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Two new attorneys were inducted into the Roehl Circle of Honor. The Circle of Honor is named after the late Joseph E. Roehl who is known as one of the premier trial lawyers of our generation. New inductees are welcomed into the circle each year to honor his memory and commitment to the trial lawyer community.

Lisa Curtis, Jerry Roehl, and Ned Shepherd

Lisa Curtis is the founding partner of Curtis & Co. Law Firm. For 28 years, Lisa has prosecuted negligent and reckless corporations, people, insurance companies and the government in civil cases for New Mexico's working families, dedicating her career to helping and protecting victims killed or permanently harmed because of the wrongful conduct of others. She attended the University of New Mexico School of Law, graduating in 1993.

Ned Shepherd is Of Counsel with Allen Shepherd & Lewis, P.A. He concentrates his practice primarily in insurance defense including construction defects, professional liability defense for dentists, physicians, hospitals and other health care providers, attorneys, architects, engineers, and accountants; products liability, appeals, bad faith claims, and other areas of general tort litigation. He received his undergraduate degree in criminology from the University of Albuquerque, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1978. In 1982, Shepherd graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law in the top 10% of his class.