of which he was a charter member, and continues to assist with the Juvenile Drug Court’s rewards program.  He has served for the last five years as a board member of the Taos County DWI Task Force.  Mr. Shannon is also a regular participant in several local non-profit find-raising efforts. His passions are archaeology, history and the outdoors.  Email: jeff@taoslegal.com

Bar and Court Admissions New Mexico 1999 Education BA Auburn University 1991 Masters, Alabama University 1993