Joel M. Carson, III is a partner in the Roswell, New Mexico office of Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Carson served as law clerk to Judge Bobby R. Baldock of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  Mr. Carson received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas Tech University in 1994.  In 1997, he graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he served as the Administrative Editor of the Natural Resources Journal.  Mr. Carson practices in the areas of general civil litigation, natural resources litigation, administrative law, oil and gas law, and public lands law.  He is a member of the Chaves County Bar and State Bar of New Mexico, and has been admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the New Mexico Supreme Court.